Thanks for all the suggestions. Looks like we might go for Office 2008 after checking compatibilty with version at work. I think this will do what is required (Word, PowerPoint etc).
Andrew On 21/07/2011, at 12:16 PM, cm <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Peter and Andrew, > > I have used OpenOffice for years to get by in situations that normally > require Microsoft Office, but I have recently switched to LibreOffice. > > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ > > This is not in anyway an ideological choice. Oracle obtained the rights to > OpenOffice when it bought Sun Microsystems and Oracle has decided it will no > longer be supporting OpenOffice, so many of the key developers on the project > recently forked the open source code and moved to a project called > LibreOffice. My reading of the situation is that from now on LibreOffice will > be of better quality and better supported than OpenOffice. > > Cheers, > Carlo > > On 2011-07-21, at 07:49, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > >> >> >> On 20/07/2011, at 6:05 PM, Andrew wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi All >>> I have downloaded Microsoft Office For Mac 2011 Free Trial to use on my 24" >>> iMac (2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo, OS 10.4.11). >>> When running the installer it states I require OS 10.5.8 or higher. >>> Does anyone know if I can run an earlier version of Office without an >>> upgrade of the operating system? >>> Alternatively, how much does upgrading to 10.5 cost and is it worth it (and >>> any potential complications)? >>> I have had a look at Apple support for 10.5 but can only find updates for >>> it. >>> >>> Andrew >>> >> >> >> Given the age of your OS (and presumably having the need to read and/or >> create documents which are compatible with the latest file formats) you >> might consider looking at Open Office. There are both PowerPC and Intel >> versions available (<http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html>). >> >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
