Does the Pages update include linking text boxes?

Does the Pages update include linking text boxes? This was a great feature in the previous iWork: Pages version.

Tamoshanter wrote:
I agree. The latest version of Pages is marketed as a huge leap forward, and indeed it probably is...
How so? It has a new coat of paint, Apple sells it as "New" and everyone thinks it is an "improvement"?
How on earth can you not notice or ignore what is so obviously wrong with it?
Peter

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Linking text boxes in Pages

I can no longer link text boxes in Mavericks. I have version 10.9.3 installed. It seems like this is a problem that should have/would have been addressed long ago. When I go to Format in Pages, the Add Link is in light grey and it will not let me add the link. Am I missing something....

You should be posting in the Pages for Mac community for better response.
The last Pages version that linked text boxes was Pages ’09 v4.3. Pages v5.2 does not have this capability, and only Apple knows when or if they will fix that glaring omission.
If you had the older mentioned Pages installed before (downgrading) to Pages v5+, it was moved into /Applications/iWork ’09, and remains a functional improvement over Pages v5+.

Linked text boxes - copy jumping

I am in CS3. I have a 60-some page document with linked text boxes. I copied and pasted text from Word (Office for Mac 2004). There are about a dozen paragraph styles used throughout the document. It's a schedule, with class title, description paragraph, location/date/time. I am having trouble with sections of copy jumping up to the next page. I cannot adjust by one line. Even if there is plenty of room at the bottom of one page, it pulls big chunks of copy up to the next. I've looked in the story editor and don't see anything fishy.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help.

First, pasting text from Word can leave a lot of stuff out. It's usually better to Place.
When you pasted, you probably pasted text only (depends on your preferences settings), so the text took on whatever formatting was present at the insertion point where you pasted.
That formatting probably had some Keeps settings that are forcing lines or entire paragraphs to keep together. Have a look at Keep Options from the flyout menu of the Paragraph panel. If you turn off Keep Lines Together, your copy should fill the page better. You might want to set it for something like 2 lines at start and 2 lines at end of paragraph, so you don't get a single line from a paragraph at the top or bottom of the page.
Ken

The curser includes a text box from a previous image or link when the curser is positioned on the side of the page. i click and it goes away but only to return again on the next launched page. how do i get rid of this?

the cursor includes a text box from a previous image or link when the cursor is positioned on the side of the page. it will mainly happen when i hit "back" from the page i was on. i click and it goes away but only to return again on the next launched page. i also keep several tabs open and it will carry over to any one of them i go to. how do i get rid of this?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== when i upgraded to most recent version 3.6.8

A number of extensions can cause that problem, you'll need to do a little troubleshooting to find out which extension is causing that to happen for you.
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes]

Does Pages 5.1 now link text boxes?

Does anyone know if the latest update of Pages released today (v5.1) now links text boxes or not? I won't be using it unless it does and will stick with Pages '09.

It is a long list, but the last upgrade to give them credit they did more than they said they would.
The big problem is still the file format. That is not going to go away.
I also think the fKey shortcuts was the wrong method for the right idea and still is, particularly as by default the fKeys don't work.
Peter

The linked text boxes are very important to my work flow. Not being able to flow text between pages has cost me a lot of valuable time in producing my newsletter. Any ideas?

In Pages 09 I was able to flow text between text boxes on the same page and to different pages but that seems to have gone away. This is one of the most useful items in Pages that I use. Now it seems to have gone away and I could find no replacement in doing my last newsletter, (which took at least 3 times as long to produce.) I am very disappointed in Pages 13 so far and look for some bright side to this software to change my opinion.

Apple has promised to bring back *some* features "within six montha." We're 4 months into the clock. They have brought back a couple of features (ability to cutomize the toolbar, for instance, and vertical ruler). But they still have a long way to go and there is no certainty that linked text boxes will be restroed. It wasn't cited in their original list of examples of what would be brought back. (Nor was mail merge, bookmarks, Applescript support, or many other items.)

Pages 5 Where is text box linking and autoflow?

Pages 5 appears to be missing the ability to link text boxes and autoflow them. This is really important for the imposition (putting the printed pages in order) of small booklets.
Does anyone know if it is possible in Pages 5?

Many thanks Peter. I'll do that. Along with the old iMovie and iWeb.
It is infuriating when Apple replaces a good application - easy to use and very functional - with something that is clunky and lumpen and has fewer features, or discontinues it altogether.

