When I try to open a document created in Pages, I get an error message saying "[Document Name" can't be opened."  I don't want to lose hours of work; has anyone else encountered this?

When I try to open a document created in Pages, I get an error message saying "[Document Name" can't be opened."  I don't want to lose hours of work; has anyone else encountered this?

A few general trouble shooting tips that may apply here:
1. If you used Software Update to do the OS update(s) to reach 10.6.7, go to http://support.apple.com/downloads/ and download and apply the Mac OS v10.6.7 Combo Updater. The Combo Updater contains some fixes that were not included in the incremental updaters used by Software Update.
1a. Check that you have the current version of Pages (and of the other iWork applications) installed. All three applications' current version numbers end in .0.5
2. A common cause of malfunctioning applications is a corrupted preferences file (.plist file). Your Pages '09's plist is at yourname > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iWork.pages.plist
Quit Pages, locate the file and Drag it to the Desktop (or to the Trash).
Restart Pages and attempt to open one of the files.
If all is well, Trash the plist file and empty the Trash.
If there's no change, AND you've made changes to the Preferences that you wish to keep, drag the file back to its previous location, replacing any new one that has been created.
Regards,
Barry

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for

  • TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.

    Hi all, I am new to ActionScript and Flash, and I am getting this error: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at jessicaclucas_fla::MainTimeline/stopResumescroll() I have several different clips in on

  • Error while handling special characters ( and &) in Sender File adapter

    Dear All, Scenario: Third Party System --> (File adapter) SAP PI 7.1 (SP05) --> (Proxy) ECC We are receiving CSV file and no mapping is required in PI as all the processing is being done by third party tool. But we are receiving special characters li

  • Safari (os x 10.7.4) not starting

    i am trying to start safari in osx 10.7.4. after the icon jums up&down in the dock the starting-process stops and i get: Process:    Safari [411] Path:        /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari Identifier:  com.apple.Safari Version:    5.

  • Linking Word Docs in RH8 - Need Workflow Critique, Best Practices Tips, etc.

    Me: TCS 2 Writer 2: Word 97, Acrobat Pro 8 Software industry Help File Specs: Using RH8 to output to AIR Help (prior to current project = CHM), approx. 500 topic legacy help system (apparently created several years ago from the Word U.G; no CSH, inde

  • Pages '09: Test for presence of TOC?

    Hi, Is there a way to test the current frontmost document in Pages '09 to see if it contains an automatic table of contents or not, using AppleScript? The only thing I can find in the application's dictionary is a command to insert a TOC. But I'd lik