We’ve redesigned Pages, Numbers, and Keynote to work even better with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Now, more features are supported, including commenting, conditional formatting, and bubble charts. And each update adds greater compatibility. It’s never been easier to take a Microsoft Office document from your Mac or PC and import it into Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. So you can keep the workflow flowing.
See all the ways our productivity apps support popular Microsoft Office features.
Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2019 for Mac Word 2016 for Mac More. Less Let's say you want to use different page numbers or number formats and styles in different parts of your document. Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on a Mac, iPad or iPhone, or using a PC. See what’s new in Pages. Apple Pages is an excellent and free alternative to Microsoft Word for Apple users. Read the comparison below to find out more. Skip to Navigation Skip to the Content of this Page Back to the. Pages Explained. Pages is a word processing application developed by Apple. It is part of a productivity suite called iWork along with both Keynote and Numbers, and is recognised for its user-friendly, intuitive interface.
Microsoft Word Format (.docx) | Pages for Mac | ||
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Text | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Bidirectional Text | Supported for Arabic and Hebrew | ||
Column Formats | |||
Font Types | Fonts available for download are imported. Unsupported fonts are substituted. | ||
Ligatures | |||
Line Spacing | |||
Subscript | |||
Superscript | |||
Tab Setting | Some tab settings may look different | ||
Text Boxes | |||
Linked Text Boxes | |||
Text Colors | |||
Text Effects | |||
Text Highlighting | |||
Text Wrap | |||
Vertical Text | |||
WordArt | Text is preserved, but formatting may not be maintained | ||
Lists | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Image Bulleted Lists | |||
Numbered Lists | |||
Text Bulleted Lists | Stylized bullets replaced with plain bullets | ||
Tiered Numbered Lists | Some lists may look different | ||
Paragraphs | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Background Shading | |||
Formatting | |||
Paragraph Styles | |||
Illustrations | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
ClipArt | |||
Floating Objects | |||
Images | Most image formats are preserved | ||
Shapes | |||
SmartArt Graphics | Imported as shape | ||
Charts | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
2D Column | |||
2D Stacked Column | |||
2D 100% Stacked Column | |||
2D Bar | |||
2D Stacked Bar | |||
2D 100% Stacked Bar | |||
2D Line | |||
2D Stacked Line | Imported as Line chart | ||
2D Marked Line | |||
2D Stacked Marked Line | |||
2D 100% Stacked Marked Line | |||
2D 100% Stacked Line | Imported as Line chart | ||
2D Area | |||
2D Stacked Area | |||
2D 100% Stacked Area | |||
2D Smooth Marked Scatter | |||
2D Smooth Lined Scatter | |||
2D Straight Marked Scatter | |||
2D Straight Lined Scatter | |||
2D Pie | |||
2D Exploded Pie | |||
2D Pie of Pie | Imported as Pie chart | ||
2D Bar of Pie | Imported as Pie chart | ||
2D Marked Scatter | |||
3D Column | |||
3D Stacked Column | |||
3D 100% Stacked Column | |||
3D Bar | |||
3D Stacked Bar | |||
3D 100% Stacked Bar | |||
3D Line | |||
3D Area | |||
3D Pie | |||
3D Exploded Pie | |||
3D Stacked Area | |||
3D 100% Stacked Area | |||
Bubble Charts | |||
Doughnut | Imported as single tier doughnut chart | ||
Exploded Doughnut | Imported as Pie chart | ||
Surface Charts | |||
Radar Charts | |||
High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Line chart | ||
Open-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Line chart | ||
Volume-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Bar chart | ||
Volume-Open-High-Low-Close Stock | Imported as Bar chart | ||
Column Cylinder | |||
Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
100% Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
3D Column Cylinder | |||
Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
Stacked Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
100% Stacked Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
3D Column Cone | Imported as 3D Column Cylinder chart | ||
Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
Stacked Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
100% Stacked Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
3D Column Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Column chart | ||
Bar Cylinder | |||
Stacked Bar Cylinder | |||
100% Stacked Column Cylinder | |||
Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
Stacked Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
100% Stacked Bar Cone | Imported as Bar Cylinder chart | ||
Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
Stacked Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
100% Stacked Bar Pyramid | Imported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart | ||
Header and Footer | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Footers | Tables in footers are not supported | ||
Headers | Tables in headers are not supported | ||
Page Numbering | |||
Symbols | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Equation | |||
Symbol | |||
Page Setup Options | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Borders | |||
Margin Presets | |||
Orientation | |||
Page Sizes | |||
Page Background | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Page Color | |||
Watermark | |||
References | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Bibliography | EndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed. | ||
Citations | EndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed. | ||
Footnotes | |||
Table of Contents | Not all styling is preserved | ||
Reviewing Tools | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Comments | Text comments are supported | ||
Ink Annotations | Imported as shapes | ||
Track Changes | Changes to body text continue to be tracked. All other changes are accepted on import. | ||
Miscellaneous | Supported | Partially Supported | Not Supported |
Breaks | |||
Hyperlinks | Web, email and bookmark hyperlinks are supported. File hyperlinks are removed. | ||
Macros | |||
OLE Objects | |||
Tables | |||
Themes |
Create and collaborate on documents that are beautiful beyond words.
