Setting Pages '08 as my default program to open word documents

I need to figure out how to make Pages the default software for opening Word documents. Right now when I go to open them I have to move them from my email to my desktop and then open Pages and say open an existing document. Is there anyway to set it so that I can just click on the document and it automatically knows to open in Pages?
Thanks

Velmy,
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. Now, when you double-click on one of these files, it will open in Pages.
-Dennis

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