Making PAGES your default word processor

how do I make Pages my default word processor, so that when I open a .doc from my desktop it opens in Pages instead of Word??

glory,
Welcome to Apple discussions.
You can set .doc files to open in Pages, and it’s surprisingly easy: just go to the Finder, single-click on any .doc file, then type command-I (Get Info). Click on the Open With... menu and select Pages (or navigate to Pages if it’s not in the menu). To make all .doc files open in Pages, click on the Change All button.
-Dennis

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In reading the system topics, there was a nice simple help solution. Find a .doc file. Do a Get Info (CMD-I) on the file and then under the File Options choose Pages, and indicate that this works for all .doc files.
BUT... Wunderkind Apple Engineers who put ease-of-use above everything, that is still about four steps harder than going into the PREFERENCES on either PAGES or Text Edit, or even having a centralized prefs in the System Preferences Panel that lets you pick and choose what APPs run what files.
How about sticking a check box into the APP to change it over? Or is that offending the powers-that-be in Redmond so badly that they might do to Office what they did to Internet Explorer on the Mac?
iWork outshines Office. Give us an easier route to LIVE MICROSOFT FREE!
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Dennis:
Lets clarify. In Pages:
File>Preferences
Do you want Pages to be your default reader for:
CHECKBOX - .doc (Word Files)
CHECKBOX - .txt, csv (Text Files)
Do you want Pages to automatically save a Word file of your document:
PULLDOWN: In addition to creating a pages file; (Indicate where page may be placed)
Instead of creating a pages file;
And Yes, for the end-user who is new to Macs or new to computers in general, simplifying the handling of documents to a preference in the System controls would make sense. Then each App wouldn't have to do it, or could modify the central file if say Firefox wanted to be your browser/handler of choice, and asked you if you want it to be the primary control of that kind of content. Why shouldn't Pages be able to ask/set up the program easily so that the user can just get about the business of using the program? Your solution is nice, but it is still at a level that you have to be comfortable with working with files and GET INFO, which, while it doesn't phase you or me, would freak out my technophobic 14 year old daughter or my wife.

Default word processor??

How can I set Pages (or Word, for that matter) as the default word processor for opening attached documents in Mail? They always used to open automatically in Word, but someone has changed the settings somehow and now everything opens in TextEdit!!

Select the icon of one of these files
press cmd + I (⌘-I) to display the Show Info dialog.
choose a new parent program from the popup menu (Pages for instance)
click in the button entitled "Change All"
After that, every file of this kind will be open by the selected program.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 5 avril 2008 14:51:53)

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Sorry for sucking up so much topic space, but I spent the better part of an hour trying to figure out how to change my legitimate MS word 2004 to the default word processor from the test drive version that comes on the MBP. Everytime I click on a MS word file I get an error message because I deleted the test drive version that was set as the default to open the word documents--how do i change this???
Any ideas? Seriously, I googled it and everything, it must be more simple than this!

Hi seagonus,
If you have removed the test drive from your computer, and now have the full version of Office installed, highlight the file, click on the More Info tab to the right. A box will open that will have a drop down that says "open with" . In the list you will see the option for Microsoft Word (default). If this doesn't work, then you haven't truly removed the test drive, and that could be the problem. If so run the uninstaller again that comes in your MS Office folder under "Additional Tools". Good luck!

Using "Pages" as my word processor I can not print a Standard page. Trying to print several copies of a single page gives me every thing parented back to back. What do I do to fix this?

Using "Pages" as my word processor I can not print a Standard page. Trying to print several copies of a single page gives me every thing parented back to back. What do I do to fix this? (Using iMac OS 10.9.1 and Canon iP4200 printer)

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How do I make Pages the default word processing program?

How do I make Pages the default word processing program, including Appleworks files?
I want any Appleworks file I open to open in Pages - is there a setting to make that happen?

