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Sep 1, 2015, 8:59 am
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Apparently the new Office for Mac 2016 addresses these deficiencies, and the PC and Mac versions will have a very similar interface. Office for Mac 2016 will be released for non-365 subscribers in September, supposedly. So you could try one of the alternatives mentioned in this thread in the interim.
Sep 1, 2015, 4:36 pm
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I am so glad to have found a plug-in that reverts Office 2010's interface to that of Office 2003. Clean, easy, intuitive and just easier to work with all around. Of course, it's still light years from the excellence of WordPerfect, but that's a different discussion.... 
Sep 1, 2015, 5:25 pm
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My company lets us buy home versions of MS Office, for PC or MAC, for $9.95, done through Lifecare.
You can check if you are eligible here:
http://microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx
You can check if you are eligible here:
http://microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx
Sep 1, 2015, 11:10 pm
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For the cheap, I find LibreOffice competent. I've use the database application on it for some basic stuff where customers were too cheap to buy another tool but not technically savvy enough to dive in to the raw MySQL.
But, I do pay for the Office 365 subscription - mostly for Outlook and hosted Exchange, but also to have the rest of the suite when dealing with non-WPers
Sep 2, 2015, 5:20 am
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My company lets us buy home versions of MS Office, for PC or MAC, for $9.95, done through Lifecare.
You can check if you are eligible here:
http://microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx
You can check if you are eligible here:
http://microsofthup.com/hupus/home.aspx
I've been running Office Pro 2007, and I just upgraded to Pro Plus 2013 for $10.50 (tax included
).
Sep 2, 2015, 7:15 am
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I've used LibreOffice and Google Drive, and they are pale imitations. Inevitably, there's some functionality I want that isn't in them. Their user interfaces are very similar to Office, but not quite as good. I always wind up coming back to Microsoft's arms...
Though, it's been a while since I used them.
Though, it's been a while since I used them.
Perhaps you should load up LibreOffice and take it for a quick spin.
I do admit that Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are not as fully-functional as MS Office, but they too get the job done for me when I'm mobile.
Sep 2, 2015, 8:22 am
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I have both NeoOffice (Open Office for Mac) dand MS Office installed and prefer the former. How does LibreOffice compare to it?
Sep 2, 2015, 12:46 pm
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OP, you are not forced to buy a subscription. You can still buy the same old boxed product for a one time fee.
Sep 2, 2015, 2:02 pm
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Why not uninstall Office from the old computer and install it on the new computer? If it does not activate over the network, call in and explain you are moving the software to a new computer. With a boxed (non-oem) license you have the right to move the software to a different computer.
Sep 2, 2015, 3:48 pm
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Agreed, but Office 2011 is also a pale imitation of the Office suite for the PC, with fewer features and a less intuitive interface. It doesn't bother me but it's been a constant source of frustration for my wife who uses a PC at work and a Mac at home.
Apparently the new Office for Mac 2016 addresses these deficiencies, and the PC and Mac versions will have a very similar interface. Office for Mac 2016 will be released for non-365 subscribers in September, supposedly. So you could try one of the alternatives mentioned in this thread in the interim.
Apparently the new Office for Mac 2016 addresses these deficiencies, and the PC and Mac versions will have a very similar interface. Office for Mac 2016 will be released for non-365 subscribers in September, supposedly. So you could try one of the alternatives mentioned in this thread in the interim.
If moving a current license is an option, that's the obvious answer, but I assumed OP needs to use the machines with the current licenses.
The $10 deal is what I use, and a great option if OP is eligible. Officemac 11 is still available under that program.