Mac "Word"

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17-07-2010, 04:09 AM
Aces

Mac "Word"

What's the best writing software for a mac? Preferably free, from my understanding there is already a version of word for mac.
17-07-2010, 05:18 AM
HotelUser

I prefer Apple Pages, simply because for me it seems to open quicker.

Microsoft's Office 2008 for Mac is also quite good.

For something free there's always Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/
17-07-2010, 08:34 AM
Recursion

Apple Pages is better than Mac:Word
Mac:Excel is better than Apple Numbers.

I stuck with MS Word, I tried a trial of Apple Pages and I just hated it in comparison.
17-07-2010, 09:56 AM
N!ck

MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?
17-07-2010, 03:28 PM
Recursion

Quote:

Originally Posted by N!ck

MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?

As nice as OSS is, OO.O is terrible! :P

You could run the PC version of MS Office using VMWare Fusion or something?
17-07-2010, 04:20 PM
HotelUser

Quote:

Originally Posted by N!ck

MS Office for Mac is horrible. I boot camp and use the real office when I need to use it.

Open Office is probably a better alternative?

That has got to be, one of the most silly ways of accomplishing a task I have ever seen :P
17-07-2010, 04:57 PM
Apolva

I just use pages and numbers, MS office is slowwww.
17-07-2010, 08:05 PM
N!ck

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotelUser

That has got to be, one of the most silly ways of accomplishing a task I have ever seen :P

No, the Mac version of office is one of the most silly ways of accomplishing an office task I have ever seen.
17-07-2010, 11:34 PM
HotelUser

Quote:

Originally Posted by N!ck

No, the Mac version of office is one of the most silly ways of accomplishing an office task I have ever seen.

You could use Apple Pages?

You could use vmware, virtualbox or parallels?
17-07-2010, 11:44 PM
N!ck

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotelUser

You could use Apple Pages?

You could use vmware, virtualbox or parallels?

Windows 7 runs natively. Why wouldn't I if I have it?
17-07-2010, 11:50 PM
HotelUser

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Originally Posted by N!ck

Windows 7 runs natively. Why wouldn't I if I have it?

Because you're booting out of the operating system you paid $700 more to get to use another one for the sake of ONE application when you could use an alternative without going through the hassle of booting down and up and down and up.
18-07-2010, 08:37 AM
xxMATTGxx

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotelUser

Because you're booting out of the operating system you paid $700 more to get to use another one for the sake of ONE application when you could use an alternative without going through the hassle of booting down and up and down and up.

You will be quite surprised how many people who dual boot Windows on their MacBook's. Just goes to show eh? If he wants to use Microsoft Office which is dam good on Windows, then he will!
18-07-2010, 08:44 AM
Recursion

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotelUser

Because you're booting out of the operating system you paid $700 more to get to use another one for the sake of ONE application when you could use an alternative without going through the hassle of booting down and up and down and up.

I use it for games, MS Office and all sorts... Unfortunatly Team Fortress runs like crap under OS X, but wonderfully in Windows on my MB.
19-07-2010, 04:27 AM
HotelUser

This is why I bought the iMac and a Quad core. Though the quad collects dust and works as a gruntbox because Windows tends to infuriate me, it does have it's uses. I don't have time to game anymore.