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Jorge Pinho
Asked: 2011-06-19 05:58:01 +0800 CST

How can I read and edit files from Apple iWork (Keynote, Pages)?

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How can I save and read files from Apple's office suite, iWork? It includes applications like Keynote (for presentations), Pages (word processing), etc.

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  1. There is no universal "Mac format". Applications have their own file formats for storing data.

    An office suite for Ubuntu is LibreOffice. To allow for document exchange, save the file in a format understood by both programs:

    • Keynote / LibreOffice Impress: .ppt
    • Pages / LibreOffice Writer: .doc
    • Numbers / LibreOffice Calc: .xls
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  2. Pages file is actually a .zip archive, there's a handy blogpost here http://blog.cleverly.com/permalinks/346.html

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