Pages App & Saving
Pages won't allow me to save my edited documents to their original files (which I transferred over from a PC). It instead creates new files for me. How do I get it to save my edits to the original document?
I originally purchased a MBP 13", back in 2010 for college. Along with the machine, I purchased a copy of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (home and student addition). It works seamlessly with Microsoft's Windows version of Office. All formating done to any file (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) is maintained (and saved to the original file) from Mac to PC and PC to Mac.
Last year I purchased iWork for Mac. I now have two machines, and like the fact that iWork comes with 5 licences. I use Pages as my default word processor, and export a PDF copy to a flashdrive in order to print at the College's computer labs.
If I have a term project or lab assignment that requires me to deliver a digital copy of Word, Powerpoint, or Excel to a professor; I use Office for Mac, because most of the formatting of an iWork file - especially Numbers and Keynote - is lost when saving it as an Office file.
It might be worth it for you to purchase Office for Mac, especially if you are going to continue working with Office files.
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