How easy is it to use iWork with Office documents...?

[quentoncassidy]

Do you think it's too much work with the conversions and stuff and possible formatting differences or do you think it wouldn't be a big deal? I'm talking about for like high school or college

 

[JAT]

For school, just fine. Of course, if you don't have either, keep in mind that Office 2011 is much more compatible and not that much more $$$.

 

[gks]

For school, just fine. Of course, if you don't have either, keep in mind that Office 2011 is much more compatible and not that much more $$$.

Check with your school's ITS department. I can typically acquire some version of office for around $50 via their microsoft licensing agreement. Mine doesn't have 2011 yet, but does have 2008 available.

 

[roadbloc]

I use iWork fine, with only a handful of minor compatibility problems in the two years I have been using it.

And it is a much nicer program than Office:Mac.

 

[Grannyville7989]

I used iWork '09 for a while but I kept on having compatibility issues with the Office documents that I create on my Windows desktop. I got Office for Mac 2011 recently and have been very happy using that instead.

I'll keep Pages for desktop publishing.

 

[YMark]

Also keep in mind that if you need visual basic, you'll need Office 2011.