This is a cross app problem for me. But for example, if I open a Pages file from one folder, and Export it to a PDF, I expect that the PDF will be saved in the folder that I opened the original doc from. But instead it saves to the last folder where there was a document saved. This makes no sense to me and means I lose files in folders they have no business being in.
Is there any way to change this default?
Thank you...
iMac 21.5″, macOS 13.0
I have Pages file located in the Pages Folder on iCloud.
It is called Letters.
When I open the Letters file in Pages and choose Export in the PDF file format - for to image below
In this case, it will export the Pages file as A PDF and because I chose export to Pages Folder - that is where it will be found.
If you what to change the location of the Export -the Where in image will determine just where it is going
Thank you! I was afraid that was the answer. That's too bad. I try to remember to check the "Where" but often it goes unnoticed, because it seems more logical to me to save to the same folder as the original file. I hope the next version of Pages considers this as an option for saving files so that we can choose this default.
Yes and I've hated it from day one. But I love Pages and I'm not interested in learning a new word-processing application. There have been iterations of Pages over the last few years, so here's for hoping.
But thanks for the suggestion!
Pages was written to remember the last saved location for future saves. You must manually break that chain of custody by choosing a different location for the save that you want elsewhere, and then the memory process resumes with that location.
That memory of the last saved location has been in Pages for years and the product team is unlikely to change that tradition. There are many other word-processing applications available for Mac that are not influenced by the Pages product team and may better suit your need.
Can Default Save Location be Changed?
