14 DAY TRIAL // If you’re one of the lucky owners of a fancy new Mac, iPhone, or iPad, Apple is treating you to some goodies. Free iWork and iLife! Which means you get to download Apple’s Pages word processor for free.
Writing in Pages is a lot like writing in Microsoft Word, only with far fewer distractions and an overall cleaner interface. Pages is also tightly integrated with iCloud, meaning your documents are always stored neatly on a remote server in the desert, ready for you to access them from any other devices with Pages installed on them.
If you’re a newcomer, Apple has this handy support document for you to learn which file formats are supported in Pages for iOS and OS X. The company also outlines the supported formats for different iterations of Pages. Visit KB article HT4641 to get the full scoop.