Why does pages suddenly deny permission to save documents?

Pages worked beautifuly for several months, but suddenly began denying permission to save either text documents or texts w/attachments.  I have not changed any settings or programs and therefore do not know how to remedy the situation that suddenly developed.

Have you done any system updates lately? Using Disk Utility to repair permissions after system & software updates is a good practice. Deleting the Pages preference file is a good troubleshooting step. Go to (your account) > Library > Preferences & delete the com.apple.iwork.pages.plist & restart Pages. The door to the user's Library is hidden in Lion but it is easy to open. In Finder, hold down the Option key while clicking on the Go menu & your users Library will appear about halfway down the list.
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