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Q: Will I still be able to read documents created using Appleworks if I download pages? I have OS 10.6.8

Will I still be able to read documents created using Appleworks if I install Pages? I use OS 10.6.8 and will upgrade to maverick.

iMacG5, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Nov 17, 2013 9:02 AM

by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer
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A:

You are, I'm afraid, in a bind. The currently available version of Pages does not open AppleWorks documents; and AppleWorks does not run on Mavericks.

 

LibreOffice (free) will apparently open some Appleworks Word processing documents.

 

Also as long as you have AppleWorks running you can exports Word Processing documents to Word (though if they have drawn objects those may not survive) and open them in various word processing programs. You can save them as PDF from the Print dialog but of course you cannot subsequently edit them.

 

This article examines the problem in some detail, and I would recommend you should read it thoroughly before making any moves towards Mavericks:

 

http://rfwilmut.net/aw

Posted on Nov 17, 2013 9:44 AM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Nov 17, 2013 9:44 AM in response to annacall
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    Nov 17, 2013 9:44 AM in response to annacall

    You are, I'm afraid, in a bind. The currently available version of Pages does not open AppleWorks documents; and AppleWorks does not run on Mavericks.

     

    LibreOffice (free) will apparently open some Appleworks Word processing documents.

     

    Also as long as you have AppleWorks running you can exports Word Processing documents to Word (though if they have drawn objects those may not survive) and open them in various word processing programs. You can save them as PDF from the Print dialog but of course you cannot subsequently edit them.

     

    This article examines the problem in some detail, and I would recommend you should read it thoroughly before making any moves towards Mavericks:

     

    http://rfwilmut.net/aw