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Apple says I can open any Appleworks v6 word doc in Pages, but I can't!

From what I find in searches, many folks have Appleworks documents that they want to keep and use with the new software but can't.

I read in Mac World (Oct 2011) that if I went to the "get info" window and changed the appleworks word doc to "open with Pages" that the pages app would then open the document with no problem. I did that - but it will not. I am using Appleworks 6.2.9 and IWorks '06.

So I am seeking any ideas of ways to actually open the document without manually opening each and every doc in Appleworks to save in a changed file format to something another app (Word, Pages, etc.) will open.

Any ideas will be welcome!

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 10:18 AM

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Peggy

Level 8

41,607 points

Dec 11, 2012 9:45 AM in response to Douglas Fritz

I don't have a problem. I was just trying to reproduce the problems others mentioned. Since I don't use Lion, I have no need for iWork 9.1. I use 9.3 on my Mountain Lion Macs & 9.0.4 on the other two.

Peggy

Level 8

41,607 points

Dec 11, 2012 9:50 AM in response to Walt K

Of course I have Rosetta installed, how else would I run AppleWorks 6 in Snow Leopard? As I said in my last reply in this thread, I was just trying to reproduce the issues others were having. I was able to reproduce the issue in Pages '06 in Snow Leopard, but not in Tiger. Same AppleWorks file, iWork '06 installed from the same source, only the OS was different.

Dec 11, 2012 10:19 AM in response to Peggy

Thank you Peggy,

I am going to relay this information to the people at "The Mac Store".

They were also baffled with my problem.

I am still surprised that the apps. program and the updater did not automatically come up with the 9.1 update.

Anyhow the problem is fixed.

Have a good Christmas.

Doug

Peggy

Level 8

41,607 points

Dec 11, 2012 1:46 PM in response to Douglas Fritz

The only reason I know of for the updater to not show up in Software Update is having moved &/or renamed any of the iWork apps or the folder.

Where is "The Mac Store"? I know of those here in the Pacific Northwest &, until there were Apple Stores, they were the only ones I could count on for Mac service.

Apple says I can open any Appleworks v6 word doc in Pages, but I can't!