newhitman
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Q: Problem opening Pages

Yesterday I installed an update on my iMac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 and today I can't open any of my Pages files because it says "required index.xml file is missing".  Help!

iMac, iOS 10, El Capitan

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 7:26 AM

by PeterBreis0807,Solvedanswer
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A:

Rubber Stamp:

 

PeterBreis0807  wrote:

 

You have tried to open a Pages 5.x file with Pages '09.

 

right click on the file and open it with Pages 5.x (the orange icon).

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 11:50 AM

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  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Sep 22, 2016 7:30 AM in response to newhitman
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    Sep 22, 2016 7:30 AM in response to newhitman

    DId you update Pages too, open the Mac App Store and check for updates. If any updates appear please install them.

     

     

    BTW, I am asking the moderators to move this thread to the Pages forum.

  • by VikingOSX,Helpful

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Sep 23, 2016 5:57 AM in response to newhitman
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    Sep 23, 2016 5:57 AM in response to newhitman

    Solution: Quit Pages '09, and then double-click on that Pages v5 document to open it in your version of Pages v5.

     

    Pages v5 documents are not backwards compatible with Pages '09, and if you try to open one with the older Pages, you will be scolded about the missing index.xml file that Pages '09 requires.

     

    When you click on the red traffic light from the document's title bar, it closes the document, but does not close the application. Thus, Pages '09 continues to run, and intercept efforts to open any Pages document.

  • by PeterBreis0807,Solvedanswer

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Sep 22, 2016 11:50 AM in response to newhitman
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    Sep 22, 2016 11:50 AM in response to newhitman

    Rubber Stamp:

     

    PeterBreis0807  wrote:

     

    You have tried to open a Pages 5.x file with Pages '09.

     

    right click on the file and open it with Pages 5.x (the orange icon).

  • by newhitman,

    newhitman newhitman Sep 22, 2016 11:54 AM in response to PeterBreis0807
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    Sep 22, 2016 11:54 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

    It worked, but that is weird, because it was already in the newer pages (orange icon).  But just now after I opened it according to your directions, I tried editing it, saving it, and opening again just as usual, and it works now!  Guess I'll have to do that with all pages files now!  Thanx!