Microsoft Office X

tobydog · tobydog #1 (**permalink**)

06-27-2007, 07:30 PM

I currently have Microsoft Office Xinstalled. Is it worthwhile spending the dollars on upgrading to Office 2004. Or is there a way around this.

iCharlie2661 · iCharlie2661 #2 (**permalink**)

06-27-2007, 08:13 PM

Yes. I have '04 installed. The menus are totally convenient. Very diifferent than Windows version (thank god) but i'm sure you already know that.

smartyMAC · smartyMAC #3 (**permalink**)

06-27-2007, 11:56 PM

I find Neo office an equally good option

technologist · technologist #4 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 12:13 AM

If you've lived this long with Office X, there's probably no pressing need for you to upgrade to Office 2004. Besides, Office 2008 will be out later this year.

Office 2004 has a few nice features...among them, a helpful compatibility check when saving, better Microsoft Exchange compatibility for Entourage, and it fixed the 31-character limit bug. Nothing earth-shattering.

Office 2008 will introduce a new file format, the same as the one used in Office 2007 for Windows. It will also be Universal, for better performance on Intel Macs.

XMARLTONX · XMARLTONX #5 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartyMAC

I find Neo office an equally good option

What the man said!

iCharlie2661 · iCharlie2661 #6 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 01:19 AM

try openoffice.org pretty nifty stuff.

iCharlie2661 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 27, 2007 Location: CA Posts: 30 Mac Specs: 1st mac: iMac G4 1 GB RAM 80 GB HD. 2nd mac: iMac G3 (OS X Tiger) 20 GB HD 128 MB RAM	06-28-2007, 01:19 AM try openoffice.org pretty nifty stuff. I used to have an open mind, but my brains kept falling out.
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tobydog #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 21, 2007 Location: Cambewarra, Australia Posts: 4 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro OSX 10.4.10	06-27-2007, 07:30 PM I currently have Microsoft Office Xinstalled. Is it worthwhile spending the dollars on upgrading to Office 2004. Or is there a way around this.
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iCharlie2661 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 27, 2007 Location: CA Posts: 30 Mac Specs: 1st mac: iMac G4 1 GB RAM 80 GB HD. 2nd mac: iMac G3 (OS X Tiger) 20 GB HD 128 MB RAM	06-27-2007, 08:13 PM Yes. I have '04 installed. The menus are totally convenient. Very diifferent than Windows version (thank god) but i'm sure you already know that.
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technologist #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	06-28-2007, 12:13 AM If you've lived this long with Office X, there's probably no pressing need for you to upgrade to Office 2004. Besides, Office 2008 will be out later this year. Office 2004 has a few nice features...among them, a helpful compatibility check when saving, better Microsoft Exchange compatibility for Entourage, and it fixed the 31-character limit bug. Nothing earth-shattering. Office 2008 will introduce a new file format, the same as the one used in Office 2007 for Windows. It will also be Universal, for better performance on Intel Macs.
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