Way to open Pages files in Windows?

[Fifilabelle]

While winzip or winrar will work, i think I've got a simpler solution:

Step 1 - Save the file to your desktop
Step 2 - Right Click the file -> Drag to 'Rename'
Step 3 - Amend '.zip' to the end of the file and hit enter
Step 4 - Open zipped folder and view contents

That's it! I hope this helps

Thanks so much I was looking for this solution after a client sent me .pages and I don't have that on my Mac - works perfectly even though this thread was posted 2 years ago

 

[Charcoalwerks]

While winzip or winrar will work, i think I've got a simpler solution:

Step 1 - Save the file to your desktop
Step 2 - Right Click the file -> Drag to 'Rename'
Step 3 - Amend '.zip' to the end of the file and hit enter
Step 4 - Open zipped folder and view contents

That's it! I hope this helps

This doesn't work for me.

 

[whooleytoo]

This doesn't work for me.

What was the problem for you? Works fine here. Just rename any .pages file to .zip, and you should be able to open that zip and preview the document in pdf format (you won't be able to edit it).

 

[Charcoalwerks]

What was the problem for you? Works fine here. Just rename any .pages file to .zip, and you should be able to open that zip and preview the document in pdf format (you won't be able to edit it).

Not sure. I'm not at work anymore, but in XP I renamed the file with the .zip, then clicked again and it just extracts the same pages file.

 

[whooleytoo]

Not sure. I'm not at work anymore, but in XP I renamed the file with the .zip, then clicked again and it just extracts the same pages file.

That sounds like the .pages file was zipped, instead of simply being renamed with the ".zip" extension. Not sure how that happened, but for me simply renaming the file with the zip extension and unzipping works fine.

 

[Charcoalwerks]

That sounds like the .pages file was zipped, instead of simply being renamed with the ".zip" extension. Not sure how that happened, but for me simply renaming the file with the zip extension and unzipping works fine.

Well thanks anyways but I just decided to do it the easy way. Open it up at home and export it to pdf.

 

[MisterMe]

That sounds like the .pages file was zipped, instead of simply being renamed with the ".zip" extension. Not sure how that happened, but for me simply renaming the file with the zip extension and unzipping works fine.

It is not clear where your source of confusion is. Pages documents were originally bundles. Latter versions of Pages generated .zipped bundles. Pages automatically zips its bundles on Save and unzips them on Open. You seem to believe that the simple act of changing the extension affects the .zip compression. It does not. It merely tells your unzip utility that the file can be unzipped.

 

[whooleytoo]

It is not clear where your source of confusion is. Pages documents were originally bundles. Latter versions of Pages generated .zipped bundles. Pages automatically zips its bundles on Save and unzips them on Open. You seem to believe that the simple act of changing the extension affects the .zip compression. It does not. It merely tells your unzip utility that the file can be unzipped.

No, you seem to be misunderstanding me.

I know that the .pages file is a zip archive with its extension changed; which is why I suggested renaming the file in my first post. Charcoalwerks's reply stated when he opened the zip, it just contained the original .pages file. That, to me, suggests that the .pages file was compressed into a new .zip (a zip within a zip...) instead of simply renaming it.

Hope that clears it up!

 

[awesomenish]

Does anyone have a solution if I have a Pages file and want to open it in Windows without going back to a Mac and converting the file?

use google docs
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/google-docs-viewer-can-now-open-12-more-file-formats-20110221/

 

[GhostDan]

Tried all options

I have tried the options previously stated and none work for me. When I unzip the file, whether it be on my PC or in Google Docs, There are two folders, one called "_MACOSX" and one with the name of my document. Within each of these folders is a set that is the same: There are two folders, one called "data" and one called "metadata." Within these are files I don't recognize. There is also an index.zip file which won't open due to corruption or something. Finally, there are three .jpg files which are all some variation of the preview, but they only show the first page. Extracting them changes nothing.

Edit: To be more accurate, in the "_MACOSX" folder there is a folder with the name of my document and then inside that folder is all the stuff that is also in the identical folder that is not in the "_MACOSX" folder. Not sure if that matters.

 

[afro-ninja]

I have tried the options previously stated and none work for me. When I unzip the file, whether it be on my PC or in Google Docs, There are two folders, one called "_MACOSX" and one with the name of my document. Within each of these folders is a set that is the same: There are two folders, one called "data" and one called "metadata." Within these are files I don't recognize. There is also an index.zip file which won't open due to corruption or something. Finally, there are three .jpg files which are all some variation of the preview, but they only show the first page. Extracting them changes nothing.

Edit: To be more accurate, in the "_MACOSX" folder there is a folder with the name of my document and then inside that folder is all the stuff that is also in the identical folder that is not in the "_MACOSX" folder. Not sure if that matters.

I don't know if this still works, but the Google Docs method required the .pages file, not renamed to .zip

 

[GhostDan]

I don't know if this still works, but the Google Docs method required the .pages file, not renamed to .zip

Yeah, I thought about that, but when I put that in it doesn't work either.

Something that might be important: when I received the file it was actually already zipped. It was called GonzalezResponse.pages.zip I originally eliminated the .pages part to try unzipping it. Then when I went to Google Docs, I tried the opposite, eliminating the .zip part. Neither worked.

 

[BaldiMac]

There is a new solution to the problem that didn't exist when this thread started. You can now open a Pages document using the Pages web app at iCloud.com.

 

[GhostDan]

There is a new solution to the problem that didn't exist when this thread started. You can now open a Pages document using the Pages web app at iCloud.com.

Cool. Not sure I can try that right now though. It says I need to upgrade my account to iCloud drive. Does that cost anything? Also it says that our iPhone has to be upgraded to iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite. I'm not sure I can do this without messing anything up, as the iPhone is my mother's and she is currently having other issues with it and the cloud.

I appreciate the knowledge either way, for future reference, but is there any other option, in case this one is not viable?

 

[Col Ronson]

Cool. Not sure I can try that right now though. It says I need to upgrade my account to iCloud drive. Does that cost anything? Also it says that our iPhone has to be upgraded to iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite. I'm not sure I can do this without messing anything up, as the iPhone is my mother's and she is currently having other issues with it and the cloud.

I appreciate the knowledge either way, for future reference, but is there any other option, in case this one is not viable?

pages (online at icloud.com) is free for anyone with an icloud account. If you're using pages on a map, it should upload to ur icloud automatically if you link it.