Mike Lipay Author

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Converting .docx to Pages

I imported a .docx file into Pages, but there are parts that I cannot access. I can see the text, it sits right on the layout lines for the page. I can do a search on the text and Pages finds it, but I can't click on the text to select it. There are words behind the text.

Any thoughts on how to get at the text, or a better way to either convert the text or to import it?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), macOS High Sierra (10.13.1)

Posted on Dec 12, 2017 1:51 PM

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Dec 12, 2017 2:52 PM in response to Mike Lipay

Menu > View > Make master objects selectable

Due to differences in the way Word and Pages layout documents, you may also have text sitting in Header/Footers/ textboxes/and locked objects.

Peter

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Mike Lipay Author

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Dec 13, 2017 12:54 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

For others who may find this, in Pages 6.3.1 it is located at:

Menu > Arrange > Section Masters > Make master objects selectable.

Thanks, Peter

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Dec 13, 2017 2:11 PM in response to Mike Lipay

Mea culpa 😊

I do this from memory often.

Peter

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