Getting iWork '09 on Yosemite

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Getting iWork '09 on Yosemite

I have iWork '09 running on my MBP with 10.10. However, I am unable to get '09 on my MP 5,1 running 10.9.5 (13F1911) because I did not get the patch that enables iWork '09 to function on 10.10. I purchased '09 on a DVD and Apple has quit supporting the old iWork. Since I didn't get my '09 from the App store i can't get the patch. I guess I did get the patch on my MBP because it works. Is there anyway I can get iWork '09 to work on Yosemite on my MP?

I was really bummed out at the way Apple dumbed down iWork for the new version in order to make it compatible with iOS. I don't have any desire to use iWork on my iOS but do depend on the features they left out. iWork is so much easier to use than MSW and has almost every thing I need.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Aug 22, 2016 8:53 AM

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Eric Root

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Aug 22, 2016 10:24 AM in response to Bob1177

Have you tried installing iWorks on the 10.9 computer to see if the patch will show in updates?

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Bob1177 Author

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Aug 22, 2016 11:59 AM in response to Eric Root

Yes, but it says that I did not purchase it from the App Store and the patch is not available.

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MichelPM

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Aug 22, 2016 8:55 PM in response to Bob1177

Is this what you are looking for?

This is the only iWork update available.

Download iWork 9.3

Also, see my notes, at the end of this post, to fix iWork issues if the iWorks apps aren't launching properly under OS X 10.8 or 10.9.

What version of iWork do I need to get it to work on OS X 10.8.5?

Good Luck!

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VikingOSX

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Aug 23, 2016 2:51 AM in response to MichelPM

That is the correct, and last Apple iWork update for the iWork '09 DVD applications. It brings the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote applications to v4.3, v2.3, and v5.3 respectively. This update cannot be used to update individual iWork '09 applications that were purchased through the OS X App Store.

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Bob1177 Author

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Aug 23, 2016 2:32 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks MichelPM and VikingOSX. I updated the iWork on my MP 10.9. I was in the process of doing a clean install of 10.10 on a 2nd drive but was unable to install iWork due to a message that said it was not compatible with that system. I was avoiding doing a migration but I guess that's the only way I can get iWork '09 on the 10.10 drive. Any suggestions? Will the updated iWork '09 work on 10.11?

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MichelPM

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Aug 23, 2016 3:22 PM in response to Bob1177

iWork '09, I believe, is not compatible past OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks.

You have to check the Mac App Store for a compatible version of Pages, Numbers and Keynote for OS X 10.10 Yosemite and later.

Pages 5.6.2

Numbers 3.6.2

Keynote 6.6.2

Are all compatible with the last Yosemite update and later versions of OS X.

Good Luck!

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Bob1177 Author

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Aug 23, 2016 6:11 PM in response to MichelPM

But on my MBP 10.10.5 I am using Pages 4.3(1048), Numbers 2.3(554) and Keynote 5.3(1170) so I know they can run on Yosemite. I hope to be able to do that on my MP.

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MichelPM

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Aug 23, 2016 6:48 PM in response to Bob1177

Is the version on your MBP a retail boxed version updated or a the version from the Mac App Store because for some reason, the Mac App Store version is different in installation from the boxed install disc version.

Plus, all of the support page updates are for the boxed version of iWorks.

It's the same sort of issues with install differences with Apple Aperture downloaded from the Mac App Store and installing Aperture and all of its updates from the initial boxed set of discs.

Plus, I seriously doubt iWork '09 will work with OS X10.11 El Capitán as there is an updated version that is currently compatible with El Cap.

You maybe asking for the impossible.

You may have to save two copies of each document you work with so you have a copy compatible with iWork '09 and one you can use with updated versions of the iWorks apps.

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Bob1177 Author

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Aug 23, 2016 7:04 PM in response to MichelPM

Both are the boxed version. I don't need two copies since I only use the older (better - unless iOS compatibility is important). I found the newer "improved" version of Pages to be woefully inadequate for my use. They stripped out several tools that I depend upon. So until they bring the new version up to the capability of the old version, at least in the features that are important to me I am stuck at 10.9 or 10.10. When I compared the two versions a year or two ago there were several new features that were nice. Unfortunately, the ones they left out were are far more important to me.

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MichelPM

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Aug 23, 2016 7:53 PM in response to Bob1177

Yeah,

This is exactly why I have pretty much stayed with Apple's older Apps and ecosystem, too!

Completely understand this!

I am at a loss, however, about how you were able to get iWork '09 to work on one Mac running Yosemite, but not the other on Yosemite.

I am at a loss for any explanation or solution to your issue, at this point.

It might be an issue with hardware? Don't know.

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Bob1177 Author

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Aug 24, 2016 7:16 AM in response to MichelPM

Since the MBP has only one drive I just did the update to Yosemite and didn't have to do a clean install of Pages. I'm going to try a migration now that I am certain that my Pages is up to date. Maybe it was. I don't know. I was hoping for a clean install of all of my software. Actually, the MBP is my wife's and I think she did the update to 10.10 when the popup said there are updates to install.

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