Q: Convert old files
Is there a way to convert Appleworks files to a Pages document with OS 10.10?
iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Posted on Nov 9, 2014 1:04 PM
You would need to obtain a copy of Pages v4 ('09) which can open AW word processing documents. Then the current version of Pages should be able to open the converted documents. According to roaringapps.com Pages '09 will run on Yosemite. It's not sold by Apple any more: you would have to look for the iWork '09 box from independent retailers.
Panergy Software's docXConverter v3.2 ($19.95) can convert Appleworks 5 and 6 Word Processing documents to RTF (though it has been reported that it can only handle documents which contain only text, not those which include images or frames). The latest version of the free LibreOffice has announced that it can open AppleWorks 6 Word Processing documents and an ability to open ClarisWorks documents has been reported: it does appear to be able to handle at least some embedded images.
Posted on Nov 9, 2014 2:11 PM