Hi,
I switched recently, and I'm having troubles, primarily with Pages.
I posted a while back about converting between pages and .doc files. But I really am getting fed up with some basic compatibility issues.
For example, I convert a pages doc to word, I give it to my client and the italics magically disappear - this is not just one client but nearly all. I open the doc file on my computer and they're there.
Secondly, the autocorrect is just awful - I missed the final "t" in "important" and it changed it to "importune". Capitals seem to be all over the place (for example you type "THe" and it'll keep the H as a capital). The language I use is British English - but spellcheck doesn't seem to want to use BE.
Also, I've lost hours of work because I've saved a job, I then re-open it and the changes I made have disappeared. Is there a file somewhere that shows all saved documents in Pages? I'm saving after every time I work, but I'm just ending up with millions of documents and I struggle to find the latest version.
Would buying Office for Mac solve these issues?
If not then I'll seriously think about returning the Mac and getting a laptop. I realise that some of the above -i.e. the saving issue, could be something I've been doing as a new Mac owner. But the italics and autocorrect things are big issues for me - if it's going to cost me clients then I'll have to get rid of it, which is a shame as I love everything else about it.
Sorry about the whinge, but I use the computer for my job, and I can't afford to take too many risks.
Thanks in advance!
I switched recently, and I'm having troubles, primarily with Pages.
I posted a while back about converting between pages and .doc files. But I really am getting fed up with some basic compatibility issues.
For example, I convert a pages doc to word, I give it to my client and the italics magically disappear - this is not just one client but nearly all. I open the doc file on my computer and they're there.
Secondly, the autocorrect is just awful - I missed the final "t" in "important" and it changed it to "importune". Capitals seem to be all over the place (for example you type "THe" and it'll keep the H as a capital). The language I use is British English - but spellcheck doesn't seem to want to use BE.
Also, I've lost hours of work because I've saved a job, I then re-open it and the changes I made have disappeared. Is there a file somewhere that shows all saved documents in Pages? I'm saving after every time I work, but I'm just ending up with millions of documents and I struggle to find the latest version.
Would buying Office for Mac solve these issues?
If not then I'll seriously think about returning the Mac and getting a laptop. I realise that some of the above -i.e. the saving issue, could be something I've been doing as a new Mac owner. But the italics and autocorrect things are big issues for me - if it's going to cost me clients then I'll have to get rid of it, which is a shame as I love everything else about it.
Sorry about the whinge, but I use the computer for my job, and I can't afford to take too many risks.
Thanks in advance!