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What does the Move To command do in Pages, Numbers & Keynote?

When should you use the Move To menu command in any of Apple’s iWork apps? What advantages does it bring over the Finder?

February 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Finding and converting legacy media 2: Embedded in Keynote presentations

When converting legacy formats relying on QuickTime 7 for decoding, don’t forget movies and images embedded in presentations.

March 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Versions in iCloud are still a mess, made worse by Handoff

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Until these bugs are fixed, versions in iCloud simply can’t be trusted. And mixing them with Handoff becomes even more confusing.

November 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: iCloud queues

Shared documents in iCloud have patchy version histories with duplication. They are also inefficient, leading to download of many identical files. And they can take forever to sync.

October 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

Can you rely on iWork apps sharing versions in iCloud Drive?

Working on shared documents in iCloud Drive is attractive, and support by Pages, Number, and Keynote. But there is flaw with versions. Can it be worked around?

October 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Editing iCloud documents is far from seamless

Document versions can be a lifesaver when you need to reverse some changes or recover missing text. So why don’t they work on documents shared in iCloud?

October 7, 2018 Macs, Technology

Document versions are now preserved by iCloud, unreliably

You can now share old versions of documents in iCloud Drive. But don’t expect it to work properly, and stand by for profound confusion.

October 6, 2018 Macs, Technology

LaTeX and MathML equations come to iWork, as well as iBooks Author

Welcome and useful additions, particularly to Pages, where these additions fit in well with styles. But some surprising shortcomings too.

June 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Apple releases iWork updates with important security fixes

Apple has released quite substantial updates to its iWork suite overnight. Detailed release notes covering new and improved […]

October 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Making My PowerPoint

She was reduced to giving her half-hour talk whilst pointing at successive thumbnails in PowerPoint’s overview. Members of the audience tucked into flasks of coffee, or rose and strode out.

May 23, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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