is downgrading back to Pages '09 possible?

Before upgrading to Pages 5.0 I downloaded the Trial version of iWork '09, mistakenly thinking this was the only way to upgrade. Like most of you I hated 5.0 and want to switch back -- however when I go to Applications I see the iWork '09 folder, and in it is the trial version instead of the version I had originally purchased. And of course this version wants a Key in order to work beyond 30 days.

I never deleted Pages '09 -- where did it go and how can I get it back?? Help!!

You may have to re-install from a disc.

Everybody PLEASE report your experience to http://www.apple.com/feedback/pages.html

Eventually 4.3 will be stranded and broken by an OS update, and letting Apple know what we need is the only way we're going to get feature parity back soon.

I downloaded it from the App store. I don't have a disk. Is there another way??

Hello Enteecee?? Have you looked at the reviews of the new Pages in the App store?? It's terrible! I don't have time to enumerate all the reasons this is a huge downgrade from Pages '09, but take a minute and read the reviews. All you need to know is there.

Yes, I have looked. It's a massacre. At some points, one star reviews total more than all other reviews for this version. I wrote one for Pages and one for Numbers. But we need to use all the levers we've got. It onyl takes a minute to send your complaint to the RIGHT place:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/pages.html

Ok I promise I will but please tell me there is a way to get my beloved Pages '09 back without a disk.

Jrezz, please tell me you have a full backup - either a clone (SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner are the two best cloning apps) and/or a Time Machine backup!

If you have a backup, you should be able to restore Pages 4.3 from that. I would suggest removing Pages 5 from the Applications folder before you attemp the restoration. It won't move just by dragging (that will just create an alias) - you need to press the command key at the same time. If you put it in a folder, you can then go to Disk Utility and under File->New->Disk Image from Folder you can create a disk image of Pages 5. Then toss the Pages.app (version 5) and you will have effectively disabled Pages 5, but retained it in a usable state should you require it later, or if Apple decides to change the free status for some reason or other. Double clicking on the .dmg file will launch Pages.app (5) and it can be used and then when you close it, it goes back to being a disk image. If you don't do this, or remove it altogether from your HD, it will be the default app for all .pages documents - and once you open a document in Pages 5, it can lose any layout etc. that relied on features now removed from the newer version, and unless exported to Pages 4.3, can no longer be opened in Pages 4.3. So, even though you can avoid opening things in the newer version of Pages by using control+click->"open with" or dragging documents to Pages 4.3, or only opening documents from within Pages 4.3 by using the Open command, it's probably far safer to just disable Pages 5 or remove it.

Thank you! I found Pages in my Application Folder under iworks and could restore a document!

I don't have a backup. I have never needed to use Time Machine, because I have always been able to just re-install if something went wrong, and I take care to backup documents with flash drives, etc. How ridiculous that as soon as Pages 5.0 comes out, it becomes impossible to get the earlier version -- even though I bought it only months ago?!

Thanks for your help but this is really frustrating.

If I had bought it in a box and got a serial number I would have no problem, but since I bought it on the App store I am screwed. Is there any way to get a serial number from Apple?

Call an Apple Store and set up an appointment for them to restore 4.3. You bought it, and they broke it.

Since you bought it on the App Store, the record of the purchase should be easy to get.

App Store purchases are tied to your Apple ID.

Good idea. I'll try that. Somehow I am doubtful that they will actually do it though.

jrezz have you looked in the Application folder on your computer? There should be a folder named iWork09 where the old Pages is moved. That is if you had PAges 09 before upgrading to Pages 5.0