Send a document in Pages on iPad
You can send a copy of a document using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or another service. You can also send a copy in another format such as PDF, Word, EPUB, Plain Text, or RTF.
Tip: Before you send a copy of your document to a recipient, you can password protect it to restrict access to the document and provide extra security.
Send a copy of a Pages document
With the document open, tap
in the toolbar.Tap the pop-up menu, then tap Send Copy.
Tap a sending option:
AirDrop: Tap the name of the recipient. The recipient must be on the same network and must accept the file to receive it.
Messages, Mail, or another service: Provide the requested information for your recipient (an email address if you’re sending an email, for example), then send or post the copy.
Notes: To save a copy, choose the note where you want to save it (or create a new one), add text if you want, then tap Save.
Tap More to add another service to the options (you set up other services in Settings, accessible from your device’s Home screen).
In Pages on iPhone or iPad, the document opens in reading view.
Send a copy of a Pages document in another format
With the document open, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Export and Send.Tap the format you want to use:
PDF: You can open and sometimes edit these files with applications like Preview and Adobe Acrobat. If you added image, drawing, audio, or video descriptions for assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver), they’re automatically exported. If your document contains smart annotations or comments and you want to include them in the PDF, turn on the corresponding option, then tap Export in the top-right corner of Layout Options.
Word: These files can be opened and edited with Microsoft Word in .docx format. Tap Continue in the top-right corner of Export Details.
EPUB: Use this format to make your document readable in an ebook reader (such as Apple Books). Specify the settings you want to use in Enter EPUB Info, then tap Export in the top-right corner.
Plain Text: Use this format to export body text as unformatted text. Text boxes, shapes, images, lines, tables, and charts aren’t exported. Page layout documents can’t be exported in TXT format.
Rich Text Format: You can export body text and tables as formatted (RTF) text and tables. If the document has text boxes, shapes, lines, and charts that can be exported, they’re exported as images, and the document is exported in RTFD format. You may not be able to open an RTFD file with applications other than Pages and TextEdit. You can’t export page layout documents in RTF or RTFD format.
Pages Template: Send your document as a template that can be saved in the Template Chooser. Tap Send Template in the Export controls.
To send your document, tap a sending option:
AirDrop: Tap the name of the recipient. The recipient must be on the same network and must accept the file to receive it.
Messages, Mail, or another service: Provide the requested information for your recipient (an email address if you’re sending an email, for example), then send or post the copy.
Notes: To save a copy, choose the note where you want to save it (or create a new one), add text if you want, then tap Save.
Tap More to add another service to the options (you set up other services in Settings, accessible from your device’s Home screen).