Why can't I save my Pages file?

I have created a new Pages document and when i try to save it, I get the message, "The file 'Untitled.pages' couldn't be opened.  Any ideas why?

oddly, i needed to restart my computer for another issue (i could not hear any sound no matter what i did).  luckily, apple has had the insight to include automatic recovery of files and i was able to re-open these applications and have my unsaved files intact.  even more strangely, i was able to save my file with the desired name after the restart.
very odd... and somewhat disconcerting.  i am a pc & windows convert (recently) and i was hoping not to have this sort of thing going on when i moved.  oh, the strange world of computing...    

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