Can MS Office or OpenOffice.org open Pages documents from an iPad?

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Maybe the asker doesn't want to buy Pages without knowing how useful it is. Or maybe the asker wants to know whether they can send Pages documents to their Windows-using associates. — Kristopher Johnson, Aug 16, 2010 at 22:34
I hope to buy an iPad this week. I'm considering my options here. — Moshe, Aug 17, 2010 at 0:18

ghoppe · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-16 22:43:41Z

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As per the Apple Support Technote, Pages for iPad does support export to Microsoft Word 97 or later.

Opening the Pages documents directly, though, is an unlikely proposition.

This MacWorld article outlines the limitations of editing MS Word documents on the iPad.

answered Aug 16, 2010 at 22:43

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Don · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-16 22:42:14Z

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Not sure about OpenOffice, but unfortunately Office cannot open Pages documents.

ETA: after a fair amount of Googling, it's safe to say that OpenOffice can't open Pages documents either.

answered Aug 16, 2010 at 22:28

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What does ETA stand for?
– Moshe
Aug 17, 2010 at 0:18
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I'm thinking "Edited To Add" but I'm not 100% sure.
– Vervious
Aug 17, 2010 at 0:38
Ya, "Edited to Add".. It's an old message board acronym..
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Aug 17, 2010 at 0:41

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paradroid · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-09 19:39:36Z

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A good alternative is using the Office Web Apps on the iPad, which would allow to create and edit Office format files stored on Windows Live SkyDrive.

answered Aug 9, 2011 at 19:39

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This works best with a 3G enabled iPad. Not everyone has that.
– Moshe
Aug 9, 2011 at 20:02
@Moshe: I spend 90% of my day in areas which have wifi, and I hardly ever need to use 3G on my laptop or smartphone.
– paradroid
Aug 10, 2011 at 12:38

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