gmlasam
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Sun Valley, CA
clubs: | iWork or Office 2008?
Which one is good to install for work/school productivity, iWork or teacher and student office 2008? I need spreadsheet and word processing, and some presentation to work with. The iWork is considerably cheaper than the MS Office 2008. |
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SuperNet33
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Harwood Heights, IL
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jayco437
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Lincoln, NE
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If you're looking for cheaper, have you looked at Open Office? Version 3 is excellent. I have Office 2008 but I rarely use it. Open Office is so much faster. And I'd swear, every two or 3 months when I open Office up for something there's a new 150MB patch to download for it. |
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Titus Pullo
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Depends on your curriculum. Some school/classes require Office, but offer the program on school lab computers if you can't afford the edu discount to purchase a copy. I know it's stupid, but many English-Lit classes still require MS Word for essays.
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steven s
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Depends on how much you need Office compatibility.
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if you need spreadsheet capability, definitely get Office. Excel beats Numbers hands down. Check your campus to see how much it costs to get office directly from them. I know at my school Office 2008 is $50 and Windows Vista is $20 for example. |
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Teasip
join:2001-05-14
Plano, TX | Is iWork '08 MS Office compatible? I've got it on my MacBook but I've never used it. If Keynote is cross compatible with PP then I may need to give it a try. |
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steven s
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| said by Teasip  :Is iWork '08 MS Office compatible? I've got it on my MacBook but I've never used it. If Keynote is cross compatible with PP then I may need to give it a try. It is but it's not perfect. |
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Teasip
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Plano, TX | Thank you. |
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soccerdad62
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I would seriously try OpenOffice Version 3 before dropping money on anything. I bought iWorks family pack for our 3 Macs and as Urg Comcast says, it's compatible but not perfect. iWorks is great for what my family needs and I use OpenOffice when I need compatibility. I spent too much money on Macs for my kids and me to be able to afford Office! |
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EveryName
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Montreal | reply to gmlasam
I had both. My friend let me try out iWork, but I didn't like it so I got rid of it, and I would never pay for it. Stick with Office. The 2008 version is quite good, and much better than 2007 on PC. |
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redhat1968
join:2000-10-17
Appleton, WI
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I just moved from MS Office and went to OpenOffice 3...unbelievable speed increase....and it's free |
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Dominokat
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I'm using Office.
Only because I used it for years on my PC, and am familiar with it so I installed the Mac version. |
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Zyncotl
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Wayne, MI
| said by Dominokat :I'm using Office. Only because I used it for years on my PC, and am familiar with it so I installed the Mac version. Compatibility was the key for me. I have to do work on my machine, seeing as they own it, and Office works for me. |
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rugby
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Camby, IN | reply to gmlasam
Check out Neooffice, I've found it a bit more polished than OpenOffice and it is free as well although I would highly recommend donating. |
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redhat1968
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Appleton, WI
clubs: | Neooffice took almost 30 seconds to open on my Mac, OpenOffice 3 take less then 3 seconds... |
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Titus Pullo
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said by EveryName :I had both. My friend let me try out iWork, but I didn't like it so I got rid of it, and I would never pay for it. Stick with Office. The 2008 version is quite good, and much better than 2007 on PC. For the money - edu pricing on Office - I'd go with Office too, especially if you use Outlook or must have MS Word.
I didn't think much of iWork 06 either, but I was eager to try Numbers in 08.
After playing with Numbers for awhile, I've come to appreciate the layout concept of a spreadsheet. Granted, the sheer number of functions and programmability isn't there yet, and may never be.
However, for most users, iWork is more than enough (IMHO, of course); Keynote is drop-dead easy, and Pages is more polished with each release.
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