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Q: how can i open an appleworks 6 document in yosemite

I want to switch over from OS 10.6.8 to Yosemite and it is telling me I won't be able to use Appleworks 6. That is fine except I would still like to access the files somehow. Is there any other way to open them in Yosemite?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 18, 2015 2:54 PM

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Q: how can i open an appleworks 6 document in yosemite

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel May 18, 2015 2:57 PM in response to sfpaint
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    May 18, 2015 2:57 PM in response to sfpaint

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 May 18, 2015 2:58 PM in response to sfpaint
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    May 18, 2015 2:58 PM in response to sfpaint
    • Word Processing documents can be opened directly in Pages 4 (AppleWorks 6 only) but this is no longer available from Apple - the new Pages 5 (Mavericks required) does not open AppleWorks documents. (The older version is contained in the iWork '09 box set which may still be available from Amazon and other independent retailers.) Panergy Software's docXConverter v3.2 ($19.95) can convert Appleworks 5 and 6 Word Processing documents to RTF (though it has been reported that it can only handle documents which contain only text, not those which include images or frames). The latest version of the free LibreOffice has announced that it can open AppleWorks 6 Word Processing documents and an ability to open ClarisWorks documents has been reported: it does appear to be able to handle at least some embedded images.
    • Draw Documents can be opened directly only in EazyDraw (the more expensive version from their website, not the cheaper one from the Mac App Store, and you will need v4.0 'Retro' not the most recent version) or Intaglio (though this appears not to be able to handle very complex drawings). LibreOffice will open simple Draw documents but I found it very unreliable with complex ones.
    • Spreadsheets can be opened directly only in the older versions of  Numbers - the new version for Mavericks will not do this. The old version is no longer available from Apple. (Again, the older version is contained in the iWork '09 box set which may still be available from Amazon and other independent retailers.)
    • Presentations can be opened directly only in the older versions Keynote; again, the new version for Mavericks will not do this. The old version is no longer available from Apple. (The older version is contained in the iWork '09 box set which may still be available from Amazon and other independent retailers.)
    • LibreOffice will open at least some Databases in spreadsheet format, though without any formating or calculations.

     

    You may find my article on 'Abandoning AppleWorks' of interest: http://wilmut.uk/aw