I cannot link text boxes in Pages 5.0 like I could in previous versions. Solutions?

In previous versions of Pages, one could create text boxes and then link them. This was very useful for creating multi-page booklets with proper pagination, without having to use an expensive publishing software. Linking of textboxes is no longer available in Pages 5.0. Does anyone have a work-around for this problem?

Pages 5 has over 90+ missing features.
Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Trash or archive Pages 5 (after exporting any documents back to Pages '09 format) and review it in the App Store.
Peter

Having trouble linking text boxes in Pages on iMac

I can't seem to link text boxes so that text flows from one to another. Has the process in Pages changed in the new update? Any advice? Thanks!

All versions of Pages v5 have omitted the ability to link Text boxes.

Turn off linking text boxes in Pages

I find the linking text boxes annoying because I'm always fighting trying to STRETCH a box and Pages wants to add a linking floating text box.
Does anyone know how to turn off this feature completely, so it never comes back on unless I want it to?
For a while it was OFF, and then all of a sudden I'm back fighting the linking text box feature when trying to move my text box where I want it.
Thanks for any suggestions or help!

Pamela,
No, I don't believe that you can disable Text Box Linking. Just keep your mouse pointer away from the Link Handles.
Jerry

How to link text-boxes in Pages 5.2?

How do you link text-boxes in Pages 5.2?

Thank you for your help; it is appreciated. I suspected that, but am still disappointed. I am finding myself getting more and more disenchanted with Apple products in the past few years. I've been a faithful fan, user and promoter since the 1980s, but I am starting to seriously doubt their competency in the past few years with the Pages 5 version as well as what iOS7 continues to do to my iPhone (as my prime examples). Instead of enhancing my life and work, Apple is beginning to waste my time -- a lot of it! Perhaps it is time for a change.... I don't want to, but I am starting to look for other alternatives.

How to recognize the linked text boxes in In Design

How to recognize the linked text boxes in In Design? I mean is there any indication, where I will come to know so an so tex boxes are linked together?
Thanks in advance.

HI Peter,
well In Quark Express as as wrote earlier, that you can see other text frames highlighted immediately, after you select any of the text frame among the threaded text frames, say there are 5 text frames which are threaded together, even if I click on 2 nd or say 4th text frame, it shows me all the text frames highlighted which are threaded together, so If I am working in a catalog which has multiple pages, it's easy for me to see which text frames are threaded together, as if you make any text changes, say add or delete text in a text frame, the other text frames get affected by that. I mean text shifts accordingly, it's easy to track in Quark which text frames will get affected if I change something in a threaded frame.
Anyways, it seems this option is not available in In Design. That's fine. I am not in preview or Overprint previed mode.
Thanks for your help.

Why dosn't pages 5.1 have linked text boxes

Pages 5.1 no longer supports linked text boxes. How do you open older files and reformat them without losing information?

Thank you, I've come to the same realization. However, I think I'll stick to Pages 09 all the way. Using both versions sounds like creating ground for a world of compatibility issues. As a veteran Pages user, Pages 5 is a sobering new release. It is a sad day.

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When setting up my apple I'd I get a verification email but there does not seen to be a link to click on there is a link that says "verify now" but it's not a link the only other thing on the page is a link to apple thats starts the process all over again.does anyone have a solution for this problem?

The idea to jumpstart by change was not the smartest one, but gives you an opportunity to use that "temporary" account as permanent. You do not have a choice cause obviously despite you thinking that old account is no more -it does exist on Apple servers. And if you are unwilling to share your [email protected] with friend, just create one extra [email protected] for your friend. One suggestion - do not use gmail.

Carry over formatting to the next page without adding a text box

I've written 15 books on the old pages and had no trouble carrying the formatting to the next page without adding a page or adding a text box to the added page. I just kept on typing. I've added the new pages and had trouble right from the start so I went back to the old and got a good start, but going through that added procedure on every new page gets old in a hurry.
It shows the number of pages at the bottom, but a new page doesn't come on automatically when I type.
Please help.
Thanks,
Ron - [email protected]

1. Why not continue to use Pages '09 in your Applications/iWork folder?
2. In Pages 5:
Setup (gear icon far right of toolbar) > check Document Body
and the text will flow from page to page.
Peter

Does the Pages update include linking text boxes?

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