Can you open a Pages document on a PC?

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Level 2

187 points

Can you open a Pages document on a PC?

Hi,

My sister did a resume on Pages on her home computer (we have Macs at home) and then she went to work today on her PC and asked me to e-mail her resume. She can't open it now, is it possible for her to do this. She did try some unzip apps that are on her PC like Winzip etc. but couldn't open it.

I keep thinking it must be possible and I did send it as a windows friendly when I e-mailed it.

S.

iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 17" & 1.67GHz PowerPC G4 512 MB DDR SDRAM, Mac OS X (10.4.9), itunes 7.0.2

Posted on Apr 4, 2007 11:10 AM

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Answer 1

Tulse

Level 5

5,812 points

Apr 4, 2007 11:53 AM in response to spiralgirl

Pages files can't be read directly on the PC -- there is no application that supports them (e.g., Word cannot open a Pages file). If a Pages document needs to be editing on a PC, you first need to Export the document as a Word file (or an RTF file).

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Answer 2

Paul - UK

Level 2

200 points

Apr 4, 2007 1:38 PM in response to spiralgirl

Select file...print and then click on PDF and save as a PDF. Email the PDF and, assuming acrobrat is on the PC, she can view, print it.

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Answer 3

spiralgirl Author

Level 2

187 points

Apr 4, 2007 6:16 PM in response to Tulse

Tulse,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've just sent them off to her and it is nice to have the edit option as well.

S.

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Answer 4

spiralgirl Author

Level 2

187 points

Apr 4, 2007 6:17 PM in response to Paul - UK

Paul,

Okay really you both solved my problem and so I wish I had the option to give two solved stars.

Thanks for letting me know another way to do this. I tried this option out as well.

S.

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