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fixed : Delete needless empty page that is created at end of Pages document

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Question :

I am creating a one-page document in Apple Pages with a complex layout and all is well until I drag my text boxes too close to the edges of the page… then a new blank page (with header and footer) is created that I can’t delete…

I’ve tried the things that used to work in previous versions of Pages (and work in MS Word), like selecting the page in the thumbnails, but than I get a warning saying “Are you sure you want to delete all content from your document?” and if I click Delete assuming that that will only delete the blank page, it will delete the entire layout-ed page and only leave the blank page (so… exactly the opposite of what I intended) …and if I try the other ‘proven solution’ of setting the cursor on the blank page an then deleting all invisible content on that page by repeatedly pressing the Backspace and/or the Delete key… nothing happens…

What is wrong and how can I fix this ?

Answer :

In the newer versions of Apple Pages (like Pages version 13) you need to choose if your document is going to be a Text Editor document (e.g. an old-style Word document) or a Layout document (e.g. a PowerPoint/Keynote-style document with layout and text boxes). If you want to make your Pages document a Layout document, you have to change that manually, as a new Pages document is set to be a Text Editor document by default. To fix that, do this :

  • have your document open in Pages
  • click on the ‘Document’ button (top right in the icon bar of the document window, next to ‘Format’)
  • in the side panel that opens on the right select the ‘Document’ tab (next to ‘Section’ and “Bookmarks’)
  • go to the bottom of the ‘Page Orientation’ chapter (just above the ‘Document Margins’ chapter)
  • there, make sure the checkbox at ‘Document Body’ is empty (by clicking on the checkmark if there is any)
  • then click ‘Convert’ in the popup screen
  • then select the unwanted blank last page in the thumbnails on the left and press the ‘Delete’ or ‘Backspace’ key on your keyboard… and the troublesome blank last page will disappear…

…that’s it !

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fixed : Red Pin (in My Places) seems undeleteable in Apple Maps

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I have an old location that I had once looked up in Apple Maps which was marked with a Red Pin. Now I no longer need it, so I want to delete it. Normally I would do that by clicking on the Red Pin in Apple Maps.app on my Mac, so the More Info window would open with a Delete-button… but for this particular Red Pin there is no Delete button… (even though the Delete button appears if I do this same thing with any other Red Pin…)

It’s even worse… this Red Pin is in a My Places ‘folder’ also, and even though I get the option to delete it there, it will automatically reappear in the same My Places ‘folder’ instantly after being deleted…

I’ve searched the internet multiple times, but no-one seems to know how do fix this… a lot of people seem to have run into this or a similar problem, but the solutions given just don’t work for me…

Is there any fix for this ?


Answer :

There is a fix (but no guarantee it will work for all similar problems). Try this :

  • first, close Apple Maps.app on your Mac
  • then, open Apple Maps.app on your iPhone
  • swipe the Search field (or actually the pull-up screen) upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
  • now, find the Red Pin you want to delete : it may be in the Recents chapter, or in the Favourites chapter, or you may have to dig a little bit further to find older Red Pins
  • once found, slide the info line of the Red Pin from right to left ; now a red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the Red Pin

If you also want to delete the Red Pin from the My Places ‘folder’, try this :

  • in Apple Maps.app on your iPhone, swipe the search field upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
  • scroll down to the My Guides chapter and click on the My Places ‘folder’
  • you will now see the map, with the pull-up screen now named My Places (or any custom name you have once given to the ‘folder’)
  • if you don’t see the Red Pin you want to delete, swipe up the pull-up screen and scroll down until you see the Red Pin you’re looking for
  • then, slide the info line of the Red Pin from right to left ; now the red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the Red Pin
  • then, click the X-marked button top right to go back to the main view (back to the More Info window)

And if you want to delete the My Places ‘folder’ (or any of the My Guides ‘folders’) entirely, try this :

  • in Apple Maps.app on your iPhone, swipe the search field upward to fill the screen with the More Info window
  • scroll down to the My Guides chapter and find the ‘folder’ you want to delete (e.g. the My Places ‘folder’)
  • then, slide the info line of the folder you want to delete from right to left ; now the red Delete button will appear from the right ; click it to delete the ‘folder’

That’s it !

…to check if this has worked, open Apple Maps.app on your Mac and your ‘undeleteable’ Red Pin will now be gone… (if this solution works in your case too)

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