recommended office suite
Aug 30, 2015 | 12:00 pm
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recommended office suite
i purchased a new Macair last week. would like to install an office suite. am not excited about the new rental rates for msOffice. we have no software installs left on our 2 boxes of officemac 2011.
i bought a Macair because wife does not want to carry a macbook withHD.
got too old to do complicated stuff. just need simple WP and Exel replacement.
i bought a Macair because wife does not want to carry a macbook withHD.
got too old to do complicated stuff. just need simple WP and Exel replacement.
Aug 30, 2015 | 12:07 pm
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i purchased a new Macair last week. would like to install an office suite. am not excited about the new rental rates for msOffice. we have no software installs left on our 2 boxes of officemac 2011.
i bought a Macair because wife does not want to carry a macbook withHD.
got too old to do complicated stuff. just need simple WP and Exel replacement.
i bought a Macair because wife does not want to carry a macbook withHD.
got too old to do complicated stuff. just need simple WP and Exel replacement.
Aug 31, 2015 | 1:33 pm
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Give Google Docs and iWork a try. You may find there are functions, that Office does well, that you can't do without. I have tried Libre Office, but only on my Linux VMs. Seems like a pretty good Office replacement.
Aug 31, 2015 | 6:16 pm
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Aug 31, 2015 | 6:19 pm
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iWork also has a little-known web UI on iCloud.com, similar to Google Docs but more resembling a desktop application.
Aug 31, 2015 | 6:26 pm
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Aug 31, 2015 | 7:05 pm
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Sep 1, 2015 | 4:36 am
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Are you rejecting MS Office completely or just the purchase of a box set?
I found the Office 365 to be a reasonable offering for the price - when costed over a few years and with the cloud storage included.
As mentioned upthread, there is a reason why it sells and makes money!!
I found the Office 365 to be a reasonable offering for the price - when costed over a few years and with the cloud storage included.
As mentioned upthread, there is a reason why it sells and makes money!!
Sep 1, 2015 | 5:35 am
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Sep 1, 2015 | 7:39 am
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If it were me, and I was trying to avoid complication, I'd buy a copy of Officemac 11 for $100-120 or so, being offered many places, rather than learning an entire new suite of applications and worrying about interoperability.
Sep 1, 2015 | 7:41 am
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I would recommend LibreOffice which has more active development than Open Office.
Sep 1, 2015 | 8:05 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.