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Import MacWrite + MacDraw to Pages

Why doesn't Pages open old MacWrite and MacDraw files? That would be a nice benefit for the original Mac community (lots of old files that are currently inaccessible).

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Jul 28, 2016 8:55 AM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2016 9:37 AM

Your current alternatives are:

  1. Use free LibreOffice to open MacWrite documents, and possibly convert them, and MacDraw files into other formats.
  2. Graphic Converter 10 can import MacDraw I, MacPaint, Pict, and Pict resource files. It allows you to export in other formats.

If Apple had to trouble with supporting all of its outdated document and image formats, Pages would cost real money.

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Jul 28, 2016 9:37 AM in response to Bill_G_in_LA

Your current alternatives are:

  1. Use free LibreOffice to open MacWrite documents, and possibly convert them, and MacDraw files into other formats.
  2. Graphic Converter 10 can import MacDraw I, MacPaint, Pict, and Pict resource files. It allows you to export in other formats.

If Apple had to trouble with supporting all of its outdated document and image formats, Pages would cost real money.

Import MacWrite + MacDraw to Pages

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