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How to Open a Pages File on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to view the text, graphics, and images in a Pages file, using a desktop computer. The Pages app is exclusive to Mac OS, but you can still see a preview of the file on Windows. Open the folder containing your...
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Using Windows

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    Open the folder containing your Pages file. Browse your files in a file explorer window, and find the Pages file you want to open.
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    Right-click the Pages file. This will open your right-click options on a drop-down menu.
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    Click Rename on the right-click menu. This option will allow you to edit your file's name.
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    Replace the .pages extension with .zip. Delete the Pages extension at the end of your file's current name, and replace it with a Zip extension. This will allow you to open the file's contents as a Zip archive.
    1. If you're prompted to confirm your decision to change the file extension, click Yes.
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    Right-click your file. This will open your right-click menu.
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    Hover over Open with on the right-click menu. A list of recommended applications will pop up.
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    Select Windows Explorer on the Open with menu. This will open the contents of your Pages file as a Zip archive.
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    Double-click the preview file. This is a JPG image file that shows a high-resolution preview of your Pages file. You can view all the text, graphics, and images in the file here.
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Using Mac

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    Open the App Store on your Mac. The App Store icon looks like a white "A" in a blue circle. You can find it in your Applications folder.
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    Click the Search box. It's in the upper-right corner of the App Store window.
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    Search Pages on the App Store. Enter your keyword into the Search box, and hit ⏎ Return on your keyboard. This will list all the matching results on a new page.
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    Click the GET button next to the Pages app. Pages should be the at the top of your search results.
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    Click the green INSTALL APP button. This will download and install the Pages app on your Mac.
    1. You may be prompted to confirm your action in a pop-up window here. In this case, sign in with your Apple ID and password to confirm.
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    Find and double-click the Pages file on your computer. This will open the file in the Pages app. You can view and edit it here.
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