Looking over the new iMac at the Apple website I just noticed it says nothing about AppleWorks. So to get a basic word processor from Apple, do we now have to purchase iWorks
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No word processor on new Macs?
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You get a free very basic word processor called TextEdit. This is what it looks like:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2523
while there are iwork and ms office for mac, they cost money
if you want a free ms office compatible office suite, just download open office aqua
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html
cant go wrong with that
ilife doesnt have any office type programs
if you want a free ms office compatible office suite, just download open office aqua
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html
cant go wrong with that
ilife doesnt have any office type programs
my comp has something called "text edit" not sure if it came with iwork but it was on the MBP before i installed anything
TextEdit is included, iWork you can get for $30 off, when you buy it with a Mac ($49 for single $69 for family pack)
OpenOffice if another free option.
OpenOffice if another free option.
You do get Text Edit but your not going to look very professional using it. I would recommend getting Office 2008 I have the trial right now and it's really good. There's no replacement for office in my opinion. I do also own iWork and while it's good it's not great, i don't really like the interface. I like things in one window so that's probably why. Go and get trials of both of them and compare Microsoft just released and office '08 trial and apple has an iWork '09 Trial.
I've seen a handful come with a trial of MS Office, and I've seen it as a BTO option, but that costs extra.
So it isn't like every PC comes with a word processing standard.
.Personally I get by with google docs.
Sure you can, as long as you're not creating anything complicated. TextEdit and the included Mac fonts will do a great job of creating good-looking basic documents.
In my opinion, the only reason to shell out for Office 2008 is if you are regularly exchanging complex documents with others for editing. Otherwise, OpenOffice, NeoOffice are cheaper, and Pages or my favorite -- Nisus Writer Pro -- are much more pleasant to use.
Yeah but those programs just don't have all the features office or word has. NeoOffice and OpenOffice are very slow and seem clunky to me.
TextEdit comes with OSX. It is super basic, but it does the job.
There is big money to be made on Word Processors, etc. which is probably why you don't get a full-featured one pre-installed for "free"
You may have gotten a free trial of iWork, but that expires after like 30 days.
There is big money to be made on Word Processors, etc. which is probably why you don't get a full-featured one pre-installed for "free"
You may have gotten a free trial of iWork, but that expires after like 30 days.
Free:
OpenOffice
NeoOffice
As the names imply they are Office suites with lots of stuff like word processing, database, presentations
Bean is a free word processor/text editor kind of hybrid does a few more things than Text Edit
Not free but less than $100:
iWork office suite
Papyrus office suite
Nisus Writer Pro
Mellel
Write
There are probably several more that have slipped my mind. All of these are good and work pretty well for less than MS Office. Try them out and see if you like them or if they meet your particular needs. Since several are free you have nothing to lose.
OpenOffice
NeoOffice
As the names imply they are Office suites with lots of stuff like word processing, database, presentations
Bean is a free word processor/text editor kind of hybrid does a few more things than Text Edit
Not free but less than $100:
iWork office suite
Papyrus office suite
Nisus Writer Pro
Mellel
Write
There are probably several more that have slipped my mind. All of these are good and work pretty well for less than MS Office. Try them out and see if you like them or if they meet your particular needs. Since several are free you have nothing to lose.
Most PCs sold to individuals don't, most models sold to businesses do since they are bought in volume.
.txt is "standard" and can be read out-of-the-box by OS X (TextEdit) and Windows (Notepad). Google Docs is great, except if you're working for a business and wish to keep the information contained in your documents private (in the sense that your documents aren't on Google servers) then it won't work.
