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My client sent me some documents that I need to edit. Problem is, I’m running Microsoft Windows 10 and they’re on a Mac OS X system. The files are in “Pages” format. Is there an easy way to convert them to Word documents on a PC?
Well, there’s no “easy” way to do this as the programs use relatively incompatible file formats, and there’s no app or program for the Windows side that lets you read Pages documents, but don’t give up hope: turns out that Apple’s done a boffo job of reproducing the functionality of its Office apps (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) within a Web browser and that you can sign up and use these apps through Apple’s iCloud service for free.
It’s a bit of work, but it’s most assuredly doable, and after you’ve done it once or twice, you’ll find that it’s quite quick to log in to your iCloud account, upload the Pages files, then re-download them, converted into Microsoft Word .docx files.
Let me take you through the steps…
The first thing to know is that you can be lulled into a false sense of confidence about the process by right-clicking on one of the Pages files, as I show here with “melinda.pages” on my own Windows 10 system:
It says “Open in iCloud.com” but I’ve never been able to get that to work, even when I have a browser open that’s logged in to the iCloud service. On the other hand, it’s a good reminder of how to accomplish the task, so let’s open up a Web browser and go to iCloud.com:
You can click on “Don’t have an Apple ID? Create yours now.” easily enough, but as I write this, Apple’s also highlighting that you can use the service for free with a banner on the top of the page too:
Either way, an email address and a password are all you need.
Google App For Mac Pages On Windows 10
Once you’re signed in, you can see the full palette of tools and features:
We’re only interested in the word processing and document layout program Pages, so click on that one (the lower left icon).