Well, this was a Macworld article I read but maybe that issue was taken care of or there is some other relevant variable.
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jan 23, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > As I mentioned yesterday, I send and have sent the newest Pages documents via > eMail without issue. In fact, I sent a document yesterday for fun from my > Gmail account to my work account, which is a Google Apps for Education > account, so Gmail as well and it sent and was delivered without incident. > > I will look at my settings a little closer to see if there’s something within > there that could be causing others’ problems. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 23, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Daniel Hawkins <computersassocia...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> April, >> >> Oh! You mean sending via email. Yes, since the new iWork update, Gmail won’t >> reconize the new file format. Gmail have not updated yet, so it see it as a >> security threat. >> Daniel Hawkins >> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >> >> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >> 2.3 Quad-core i7 >> 4GB DDR3 >> 500GB HDD >> >> Dual Boot: >> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >> >> On Jan 23, 2014, at 10:51 AM, April Brown <aprilbrownwr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I realize I wouldn't be able to open it on my Windows machine without >>> changing it. Thanks for easy to follow directions. >>> >>> However, I still couldn't email Pages document to my husband's Mac, same >>> age as mine, under a month old. In fact, the email wouldn't send because >>> it thought the document was a suspicious file. Maybe some setting is set >>> wrong. I don't know. I just know Pages and Numbers documents cannot be >>> attached to email on either of our Macs. >>> >>> On Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:04:42 AM UTC-5, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>> Hi April, >>> >>> First thing to note is that your Windows machine will not be able to open a >>> .Pages document unless you have first made it into a different format >>> readable by whatever application you have on your Windows machine. >>> Similarly, if you don’t have the Pages app on a different Mac, then you >>> won’t be able to open that document on the other Mac either. On the Mac, >>> you can set Pages to automatically open MSWord documents but the opposite >>> isn’t true on Windows, MSWord will not open a Pages document at all. So, >>> for example, if you have MSWord on your Windows machine, then you’ll need >>> to export your Pages document into Word format. To accomplish this: >>> >>> 1. Open your Pages document on your Mac. >>> 2. VO-m to access the menubar. >>> 3. VO-right to the File menu. >>> 4. VO-down to the Export item, which includes a sub-menu. >>> 5. VO-right to activate the sub-menu. >>> 6. VO-down to the Word option. >>> 7. Press return twice. >>> >>> The first return brings up the Export menu in case you wish to change your >>> mind on the format and the second return will bring you to the saving >>> dialog. The Export dialog has a few Unknowns in it but if you Interact >>> with them, you will see what they pertain to, although you simply need to >>> press return the second time if you chose the correct format from the >>> sub-menu. You will note that the filename will be the same as what you’ve >>> named it in Pages but will have a .DOCX as the extension. >>> >>> 8. Choose your destination from within the Save dialog and a Word document >>> will be created. >>> >>> This Word document can be eMailed or copied to other media and put into a >>> different computer that has the Word application. To eMail it, do the >>> following: >>> >>> 1. Open a new message in Mail. >>> 2. Adress and Subject the message. >>> 3. Put in any text in the message area. >>> 4. Press cmd-shift-a to Attach a file. >>> 5. Locate the file from the Attach/Open dialog and press return to attach >>> it. >>> >>> An item will be placed into your message letting you know the name of the >>> newly attached file. >>> >>> 6. Send it. >>> >>> The recipient should receive your message with the attached Word file and >>> as long as they have Word on their machine, they should be good to go. >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2014, at 5:34 AM, April Brown <aprilbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It doesn't work here. It claims to be a potential security issue. I have >>>> screenshots saved. No idea how to add a screen shot to a message on the >>>> message board. >>>> >>>> Of course, I've not even had my computer for a month yet, so I may have a >>>> different version of Pages. >>>> >>>> And when I try to open a Pages document on the old Windows computer, it >>>> won't open, a it is a folder and a separate document beside it. >>>> >>>> Have to keep that, until I get all of nine months important Outlook emails >>>> converted to text, and a step by step VoiceOver guide created, so I can >>>> use VoiceOver. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6:19:32 PM UTC-5, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Sending Pages documents via eMail will send it as a .pages document just >>>> fine. I tested a few minutes ago with a Pages document from my Gmail >>>> account to my work account and the document came through perfectly as a >>>> Pages document which opened properly. It should be no different for any >>>> regular documents. >>>> >>>> Later… >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Chris Blouch <cbl...@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The MIME format used to encode email attachments has no structure for >>>>> folders so to attach a folder of files many email apps will zip them into >>>>> a single file and then send that as an attachment. That said, a Word doc >>>>> usually is one monolithic file so unless you somehow picked the >>>>> containing folder rather than the exported word doc the mail app >>>>> shouldn't be applying zip to your attachment. Now a pages document >>>>> actually is a folder so if you somehow are attaching a Pages doc and not >>>>> the converted Word version that would explain it. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 1/22/14 6:35 AM, Jessica D wrote: >>>>>> it is just one file. >>>>>> why would apple mail zip files and not tell you? i have never seen this >>>>>> as an issue before. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 21, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Chris Blouch <cbl...@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you have the file selected you can do a command-I to get info on the >>>>>>> file and the Size field will tell you how big it is. In general 10MB >>>>>>> and under should go through ok with most email providers. The internet >>>>>>> standards for MIME encoded attachments have no size limits but that >>>>>>> doesn't mean one service provider or another doesn't impose one. MIME >>>>>>> also adds about a third again of overhead so emailing a 3MB file will >>>>>>> take about 4MB of space, pushing you over the 10MB limit sooner. I know >>>>>>> Outlook and some other email clients have options to automatically zip >>>>>>> attachments but I was unaware of Apple Mail doing this. I have heard it >>>>>>> will zip a folder. Are you attaching the actual file or a folder of >>>>>>> files? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> CB >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 1/21/14 5:27 PM, Jessica D wrote: >>>>>>>> i have no clue, how would i find out? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jan 21, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Chris Blouch <cbl...@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How big are the files you are trying to send? Maybe something is >>>>>>>>> trying to 'help' you along the way by zipping the files. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1/21/14 5:04 PM, Jess wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>> I am having extreme difficulty sending word and/or excel files to >>>>>>>>>> people who have older versions of windows. 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