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3dcgirl Author

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Make iOS stop opening MS Word files in Pages

I understand from a previous thread how to stop this bad behavior on a Mac. The solution has to do with selecting a .docx file (without opening it) and Get Info, and then change the Open With option. The problem is that I don’t know how to change that option in iOS Files app. There, you can get the info on a file, but you can’t change any of that info. Help, I use my iPad Pro as a laptop and now I can’t open any file from Files app without launching Pages. Maddening.

iPad Pro, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 6:07 PM

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lobsterghost1

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Posted on Jun 17, 2019 7:22 PM

Do you have MS Word on your iPad? If you don't, iPad file system is not like a laptop file system and if you open a document it will need to use a compatible app, which is likely why the file is opening in Pages.

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