Im going to be a college freshman and i was wondering which software would be better. I have tried Pages and it seems to work a lot better with my mac. I am torn about which to get since i will need it for school in fall. I would like to see your opinions as to which software to get.
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IWork v. Office for Mac
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@ spinnerlys
You had that answer up in 9 minutes? I'm beginning to think you are actually some AI that created itself when enough neural net connections by a critical mass MacRumours members were logged in.
Good Answer, and all.... but 9 minutes, eh?
You had that answer up in 9 minutes? I'm beginning to think you are actually some AI that created itself when enough neural net connections by a critical mass MacRumours members were logged in.
Good Answer, and all.... but 9 minutes, eh?
I used iWork throughout college without an issue. It's a lot faster since it runs natively on OSX and you can save your documents as .doc, .ppt, or .xls.
Though, if you plan on doing a lot of work in Excel I'd recommend using Mac Office for that instead.
Though, if you plan on doing a lot of work in Excel I'd recommend using Mac Office for that instead.
@ spinnerlys
You had that answer up in 9 minutes? I'm beginning to think you are actually some AI that created itself when enough neural net connections by a critical mass MacRumours members were logged in.
Good Answer, and all.... but 9 minutes, eh?
Is nine minutes too long?
I'm usually faster though, I give you that, but I was distracted by a ball and 22 men, thus my slow response time.
Is nine minutes too long?
I'm usually faster though, I give you that, but I was distracted by a ball and 22 men, thus my slow response time.
Hope you weren't rooting for England.....
I'm rooting for the better team, as I'm a seasonal (every two years) football "fan".
This time my rooting was correct, as the better team won.
If you need to use MS Office formats, you can always convert from Pages and if needed, fix formatting on a school computer or whatever if it's important. The whole iWork suite is in general easier to use than the Office suite and far less bloated.