Is there a way to get Pages to automatically save documents as .docx (Word) files? How do you do it? I'm wondering because I do not have access to Microsoft Word and this is the preferred format for what I'm doing
How to get Pages to automatically save documents as .docx files
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To answer my own question.
I've found that Pages does a much better job at rendering more complex DOCX layouts than OpenOffice currently. Pages does not save in DOCX format.
BTW.... You can get pages for $20 through the new Apple App Store :)
Take a look at these two questions:
- Problem with "Always Open With" in OS X
- How to setup a default program opening an unknown file extension?
It sounds to me as if the correct application will launch once you tell OS X which application it should use.
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Best Answer
Pages does not support saving as a Word .doc or .docx file. Your only option is to Export your document to that format, which obviously isn't nearly as easy as simply hitting the Save button.
It's important to note that Pages support of .doc/.docx isn't perfect. If the document has a lot of formatting or review comments, there's a pretty good chance of lost formatting or comments when you export your document.
A free alternative to purchasing Office:Mac is to use Office Online, which will happily run in Safari or Chrome on your Mac. If this is a short-term need, you can download a free trial of Office:Mac. If you have an iPad, there's a free version of Word for it too. I realize that none of these are what you've asked about; I provide them in case an alternative to using Pages will work for you.