iWorks compatibility?

[longball11]

Hi, I was wondering about getting iWorks or Microsoft Office for Mac. The computer Im typing on is dying and full of viruses. I want to get iWorks but I need to know if I sent essay or something in pages as an attachment to my professor at the university and is able to open it in the email.
Also, what if I handed it in? Will he know the difference that I used pages or word? Like some of my professors want 1 inch margins all around the paper.
All in all, is it safe and worth getting iWorks for college? Or should I stick with getting microsoft office?

 

[p.luik]

Full of viruses? on your mac? also, pages is fine, export to word before emailing to prof. printing will be fine as well, just set 1 inch margins in pages, im pretty sure its default.

 

[longball11]

Full of viruses? on your mac? also, pages is fine, export to word before emailing to prof. printing will be fine as well, just set 1 inch margins in pages, im pretty sure its default.

No its a windows xps laptop. Is pages better than word to u?

 

[p.luik]

I thought since you were a macrumors regular that you would know better. pages is mac only. Come back when you switch to mac.

 

[11800506]

I think the OP is planning on buying a Mac and is wondering which to get. Am I correct?

 

[mik34]

Keynote is awesome

I now use Keynote to make all my presentations. When I have to present with powerpoint, I just export as ppt file. Even better, Keynote '09 has "magic move" transition. If you export as a Quicktime file, it still works. The cool reflection of pictures works too. These do not work in Powerpoint.

There are no conversion problems to a PC this way, unlike Office for Mac, which I've had issues with graphs and picture formatting when opened on a PC.

 

[longball11]

I thought since you were a macrumors regular that you would know better. pages is mac only. Come back when you switch to mac.

Please do no insult me. I have a mac and I know that pages is mac only. That is why I asked the question if the receiver can see the document. YOU should know better. Next time, answer the question.

 

[longball11]

I think the OP is planning on buying a Mac and is wondering which to get. Am I correct?

No. I have a mac but am now going to use it for school. I was wondering if pages is something worthy or a trusted program to send documents to professors.