Hi Josh,
Is iWork a suite of apps like MS Office?
Thanks,
Russell
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:16 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility
There are lots of alternatives to MS Office on the Mac. iWork works
reasonably well and getting better. OpenOffice is pretty good. There's a
great spreadsheet program that tons of Mac users use called "Tables" which
is compatible with Excel formats. There are definitely quite a few choices,
and your needs and personal preferences will really dictate which you use.
Fortunately, you can try most or all of these before choosing to buy, and
some are, of course, free.
It is also quite common that, if you absolutely must have MS Office, for
users to install Windows and a Windows screen reader into a virtual machine
on their Mac. This allows you to run Mac and Windows applications
side-by-side, which can be quite handy. I have found, though, that over time
I have found Mac solutions for all my needs. Still, there's nothing stopping
you from getting VMware Fusion and using it to install Windows/Jaws and just
use the Mac for most things.
Microsoft seems to have little or no interest in adhering to Apple's
accessibility guidelines. Whether this is a conscious decision or not is
debatable, but in either case, they are even more lax about accessibility in
their Mac products than in their Windows one. It's quite ridiculous.
Josh de Lioncourt
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On Jul 12, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
Hi all,
I just joined this list. I currently am a Windows and Jaws user. I'm in
the market for a new computer soon and am considering moving to the Mac
world, but have a few reservations. I use Excel and Access in Windows for
my job and need access to these types of apps. I was told that Open Office
works with VO on the Mac, but are Open Office spreadsheets and databases
compatible with MS Office in Windows? What I mean is, can I create a
database in Open Office and then take it to work and open it on my Windows
machine in MS Access? There's no chance of my work switching to the Mac any
time soon.
As far as MS Office for the Mac, is there any chance that this may be made
accessible in the future?
Thanks,
Russell
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