Why can't I open my .ai file on a Mac that I made on a Microsoft Windows pc?

I am using a trial version of Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 on a Microsoft Windows 7 pc at work and neither my teacher nor myself could open the .ai file on Macs? Was that a fluke or more likely a recurring problem and is there a solution?

Try saving the PC version as an .eps file with a Preview > 8-bit Macintosh in the Save As dialog box.  It could be the preview format.  Another option would be to Save As > Adobe PDF on the PC and see if you can open that on the Mac.  You may have to open the PDF using Acrobat > Save As > Postscript or even EPS.  Then try opening that using the Mac.  You could also try Preview ( Mac ) > Open > Save As > look for something that will open in Illustrator like PDF.

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