The PAGES Document file format Word documents created by Apple’s “Pages” program (under the Apple iWork Office Suit) have the file extension PAGES. Created in 2005, these documents can contain text and page layout tasks.
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When you receive documents from clients, colleagues or suppliers, chances are good that they will usually be in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format. After all, they are the two most prevalent file types for documents. Nevertheless, you may receive documents in other formats occasionally as well. If you receive an Apple iWork Pages document and need to open it in Word, you must convert the file before you can edit the document in the Microsoft program.
Prepare the Pages File for Conversion
1.Press the “Windows-E” keys to open a new File Explorer window. Double-click the “Local Disk (C:)” icon, and then click “New Folder” on the ribbon bar. Rename the new folder “Pages” and press “Enter.”
2.Copy the Apple Pages document to the “C:Pages” folder in File Explorer. Copy and paste the document file or drag and drop it. Close the File Explorer window.
3.Press “Window-R” and type “cmd” in the “Open” box. Press the “Enter” key. If a User Account Control window appears on the screen, click “Yes.” A new command prompt window opens.
4.Type “cdpages” at the prompt and press the “Enter” key. The prompt changes to “C:Pages.”
5.Type “rename FileName.Pages FileName.zip” where “FileName” is the name of the Pages document file (don’t forget the spaces.) Press the “Enter” key. Windows changes the file extension of the Pages document from “.pages” to the “.zip” format. Close the command prompt window.
6.Double-click the new “FileName.zip” file in the File Explorer window for the “C:Pages” folder. File Explorer displays several component files, including a PDF display preview file. Highlight PDF file in the new compressed folder, and then click “Copy.” Close the File Explorer window.
7.Click “Desktop” on the Start screen, and then click “Ctrl-V.” Windows pastes the PDF preview file from the “C:Pages” folder to the desktop.
Convert the PDF Preview File
1.Open a Web browser and navigate to a site that converts PDF documents to Word DOC or DOCX format. Website such as ConvertOnlineFree.com, PDFtoWord.com and Zamzar.com all enable you to convert PDF documents to Word format free of charge (see Resources.)
2.Click the “Upload,” “Select File” or other similar link or button on the conversion site. After the file browser window opens, navigate to the Windows Desktop folder and select the PDF preview file you copied from the “C:Pages” folder. Click the “Open,” “OK” or “Upload” button, and then wait for the site to upload and convert the PDF file. Depending on the size of the Pages document file and the speed of your Internet connection, the upload may take a few seconds or up to two minutes.
3.Click the “Download,” “Download Converted File,” “Save File” or other similar button or link when prompted. Select a folder on your hard drive in which to save the new DOC or DOCX file. Click “Save” or “Download” to download and save the file. With a broadband connection, the download should take no more than a couple of minutes.
4.Launch Microsoft Word. Click “File” followed by “Open” on the Ribbon. Navigate to the folder where you saved the new DOC or DOCX file. Highlight the new file name, and then click “Open.” You can now edit the document just as you would any other file created from scratch in Word.
Tip
- If you need only to view an Apple Pages document in Windows, you don’t need to convert it to Word to do so. Once you rename the file extension for the Pages document file, you can open the PDF preview file inside the container with PDF viewer applications such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit PDF Reader.
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Jeff Grundy has been writing computer-related articles and tutorials since 1995. Since that time, Grundy has written many guides to using various applications that are published on numerous how-to and tutorial sites. Born and raised in South Georgia, Grundy holds a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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