Read text action in the Apple Pages package

The Read text action enables you to read text from the document and store it in a string variable.

Note: The action reads only the text in the document, skipping any tables or images.

Settings

  • Use the Session name field to select one of the following options:
    • Session name: Enter the name of the session used to open the presentation with the Open action.

      (Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.

    • Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the session name.
  • Select one of the following options to read the text:
    • Current page: Reads text from the current page.
    • Specific page(s): Reads text from a specific page or a range of pages. Enter a specific page number or a range separated by a hyphen, for example 1-2.
    • Document: Reads all text from the entire document.
  • In the Assign text to variable field, create or choose a string variable to store the text from the specific page or document.