Pages User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
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- Use iCloud Drive with Pages
- Export to Word, PDF, or another file format
- Open an iBooks Author book in Pages
- Reduce the document file size
- Save a large document as a package file
- Restore an earlier version of a document
- Move a document
- Delete a document
- Lock a document
- Password-protect a document
- Create and manage custom templates
- Copyright
Send a document in Pages on Mac
You can send a copy of a document using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or another service.
Tip: Before you send a copy of your document to a recipient, you can lock it to prevent anyone from modifying the copy or password-protect it to restrict access to the document and provide extra security.
Send a copy of your document in Pages
With the document open, do one of the following:
macOS Ventura 13 or later: Click Share
in the toolbar, then choose Send Copy.macOS 12 or earlier: Choose File > Send a Copy (from the File menu at the top of your screen).
Choose a sending option.
AirDrop: Your recipient must accept the file to receive it.
Mail and Messages: : A copy of the file is sent to your recipient directly.
Notes: A copy of the file is saved in your own Notes files.
Select a format for the copy, then specify settings:
If there’s a “Require password to open” checkbox, you can select it to limit access to the document.
If you’ve already password-protected the document: The copy you send uses the current password. To use a different password just for this copy, click Change Password. (The password for your document won’t change.)
If you haven’t password-protected the document: Enter and verify the password you want to use to protect this copy. The password applies only to the copy.
Click Next, then provide the requested information (an email address if you’re sending an email, for example).
If you aren’t signed in to your account for the method you chose, sign in before continuing.
You can also export a document in a different format before sending. See Export to Word, PDF, or another file format in Pages on Mac
To make it easier to send, post, or share your document, you can reduce its file size.