Depends how many Excel features the spreadsheets use. I don't think Numbers can do pivot tables for example. There are a variety of compatibility issues, for examples fonts and formatting don't always carry over properly.
Having said that, I use Pages almost exclusively on my home and mobile computers without difficulty. For the spreadsheet unresolvable issues I use open office (infrequently). Keynote is way superior to Powerpoint. So yes, I'd get iWork and if you get a file you are struggling with, ask the sender to reformat it :) Regards Russell ---------------------------------------------------------- Manor Park Medical Centre www.manorparksurgery.com Tel 01323482301 East Sussex Local Medical Committee (Chair) www.sslmcs.co.uk/ Tel 01372389270 Twitter: @drbrown1970 ---------------------------------------------------------- Have your say about NHS market reforms Visit www.lookafterournhs.org.uk *BMA member? Make sure you **have a say*<http://www.bma.org.uk/employmentandcontracts/pensions/nhs_pensions_reform/index.jsp> * on your NHS Pension* On 18 January 2012 17:17, Phil Tomlinson <[email protected]>wrote: > One of the many ramifications of installing Lion is that my elderly (power > pc) copy of Microsoft Office no longer functions. Since retiring from my > serious day job, I now only get a few Excel and Word documents emailed to > me to read, so could I get away with buying Apple "Work" instead of saving > up for the Office suite? (i.e. will it open Excel spreadsheets etc.?) I > would have liked to have Powerpoint too, but might get Keynote if it opens > Powerpoint files.. > > Phil T > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
