Icloud documents on a mac

Is there a way that Numbers/Pages/Keynote (iWork 09, latest update) on a Mac (Lion 10.7.2) can read whatever those -tef files are.
I've tried:
1. creating a file, saving to desktop
2. uploading to iwork
3. downloading from web
4. editing & saving
5. viewing it on iPhone 4 inside iWork app for the iPhone.
6. after updating, changes the file inside Mobile Documents Folder (~Library/)
Any suggestions?
Oh and BTW iCloud is duplicating my files! I have MY version and on Mobile Documents there is iCloud's version/file.

carlosfrommexico wrote:
Is there a way that Numbers/Pages/Keynote (iWork 09, latest update) on a Mac (Lion 10.7.2) can read whatever those -tef files are.
No.
iwork. Document-sync thru icloud is only from iOS5 to iOS5 devices and to the icloud.com website, Mac iWork or Windows Microsoft Office is not involved at all.
It makes only sense if you have 2 ipods/ipads/iphones all with iOS5 and iwork v.1.5 mobile apps on them.

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I struggled with this for days and finally found a simple solution.
Here's one way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrmZbTZwoeA&feature=player_embedded
Here's another. Thanks to http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/09/how-to-access-icloud-documents-from-the-mac-os-x- finder/
Getting Easy Access to iCloud Documents from the Mac Finder
Placing the Mobile Documents folder in the Finder window sidebar allows for quick access to files in the cloud:
From the Finder, hit Command+Shift+G to bring up the Go To Folder window, and enter the path to the user Library folder found at ~/Library/
Locate the directory titled “Mobile Documents” and drag that folder into the Finder window sidebar, or make an alias, this allows for easy access
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hidden files in Finder
terminal copy&paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE ;killall Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE ;killall Finder
if it is just the user library you are looking to change:
chflags nohidden ~/Library

I cannot open iCloud documents on my MAC I went to preferences etc and it did not give me access. My error says I need an updated version of numbers but I have the latest version

Mac OSX 10.4
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I cannot open iCloud documents on my MAC I went to preferences etc and it did not give me access. My error says I need an updated version of numbers but I have the latest version

You cannot access iCloud on a Mac running Mac OSX 10.4. Are you sure, the system version is correct?
If you are running iWork '09 (iWork 09 9.0.1) on your Mac with Numbers 2.3, you must at least have MacOS X 10.5.6 installed.
if you want iCloud support for iOS apps, you need the iWork 9.3 update,see: About the iWork 9.3 Update
And this update requires OS X Lion v10.7.4
Is your iMac compatible with Lion or later?

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While I think the iCloud document library could work pretty well if I was iOS-only, I'm still having some trouble organizing something that works with my work and personal Macs as well. A big gap is lack of an iOS version of Preview.
But more importantly, I still keep documents organized by project, and I have a lot of project folders because, well, I have a lot of work! I'm not sure how to best reconcile that with the limitations imposed by iCloud Documents. And I'm not sure how/if Mavericks tags will really help.
The best example I've seen of a best practice to organizing iCloud documents was in this blog post from the makers of iA Writer:
http://ia.net/blog/mountain-lions-new-file-system/
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Right now, I tend to just keep documents in iCloud that I'm actively working on, since I might need to edit it at home or on my iPad. Once they're complete, I move them to the respective project folder on the Mac. Dropbox keeps the project folders in sync, which makes iCloud Documents feel redundant.
This workflow still feels klugy to me.
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Paul

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Madhu_1980 wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> As per the doc "Best Practices for Naming Conventions" https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90b213c2-d311-2a10-89bf-956dbb63aa7f
>
> In this doc, we see there are no prefixes or suffixes like DT_ for data types, MT_ for Message types, SI_ for service interfaces OM_ for operation mappings (MM_ in message mappings in earlier versions).
>
> but i have seen some people maintain these kind of conventions.
>
> For larger projects, what is the best option,
> A) to strictly follow the instructions in the above document and not to maintain the object type prefixes or suffixes.
> B) or to have this kind of prefixes in addition to what mentioned in the naming conventions doc.
>
> which is preferable, from point of long term maintainance.
>
> i would appreciate an opinion/guideline from people who had worked on multiple projects.
>
> thanks,
> madhu.
I have seen projects where they are specific to having DT_, MT_ prefixes and also projects which dont use them.
Even though you dont have a DT_ or MT_ prefix for DT and MT, it would be essential to have AA, OA, OS, IS etc defining a message or service interface that will give you an idea of the mode and direction of the interface.
On a generic term, i strongly feel that the naming conventions suggested by the document is quite enough to accommodate a large number of projects unless something very specific pops up.

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