Apple Pages comes with a versioning feature that keeps a record of all documents, allowing you to restore previous versions of your documents. It's a useful feature that can help you when you need to. Recover something you accidentally deletedHere's how to recover previous versions of a Pages document.
Restore the last opened version of a PAGES document
Apple has made it very easy to roll back to the last unlocked version of document Pages. If you're sure you only need to restore the last opened version and don't need to verify changes, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open the document which you want to recover in Pages and click File menu.
Pages will automatically restore the document to the version you last opened.
View and restore previous versions of PAGES documents
Pages also lets you browse and check previous versions of a document so you can restore the version you want.
Step 1: Open the document in Pages and click file list.
Step 2: Locate Submenu Back to Then click “Browse all versions” option.
Step 3: Will be opened Pages in Recovery Mode Release , which will look like the one shown below.
Step 4: you may Browse previous releases Using the up and down arrow buttons.
Step 5: Instead, you can Use the timeline To switch to previous versions.
Step 6: Once found Versions which you want to restore, click the button "Recovery".
Copy text from previous versions of the PAGES document
Restoring a previous version of a Pages document isn't always ideal, as this will delete any new content you added to the document. A better approach is to copy the text you want to restore and paste it into your current document. This way, you'll not only recover the deleted text but also preserve any new information you've added to the document since then.
Step 1: Open the document in Pages and click File menu.
Step 2: Select submenu Back to Then click “Browse all versions” option.
Step 3: Use the up and down arrows or the timeline to find the previous version that contains the text you want to recover.
Step 4: Click and drag Text To determine it.
Step 5: Right click and select Copy optionAlternatively, press Keyboard shortcut Cmd + C To copy the text. Now, click Click the Done button to get out of Recovery mode.
Step 6: Click on the document where you want to paste the copied text and press Keyboard shortcut Cmd + V. You can also right-click and select Paste option.
View and restore previous versions of PAGES documents in iCloud
If your Pages document is saved in iCloud, you can recover previous versions using any computer as long as you remember your iCloud sign-in and password. You should use this method when you can't access your device.
Step 1: Open ICloud website Log in with your username and password.
Step 2: Click Pages to see All Pages documents Your own.
Step 3: Double click to open the document which you want to recover.
Step 4: tap on Show Page Tools icon.
Step 6: It will show you iCloud Previous versions of the document based on Document provisioning timeSelect theصFind the house you want and click Preview.
The selected document version will open in a new tab. If this isn't the version you're looking for, select another version and repeat the process until you find the correct restore point.
Step 7: Once found Correct restore point , Click Restore button To restore this version.
Step 8: Instead of restoring, you can also select and copy the text you want to restore. Once you find the correct version of the document, right-click and choose copies or use Keyboard shortcut Cmd + C.
Step 9: Instead of Restore, click Close To exit recovery mode.
Step 10: Right click and select paste or use Keyboard shortcut Cmd + V To paste copied text.
Restore previous versions of a PAGES document
The Pages versioning system is an excellent feature and works like a charm. If you want to know How to recover unsaved Word documents Click the link. Also, if you have any problems following the steps and figuring out how to recover previous versions of a Pages document, let us know in the comments section below, and we'll help you out.