Hello ADW,
To change the default programme used to open a filetype, Get Info on one of the files you are looking to set, the change the Open With selection to Pages.
Then click on Use this application to open all documents like this one.
You will have to repeat this for each file type you want to use that way.
Have a wonderful day!
-=C=-

Default word processor in OS X

It seems there is an app called TextEdit in OS X, so if I'm mostly just going to be emailing and typing up some occasional documents, does that mean I probably wouldn't need MS Word or Pages? i.e. I don't need Office or iWork to get a lot out of a Macbook, right?
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Hi, C.M. Welcome to the Discussions.
While TextEdit can support tables, embedded images, lists, and import/export in Word format, the actual performance of these features is not, IMO, up to par with Word or other word processors. For example, table import and export is often problematic. There's little flexibility w.r.t. page numbering and other features one comes to expect from a true word processor. Therefore, what you mean by "occasional documents" is very important.
The following applications are frequently mentioned in discussions of MS Word alternatives. They each have their adherents and fans. In alphabetical order:
• AppleWorks, essentially been superseded by Pages.
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• ThinkFree Office
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You can investigate other solutions by searching MacUpdate or Version Tracker. The user-submitted reviews accompanying the listings can be helpful in sorting the wheat from the chaff.
You must compare your requirements against the features of each package to determine the one that best meets your needs.
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Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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How do I make Pages the default program for opening text documents? Every time I open a text doc it launches in TextEdit. This must be an easy fix, but I can't seem to figure it out.

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Ric,
Thanks for the advice. As soon as you mentioned it, it all came back to me. However, my initial thinking was that you could set it as a preference from either Pages or TextEdit preferences. Kind of like you do in Safari where you can set your web browser to be the default web browser, whether you want Safari, Firefox, Opera or whatever. When that option didn't present itself, I came here. Thanks for your answer. It solved the problem. As an aside, I was under the impression that MS Word users would be able to open attachments created in Pages. I know that you can open MS word docs in pages, but when I tried to send a file I created in pages to someone who uses a PC, he couldn't open it. Any insights?
Thanks again.

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So what happened to the "data" in my original file and copy file...Please help me...LOL i do have a hard copy so i can make another table, but sometimes i forget to change the hard copy if i make 1 change or so in the computer file.
I mainly worry is this a security issue, does this possibly mean my files have been hacked. I have tried other files and they are opening and closing fine, and no loss of data.
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I did find my file on the external drive with the data in it, so i made a copy of it...still would like to know what may have happened to the original file...

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How can make the work area the size of the screen and make the control the size of the letters in the work area?
Background:(Useful if you don't understand the question only)
In word and in Mac ODT the while page is filled with the text but not page. I asked and read the manual. First I asked phone support about it, I called for another reason, and they said want the window to fill the computer screen no problem just pull it to the screen size unfortunately the text stays where it is not helpful. So I get the manual and its says no problem go to view and make it fit the with of the page. Now I have a giant letters and unreadable words.
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1. What is "Mac ODT"?
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There is also no idea of a mechanical printing forme with composition and illustration wedged in place by furniture, or of a photo-mechanical printing form with composition and illustration pasted into place on the printing forme that has become a sheet of film.
To start everyday endusers off from scratch, they should have a film to watch. Steven Fry, who does a wonderful Jeeves, recently did a program for the BBC on reconstructing the machine that made us what we are, the Gutenberg press.
Something like that is what it takes to understand the difference between the single column mode and the multiple column mode of Pages.
Best,
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Why Doesn't Making iTunes Your Default Media Player Always Work?

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I have iWork and Microsoft Office installed on my MacBook Pro. I've been having troubles with formatting in Word, but I don't want to delete Office just yet. Is there a way I can make Pages my default word processor? I know the option usually pops up when you first open the program, but that didn't happen. I'm not sure if the fact that Word was used previously has any impact on that. Can anyone tell me how to set Pages as default?
Thank you in advance.

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