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iWork won't open .doc .xls files!?! (snow leopard)
- Thread starter Chase R
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Probably the most common cause is a password-protected file. You'll have to use Office or an Office clone - NeoOffice or Open Office.
Rosetta is NOT needed for iWork. The apps have been universal binary since iWork '06.
Rosetta is NOT needed for iWork. The apps have been universal binary since iWork '06.
It's not a password protected file, none of mine are. They opened fine in 10.5 but not in 10.6.
It's weird because Pages can save files as .doc, but it can't open them back up.
Make sure you are using the latest version. For iWork '08 that is Pages 3.0.3 & Numbers 1.0.3. For iWork '09 it's Pages 4.0.2 & Numbers 2.0.2. I don't use Keynote, but it should also be updated.
If you're not running the latest versions & Software Update says your software is up to date, make sure the applications are where the installer initially put them. The updaters are very picky. If the location is not where the updater is programmed to look or if the folder doesn't have the name the updater looks for, it will not work. The applications cannot be renamed or moved. They must be in the iWork '08 or iWork '09 folder in Applications. That iWork folder must be named iWork '08 or iWork '09. If it doesn't have the '08 or '09 Software Update won't find them & the updaters won't work.
If you're not running the latest versions & Software Update says your software is up to date, make sure the applications are where the installer initially put them. The updaters are very picky. If the location is not where the updater is programmed to look or if the folder doesn't have the name the updater looks for, it will not work. The applications cannot be renamed or moved. They must be in the iWork '08 or iWork '09 folder in Applications. That iWork folder must be named iWork '08 or iWork '09. If it doesn't have the '08 or '09 Software Update won't find them & the updaters won't work.