Pages Or Word For Mac



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
TextSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Bidirectional TextSupported for Arabic and Hebrew
Column Formats
Font TypesFonts available for download are imported. Unsupported fonts are substituted.
Ligatures
Line Spacing
Subscript
Superscript
Tab SettingSome tab settings may look different
Text Boxes
Linked Text Boxes
Text Colors
Text Effects
Text Highlighting
Text Wrap
Vertical Text
WordArtText is preserved, but formatting may not be maintained
ListsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Image Bulleted Lists
Numbered Lists
Text Bulleted ListsStylized bullets replaced with plain bullets
Tiered Numbered ListsSome lists may look different
ParagraphsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Background Shading
Formatting
Paragraph Styles
IllustrationsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
ClipArt
Floating Objects
ImagesMost image formats are preserved
Shapes
SmartArt GraphicsImported as shape
ChartsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
2D Column
2D Stacked Column
2D 100% Stacked Column
2D Bar
2D Stacked Bar
2D 100% Stacked Bar
2D Line
2D Stacked LineImported as Line chart
2D Marked Line
2D Stacked Marked Line
2D 100% Stacked Marked Line
2D 100% Stacked LineImported 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 PieImported as Pie chart
2D Bar of PieImported 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
DoughnutImported as single tier doughnut chart
Exploded DoughnutImported as Pie chart
Surface Charts
Radar Charts
High-Low-Close StockImported as Line chart
Open-High-Low-Close StockImported as Line chart
Volume-High-Low-Close StockImported as Bar chart
Volume-Open-High-Low-Close StockImported as Bar chart
Column Cylinder
Stacked Column Cylinder
100% Stacked Column Cylinder
3D Column Cylinder
Column ConeImported as 3D Column Cylinder chart
Stacked Column ConeImported as 3D Column Cylinder chart
100% Stacked Column ConeImported as 3D Column Cylinder chart
3D Column ConeImported as 3D Column Cylinder chart
Column PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Column chart
Stacked Column PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Column chart
100% Stacked Column PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Column chart
3D Column PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Column chart
Bar Cylinder
Stacked Bar Cylinder
100% Stacked Column Cylinder
Bar ConeImported as Bar Cylinder chart
Stacked Bar ConeImported as Bar Cylinder chart
100% Stacked Bar ConeImported as Bar Cylinder chart
Bar PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart
Stacked Bar PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart
100% Stacked Bar PyramidImported as 3D Rectangle Bar chart
Header and FooterSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
FootersTables in footers are not supported
HeadersTables in headers are not supported
Page Numbering
SymbolsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Equation
Symbol
Page Setup OptionsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Borders
Margin Presets
Orientation
Page Sizes
Page BackgroundSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Page Color
Watermark
ReferencesSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
BibliographyEndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed.
CitationsEndNote bibliographies are supported. In Word Citation Manager bibliographies, text is preserved but cannot be managed.
Footnotes
Table of ContentsNot all styling is preserved
Reviewing ToolsSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
CommentsText comments are supported
Ink AnnotationsImported as shapes
Track ChangesChanges to body text continue to be tracked. All other changes are accepted on import.
MiscellaneousSupportedPartially SupportedNot Supported
Breaks
HyperlinksWeb, 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.

Pages

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.

Beta

Edits 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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More ways to do stunning work.

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Numbers

Using Pages On Mac

Create great-looking spreadsheets. Together.

Keynote

Easily build stunning, memorable presentations.