Use iTunes or the Finder to transfer Pages documents
If your Mac has macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier installed, you can use iTunes on your computer to transfer documents directly between your iPhone or iPad and your computer. If your Mac has macOS Catalina 10.15 installed, you can use the Finder to transfer documents between devices. This method is useful for transferring documents when you aren’t using iCloud.
You can also transfer Microsoft Word documents this way, then open them in Pages.
Transfer documents from your computer with iTunes
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and open iTunes on your computer if it doesn’t open automatically.
After a moment, the Device button appears in iTunes (near the top-left corner of the window).
In iTunes, click the Device button, then click File Sharing in the sidebar.
In the list on the left, select the Pages app, then click Add.
Select the document, then click Add.
The document appears in the Pages Documents list in iTunes.
Open Pages on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap the Files app on the Home screen, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then tap On My iPad.
To open the document on your device, tap the Pages folder, then tap the document thumbnail.
Transfer documents to your computer with iTunes
If the document isn’t already saved on your device, move the document to your device.
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and open iTunes on your computer if it doesn’t open automatically.
After a moment, the Device button appears in iTunes (near the top-left corner of the window).
In iTunes, click the Device button, then click File Sharing in the sidebar.
In the list on the left, select the Pages app, then select the document you want to transfer.
Click Save, choose a location, then click Save.
Transfer documents from your computer with the Finder
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer (with macOS Catalina installed), then open the Finder.
After a moment, the device appears in the Finder window sidebar.
Select the device in the sidebar, then choose Files in the main window below the device information.
Drag the document file you want to move to the Pages folder.
The document appears below Pages in the Finder window.
Click Sync, then wait for the sync to complete.
Tap the Files app on the Home screen, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then tap On My iPad.
To open the document on your device, tap the Pages folder, then tap the document thumbnail.
Transfer documents to your computer with the Finder
If the document isn’t already saved on your device, move the document to your device.
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer (with macOS Catalina installed), then open the Finder.
After a moment, the device appears in the Finder window sidebar.
Select the device in the sidebar, then choose Files in the main window below the device information.
Open the folder for the Pages app, select the document you want to transfer, then drag it to a new location on your computer.