Pages' Missing Features

I think there's still a number of features that make Pages for iPad inferior to using a word processor (say, OpenOffice) on a netbook, which is disappointing because I'd really love to get rid of my netbook and just use my iPad and external keyboard.
Key missing features: word count (I know you've heard that before); command-i/u/b for italics, underline, and bold; some way to resize text on the screen without changing the font, ala OpenOffice showing the document at 150% or whatever. (Documents 2 Go does this with pinch-and-zoom and reflow. Pages does not reflow the text to fit the screen when you zoom in, so you can't actually work with it.)
Another important feature I'd like to see, that both Documents 2 Go and QuickOffice have, is integration with document syncing services like DropBox. That's actually a huge thing; on my netbook, dropbox syncs my files every time I save automatically, without me having to think about it, while currently on pages I have to drag the files onto my computer with iTunes, which is night and day in terms of ease-of-use.
Finally, if you could include OpenOffice open document compatibility, that would be amazing.
Right now, Pages still has a superior writing experience to Documents 2 Go and QuickOffice, despite D2G's latest update. If you included the above features you would kill the competition completely and make it so that the iPad could be a real word processing replacement device.
Thanks!

The best way to submit suggestions and comments to Apple is through their feedback pages:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Your suggestions will be more likely to get to the appropriate people within Apple that way.
Regards.

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I was using a report template in the new Pages and I noticed at least 2 missing features that used to make things really easy.
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I have the same problem. Unfortunately, I never had Pages 4.3, so I have nothing to revert back to. Pages was my last hope at exporting a doc to a pdf on a mac with working links - and of course, I buy it only to find out it no longer works in Pages 5. #headdesk
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Please reintroduce missing features in Pages 5

Please reintroduce missing features in Pages 5 i don't want to use Office or LibreOffice

We are all just end-users like yourself here. Leave feedback for the Pages team using the link in the Pages menu.

Is new Numbers missing features as new Pages is?

I was greatly dismayed at the eviscerating update of Pages. Due to the missing features, new Pages is unusable to me. I haven't yet looked at the new version of Numbers. Is it eviscerated as well? Is it also missing features of the software it was meant to improve on?

Searching on lost numbers features gets is result...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23480083#23480083
Jason

Where are the many missing features in Numbers found?

The more that I use Numbers the less likely that I will ever go through the motions of trying to get Numbers to do enough of the things that have to be done in order for my income tax program to work. Like in another post I have some of my smaller tax forms to say that they are too big to be imported. There seems to be too many missing features to do a useful job.
This leaves trying to use Numbers to handle new small, small, small spreadsheets. At the present times I have little problem setting up a format for a cell providing the formatting is available. In Excel the easiest way to copy a format to a new cell is to use format painter. Many time copy/paste will work. But copy/paste will move the formula also. I have not been able to find a way to do this with Numbers.
So far the sliders feature is the one feature that interests me enough to try to use Numbers in the real work handling portion of my business. Many things I want to do either I can't find out how to do them or there are too many added keystrokes needed compared to Excel to make me want to do a spreadsheet in Numbers.
Since the majority of my spreadsheets do not use a header row or header column I have to get that turned off. Tax sheets have a lot of blank spaces to start things out & normally will be different than the next sheet.
I used a lot of cell/range names as well as individual cells. I use 450+ cell names in my main Form 1040, A,B,D,NE,IA page. That still leaves me needing to know the row/column designation most of the time. I cannot find where that information is displayed in Numbers.
I keep looking, but generally do not find the needed feature that I need. Many like the cell designation is so basic. Being able to use the arrow keys to move to a cell for inclusion in a formula is another one that I am unable to do. Using the help files do not come close to answering any question that I have with Numbers. Where is the Numbers, "Missing Manual?" I need what I don't have & may not be made at the current time.
Like Pages 1.0, Numbers 1.0 doesn’t seem ready for prime time use. There are too many missing features be a very complete spreadsheet. Some I probably can’t find, some probably are not there.
I need help.
Bill the TaxMan

HolgerA,
Page Headers and Footers are gone, but are returning, according to a recent KB article:
Exerpt...
Some features in upcoming releases in the next 6 months
Pages
Customize toolbar
Vertical ruler
Improved alignment guides
Improved object placement
Import of cells with images
Improved word counts
Keyboard shortcuts for styles
Manage pages and sections from the thumbnail view
Numbers
Customize toolbar
Improvements to zoom and window placement
Multi-column and range sort
Auto-complete text in cells
Page headers and footers
Improvements to AppleScript support
Keynote
Customize toolbar
Restoring old transitions and builds
Improvements to presenter display
Improvements to AppleScript support
In the meanwhile, you can continue to use these features by accessing the previous versions of the iWork applications which remain installed on your Mac. The previous versions can be found in Applications > iWork ’09.Reverting documents created in the new iWork for Mac applications to the previous version’s file formatNew or existing documents you open in the new versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote use the new unified file format. These files can’t be opened in the previous versions of the iWork applications. To revert the document file format to the previous version, you can do one of the following:
Documents that you haven't edited can be reverted to the iWork ’09 version by selecting File > Revert To.
If you have edited the document and want to preserve the edits, you can save it as an iWork ’09 document by selecting File > Export To, then choosing Pages ’09, Numbers ’09, or Keynote ’09.
Jerry

Why are pictures and pages missing from doc created in Pages 09 when I try to open it in the new Pages?