Which Is Better Pages Or Word For Mac
Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents. You can even use Apple Pencil on your iPad to add comments and illustrations by hand. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together, whether they’re on Mac, iPad or iPhone, or using a PC.
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A canvas
for creativity.
From the start, Pages places you in the perfect creative environment. It puts all the right tools in all the right places, so it’s easy to choose a look, customise fonts, personalise text styles and add beautiful graphics. And everyone collaborating on a document has access to the same powerful features.
Start with a great‑looking template.
Choose from over 70 beautiful Apple‑designed templates, and customise your document any way you like.
See your progress.
Track changes, add highlights and have threaded conversations with your team. Your edits are saved automatically.
Find and organise chapters easily.
Pages automatically creates a table of contents for you based on paragraph styles and updates it as you make edits. Just tap or click to find the content you want.
Communicate beautifully.
Liven up your text by filling it with colour gradients or images. And take the entire page to the next level by adding photos, galleries, maths equations, charts or more than 700 customisable shapes.
Record and edit audio clips.
Add and adjust narration, notes and sounds for people to play in your documents and books.
Create a book.
From travel books to fairy tales, it’s easy to make beautiful, interactive books with image galleries, audio clips and videos inside Pages. Built‑in tools let you copy and paste into different projects, create links to jump to other pages, and collaborate with friends, editors, colleagues or classmates. And when you’re done, easily share them with others or publish them to Apple Books for download or purchase.
Turn your device into a teleprompter.
Now public speaking is nothing to be afraid of. With Presenter Mode, Pages turns your document into a ready-to-read speech with just a tap. You can then set it to scroll automatically at your pace.
Pages and
Apple Pencil.
Sketch, illustrate and create documents to express your ideas with Apple Pencil on your iPad.
Draw and modify
Sketch your idea, then press play to watch each stroke animate onto the page.
BetaEdits that stick.
With Smart Annotation, your edits stay with the marked-up text, making it easy for you and your team to incorporate changes.
Collaborate with anyone.
Anywhere.
Work together in the same document, from across town or across the world. You can see your team’s edits as they make them — and they can watch as you make yours too. Just select a name on the collaborator list to jump to anyone’s cursor.
Work on any document. On any device.
You don’t work in one place on just one device. The same goes for Pages. So the documents your team creates using a Mac or iPad look the same on an iPhone or web browser — and vice versa.
Work together in real time on documents stored on iCloud or Box.
Everyone can collaborate — whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone or a PC web browser.
Unlock documents with a touch or a glance.
Open password-protected files in an instant with Touch ID or Face ID on compatible devices.
Microsoft Word friendly.
Teaming up with someone who uses Microsoft Word? Pages makes it simple. You can save Pages documents as Word files. Or import and edit Word documents directly in Pages. Most popular Word features are supported too. Now it’s no problem to work on the same project. Even if you use different apps.
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