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I need Pages 09 back!!

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ministerman

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Dec 19, 2011
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Nashville, TN
Okay, here's the deal. I had an office computer. I was told I would get a new computer, and to sell the current Macbook Pro. I had not updated to Yosemite yet. I also had never updated Pages because I had done so on my home Mac and HATED it.

So now, I have a macbook that has been wiped completely clean, and now runs Yosemite, and sadly, only could get the newest version of Pages on it. I still run Pages 09 on one other computer. I want to get it on my work computer.

I had originally purchased iWork's 09 from the App store too, so there's no disc.

Please, please, please - somebody help me!
 
I believe you can just rename the folder where Pages exist before you install the older version. Tbh, I don't use iWork any longer so I can't say for sure.
 
ministerman said:
Okay - so if i find an iWork disk on eBay/amazon - i can uninstall what I have now, and install it no problem? or is there some sort of work around I have to do?
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maflynn said:
I believe you can just rename the folder where Pages exist before you install the older version. Tbh, I don't use iWork any longer so I can't say for sure.
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You are correct. However, if you have both versions installed, the system will always attempt to open an iWork file with the latest version (at least when I last had both installed).

FYI, you should be able to find an iWork 09 disc for approx. $10 USD from reputable sellers on eBay.
 
Okay - so I have my iWork 09 disc in hand that I bought off the internet. I have the newest version of pages installed that I no longer want to use.

Should I uninstall Pages/etc before i install the iWork disc?

I want to make sure this works!
 
Since you'll never use the newer version sure. You can always reinstall it via the purchased tab in the MAS.
 
question - is there any way to update my Pages 09 to the newest version of Pages 09 without changing over to the latest version of Pages? There were several updates made on 09, and I'd love to have them too (although the original version of 09 is ten times better than the new one.)
 
If that new work computer doesn't have much on it, consider moving anything new you've put on it (files, folders, etc) off of it (so that it's back to being close to how it was when purchased new). Then hook up the old Mac that has the latest version of Pages 09 on it and try migration assistant. I suspect it will import that (latest version) of Pages 09 to the new Mac.
 
sracer said:
You are correct. However, if you have both versions installed, the system will always attempt to open an iWork file with the latest version (at least when I last had both installed).

FYI, you should be able to find an iWork 09 disc for approx. $10 USD from reputable sellers on eBay.
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Actually, in Yosemite if you change the default application in the "Open In" dialog it sticks, even if it is an older app version. At least, that's how it was in the betas. I was pleasantly surpassed.


OP, if you still have Pages '09 on your home computer, drag the application from the application folder to a flash drive and then from the flash drive to the applications folder on your work Mac. On first launch it will create the necessary library files and preferences. That's how I installed it on other Macs.
 
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