WMV, docm & docx files

Just got a new MBP 15 2.8 (yesterday). For some odd reason had a heck of a time setting up email. The "wizard" took forever checking the connection...then came back with no connection. But it works now!!!

Just got emailed a WMV file went to open and a text window opened with programing stuff. Tried to have it open with a specified program, Itunes,
& quicktime. Nothing. Help says that it should play on a mac.

Ported over excel spreadsheets via CD...went seamlessly. In Pages...Word not so much. Could read .DOC kinda, but no way for Word 07 files. Had to go back to the dreaded PC and convert all to .doc.

All in all I am pleased, But there is a lot to get used to that is way different. I've been in the PC world for 25+ years.

WMV is Windows Media Player video format. You can download Flip4Mac to add this capability to your Mac.

docx and xlsx files will open with Microsoft Office for Mac. OpenOffice.org has the ability to open these as well, but best results will be with the MS Product since they are relatively new proprietary formats.

Got Flip4Mac (free download @ MS). Still could not play. Though the whole point of switching was to get away from MS!

That said, is there a seamless transition from Office 2007 PC to Word 2008 Mac? I have too many word docs that use a merge file that was started 8 years ago that has been added to daily (42 pages)

scpaver said:

Got Flip4Mac (free download @ MS). Still could not play. Though the whole point of switching was to get away from MS!

That said, is there a seamless transition from Office 2007 PC to Word 2008 Mac? I have too many word docs that use a merge file that was started 8 years ago that has been added to daily (42 pages)

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Office 2008 for Mac would be the easiest way to continue to use your documents without any kind of "transition" (they use the same file formats).

Also, you should really give OpenOffice.org a try. It's free and is still able to work with MS Office document types without the need for conversion. If you don't like it, you have nothing to lose but the time it took you to download it.

As far as Flip4Mac goes, I've never had a problem with WMV using it. My bet is that the video is in another format. Try installing Perian and VLC Media Player. Between the two products, one of them should be able to open that video.

Actually, OpenOffice does not seem to be free. They want to charge an annual fee

I recommend VLC player as well.

I also use Office 2008 and have never had a problem opening a PC Word file.

scpaver said:

Actually, OpenOffice does not seem to be free. They want to charge an annual fee

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It is free. Some sites try to find a sucker to sell it to, but you can download it for free here.

cwa107 said:

It is free. Some sites try to find a sucker to sell it to, but you can download it for free here.

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Thanks, I have found a mirror site and all is good and free. Opened .doc w/out any format changes.

Thanks

Thanks all,

I ended up getting all the recommended programs. OpenOffice opened some of the docs w/no problem, but others went crazy. Pages freaked out. Office 2008 knew just what to do...it knew that it was a merged doc, etc. Numbers & OpenOffice Had no problem with my Excel 2007 files.

Thanks for all the help