iWork 9.3 won't update

Hi owlrose,

The n.3 versions are the last updates for the iWork '09 applications.

The iWork '09 applications will run well in El Capitan, as will the version(s) that follow those—Numbers 3, Pages 5 and Keynote 6. These versions, which for Numbers and Pages were from-the-ground-up rewrites, are no longer available from Apple, and were never released on 'hard' media. They were superceded by Numbers 4, Pages 6, and Keynote 7, all of which require macOS Sierra (10.12.x) as their minimum OS level.

As Peggy noted, you should be able to download the current versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote after upgrading your OS to Sierra. In the meantime your n.3 updates of the iWork applications will serve you well.

Regards,

Barry

Apple only keeps the current version of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote in the Mac App Store, and does not provide any other means of obtaining previous full installers of these applications. The time is past to obtain anything newer from Apple than the iWork Update 9.3 that you have already applied to your iWork '09 applications — since you are not able to update to macOS Sierra on that mid-2007 iMac.

As it turns out, Pages '09 v4.3 is more capable, and stable on El Capitan, with more retained, practical functionality than if you had macOS Sierra with the new applications.

The "latest" versions, Numbers 4 as well as Pages 6 & Keynote 7 require Sierra, macOS 12.x. You need to update the OS before you can update the apps.