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wojofm1

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Feb 28, 2006
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I just bought a c2d macbook pro with 2g ram. (wooo!) and i have a question. I am an x pc user so, naturally I am used to using MS word. I was just wondering if there was a way to get it on my mbp without actually having to buy it.

Cheers
 
MS Office 2004 if you want the legit version that will be compatible with most (its like $99 for student/teacher version), Abiword if all you need is microsoft word, and Neooffice if you want a whole office suite.
 
I agree that NeoOffice is a good Word substitute (not that good of an Office sub. though).

Do you [legally] own a copy of Office/Word for the PC? If so, you can use CrossOver to run it on your Intel Mac. I use this with OfficeXP, works great.
 
I'm using ThinkFree Office. But I still prefer iWork, Page and Keynote are more advanced than M$ stuff~

The downside of iWork is that it's not supporting excel file :mad:
 
I'm using ThinkFree Office. But I still prefer iWork, Page and Keynote are more advanced than M$ stuff~

The downside of iWork is that it's not supporting excel file :mad:

Advanced? I guess... if you call not supporting tracking changes, for instance, an advanced feature. This is, by the way, one major reason why I am sticking with the "relic" Word instead of the "advanced" Pages.
Maybe the Pages will implement tracking changes in one of the upcoming iterations, hopefully before I reach the "advanced" age :D .
 
Yeah, I second the recommendation for just buying Office. I hate Microsoft as much as the next Mac user, but really, MS Office 2004 is a good product. I use it all the time. NeoOffice is good for a free, community-produced package, but it just doesn't stack up to MS Office in my opinion.
 
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