This document provides two options for sharing Mac Pages files with Microsoft Word users: 1. Export the Pages file to a Word document format, creating two versions of the file. 2. Share the Pages file directly as a Word document via email without creating a duplicate file. From the Pages menu bar, select "Share" then "Word" to compose an email with the attached Word file.

1. Sharing Mac Pages files with Microsoft Word Users
You can open a .Doc Word file on the Mac, but you cannot open a .Pages Mac file
on a PC.
Two ways you can share Mac Pages documents to open on a PC with Word
Option 1: Create two versions of the same file
You can export your Pages document to a Word Doc. You will have two copies of the file: One for
Pages and one for Word. Then you can email the Word document.
Click on File> Export to Word (you can also export as a .PDF file here)
Choose Word and click Next...
Note: .ePub document option is readable on an iPad.
Sharon Thornton- Instructional Media

2. Choose where you want to save the file.
Option 2: Share your Pages document as Word via email.
You can also just “share” your pages doc as a Word or PDF file via email. It will not create a copy of
your file in Word, it just sends Word compatible file via email.
From with the Pages document, click on Share in the menu bar (Note: if you have your screen
maximized, you’ll have to push your mouse up to the top of the screen to reveal the menu bar.)
Click on Share>Word
It will bring up an email window with the Word document.
Sharon Thornton- Instructional Media

3. Notice the file extension below is no longer .Pages (Mac) but .Doc (Word)
Note: you can also share as a PDF file, but when I tried this the screen shots were a little blurry, so I would Export as a
PDF if I need that type of file (Option 1)
Sharon Thornton- Instructional Media