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If you can't open or save changes to a shared file

When you try to collaborate on Pages, Numbers, or Keynote files with other users, you might get an alert that the owner is using an older version.

No alt supplied for Image To prevent these alerts in the future, the owner of the file should update to the most recent version of Pages, Numbers, or Keynote.

If you use Pages 6 or later, Numbers 4 or later, or Keynote 7 or later for Mac

If you're collaborating on a document, spreadsheet, or presentation, you might see an alert like this if the owner uses Pages 5.6, Numbers 3.6, or Keynote 6.6:

An alert dialog box in Pages, titled "Hold that thought!", with the message "The owner edited this document in an older version of Pages. You'll be able to edit as soon as they update." The alert also shows a Pages document icon and "Learn More" and "Close Document" buttons.

If you have unsaved changes, and the owner edits or saves the document using Pages 5.6, Numbers 3.6, or Keynote 6.6, you'll see an alert like this. You can use it to save your edits as a separate copy.

Screenshot of an alert dialog box titled "Hold that thought!" warning that unsaved changes might be lost if the file owner uses an older app version.

If you use Pages 3 or later, Numbers 3 or later, or Keynote 3 or later for iOS

If you're collaborating on a document, spreadsheet, or presentation you might see an alert like this if the owner uses Pages 2.6, Numbers 2.6, or Keynote 2.6:

Alert message indicating collaboration issues because the file owner is using an older version of Pages, Numbers, or Keynote on iOS.

If you have unsaved changes, and the owner edits or saves the document using Pages 2.6, Numbers 2.6, or Keynote 2.6, you'll see an alert like this. You can it to save your edits as a separate copy.

Screenshot of an alert message indicating that the file owner is using an older version of Pages, Numbers, or Keynote.
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