Nolan, I've been using Office 2008 for Mac for about a year and it works just fine. No virus protection needed. I had been using the 2004 version of Office for many years and found it getting increasingly unstable with newer Mac OS versions. I'm running Snow Leopard now and Office 2008 works well with it.
One thing to be aware of: The default file format for Word 2008 out of the box will be ".docx", which is the new standard for Word 2007 (PC) and 2008 (Mac). However, many people you share files with may still have older versions of Word that won't be able to open the new format unless they've downloaded a conversion tool. Your best bet, at least until you're sure what version the person you're sharing with has, is to save all Word files in the older ".doc" format, which can be opened by both the older and newer versions. You can do this through the "Save as .... " command (and I believe you can also make that the default filetype through one of Word's preferences). Same applies to Excel files (.xslx is the new one, .xls is the old one) and, I presume, other Office 2008 applications. Dan > After years of obstinately sticking with poor old outdated AppleWorks, I've > finally decided I have to face reality and switch to a more current app, esp. > one that's compatible with (ugh) PCs, since I do a lot of work with editors > on PCs; the Mac to PC "translation" is time-consuming and uncertain. > Checking around, I've found Office 2008 for Mac Home, which has Word, > Entourage, PowerPoiint, and Excel (although I really only need Word and > occasionally, PowerPoint). All for $109.49. I'm wondering if anyone in the > Group has had experience with this app and can offer advice. Also, I'm told > that while the Mac platform is not likely to get a virus (as we all know), > the Office part needs virus protection. Recommendations for that? > > TIA > > Nolan > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
