Running Microsoft Office 2007 on Mac

[yourdream]

I am in a Computer Science class that requires Microsoft Office 2007. The problem is I only have Macs. There isn't a version of Microsoft Office 2007 for Mac. But is there a version that is similar to 2007 and is able to run on a Mac?

 

[roadbloc]

Office 2008 and 2011 is available for Mac. Out of them both, I'd choose 2011 as 2008 was a bloated bag of poo.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

 

[yourdream]

Office 2008 and 2011 is available for Mac. Out of them both, I'd choose 2011 as 2008 was a bloated bag of poo.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

Yes, but will the User Interface be the same as Microsoft Office 2007? The textbook has instructions that need to be followed within the user interface of Microsoft Office 2007.

 

[miles01110]

Yes, but will the User Interface be the same as Microsoft Office 2007? The textbook has instructions that need to be followed within the user interface of Microsoft Office 2007.

No, it will not be the same. If you need Office 2007 you will need to run Windows via Boot Camp or use some other virtualization suite like Parallels or VMWare Fusion.

 

[Queso]

Office 2007 will run quite happily in Wine or Crossover. No actual copy of Windows required.

Although Office 2007's interface is pretty similar to the one in Office:Mac 2011. I'd be surprised if you couldn't follow the book's instructions using the Mac-native version.