Microsoft Text Recovery Converter For Mac

You can convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. If you don't have an Apple device, you can use Pages online at iCloud.com.

2018-3-21  Recovery for Word Description. Recovery for Word is designed for effective data recovery from corrupted Microsoft Word documents. Using Recovery for Word allows to avoid the loss of important information. Nowadays Microsoft Word textual processor is the most widespread tool for creation any types of documents, including corporate documents. To open a file like a Microsoft Word document in Pages on iPhone or iPad, tap the file in the document manager.If you don’t see the document manager, tap Documents (on iPad) or the Back button (on iPhone), then tap the file that you want to open.

Convert and open documents in Pages on iPhone or iPad

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages on your iPhone or iPad. Check which formats are compatible with Pages on iPhone and iPad.

Convert a Pages document in Pages on iPhone or iPad

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

  1. Open the document that you want to convert, then tap the More button .
  2. Tap Export.
  3. Choose a format for your document.
  4. If you chose EPUB, set any additional options.
  5. Choose how you want to send your document, like with Mail or Messages.

Open a file in Pages on iPhone or iPad

To open a file like a Microsoft Word document in Pages on iPhone or iPad, tap the file in the document manager. If you don’t see the document manager, tap Documents (on iPad) or the Back button (on iPhone), then tap the file that you want to open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not in a compatible format.

You can also open a file in Pages from a different app like the Files app, or from an email:

  1. Open the other app, then select the document or attachment.
  2. Tap the Share button .
  3. Tap Copy to Pages. The original file remains intact.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. Tap Done to open the document in Pages.

Convert and open documents in Pages for Mac

You can work with a variety of file formats in Pages for Mac. Check which formats are compatible.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for Mac

If you want to open a Pages document in another app like Microsoft Word, use Pages to convert the document to an appropriate format.

  1. Open the Pages document that you want to convert.
  2. Choose File > Export To, then select the format.
  3. In the window that appears, you can choose a different format or set up any additional options. For example, you can require a password to open an exported PDF, choose to use the table of contents in an exported EPUB book, or choose the format for the exported Word document.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Enter a name for your file, then choose a location for the file.
  6. Click Export.

To send a file in a specific format through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or Notes, choose Share > Send a Copy, choose how you want to send the document, then choose a format.

Open a file in Pages for Mac

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You can open a file from the Finder or from the Pages app:

  • From the Finder, Control-click the file, then choose Open With > Pages. If Pages is the only word processor on your Mac, you can just double-click the file.
  • From the Pages for Mac app, choose File > Open, select the file, then click Open. If a file is dimmed, it’s not a compatible format.

When the file opens, you might get a message that the document will look different. For example, Pages notifies you when fonts are missing. You might see also see warnings when you open documents created in older versions of Pages.

Open and convert documents in Pages for iCloud

Pages for iCloud lets you open, edit, and share your files from a supported browser on a Mac or PC. Check which file formats are compatible with Pages for iCloud. If you don't have an Apple device, learn how to create an Apple ID.

Convert a Pages document in Pages for iCloud

  1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
  2. Click Pages.
  3. In the document manager, click the More button on the file you want to convert, then choose Download a Copy. If you have the document open, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.*
  4. Choose a format for the document. The file starts begins to download to your browser’s download location.

* To convert your document to an EPUB book, open the document, click the Tools button in the toolbar, then choose Download a Copy.

Open a file in Pages for iCloud

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  1. Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
  2. Click Pages.
  3. Drag the file you want to upload into the Pages document manager in your browser. Or click the Upload button , select the file, then click Choose.
  4. Double-click the file in the document manager.

Check file format compatibility

Formats you can open in Pages

You can open these file formats in Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac and online at iCloud.com:

  • All Pages versions
  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • Plain Text files (.txt)

Formats you can convert Pages documents into

Pages on iPhone or iPad:

  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • PDF
  • EPUB

Pages for Mac:

  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx) and Office 97 or later (.doc)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf/.rtfd)
  • Plain Text files (.txt)
  • PDF
  • EPUB
  • Pages ‘09

Pages for iCloud:

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  • Microsoft Word: Office Open XML (.docx)
  • PDF
  • EPUB

Learn more

  • Pages on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and online at iCloud.com use the same file format. If you create or edit a document in Pages on one platform, you can open it in Pages on any of the other platforms.
  • You can update to current versions of Pages on your iPhone or iPad from the App Store. To update Pages on your Mac, use the App Store app on your Mac.
  • If you convert a Pages document into Pages ’09-compatible document, learn more about changes that happen when you export to iWork ’09.

For those who are early adopters of Microsoft Office, you should have used or are still using Word to make documents, it doesn’t matter whether you are on a Windows PC or have already switched to a Mac computer.

Sometimes you might encounter situations like couldn’t open a Word doc because it’s corrupted. Worse yet, you couldn’t find a specific word doc because it got deleted or lost for some reason.

The question is: how to recover the Word file?

In this article, we’ll share a few quick tips and tricks that hopefully can assist you to retrieve the content or the entire Word file.

If You Deleted the Word File or Couldn’t Find It

First of all, check the Recycle Bin (Windows 10) or Trash (macOS). Usually, when you deleted a word file, they will go to the Recycle Bin or Trash. If it is there, just select it and click the Restore or Put Back option to restore it to its original location.

If that doesn’t work out for you, try third-party recovery software.

  • If you use a Windows PC, see our review of the best Windows data recovery programs.
  • For Apple Macs, check out our best Mac data recovery app review.

Note: you can only retrieve a deleted or lost Word file provided that it is not written over yet. In other words, the moment you realized your file is missing, stop writing new data or saving new files to the disk drive.

If Your Word File is Corrupted or Damaged

Repair Corrupt Word on Windows

The best way is to try this tool called Stellar File Repair, a program specifically designed to restore the original content and formattings by repairing a problematic MS Word document. Below is a screenshot of the software. It supports all versions of Microsoft Office 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000.

Repair Corrupt Word on Mac

If you are on a Mac, a typical symptom of Word corruption is this error message:

“This file may be corrupted. Open file with text recovery converter.”

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In fact, there is no such text recovery converter on Mac. But you can often rely on the “Recover Text from Any File” feature to recover the content. How to do that? Follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Word app on your Mac.
  2. In the main menu, click on File > Open.
  3. Find the drop-down menu titled Enable: (in some Word versions, it might be Show).
  4. Select the option Recover Text from Any File.
  5. Locate your damaged or corrupted Word file.
  6. Follow the rest instructions to finish the recovery process.

Final Words

It can be upset to lose a Word document either because it’s corrupted or missing. Chances are you might still be able to get it back or at least retrieve the content you’ve worked and saved, by using a word repair tool or the tips we have shared above.

Don’t forget to back up your important documents. You can do so by making several copies of the Word docs to an external hard drive or simply email yourself by adding the files as attachments. Now online documents are getting popular, consider switching from Office Word software to Office 365 or Google Docs (both are excellent online word doc options). I’ve been using Google Doc for a while, and I’m quite happy about it.

Andreas is a freelance tech writer based in California. He works on a Mac in the office and lives with a PC and many old computer electronics at home. While he is not reading or writing, you’ll probably find him playing online games with friends.