Convert Pages documents to PDF, Microsoft Word, and more

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

1. Open the document that you want to convert.
2. On iPhone, tap the More button . On iPad, tap the document name in the toolbar. If you don't see the document name, tap the More button.
3. Tap Export.
   
4. Choose a format for your document.
5. If you chose EPUB, set any additional options.
6. Choose how you want to send your file, like with Mail or Messages. Or to save the file on your device or to iCloud Drive, choose Save to Files, then choose a location.

To open a file like a Microsoft Word document in Pages on iPhone or iPad, tap the file in the document manager. If you don’t see the document manager, tap the Back button , then tap the file that you want to open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not in a compatible format.

You can also open a file in Pages from a different app like the Files app, or from an email:

1. Open the other app, then select the document or attachment.
2. Tap the Share button .
3. Tap Copy to Pages. The original file remains intact.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. Tap Done to open the document in Pages.

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

1. Open the Pages document that you want to convert.
2. Choose File > Export To, then select the format.
3. In the window that appears, you can choose a different format or set up any additional options. For example, you can require a password to open an exported PDF, choose to use the table of contents in an exported EPUB book, or choose the format for the exported Word document.
   
4. Click Next. 
5. Enter a name for your file, then choose a location for the file.
6. Click Export.

You can open a file from the Finder or from the Pages app:

• From the Finder, Control-click the file, then choose Open With > Pages. If Pages is the only word processor on your Mac, you can just double-click the file.
• From the Pages for Mac app, choose File > Open, select the file, then click Open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not a compatible format.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. You might see also see warnings when you open documents created in older versions of Pages.

1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
2. Click Pages.
3. In the document manager, click the More button  on the file you want to convert, then choose Download a Copy. If you have the document open, click the Tools button  in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.*
4. Choose a format for the document. The file starts begins to download to your browser’s download location.

* To convert your document to an EPUB book, open the document, click the Tools button  in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.

1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
2. Click Pages.
3. Drag the file you want to upload into the Pages document manager in your browser. Or click the Upload button , select the file, then click Choose.
4. Double-click the file in the document manager.

You can open these file formats in Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com:

• All Pages versions
• Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
• Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
• Plain Text files (.txt)

* If you need to export to Microsoft Office legacy formats like .doc, .xls, or .ppt, you can export to the current XML format instead, then open the file in the equivalent Office app to export to the older format.