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Is there a way to update my Numbers 3.6.2 (2577) on my MacBook Pro mid 2011 (ElCapitan v 10.11.6)? I'm getting the message that an update is required when I try to open certain spreadsheets..."It's Time To Update...To open this spreadsheet, you’ll need the latest version of Numbers."
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MacBook (Starting Late 2009)
Every time you open a Pages or Numbers document on iCloud or an iOS device it is updated to the current version of the app & can no longer be opened by an older version & you will get a message to update to the current version. However, Numbers 5 as well as Pages 7 & Keynote 8, the only versions available in the Mac App Store, require High Sierra, macOS 13.6 or Mojave, macOS 14.x. If updating your Mac is not an option use iWork for iCloud to open the files & then download or share a copy. Do not choose Numbers or Pages as the file type. The best option is to choose Excel or Word as the file type which you can then open with your version of Numbers/Pages or LibreOffice or Excel/Word or a multitude of other apps.
Every time you open a Pages or Numbers document on iCloud or an iOS device it is updated to the current version of the app & can no longer be opened by an older version & you will get a message to update to the current version. However, Numbers 5 as well as Pages 7 & Keynote 8, the only versions available in the Mac App Store, require High Sierra, macOS 13.6 or Mojave, macOS 14.x. If updating your Mac is not an option use iWork for iCloud to open the files & then download or share a copy. Do not choose Numbers or Pages as the file type. The best option is to choose Excel or Word as the file type which you can then open with your version of Numbers/Pages or LibreOffice or Excel/Word or a multitude of other apps.
Thanks Peggy! That’s very helpful. It’s interesting that there are only a couple of Numbers files so far that won’t open in Numbers...one in particular that I use almost daily. Other files open as usual, no problem. Thanks for the information.
Cannot open numbers spreadsheet on my MacBook Pro 2011
