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Billboyo9

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Aug 4, 2008
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HI

I am planning on buying a macbook this week and need to know if i can take Microsoft Office 2007 for windows off my friend's external hardrive and put it onto my mac. If this is not ok, is the Microsoft office for Mac for $150 my best bet at saving money and getting office. ALso when i transfer all my excel and word files will they easily work on office for mac?

If any of these questions could be answered it would be greatly appreciated!

Thnx!
 

robbieduncan

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You cannot legally do that: you would not have a valid license for Office. Neither can you run Windows Office directly on OSX. You could use a legal, fully licensed version of Windows within Parallels or Fusion. But really, unless you need VBA support, you'd be better off with your own, legal, licensed copy of Mac:Office 08.
 

timeconsumer

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Aug 1, 2008
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You cannot legally do that: you would not have a valid license for Office. Neither can you run Windows Office directly on OSX. You could use a legal, fully licensed version of Windows within Parallels or Fusion. But really, unless you need VBA support, you'd be better off with your own, legal, licensed copy of Mac:Office 08.

Truth ^

I'd also suggest purchasing Office 08 for Mac.
 

alphaod

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Feb 9, 2008
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Also you can't just copy and paste installed programs from one computer to another, especially not Office.

Again buy Office 2008 and you'll be content with your purchase; or buy iWork, but I don't like iWork.
 

alphaod

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You could with Mac:Office 2004! You could just drag and drop the whole folder between machines. Doesn't work with 2008 though...

Sorry I meant drag and dropping in Windows because the OP was referring to Office 2007 ;)
 
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