Setting iwork 08 as default programs

Can pages, numbers and keynote be set as the default programs for opening MS office files?
Edit:
OK I found it - right click .doc, .xls, etc file > open with > other > choose corresponding iwork program > check always open with. Although it looks like this only works for one file at a time, it doesn't open all corresponding MS files with iwork. So I'd still like to know if there is a way to do that.

Yes, you can. The icons of those documents will not take on the icon of the corresponding iWork application though, they will be a plain, white document.
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. Repeat with Numbers for Excel documents & Keynote for PowerPoint.

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