How to Convert Mac Pages to Word

If you've already sent your documents to a Windows user, ask them to convert the files using iCloud. For instance, you can use iCloud's web client to convert Pages to Word docs from any device with a web browser. If you're currently not on your Mac, there are additional ways to convert Pages documents.

One way around this is to simply save the Pages file as a Word doc from the beginning, but not all users remember to do that if they're going to be working with multi-platform situations. Considering how Pages opens Word documents just like any other file, we're not quite sure why the vice versa isn't possible on Microsoft Word.

Pages supports Word doc and docx files, so you can open a Word document in Pages without having to convert it back. Now that the file is in a supported format, you can transfer it to your Windows PC or send it to a Windows user and continue working on the document.

To convert a Pages file to a Word document on your Mac:

1. Open the Pages document on your Mac using Finder.

2. Click on 'File' in the menu bar as shown in the screenshot below.

3. Choose 'Export To' from the dropdown menu and click on 'Word'.

4. Expand 'Advanced Options' and you will be able to choose either 'Word (.docx)' or 'Word 97-2004 Document (.doc)'.

5. Now, just choose the location where you want the file to be stored and click on 'Export'.

That's it! You have now converted your Pages file to a Word document right on your Mac.

How to convert mac pages to word