How to Open .Pages Files Without iWork

1. Save the Pages file to your computer's desktop.
2. Click on the file and change the file extension in the file name from ".pages" to ".zip." On a Mac, you can right-click on the file and select "Get Info." Change the file extension in the Name & Extension field in the Info window and close the window.
3. Double-click on the "zip" file to unzip it. This will create a folder on the desktop with the same name as the original Pages file.
4. Double-click on the new folder to open it. Inside the folder there will be another folder called "QuickLook."
5. Double-click on the "QuickLook" folder. Inside the QuickLook folder, there will be a PDF file with the same name as the original Pages file.
6. Open the PDF file in any software that reads PDFs to view the Pages document.