I erased my iWork app inorder to make room and upgrade to Big Sur. Now
finding that that version of iWork has been discontinued. Have back-ups
which don't seem to have a copy of app and have old OS cd's. Any
suggestions for installation?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
Since you have purchased Pages at some time since October 2013, open the Mac App Store & hold down the option key while clicking the Purchases tab on your Big Sur Mac. If you see Pages, Numbers, and Keynote with Update/Install buttons, it may offer to download a previous version of these applications compatible with High Sierra.
In Mojave and later releases of macOS, one must enter ⌘+0 (zero) to get to the previous purchases panel in the Mac App Store. This changed from the option+Purchases tab in High Sierra and earlier.
See VikingOSX’s reply in this discussion in the Pages for Mac forum.
Since you have purchased Pages at some time since October 2013, open the Mac App Store & hold down the option key while clicking the Purchases tab on your Big Sur Mac. If you see Pages, Numbers, and Keynote with Update/Install buttons, it may offer to download a previous version of these applications compatible with High Sierra.
In Mojave and later releases of macOS, one must enter ⌘+0 (zero) to get to the previous purchases panel in the Mac App Store. This changed from the option+Purchases tab in High Sierra and earlier.
See VikingOSX’s reply in this discussion in the Pages for Mac forum.
Vintage iWork source for OS Big Sur
