can't open old pages documents with new download pages
downloaded the newest pages download only to find that my old documents which were created with previous pages no longer open. what can be done?
iMac
What version of Pages are those documents?
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downloaded the new 5 and cant open from previous documents that were created with 4.3
btw I really prefer the old one, this new one seems a bit too gimicky, this could be just me, a pensioner, but there it is.
Yep. Spoke with Apple and new Pages won't open older Pages docs. They are working on it!
I have not had a problem opening documents from Pages 4.3 in Pages 5. But, the ones I've tried are word processing, some complex & with images, but they do work. It may be that the files you're trying to open are using features that no longer exist. Stick with Pages 4.3 until Apple adds the necessary features back to Pages 5.
In the meantime, leave feedback for the Pages team using the link in the Pages menu and review & rate the new versions in the Mac App Store.
Only Apple!
Who else would have an upgrade that has trouble opening its own documents?
Peter
WHEN do they plan to have the fix for this problem? I REALLY need my documents!
Apple's very short list of 'enhancements' to be completed in 6 months time offers nothing, so I wouldn't hold my breath.
Go back to Pages '09 and review/rate Pages 5 in the App Store outlining your experiences for others to share.
Peter
Repeat.
It can be more difficult than that. I have the new Pages with a new machine, and have Pages '08 (3.0.3) - I never updated to Pages '09. Now I can't use my old Pages files unless I use '09.
But '09 is not now available! I have downloaded the old trial, but in 30 days it will expire (the link to buy an enabling code takes you to the new Pages site). I could convert my current working files, but older files I need to refer to and miss, and all my backups, will be read-only in 30 days (and that only while Pages '08 continues to work.)
(Luckily I had upgraded to Numbers'09, and can continue with it until the new Numbers catches up.)
gordon
PeterBreis0807 wrote:
Only Apple!
Who else would have an upgrade that has trouble opening its own documents?
A little off-topic remark here, but Microsoft blocked old Word files in Office 2003. One had to fiddle around in the registry of Windows to re-enable them: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/en-us
Yes, I know it was for security purposes, so it is not an exactly parallel case.
Have you tried opening the documents in iCloud site? I had the same issue so I logged into the iCloud and was able to open them and forward a link to my email address.
Hope this helps.
Sam
edit: That's if you had them uploaded in the first place.
I was able to upload some documents that my wife created on her iPad with the newer version, open them in the iCloud website, then send a copy back to myself in .doc format, which I then open in Pages '09.
I imagine they will add back some of the functionality at some point, but what a pain. No upgrade for me.
I have turned all those "old" Pages files into PDFs, and then using "PDF-to-Pages" (on sale during the Black Friday weekend). I batch converted them back into Pages files, so now I can use them. Why Apple didn't give the new Pages this ability is beyond me. And no, I didn't keep the old Pages because I thought that the new Pages would be an improvement. Was I ever wrong!
I'm starting to hate on Apple. I used to love Apple. I can't open any pages documents from even yesterday. It's killing me.
Hi
I lost content that I was typing on the new Pages and I want to have it back. How to recover it??
can't open old pages documents with new download pages