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Okay, so... NeoOffice vs. MS Office
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Macros are still my biggest woe with NeoOffice. I spend hours converting from Excel. 
But I WILL NOT BE BROKEN!
But I WILL NOT BE BROKEN!
I don't imagine I'd be doing much, if any Excel work. I just need something I can use to write papers and do the occasional "PowerPoint" presentation. So, NeoOffice it is then, I suppose.
But just in case, any more opinions? any M$/NeoOffice compatibility issues to speak of? What about the forthcoming Office 2007?
But just in case, any more opinions? any M$/NeoOffice compatibility issues to speak of? What about the forthcoming Office 2007?
well u can use neooffice or abiword, based on your usage.
there will be small compatibility issue here and there, but generally okay.
I use iWork and neoOffice, and that's a good compromise IMHO, although I don't know about spreadsheets and such.
I have used NeoOffice a few times, the only "compatibility" issue I have seen was with one of my documents that has, let's say, 30 lines per page in one came out with 28 lines per page in the other, so I ended up with a two page document (with the second page having only two lines on top) instead of one full page. Still, considering I have saved $150, I cannot complain. So far, it works almost flawlessly as an Excel and Word replacement for me. (I never had to use Macros). I have also installed it for my niece's computer, she is 9 years old, so I don't know if she'll be able to handle "Save As" to save her documents in MS-Word format so that she can open them at school as well. If she can, she just got $150 to spend.
If it's just for papers and presentations, I STRONGLY recommend neooffce AND iWork. Neooffice is free and pretty darn good (it's all I use). iWork is pretty damn cool and great for presentations and word processing. Can't beat that combo.
Yes Pages can, just not as well as MS Word, it can also export to PDF (which I always do), if you wanna get iWork which I would recommend wait until after the Keynote in 2 weeks, as iWork 07 will be released.
TextEdit can import and export Word compatible stuff if it isn't that complicated. Pages is ok, but it's better at being a page layout program. Hoping iWork '07 is a little better. Keynote is awesome for presentations.
If you are looking for a seamless compatability with Windows Office files, Office 2004 for Mac works like a charm. I have been using this. I know some people don't want to spend on the relatively expensive software; but, in my case, I have zero regret buying and using Office 2004.
As far as PowerPoint is concerned, I usually use Keynote if I am making my presentation materials. But, my business colleagues use PowerPoint; so, having PP as part of Office 2004 is good.
As far as PowerPoint is concerned, I usually use Keynote if I am making my presentation materials. But, my business colleagues use PowerPoint; so, having PP as part of Office 2004 is good.
Compared to most of the dedicated plotting apps available for MacOS X, Excel is an extremely blunt intrument.
How does neo office compare to open office, which is also free?
Does it require x11? I like OO because it will open Access databases. While not my first choice of db programs, my currently employer loves 'em. And as you know MS Office for Mac does not offer Access
Does it require x11? I like OO because it will open Access databases. While not my first choice of db programs, my currently employer loves 'em. And as you know MS Office for Mac does not offer Access
Neo Office is basically Openoffice done in Cocoa. It is more likeable because it doesn't require X11, and it has the aqua GUI (although it doesn't fit as well into iLife as iWork, eg it doesn't use inspector windows and such)
