Linking Floating Text Boxes in Pages - What Happened?

A year ago, I prepared various documents (i.e., newsletter and book-type document) in Pages. I was able to link floating text boxes. A month ago, I got a message after opening my last year's newsletter indicating that the links to the boxes had been broken when I opened the document. In addition, the command disappeared from the command box. I found instructions in the Apple website, but these referred me back to the command that no longer exists in the command box.
I remembered that when I switched from Windows to Apple in 2009, I was impressed that I did not need a publishing software to prepare my newsletter. I was able to do everything I needed with Pages. I am wondering whether Apple decided to change the versatility of Pages and add a publishing software.
Can anyone help me? I really hope that Apple did not destroy Pages' versatility. However, I have learned that adaptation is the name of the game. Therefore, I will do whatever needs to be done. I just need to know what to do. Thanks for helping!

No, feature removed allong with over 90 others:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&mforum=iworktipsn trick
Pages '08 or Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Trash/archive Pages 5 and rate & review it in the App Store.
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