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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 745690" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>I use both Office 2008 for the Mac and Office 2007 for Windows and do not have problems with transferring documents between platforms. You mentioned Word 2004 which I haven't used but it is my understanding that it's compatible with Word 97 - 2003. Word 2004 is NOT compatible with the newer DOCX file format which is used by default in Word 2007. However, Office 2007 documents can be saved in "compatibility mode" which means the older formats.</p><p></p><p>As for issues with formatting, specifically if graphics are included or text boxes, there may be times that the document will be altered when saving from one platform to the other. That's something you'll have to learn to live with. But for the most part, documents should transfer OK.</p><p></p><p>Transferring documents between iWork Pages and any version of Word is a different ball game. Pages does not export to the *.DOC format very well nor does it import Office documents without changing the formatting in most cases. So I would advise - do not mix Pages and Office if your documents are complex. Simple documents should be OK.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 745690, member: 46727"] I use both Office 2008 for the Mac and Office 2007 for Windows and do not have problems with transferring documents between platforms. You mentioned Word 2004 which I haven't used but it is my understanding that it's compatible with Word 97 - 2003. Word 2004 is NOT compatible with the newer DOCX file format which is used by default in Word 2007. However, Office 2007 documents can be saved in "compatibility mode" which means the older formats. As for issues with formatting, specifically if graphics are included or text boxes, there may be times that the document will be altered when saving from one platform to the other. That's something you'll have to learn to live with. But for the most part, documents should transfer OK. Transferring documents between iWork Pages and any version of Word is a different ball game. Pages does not export to the *.DOC format very well nor does it import Office documents without changing the formatting in most cases. So I would advise - do not mix Pages and Office if your documents are complex. Simple documents should be OK. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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