The info in my blog post still applies, however we can modify the info to fit your comments.

First, let go of the negativity, your files are NOT useless. A file is useless if you’re having to start from scratch recreating a file, as I mentioned in #6 above.

Second, “stretching text” may not look “professional,” so I’d rethink that part, but it still can be done in iWork Pages.

Third, if you need to stretch your text then start by creating a graphic of your text, i.e. using Utilities > Grab to create a graphic of your text and then insert the graphic in your iWork Pages document. Next, click on the graphic and go to Inspector > Metrics and deselect “Constrain proportions” and you can resize your text graphic to the exact size you need.

This is a simple way, but it will get you started ssssttrrrreetttccching your text.

Thanks for posting, hope this helps.