Office Alternative??

LasVegas · LasVegas #1 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 03:20 AM

Hi,

I am new to using Mac and I am a switcher.

I am currently using Microsoft Excel For Mac, but found it very slow as I am using a Intel Macbook.

I am look for any alternatives out there to use for Excel.

I have tried NeoOffice, but there are some bugs in it.

Is there any native OSX office programs?

Cheers

Dean

MinaMACMan · MinaMACMan #2 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 03:30 AM

Well, Not sure about an alternative for MS Excel. BUT I use Apple Pages and Keynote which are the alternatives for both MS Word and Power Point. I haven't used Keynote that much. But I really like Pages and I think its really nice.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 04:06 AM

What bugs have you found in NeoOffice? I am like MinaMACMan and use iWork (Pages and Keynote) for word and Power Point but use NeoOffice for Excel work. I have never yet had an issue.

NanoBite · NanoBite #4 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LasVegas

I have tried NeoOffice, but there are some bugs in it.

Do you have the latest version of NeoOffice installed? I had some buggy behaviour with the previous version on my intel iMac. If I just Quit the whole program it would crash, so I had to select Close from the File menu then Quit from the Neo Office Menu.

I downloaded the newer version a month ago and have only had 1 crash so far.

Quote:

27 March 2007: NeoOffice 2.1 is released. This release is based on the OpenOffice.org 2.1 code and includes all of the new OpenOffice.org 2.1 features. NeoOffice 2.1 can be downloaded here.

NeoOffice Download Page.

Kilted1 · Kilted1 #5 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 06:00 AM

You can download the latest Patch Nr5 from Pulses' link try that.

shades · shades #6 (**permalink**)

05-28-2007, 10:42 AM

Depending on your needs, RagTime 6 is a very real alternative. It includes a high-end page layout, word processor, a solid/decent spreadsheet and display (ppt alternative). No VBA, but it is AppleScriptable. I have been using the page layout capability for personal use in the past 3-4 years, and recently began trying out the spreadsheet.

Another one is Papyrus XII. I used it to publish a book last year and it was great, never any problems; began using in Dec 2005. It has some spreadsheet capability and a database capability.

Both are cross-platform (Mac and Win) and are rock solid. I have never had either program crash the entire time I have used them.

shahvikram123 · shahvikram123 #7 (**permalink**)

05-29-2007, 10:54 AM

You can speed up neo office by disabling fonts which you never use (such as fonts in other languages)

i found this made neooffice much more faster when the splash screen comes up

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LasVegas #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 28, 2007 Posts: 1 Mac Specs: Macbook, 13" 2GB Ram, 120gb,	05-28-2007, 03:20 AM Hi, I am new to using Mac and I am a switcher. I am currently using Microsoft Excel For Mac, but found it very slow as I am using a Intel Macbook. I am look for any alternatives out there to use for Excel. I have tried NeoOffice, but there are some bugs in it. Is there any native OSX office programs? Cheers Dean
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MinaMACMan #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 16, 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Stanford, CA Posts: 1,792 Mac Specs: MacBook, Black, 2.0GHz C2D, 2GB RAMs, 160GB HD	05-28-2007, 03:30 AM Well, Not sure about an alternative for MS Excel. BUT I use Apple Pages and Keynote which are the alternatives for both MS Word and Power Point. I haven't used Keynote that much. But I really like Pages and I think its really nice.
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Kilted1 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 1,133 Mac Specs: 2 iMacs 17+20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 500MB HDD 256MB Graphic card. 60Gig 5th gen iPod with Video	05-28-2007, 06:00 AM You can download the latest Patch Nr5 from Pulses' link try that.
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shades #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2004 Posts: 243 Mac Specs: iMac 21" 8GB, MBP 15" 2.5 Penryn, 4 GB/180 GB	05-28-2007, 10:42 AM Depending on your needs, RagTime 6 is a very real alternative. It includes a high-end page layout, word processor, a solid/decent spreadsheet and display (ppt alternative). No VBA, but it is AppleScriptable. I have been using the page layout capability for personal use in the past 3-4 years, and recently began trying out the spreadsheet. Another one is Papyrus XII. I used it to publish a book last year and it was great, never any problems; began using in Dec 2005. It has some spreadsheet capability and a database capability. Both are cross-platform (Mac and Win) and are rock solid. I have never had either program crash the entire time I have used them.
	QUOTE Thanks

shahvikram123 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 16, 2006 Location: UK, London Posts: 632 Mac Specs: Macbook: 2GHZ Intel C2D, 2 Gig Ram, 80 GB HD. Mac Mini: Intel C2D 2GHZ, 2 gig ram, 120gb HD	05-29-2007, 10:54 AM You can speed up neo office by disabling fonts which you never use (such as fonts in other languages) i found this made neooffice much more faster when the splash screen comes up
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