Sync a Pages document across devices
You can set up iCloud on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad so that documents in the Pages app on all your devices and in Pages for iCloud stay in sync. That means that whether you create or modify a Pages document on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or on the web, you see the latest version everywhere.
Minimum requirements for syncing
To sync your documents across devices, you need any of the following:
A Mac with macOS 14.0 or later and Pages 14.2 or later
An iPhone with iOS 17.0 or later and Pages 14.2 or later
An iPad with iPadOS 17.0 or later and Pages 14.2 or later
Pages for iCloud in a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device
Sync a document from a Mac
Before you begin, make sure your Mac is set up with iCloud and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
Go to the Pages app
on your Mac, then open the document you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new document.The document also automatically appears in the Pages for iCloud document manager, which you can access using a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device.
Do either of the following:
For an already-saved document: Choose File > Move To (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
For an unsaved document: Choose File > Save (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
Changes you make to the document in Pages for iCloud appear automatically in Pages on your Mac, and vice versa.
Sync a document from an iPhone or iPad
Before you begin, make sure your iPhone or iPad is set up with iCloud, and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
Go to the Pages app
on your iPhone or iPad, then open the document you want to appear in iCloud, or create a new document.The document also automatically appears in the Pages for iCloud document manager, which you can access using a supported browser on a Mac computer or Windows device.
Changes you make to the document in Pages for iCloud appear in the Pages app on your device, and vice versa.
Understanding syncing symbols in Pages for iCloud
Occasionally, syncing symbols appear in a document’s thumbnail in the document manager.
If you see
, an upload to iCloud is in progress. If you see
, the upload failed.
If you can’t open a document in the document manager, and either symbol appears in the document’s thumbnail, make sure the device used to create the document is connected to the internet and set up with iCloud.