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iWork vs Microsoft Office


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When I switched to Mac i used OpenOffice first, if it's setup correctly its possible to use it with other PC users with no major issues!

When Office 2008 came out I got a Beta version with no time limit and it is still going strong! WOW, what a cool package! just don't do updates it wrecks it totally!

 

SticMAN

 

I use Office, just to make sure that the people I work with (PC users mainly) are able to open the files.
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When I switched to Mac i used OpenOffice first, if it's setup correctly its possible to use it with other PC users with no major issues!

When Office 2008 came out I got a Beta version with no time limit and it is still going strong! WOW, what a cool package! just don't do updates it wrecks it totally!

 

SticMAN

Thanks for the heads up. What about the page formatting? I often have to embed pics and stuff into the documents.

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So far no problem.....

I've done some work for a company in Basel and the still use office 2000 and even embedding XLS or DOC's in powerpoint goes smoothly!

Just realised that when I use cool buttons on my graphs or 3D bars they can edit them on their side as they see them as pictures, but that keep me working! ;)

 

SticMAN

 

Thanks for the heads up. What about the page formatting? I often have to embed pics and stuff into the documents.
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:P I have a question about IWork. I haven't found a place to post it. I remain with Iwork06.

 

I used Pages as a substitute to Quark to creake a book-length document for self publishing at Amazon's semi-new free CreateSpace.

 

The manuscript itself, not cover, must be in all black and white. My masterpiece has many photos I created in Photoshop and converted to grayscale.

 

I started off with the blank document of Pages, not any of the templates. It does have a yellow square around it. Even though I put in only gray scale images, they seem to come out as RGB color, even though they are black and white in appearance.

 

I cannot find any sort of color control in Pages. Is there anyway to convert this document into grayscale, balckand white, in one full scoop? Thanks. Email me directly pls if possible: crudaderfred@gmial.com.

 

FredIWork Pages - Eliminate color from a Pages document?my email

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Ok let's see. My answer is both.

 

Numbers vs Excel

 

Excel wins that battle just because it's more powerful. Also the Mac version of Excel is weak, I usually virtualize and use Excel 2007 because of it's support for Macros.

 

Pages vs Word

 

Pages wins it, just by ease of use, and GREAT THEMES.

 

Keynote vs Powerpoint

 

Keynote EASILY wins this battle.

 

Entourage vs Outlook vs Mail

 

So this is basically a battle, and comes down to preferences and what you prefer. I personally use Thunderbird as my personal client, and I use Outlook 2007 inside XP to use with my exchange server.

 

Then you have Microsoft OneNote, one of my most favorite apps of ALL time, completely uncontested on the Mac front. Don't let anyone fool you, there is no equivalent on the Mac (Yojimbo, CircusPonies,Word in Notebook view, none come close).

 

So I personally use Pages and Keynote in iWork, and then on my virtualized os (XP), I use OneNote, Excel, and Outlook.

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