If I change my Apple ID on my mac?

I have a macbook pro and I want to change my Apple ID to a new one. However, I bought a program for my mac, which cost me money, it was Pages. So my question is, if i change my Apple ID to a new one, is the program going to be erased? or when I am going to update it, can I do it from my new account?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
If you change the Apple ID, you won't lose the application, but you won't be able to update it unless you set up the old Apple ID in the Mac App Store in order to update it. If you want to update Pages with your new Apple ID, you will have to purchase it again because Apple doesn't allow you to transfer purchases between two Apple IDs

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Hi NicWood,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
In the Settings app on your iPhone, have you signed out of your iTunes account and signed in with the new Apple ID? Here are a few articles that explain what to do when you make changes to your Apple ID:
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621?viewlocale=en_US
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
iTunes (including iTunes Genius, iTunes Home Sharing, iTunes Match, iTunes Store, and iTunes U)
iOS 6 and later: Go to Settings > iTunes App Store.
If you signed out before changing your Apple ID, enter your current Apple ID to sign in.
If you're still signed in with your previous Apple ID, tap your previous Apple ID and tap Sign Out. Then enter your current Apple ID to sign in.
Cheers,
- Judy

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That Apple ID is already established; I use it for my mobileme account (and posting here).
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I just changed my apple ID name.
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The situation is like this:
1. I can not find how to change the apple ID on my air. When there are updates available, I was asked to enter my password.
However, the apple iD was the old one. I do not know how to change it.

Continued:
2. After changing the apple ID, I heard that all the softwares need to be re installed because they belong to the old ID.
Is that true and is there any ways to avoid this.
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Thanks.

This is the kind of question where it helps to know what you are trying to achieve since the way you phrased the question has several interpretations. CarolynSamit gave you one, here's another two:
Apple ID Support - http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/ -> Apple ID FAQ http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
"How do I change my Apple ID Name or personal information?
You can change your Apple ID Name at My Apple ID. Select your country and language, enter your desired changes, then click the Continue button. Changes take effect immediately. You can also use My Apple ID to change your personal information, such as your mailing address or email address. See How to change the name you use for your Apple ID if you'd like more information."
How to change the name you use for your Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE40
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First of all, log out of your old Apple ID on iTunes. Open iTunes and go to Store menu (on the menu bar) > Deauthorize this Computer. Then, go to Store menu > Sign Out, and sign in with your new Apple ID.
After that, open the Mac App Store, and go to Store menu (on the menu bar) > Sign Out. Sign in with your new Apple ID.
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If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple ID and that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
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well actually I have a problem, I have a Visa card and as I recieved a gift card from my friend from USA, aftrer redeeming the card and spend it through app strore, now, I have 0.98$ and I can't spend for other apps since there is not any app which is exactly 0.98$ . So I've tried several times to get back to my visa card to go to appstore and buy my favorate apps, but the matter is that my visa is from Canada and I recieved a notice in which untill I didn't spenc the 0.98$, I'm not able to change my location and this really is a big problem for me. Would you please fix the problem that I can change my apple ID location to use my visa card?
Moreover I have to say that as I go to a trip several times a year, I prefere to use giftcards insted of my visacard specially when I'm not in canada, and most goftcards sold in these countries are from US. So It would be a big problem that I always should email apple support inorder to do sth to allow me to change my location scince I would like to have my visa also.
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Pooria
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Pooria
Contact Apple. Before you do, think about telling the story in order
I travel a lot
I have a balance that prevents me from transacting with Apple... please help me.
I prefer to use Gift Cards, is this wise?
What would you suggest to achieve my goal of [ whatever your reason may be for your current methods ] ?

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