Microsoft Word Mac Guide

A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Office. A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word is a word processing program that was first made public by Microsoft in the early 1980s. It allows users to type and manipulate text in a graphic environment that resembles a page of paper. Open Microsoft Office documents on your Mac You can use the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps to open documents you created with Microsoft Office. Use Pages to open Microsoft Word documents.

You can convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. If you don't have an Apple device, you can use Pages online at iCloud.com.

Convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone or iPad

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages on your iPhone or iPad. Check which formats are compatible with Pages on iPhone and iPad.

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Convert a Pages document in Pages on iPhone or iPad

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

Open the document that you want to convert, then tap the More button .
Tap Export.
Choose a format for your document.
If you chose EPUB, set any additional options.
Choose how you want to send your document, like with Mail or Messages.

Open a file in Pages on iPhone or iPad

To open a file like a Microsoft Word document in Pages on iPhone or iPad, tap the file in the document manager. If you don’t see the document manager, tap Documents (on iPad) or the back button (on iPhone), then tap the file that you want to open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not in a compatible format.

You can also open a file in Pages from a different app like the Files app, or from an email:

Open the other app, then select the document or attachment.
Tap the Share button .
Tap Copy to Pages. The original file remains intact.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. Tap Done to open the document in Pages.

Convert and open documents in Pages for Mac

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages for Mac. Check which formats are compatible.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for Mac

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

Open the Pages document that you want to convert.
Choose File > Export To, then select the format.
In the window that appears, you can choose a different format or set up any additional options. For example, you can require a password to open an exported PDF, choose to use the table of contents in an exported EPUB book, or choose the format for the exported Word document.
Click Next.
Enter a name for your file, then choose a location for the file.
Click Export.

To send a file in a specific format through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or Notes, choose Share > Send a Copy, choose how you want to send the document, then choose a format.

Open a file in Pages for Mac

You can open a file from the Finder or from the Pages app:

From the Finder, Control-click the file, then choose Open With > Pages. If Pages is the only word processor on your Mac, you can just double-click the file.
From the Pages for Mac app, choose File > Open, select the file, then click Open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not a compatible format.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. You might see also see warnings when you open documents created in older versions of Pages.

Open and convert documents in Pages for iCloud

Pages for iCloud lets you open, edit, and share your files from a supported browser on a Mac or PC. Check which file formats are compatible with Pages for iCloud. If you don't have an Apple device, learn how to create an Apple ID.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for iCloud

Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
Click Pages.
In the document manager, click the More button on the file you want to convert, then choose Download a Copy. If you have the document open, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.*
Choose a format for the document. The file starts begins to download to your browser’s download location.

* To convert your document to an EPUB book, open the document, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.

Open a file in Pages for iCloud

Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
Click Pages.
Drag the file you want to upload into the Pages document manager in your browser. Or click the Upload button , select the file, then click Choose.
Double-click the file in the document manager.

Check file format compatibility

Formats you can open in Pages

You can open these file formats in Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com:

All Pages versions
Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
Plain Text files (.txt)

Formats you can convert Pages documents into

Pages on iPhone or iPad:

Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
PDF
EPUB

Pages for Mac:

Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
Plain Text files (.txt)
PDF
EPUB
Pages ‘09

Pages for iCloud:

Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
PDF
EPUB

Learn more

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Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com use the same file format. If you create or edit a document in Pages on one platform, you can open it in Pages on any of the other platforms.
You can update to current versions of Pages on your iPhone or iPad from the App Store. To update Pages on your Mac, use the App Store app on your Mac.
If you convert a Pages document into Pages ’09-compatible document, learn more about changes that happen when you export to iWork ’09.

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