using microsoft office I've always had a PC and am thinking of switching - how easy is it to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Outlook) on the Mac and to email those files to PC users? I work from home a lot and want to make sure I don't run into trouble. using microsoft office I've always had a PC and am thinking of switching - how easy is it to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Outlook) on the Mac and to email those files to PC... » Read More using microsoft office I've always had a PC and am thinking of switching - how easy is it to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Outlook) on the Mac and to email those files to PC users? I work from home a lot and want to make sure I don't run into trouble. « Show Less
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Don't bother buying MS Office for the Mac. Try NeoOffice (www.neooffice.com) instead. You can get it free and it's compatible with MS document formats.
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Once you get used to the slightly different keyboard, you will love using a Mac for Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is absolutely compatible with other versions of Office (make sure you have the latest updates installed if you work with Office 2007 (and its new "Microsoft Office Open XML" format files). Apple's Mac OS X "aqua" look and feel looks great! Try it out at any Apple or CompUSA store -- they almost always have Office 2004 installed.Microsoft has a demo to try before you buy if you want to try it on your new Mac.Don't buy the Professional Edition. The new Parallels software makes it obsolete. You can also run your PC version of Office using Parallels (under your copy of XP) and be assured of compatibility. Once you get used to the slightly different keyboard, you will love using a Mac for Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is absolutely compatible with other versions of Office (make sure you have the latest updates installed if you work with Office 2007 (and its new "Microsoft Office Open XML" format files). Apple's Mac OS X "aqua" look and feel looks great! Try it out at any Apple or CompUSA store -- they almost always have Office 2004 installed.Microsoft has a demo to try before you buy if you want to try it on your new Mac.Don't buy the... » Read More Once you get used to the slightly different keyboard, you will love using a Mac for Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is absolutely compatible with other versions of Office (make sure you have the latest updates installed if you work with Office 2007 (and its new "Microsoft Office Open XML" format files). Apple's Mac OS X "aqua" look and feel looks great! Try it out at any Apple or CompUSA store -- they almost always have Office 2004 installed.Microsoft has a demo to try before you buy if you want to try it on your new Mac.Don't buy the Professional Edition. The new Parallels software makes it obsolete. You can also run your PC version of Office using Parallels (under your copy of XP) and be assured of compatibility. « Show Less
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You should look at my review I always had a Windows PC it is good I bought it 4 my my Mac Book Pro and it is decent.
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You can get the Word '97 version for Mac if you want. To run Word '97, you must have "Classic" Installed. But Office 2004 for Mac is the most up to date. Also, Word 2011 does not support the PowerPC Processor anymore. Th
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Original package is in the trash, I have microsoft office for MAC OX installed with no problems, works fine and recently i updated to the mac ox yosemite software and microsoft office still works fine
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You would need to double check with Microsoft but I don't think Outlook works on Macs. Or you need to make sure you get the Mac version ----you should really make sure though throw MS.
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I found this on Microsoft's website: You can download Office for Mac 2011 in the language of your choice by clicking the link below, clicking Get Started, and providing your Office 2011 product key: Office for Mac 2011 | Download Site (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/office-2011-digital-download) It is not possible to change the language of the Office for Mac user interface (menu items, buttons, or other interface elements) or Help content without reinstalling the software. Language packs and language interface packs are not available at this time. If you have already installed Office for Mac and you wish to use it in a different language, you'll need to completely remove Office from your Mac and then install it using the download site mentioned above.
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Jags2483,The system does not ship with Microsoft Office installed. Taking into account that not only are there multiple versions of Office, but also that not everyone needs Office, by not forcing a particular version via pre-installation, we allow the end user to decide which option is best for them.
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Windows software, including Microsoft Office, wont's install on Apple iMac. There is Microsoft Office specifically designed for Mac products.
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My wife uses the product at her workplace. She says that the option is given at setup on which program you want it to interface with...MS Office is one choice. I don't know how well it works with Office.
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I would highly recomend iWork because it cost less and you can do all the things that Microsoft Word does. Since you already have a macbook download the trial version of iWork. If you need further help with your decision watch some comparisons on YouTube. This was how I made up my mind to go with iWork. I realized the Microsoft Word program on Mac is not the same as it is on Windows. Since I'm going to be forced to learn a new program might as well go with iWork since it is affordable and seems to offer more options than Microsoft Word. Seriously look up the videos on YouTube you are going to be impressed with all the things you can do with iWork.
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You'll need Office for Mac; works great and is compatible with Windows OS versions of Office, but only word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook. It doesn't include Project, Visio, or OneNote. Available from Amazon via download here: Office Mac 2011 Home and Business 2011 - 1 Mac/1 User [Download]
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I run on Mac. It has been compatible with all of my MS Office for Mac files. I would be willing to step out and say it should work well for the PC version as well.
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Microsoft ? No, they have a version of Office for Mac, I haven't found a Mac that automatically comes with Office. Most Microsoft products are for windows, Macs are totally different animals. Contact your Apple dealer, or, Apple.com for your Office product.
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You'll need Office for Mac; works great and is compatible with Windows OS versions of Office, but only word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook. It doesn't include Project, Visio, or OneNote. Available from Amazon via download here: http://www.amazon.com/Office-Mac-2011-Home-Business/dp/B0064PF4ZQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403018369&sr=8-2&keywords=office+for+mac
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There are apps that are equivalent to or better than Microsoft office, in my opinion. I have WP Office(Kingsoft), Google Docs, and OfficeSuite installed and they are amazing! There are others to choose from but these are the top apps and the best, from my experience. (Some apps do not support some documents, so I mainly use Kingsoft). Hope you found this helpful! :)P.S you may want add Adobe reader, also!
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From what I can see, you have to go to Microsoft & get the trial key. I'd had one that I'd purchased just a few months before, but wasn't allowed to use it, because the version was deemed obsolete. So I used the 30 day trial until I could use it from my online school. However, that proved to be problematic. Bottom line you will need to purchase Microsoft Office.
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I believe it depends on the version of MS Word that you have. My MS Word on my Macbook Air has Word 2011 and I've been able to open and save documents from a PC that has Word 2003. Where it gets tricky is when you are trying to open a document saved in a version that is more recent that what you have. This is more of an issue of MS Word software and not the computer itself.
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I think this is the trail version of Microsoft office, but I'm really not positive. This is my husband's laptop, so I haven't been using it, and he uses it most for composing music, doing soundtracks, etc.