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05-28-2007, 02:20 AM #1
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Office Alternative??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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05-28-2007, 02:30 AM #2
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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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05-28-2007, 03:06 AM #3
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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.
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05-28-2007, 03:38 AM #4
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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.
Originally Posted by LasVegas
I downloaded the newer version a month ago and have only had 1 crash so far.
NeoOffice Download Page.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.
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05-28-2007, 05:00 AM #5
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You can download the latest Patch Nr5 from Pulses' link try that.
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05-28-2007, 09:42 AM #6
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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.
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05-29-2007, 09:54 AM #7
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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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