Corrupted PDF file after export from Pages

For this occasion, you'll need to recreate the Pages document, and redo the conversion to .pdf.

While doing that, you should take advantage of Time Machine, and the built in Auto save in Pages.

All that is needed to start that autosave is to:

Open a new document from a Template.

IMMEDIATELY give that document a name, and a storage location, using the popup box asking for those two things. Then Save the document as it currently exists.

Once you've taken that step, the Mac will automatically save the current state of the document at short intervals, and if you have Time Machine running, will save backup versions at less frequent intervals.

Second:

When it's time to convert the document to a .pdf file, do it in two steps.

First, SAVE the document normally toget a 'standard format file,' then press command-P to open the Print Dialogue.

In the print dialogue, click on the PDF button at lower left, and choose Open PDF in Preview.

This converts a copy of the document to .pdf, and opens the .pdf document in Preview.

From there, you can save the pdf version to a .pdf file.

Regards,

Barry

If you were saving to Microsoft's OneDrive, it inherently encrypts documents saved there, and unless one is using the OneDrive application on the Mac to present unencrypted content to Mac applications, you may run into problems when the Apple applications don't know what to do with encrypted OneDrive content. That being said, I don't use OneDrive, and in years of using all manner of Pages versions, not once have I exported or saved a PDF that was corrupted.

When you are on a critical path delivery schedule, you cover your ___ by saving the source Pages document, so you can get it backed up on Time Machine, and have the ability to regenerate that PDF or Word document when the unspeakable happens. You don't change or update the operating system, install new software, or do anything that might impact your deliverable until it is past.