How do you get microsoft office on OSX i need it because some of my older documents are in word or excel. Thanks so much
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it will run fine, I've used Office Vx and then changed to Office 2004. They both work well, however I recommend 2004.
Well, if it's the Mac version, um, yes it will.
The most current version is Office:mac 2004.
It runs just fine, however I think its worth mentioning that it doesn't run native on Intel processors just yet, so it will be running using Rosetta. It will take a performance hit. Opening the app up is a bit slow, but runs fine and doesn't seem slow once its up and running.
You must not have a C2D. It opens in about 2 seconds on my fathers 24" iMac. It actually opens faster for him than it does for me on my PowerBook and its certainly a step waaay up from what he was coming from on a PC.
NeoOffice has an Access clone, and it is free. I never use Microsoft Office anymore (except on the non-Mac computers at school missing the installation of OpenOffice).
Granted I haven't had too much time to browse the site, but is there an independant link for the Access mirror? I don't really want the entire Ofifce program. I've already paid for MS Office for Mac and I have no problems with it, nor am I looking to upgrade or look for any other alternatives.
No...it's all a single program. You choose what type of document (spreadsheet, database, etc.) to create once the main program has been opened.
No I'm on an 2ghz Intel iMac Core Duo.. 2gigs of ram installed. It takes a bit longer than 2 seconds to start up, although I haven't timed it. As I said, it runs just fine once it starts up with no noticable slowdowns. BTW, I was not replying to discourage anyone from buying it, just figured the buyer should be aware its not native to Intels just yet.
I use office for mac all day, every day - and its just fine, except for the very large spreadsheets I use - they're unusable.
For those, I have windows running under Parallels - which is just perfect. Its exceedingly fast.
I do look forward to the UB version of Office for Mac 2007 (I think thats what its going to be called).
For those, I have windows running under Parallels - which is just perfect. Its exceedingly fast.
I do look forward to the UB version of Office for Mac 2007 (I think thats what its going to be called).
Vista will be released as early as 2012? wow. Have they quadrupled their development engineering teams?
Vista will be released as early as 2012? wow. Have they quadrupled their development engineering teams?
They just bought more photocopiers!
One word of caution to the Open Source love in
OpenOffice 2.0 is not great on Excel Spreadsheets with any form of complex formatting and NeoOffice is well Oh Dear
Old Appleworks made a better job with spreadsheets Seriously
OpenOffice 2.0 is not great on Excel Spreadsheets with any form of complex formatting and NeoOffice is well
Oh DearOld Appleworks made a better job with spreadsheets Seriously