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    MS office for Mac

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by leanne1001, Jun 20, 2007.

  1. leanne1001

    leanne1001 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone,
    What are the differences between the 2004 student and teacher edition of office for Mac and the standard one?
     
    leanne1001, Jun 20, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    nothing except the price
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 20, 2007
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  3. shazzoz

    shazzoz Notebook Consultant

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    Also, while you're waiting to get MS Office, check out neo-office. It does a nice job for a free program.
     
    shazzoz, Jun 20, 2007
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    As hehe stated, there is no difference except for the lower price. And a shazzoz stated, NeoOffice is a good free alternative to Microsoft Office for Mac.

    Also, I'd recommend you not buy Microsoft Office for Mac 2004. Office for Mac 2008 (ignore the "2008") is going to be released later this year, so I'd suggest you wait, and until it arrives stick with NeoOffice.
     
    Sam, Jun 20, 2007
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    sheanhs Notebook Consultant

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    can you save in word formats with neo office?
     
    sheanhs, Jun 20, 2007
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    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, NeoOffice saves in all formats. I have MS Office 2004 and decided to remove it in favor of NeoOffice. You get so much more for free. You are really not paying MS for the office suite, you are actually paying for the license. NeoOffice just chooses not to charge for the license. I like NeoOffice because it offers a ton of features not found in MS Office. Several companies choose NeoOffice and OpenOffice instead of MS Office to save money.
    I transfer files and create Word docs with NeoOffice all day with other friends that use MS Office and no compatibility issues.
    NeoOffice even uses the new XML file format for Word.
     
    HLdan, Jun 20, 2007
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  7. shazzoz

    shazzoz Notebook Consultant

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    Agree with above. I have MS Office 2004 for Mac, but haven't even bothered to load it on my MBP - prefer NeoOffice. Mostly what I do is use it to open documents that are sent from work, and I do the occasional spreadsheet, and so far it's been just fine. Office 2004 is a tad slow on the Intel Macs.
     
    shazzoz, Jun 20, 2007
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  8. downripper

    downripper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Office 2008 for Mac is a piece of crap with no VBA macro support. It's better just use Office 2007 on Windows via Parallels for full compatibility.
     
    downripper, Jun 21, 2007
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  9. HLdan

    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    How can you NOT recommend something that hasn't even been released yet? Let alone why encourage Mac users to use Windows software as if it's the only solution, and they have to pay for it.
     
    HLdan, Jun 21, 2007
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  10. downripper

    downripper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, there is nothing wrong paying for a software. While I like open source software in general, there are times when you need commercial software.

    Most of the files that you care to open with MS Office are templated using VBA. This is relevant for most of us in work environment. If you are a student, please go head and use open source office like neooffice.

    May be you should read this.

    http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/03/vbascriptguide/index.php
     
    downripper, Jun 21, 2007
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  11. leanne1001

    leanne1001 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can NeoOffice read and write Powerpoint slides?
     
    leanne1001, Jun 22, 2007
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