Wish: File::Save As instead of Export

I wished Apple would improve the usability of the entire iWork'08 suite by elminating the File::Export menu item and instead put a combo box containing all available formats in the File::Save As dialog. File::Export doesn't even have a keyboard shortcut. What do you guys think?
-tom

I guess it's just something we'll have to agree to disagree on. I know you like Pages for what it is & don't want/insist that it be Word, but I've seen so many posts where it seems that is what the user wants.
I've always said it is a good idea to save a document in the native format of the program you're working with & save as/export to the other file type so that if anything goes wrong in the exporting process you have the original to fall back on. There have been a lot of posts recently from those who have had Pages crash or get an error when exporting as Word. If they don't have a saved copy of the document in Pages format, they could be "up a creek without a paddle."

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Thanks for clarifying.
I understand your thinking - you're trying to watch out for the newbie user and trying not to lose his/her layers, etc.
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Break in concentration and extra steps for the user who knows what he's doing.
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