Document created in 2011 in Pages.

I have a document created in 2011 in Pages. When trying to open it now I get the message "This document can't be opened because it's too old. To open it, save it with Pages '09 first." How on earth do I do that?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Kathy

Hi Kathy,
You are in the iWork for iOS forum. I think you will need access to a Mac to update your files. I think the fixes offered here for numbers will relate to your pages docs also.
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