Microsoft Word is a developed software that creates and modifies text documents. It has its own file type called .docx or .doc for older versions and is widely used in many corporate and educational environments. But for Mac user, there is an alternative software called Pages which you can download for free from the Mac App Store and if you use pages, it has own file format. So, the Windows users will not be able to open the files that you send them.
When you prepare and send your document to another person and he cannot read it, so you need to export your files in most frequent formats such as.PDF which is read-only or .docx and the pages app is mighty to read and modify .docx format files as well as save documents into those and couple of more formats. This article will help you to create a Word type file using the Pages application’s latest version.
Save or convert Pages files a Word Document files Format from Mac
However, if you are using one of the older versions of pages then the process may be a bit different but the main core is actually the same. As Pages application is free to download, so you can always upgrade your app to the latest version only by visiting the App Store.
The process of saving or converting a Pages file to a Word file is the same on a Mac whether you want to save a new file or convert an existing one. Follow the below directions:
- If you want to save a new Pages document as a Word document then you need to launch Pages on your Mac and draft that document.
- If you want to convert an existing Pages document to a Word document then simply open that file on your Mac.
- With the Pages document open, you need to click on File then Export to then Word in the menu bar.
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Convert and open documents in Pages for Mac
You have a variety of file formats in Pages for Mac that you can work with. You can check from the below formats that are compatible with Pages for Mac:
Convert a Pages document in Pages for Mac
- You need to open the Pages document that you want to convert.
- Then choose File then Export To and then select the format.
- You can choose a different format or set up any additional options in the window that appears.
- You may need a password to open an exported PDF then choose the format for the exported Word document.
- Then click next and enter a name for your file then choose a location for the file.
- And then click Export.
- You can send a file in a specific format through Mail, Messages, or Notes by choosing Share and then send a Copy.
- You need to choose how you want to send the document and then choose a format.
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How do I save a Word document to a specific folder on a Mac?
Open a file in Pages for Mac
- You need to control-click the file then choose Open With and then Pages from the Finder but if Pages is the only word processor on your Mac, you can double-click the file.
- You can choose File then Open, select the file and then click Open from the Pages for Mac app but if a file is blurred, it is not a compatible format.
- When you open the file, you may get a message that the document will look different as Pages notifies you when fonts are missing and you may also see warnings when you open documents that are created in older versions of Pages.
Open and convert documents in Pages for iCloud
Pages for iCloud allow you to open, edit, and share your files from a supported browser on a Mac. You can check the below formats which are compatible with Pages for iCloud:
Convert a Pages document in Pages for iCloud
- You need to sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID and then click Pages.
- Then click the more button on the file you want to convert then choose Download a Copy in the document manager.
- If you have opened the document then click the Tools button in the toolbar then choose Download a Copy.
- You need to choose a format for the document and the file starts begins to download to your browser’s download location.
Open a file in Pages for iCloud
- You need to sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID and then click Pages.
- Then drag the file you want to upload into the Pages document manager in your browser or you can click the Upload button then select the file and then click Choose.
- Then double-click the file in the document manager.
- Click on Advanced Options in the window that appears on your screen and you will have the option to save or convert the file to either a .docx or .doc format.
- Pages will save the file to a .docx file format by default as it is the most recent one but if you want the Word document to be compatible with older Windows computers that have not been kept up to date so, it is better to save as .doc because it is the most cross-compatible format.
- Then export Pages to .docx format and click Next and select a location where you want to save the .doc or .docx Word document.
- You need to click Export to save or complete the conversion.
- When the document has been saved as a Word file, you can still open it and edit it using Pages on your Mac.
The Pages app will make very compatible word files effortlessly. If something does not look right with the saved file then it is due to complex formatting, a unique font, special characters that are unique to Mac and the Pages app. It is necessary to keep the saved or exported files simply and use standardized fonts that are available across-platforms and avoid any unusually complex document formatting whenever possible. So, now you can able to save Pages Files as Word document format from Mac without any efforts.
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