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I just installed the Catalina operating system on my iMac. Previous to doing that, I used Microsoft Word for all my files. How should I convert all of my existing Word files to Pages on my iMac?
iMac 27", macOS 10.15
The first time that you manually save a Pages document, will trigger autosave about every 10 seconds afterward when changes have occurred. After opening a Word document, and then saving the resulting Pages document, you will have two document icons with potentially different names, but the icons tell the story:
You may want to get the free iBook, Pages User Guide for Mac, and load that into your iBooks application to provide further instruction. You can always post question in this Pages for Mac Support Community too. We are open 24x7.
Hi 1MLF,
When you open a Word file in Pages it will be automatially translated. When you save it it will be as a Pages file so you will still have the original word doc. You can export a Pages doc to Word if needed. Be aware that everythnig will not translate exactly between the 2 programs.
quinn
There are features in Word, and in Pages, that are not mutually interchangeable. Pages is not a Word clone, and that will have consequences should you attempt to share exported (translated) documents from Pages with others using Word.
Quinn,
To confirm what I think you are saying, any and all Word existing Word files automatically convert to Pages once opened with out anything further necessary than clicking on the file? Do I then have two of the same documents, one in Word form and one in Pages?
I am not very familiar with computers so please make your answers as basic as possible.
1MLF
1MLF wrote: I used Microsoft Word for all my files.
If the reason you did that is because the people who evaluate your work all use Word, then I recommend you stay with that app, to avoid possible compatiblity issues.
Quinn,
I no longer have Word because it became obsolete when I upgraded to the new Catalina operating system.
I will just buy a new version of Word and keep on going as I have done in the past, it is not going to be the seamless conversion I hoped it would be.
Thanks for your help.
1MLF
Thanks for your reply. I thought it would be a seamless conversion but, I have learned that was an incorrect assumption by me. I will buy Word again and just stay with it rather than having two sets of the same documents, way to confusing for me.
1MLF
Hi 1MLF,
Yes, once you save your Pages file you will have two documents. With, perhaps, some differences in formatting.
quinn
Exchanging Word to Pages for all files
