Is there a way to open doc files in Pages by default?

I am new to Mac's, previous PC user. anyhow, just got a new MacBook Pro and love it. I purchased iWorks and am using Pages to create and open Word documents.
My question is what steps should I take to have Pages open Word docs by default. Right now when I try to open a Word doc downloaded from another location, it tries to use the trial version of Word for Mac.
Thanks.
Bill

Welcome to Apple Discussions Bill
Highlight a known Word document in the Finder, highlight it & choose Get Info from the File menu. In the Get Info box, click the triangle next to "Open With." Click on this drop-down menu & choose Pages. If Pages is not a choice, choose "Other" & navigate to the Pages application. Now click the "Change" button under the text that asks if you want to open all documents like this with Pages. You can then double-click the Word documents & they will open in Pages. Note that the icon for the Word files will have a plain, white icon. Repeat with Excel/Numbers & PowerPoint/Keynote.

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