Pages 2.0.2 to update to new version

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Pages 2.0.2 to update to new version

I want to purchase the newest version of Pages but have been told I will not be able to open old Pages documents. Can you foresee any other problems? My iMac has OSX 10.9.5

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Feb 25, 2015 3:55 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 25, 2015 4:37 PM in response to AnnieW

There will be lots of other problems. 100+ missing features and incompatibility across platforms and versions of OS X and Pages, plus the bugs.

Pages 5.5.2 can not open .pages files from Pages '08 and earlier and will only run on Yosemite. Essentially its files have similar requirements.

Read the reviews in the App Store.

Peter

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AnnieW Author

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Feb 25, 2015 5:24 PM in response to AnnieW

I can update to Yosemite, (been meaning to do it) and then buy the new Pages. Even if I can't open old documents in Pages can I open them if I have made them into PDFs?

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Answer 3

Feb 25, 2015 5:38 PM in response to AnnieW

Open PDFs with Pages?

PDFs are virtual paper for reading on multiple platforms and not really meant to be edited, so you can open and view them in Preview.app or Acrobat or similar but not import them as editable files into Pages.

Better for old files is to export them to a Word .doc/x which can be opened by most software, even Pages 5.5.2, but they will be changed and not exactly the way they were.

Peter

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AnnieW Author

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Feb 25, 2015 5:48 PM in response to AnnieW

Thanks Peter, I understand PDFs are readable files, I am not expressing myself well! I mean its OK for me to lose the editing function.They are purely an archive. Good to know I can still open them in Preview. I now have to learn all the stuff about Yosemite and new Pages, Yikes!

ps, Have been ******* after the new Apple watch.

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Answer 5

Peggy

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Feb 26, 2015 9:08 AM in response to AnnieW

Personally, I wouldn't recommend Pages 5 to anyone, especially to someone who has used Pages 4 or earlier. Even Pages 1 in iWork '05 has more features than Pages 5. I think you're better off buying a copy of iWork '09 from Amazon or eBay. You will be able to open your Pages 2.0.2 files in Pages 4.3. Just be sure you update to iWork 9.3 before running any of the apps.

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