I created a large document earlier this year in Pages 09 ... over 100 pages and it has screen prints, pictures and text boxes ... when I try to open it in the new Pages 5.5.1, all of these pics, text boxes, etc, are missing!!! I can open it in the old Pages, and they are all there, but in the new Pages, half of my document is missing! I want to have it work in the new Pages because what if I upgrade to a new computer ... I will not have access to Pages 09 anymore! Plus, the "Page Layout" option is missing in Pages 5.5.1 - what was Apple thinking with this update? Please help!

Bean doesn't do layout and is no longer being developed.
MsOffice or LibreOffice [free] are alternatives but not at the moment 100% solutions.
MsOffice has most of the features in a clumsier fashion in most cases but is a bit of a kludge on the Mac.
LibreOffice has a rather rough user interface and still lacks Pages '09 features.
Really we are in Limbo until we get something else completely.
For office work, I suggest LibreOffice or NisusWriter. Just so you can still get at it in the future.
I have been warning about this inevitability for years. Hasn't made me popular.
Peter

Missing Features in BT Cloud

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sjtp wrote:
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~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~
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etc.
~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~
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A section by section read through the instructions shows that most features in my listing are there. Even a pause feature, and of course, being able to quit the app..
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hello,
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i suggeste make this feature available in a new software update ..
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Hi, i have seen that the 200 in the FM recording FAQ here on the forums is supposed to support FM recording in Egypt. As this is a user to user forum, you may contact Nokia in your country directly by clicking the Nokia Support link at the bottom of this page, and assist you with your requirement as they may have got something wrong. You can also use the link to suggest new services of features that you desire.
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Removed Missing Dependencies Missing Features, reanalyzed, now 9x more Missing Dependencies....

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Hello,
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There are no javascripts error on the pages. We are running as Site Collection Administrators.
The menu item was there before, it suddenly disappeared.
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Check whether the Wiki Page Home Page is active at the site level.
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3) FUTURE HARDWARE RELATED WISHES (stuff we wish could be in hardware version 1 but know require a version 2):
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I agree with your post! I'm amazed by the simplicity, the screen, and the apps on the iPhone. They all have worked wonderfully for me, with just a few crashes while surfing or loading big email images. (I heard that shutting down the phone and restarting helps that.)
The single flaw for me is that the phone app itself should be primary, with more options (quicker access, unique ringtones, voicedial?) and ease of use. The other applications are so elegant, but I need my phone to be very accessible and practical too.
My wish list:
1) Make it fewer taps to get to the point where you can make a phone call. How about the main button can be programmed to take you wherever you want. I'd choose to go to Phone Favorites, so I could speed dial right away.
2) Be able to set a preference as to what app you're in when you wake up the phone. I'd choose phone keypad, some might choose iCal, etc.
3) Add the period and comma symbols to the alpha keyboard.
4) Allow different ringtones for specific caller ID's.
5) Copy and paste.
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I'm delighted with many aspects of iPhone, but there are several "missing features":
1 - There is no <Find> or <Search> function at all. Being used to Spotlight on Mac OSX, I expected to be able to search for keywords in text messages, contacts, notes, etc etc etc. This is a grave omission and reduces the functionality of iPhone for me. Let's say I'm looking for an electrician, and I know I have someone in my contacts, but can't remember his name. I should be able to hit <Find> and type in "electrician" - which would deliver a list of contacts and notes containing that word.
2 - There is no way to send a Contact to another phone via Bluetooth or Text message. Every other phone I've ever had (from some really old Nokia phones to the latest Sony Ericsson) had this function. You could select a contact, then open a menu and choose "send as...", and then select how to send the info, either via Bluetooth or Infrared (if applicable) or simply via SMS to another person's phone. This is VERY restrictive.
3 - As a Mac user, I am used to contextual menus everywhere. Hold <ctrl> and click and you get lots of options wjich relate to whatever you are doing. There are no menus at all on iPhone. I'm sure this was intentional, but it would really be useful to have menus in many areas. For example, to send a contact as noted in my point 2 above. Or to re-name a pin in Maps.
4 - What about being able to copy and paste text? I can't believe this is not available. It ties in with my suggestion above for contextual menus. We really need more functionality on the iPhone
I do LOVE the phone and find the whole experience captivating, fun and intuitive. However, the missing features noted above really sour the experience.
Regards - Colin

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