Word Processor

Footbal51 · Footbal51 #1 (**permalink**)

07-09-2006, 10:44 AM

I got my MBP and I have the "trial" version of Windows word, ect...How can I make those permanent? I dont really feel like paying 200 bucks for it..is there another way to do it for free?

MacMania55 · MacMania55 #2 (**permalink**)

07-09-2006, 10:54 AM

no.... other than payement it would be illegal and we dont do that stuff on this forum

schweb · schweb #3 (**permalink**)

07-09-2006, 10:55 AM

Um, no. You need to pay for it. If you're a student you can get the Student/Teacher edition which is less or sometimes college bookstores will sell it for as little as $20.

I know you weren't asking how to do it illegally since that's against the Forum Rules.

mac57 · mac57 #4 (**permalink**)

07-10-2006, 10:30 AM

Depending on what you plan on using it for, consider the following:

Abiword - free open source program that mimics MS-Word. Reads and Writes .doc format (many others too!), an excellent word processor.

Gnumeric - free open source program that nearly completely emulates Excel - about 99% the same. Requires Apple's X11 to be installed too, but that comes for free on your install disks. Reads and writes .xls format (many others too).

If you are planning on using Powerpoint, I can't help there - OpenOffice is your best bet.

I believe that all of the above, like MS Office itself, are all PPC only at this point - no Universal binaries yet.

franklf · franklf #5 (**permalink**)

07-10-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mac57

Depending on what you plan on using it for, consider the following:

Abiword -

Gnumeric -

If you are planning on using Powerpoint, I can't help there - OpenOffice is your best bet.

I believe that all of the above, like MS Office itself, are all PPC only at this point - no Universal binaries yet.

I suggest Apple's Pages, which is much cheaper than Word, but very powerful.

Frank

mac57 · mac57 #6 (**permalink**)

07-11-2006, 05:12 PM

Abiword.app is the native Mac OS X port of the EXCELLENT Abiword open source word processor. It reads and writes MS-Word format. An excellent, excellent and FREE replacement for MS-Word.

Check out www.abisource.com

christm · christm #7 (**permalink**)

07-12-2006, 09:19 AM

i would reccomend open office. i dont use it but i have in the past. i dont know if it is universal yet.

cazabam · cazabam #8 (**permalink**)

07-12-2006, 09:22 AM

The latest OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 release candidates are universal binaries.

MacMania55 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 18, 2006 Posts: 443 Mac Specs: 20" iMac 2.16 ghz. 1 gb ram. 250 GB HDD. Screamer! 2gb ipod nano. 17 in powerbook G4 1.67/1 Gb/120gb	07-09-2006, 10:54 AM no.... other than payement it would be illegal and we dont do that stuff on this forum MacMania55
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mac57 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	07-10-2006, 10:30 AM Depending on what you plan on using it for, consider the following: Abiword - free open source program that mimics MS-Word. Reads and Writes .doc format (many others too!), an excellent word processor. Gnumeric - free open source program that nearly completely emulates Excel - about 99% the same. Requires Apple's X11 to be installed too, but that comes for free on your install disks. Reads and writes .xls format (many others too). If you are planning on using Powerpoint, I can't help there - OpenOffice is your best bet. I believe that all of the above, like MS Office itself, are all PPC only at this point - no Universal binaries yet. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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mac57 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	07-11-2006, 05:12 PM Abiword.app is the native Mac OS X port of the EXCELLENT Abiword open source word processor. It reads and writes MS-Word format. An excellent, excellent and FREE replacement for MS-Word. Check out www.abisource.com My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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christm #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 18, 2005 Location: Devon, England Posts: 2,295 Mac Specs: ibook g4, imac 2ghz c2d, mbp 2.4ghz c2d - 10.5.1	07-12-2006, 09:19 AM i would reccomend open office. i dont use it but i have in the past. i dont know if it is universal yet. my website-templemurray.com professional event photography updated daily http://www.last.fm/user/christm3 mac tips n tricks - http://uk.youtube.com/christm3
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Footbal51 #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-09-2006, 10:44 AM I got my MBP and I have the "trial" version of Windows word, ect...How can I make those permanent? I dont really feel like paying 200 bucks for it..is there another way to do it for free?
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Member Since: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 1,153 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz White, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD	07-12-2006, 09:22 AM The latest OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 release candidates are universal binaries.
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