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Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers

From Alan Baker <email@domain.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers
Date 2015-04-26 11:21 -0700
Organization Datemas.de http://www.news.datemas.de
Message-ID <mhjabv$ima$1@news.datemas.de> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <250420151906496200%michelle@michelle.org> <2015042609163381248-xxx@yyyzzz> <260420151002129754%michelle@michelle.org> <2015042611125444252-xxx@yyyzzz> <260420151917425516%timstreater@greenbee.net>

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On 2015-04-26 18:17:42 +0000, Tim Streater said:

> In article <2015042611125444252-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-04-26 17:02:12 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:
>> 
>>>>> Preferences --> General --> Use Template; then choose "Blank" from the
>>>>> template chooser.  After that, every time you open the app, you will
>>>>> get a blank template.
>>>> 
>>>> That's exactly how it is set up now.  As I sad above.  It opens to a
>>>> file selector, I hit esc, then issue a apple-N, it opens a new "Blank"
>>>> template.
>>> 
>>> Lower left corner, click "New Document".  It's not what you want, but
>>> it saves a step from what you're now doing.
>> 
>> Oh, I see.:They were *making things more convenient*.  That sucks.  It 
>> would seem that the simplest things, like starting the program, 
>> quitting and opening files; these would be the things they'd be most 
>> inclined to leave the hell along.  Oh well.
>> 
>> Actually it saves a numeric step, but is more inconvenient; I have to 
>> grab a mouse use my arm and shoulder.  Esc, ?N is quicker.
> 
> Is all this to do with the latest Pages (I'm still on Pages 09)? 99% of
> the time I want to go straight to File -> Open Recent. Is this
> available at application open, or do you have to dismiss the Open File
> dialog first? If so, *that* would be irritating.

Open Recent is available...

...as is New...

...there is no need to dismiss the Open dialog; just select New or Open 
Recent and get busy.

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Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-25 17:21 -0700
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-25 19:06 -0700
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 09:16 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 10:02 -0700
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 11:12 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-26 19:17 +0100
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 11:21 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-26 19:26 +0100
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:18 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 20:22 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 23:22 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 11:47 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 11:19 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:19 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 11:43 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:22 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 20:21 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-26 19:19 +0000
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-25 22:50 -0400
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 09:18 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-26 16:57 +0000
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 11:51 -0400
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 10:22 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 13:57 -0400
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 11:26 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:05 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:17 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 15:40 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 19:18 -0400
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 13:34 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:12 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:21 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:32 -0400
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-05-04 23:37 +0100
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:52 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 19:23 -0400
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 16:43 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 15:42 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:53 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 16:30 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 16:44 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 18:44 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 19:02 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-05-04 23:30 +0100
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 16:25 -0700

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