On Jan 31, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Thoma Mattox wrote:
What should I use for Word Processing, etc. In the past I have
relied on AppleWorks. However, this is no longer supported.
Additionally, my wife (this is her iMac) would like to open word
(.doc) files that friends send her in email.
I mostly use Ragtime Solo
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13213
You can see other users like it, too - 4.9/5 stars!
Free for noncommercial use.
A bit of a learning curve, but now it's my main replacement for the
late lamented Word 5 (which is still my all-time favorite for
straight word processing, but not as good as Ragtime for page layout
- and I prefer not to deal with launching classic for Word 5). It
also does spreadsheets, including graphing.
AppleWorks 6 works fine for me in Tiger. I mostly use the database,
and occasionally the spreadsheet; I have little experience with word
processing. It hasn't been updated for a while, but it works. I
just checked & you could get a copy on eBay, and it's still available
at the Apple Store. It should open .doc files, and I think save in
Word format.
Also, TextEdit will also open .doc files. It can't handle columns &
images & other complications, but you can see all the text and a
single-column page will appear pretty near as it does in Word. Give
it a try, as it came with your OS X.
I just checked AbiWord, and it will open Word - I mostly use it to
open WordPerfect files people send me. Also free:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14743
Looks like 2.4.x has bugs; I have 2.2.9, and others say 2.2.10 was
fine. This looks like 2.2.11 for Mac - I'm downloading it now to try:
http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/2.2.11/MacOSX/
AbiWord-2.2.11.dmg
I have NeoOffice, but it's so slow to open that I give up and force-
kill it every time it starts to launch. Between the above, and MS
Office used as a last resort, I have everything I need. If I didn't
have MS Office I'd keep NeoOffice around as a last resort. After
all, it's free, so there's no downside if you have the disk space!
Anne
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