Move from Office 2008 to iWork. Any advice?

[tejaykay]

I'm so fed up with the speed of the new Office suite. Office 2007 on the PC is a sterling suite and something which even Microsoft haters should be impressed with.

Office 2008 on the other hand is just terrible. It's pushed me to consider using iWork.

1. Has anyone else made this move, or more specifically, use Pages on a regular basis to edit and work on '.doc' or '.docx' files?
2. Is the rest of the iWork suite good at handling other Office files?
3. Is the iWork suite as complete as Office 2008?

I'd most likely keep the Office suite installed just in case of unforeseen compatibility issues. I've read the Macworld article, although comprehensive, I'd like to hear from long term users. Thanks all.

 

[MacDawg]

I'm so fed up with the speed of the new Office suite. Office 2007 on the PC is a sterling suite and something which even Microsoft haters should be impressed with.

Office 2008 on the other hand is just terrible. It's pushed me to consider using iWork.

1. Has anyone else made this move, or more specifically, use Pages on a regular basis to edit and work on '.doc' or '.docx' files?
2. Is the rest of the iWork suite good at handling other Office files?
3. Is the iWork suite as complete as Office 2008?

I'd most likely keep the Office suite installed just in case of unforeseen compatibility issues. I've read the Macworld article, although comprehensive, I'd like to hear from long term users. Thanks all.

In terms of total compatibility and sharing... no, iWork will not suffice
For getting the job done, it is a great piece of software

But if you need to share files, work on Excel spreadsheets, etc. you will most likely find you still need Office. If you can go back to 2004, that may be an option as well. You can try OpenOffice, but even then you are not likely to be totally happy.

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[mathcolo]

I don't think iWork is as nice to use as Microsoft Office. Not sure exactly why, but the compatibility is a plus for sure.

I've also been using Office for years... so that could be it.