Hi James and All, Bad form to reply to my own message, but I thought you might want to know that I just did some more experiments with versions. I was able to restore to an older one and copy and paste from an older one into my current document. Nifty accessibility, if a little confusing at first. Apple has my thanks. Hope this helps, Zack. On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Zachary Kline wrote:
> Hi James > When I tried just now to test the versions feature with Pages, there were > three windows I could access. One was the current document, another was the > version I'd selected, and the third was a set of version browsing controls. > These allow you to go farther back in time by using VO-space on the date > shown at the far right, and restore to the selected version. I suspect with > some judicious use of copy and paste, you could move bits from one version > into your current document. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:22 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: > >> Hi Zack, >> >> Yes, you're right. With the "Window Chooser" you can see the current >> document and the most recent version. I am uncertain of how to move further >> back though. >> >> TC :) >> James >> On 13 Aug 2011, at 18:20, Zachary Kline wrote: >> >>> Hi James and all, >>> I've alas not had the time or inclination to dig deeper into versions in >>> general myself, though suspect from things I've experimented with briefly >>> that its UI is similar to Time Machine, that is, with the Application >>> and/or WIndow choosers being vitally important for VO access. One of these >>> days I'll delve more deeply, but for now I'm glad not to need to. >>> Best, >>> Zack. >>> On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:12 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: >>> >>>> Ah thank you Gordon, I'll try that, although as you've noticed, I'm >>>> referring to Versions in its wider application. >>>> >>>> TC :) >>>> James >>>> On 13 Aug 2011, at 18:09, Gordon Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi James >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm referring to TextEdit, specifically. if I select "old version" I get >>>>> a choice of the version of my document I wish to use. Just select it >>>>> from the list of options. >>>>> >>>>> On 13 Aug 2011, at 18:02, James AUSTIN wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello folks, >>>>> >>>>> Gordon mentioned in a previous message, that he's been able to use >>>>> Versions quite successfully. How did you manage this Gordon? 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