Pages 09 won't open .pages document

Received a pages file from a colleague. When I double click to open it, Pages starts, then I get get the message: The document "xxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx.pages" could not be read. The document does not have a valid format. What the heck does that mean??? How can I open it?

Prior to pages '09 pages saved its product as packages, not individual files. '09 has the option of saving as package, but that is not the default. Packages can not be successfully emailed unless first archived. You will have to ask the sender to resend it as an archived zip file or if they have pages '09 to uncheck the save as package in preferences. This is the way it is.

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I agree with weathertx.
What in the h*** are they doing?
I hit the ALL STOP butting on upgrading to Mavericks when stuff started going sideways - this is just the latest.
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Here's another version of Peggy's instructions for getting to the file:
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Barry
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How come pages won't open PDF files made by Pages?
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I was delighted when I signed up for Pages. Clunky yes, but it worked. I've been a graphic designer on a Mac for 25 plus years and have logged too many horror stories of "upgrade" wars which cost me massive lost time, data and money forcibly extracted just so I could finish a project.
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Thanks for letting me vent. I'm determined to keep my equipment and software up to date so I can enjoy the skills I've acquired, but I completely cringe at Apple's antics. I truly hate it when I have to respond to some new "tip" or product offer. BooHiss. Happy Turkey Day. Pages is a "turkey" program.
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