Is it possible to use the software version of pages with the online version?

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Is it possible to use the software version of pages with the online version?

I know that google docs has a feature where everyone who has access to a document can edit it simultaneously and everyone can see the edits as they are made. To me, it looks like the iCloud.com pages is the same too. I was wondering if a Microsoft user could go online with his apple id, sign into iCloud.com, open a pages document I shared with him with iCloud pages, and edit simultaneously with me, who has the software version of pages on my mac. I want to be able to see the edits he makes on the pages application. If this is not possible, would I have to go to iCloud.com as well?

Thanks in advance!

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Dec 1, 2015 10:00 PM

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Answer 1

brenden dv

Community Specialist

Dec 3, 2015 8:25 PM in response to TheExpolsiveCow

Hi TheExpolsiveCow,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! If you are using Pages for Mac, you should be able to share your document via iCloud to other users for collaboration or editing, even if they do not have an iCloud.com account. There is also an option for free Web-only iCloud accounts for non-Apple users. For more information on these sharing options and features, you may find the following articles helpful:

Use iWork with iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Pages for Mac 5.0: Share a document on iCloud

Web-only access to iCloud - Apple Support

Cheers

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Answer 2

Dec 3, 2015 8:27 PM in response to brenden dv

Thanks so much for you reply it possible for one user to be working on the pages application while another person is online with icloud.com? Will this provide live, real-time updates? Also, is it possible for both people to be working real time with just the pages appplication?

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