Microsoft Office v.X

[opposition]

Hey, Im new here. I was surprised to notice when I first got my PowerBookG5 that it did not come with Apple Works, or Microsoft Office v.X! Only a 30 day trial for Microsoft Office v.X. I looked to see how much it would cost. Over four-hundred dollars? No way I'm not buying that. So I looked for a solution. Yea, for word processing there is text edit, but that seems like more of a backup plan. I tried sending Apple Works 6 to the new computer from the old one, an updater for apple works 6.22, downloading Appleworks. Then I ended up downloading Microsoft v.X off ********. It worked,
Thanks

[Giaguara]

Hi Opposition. Welcome on board.

I would suggest you to try www.OpenOffice.org - that does probably all you need and more than AppleWorks. And it is legally free.

Please don't talk or ask about wared on the board, here the quick rules.

[Gambit]

I, too, would like to jump on this train/thread and simply ask for other alternatives to AppleWorks or (God forbid)...M$'s Office X.

I have looked into OpenOffice and Im thrilled with the work getting on with this application but...

You still have to trix some to open up OpenOffice.
There is no "easy-click and go" interface.
From what I have seen, right now OpenOffice is connected to Apples X11 and has a small downloadable GUI program to keep some of the "non terminal users" happy but still...the program is not finished.

Are there any of you out there who have tryed out any other clear cut word processing application (without e-mail and other things attatched to the program) that you would like to recommend?

I've been to versiontracker.com in search for such an application and found, to my dismay, that for Mac such applications are sparse.

We Mac users have tons of applications in every area but in this one, that is so important for many, there is a gap.

Or have I missed something?

Please share!

Best regards,
/G

[Pengu]

Mellel or NissusWriter are good alternatives for Word Processing..

[jiomitori]

Pengu, do you happen to know if Mellel has a built-in thesaurus; it is a very important feature to me. Although it is not mentioned on the Mellel website, it may be too common of a feature to be listed for advertising purposes.

If it does not have a thesaurus, which of these Office alternatives do?

[Lycander]

Are people just looking for a full featured office package that's built native for OSX or is compatibility with MS Office file formats more important?

[Gambit]

Originally posted by Lycander
Are people just looking for a full featured office package that's built native for OSX or is compatibility with MS Office file formats more important?

I can only talk for myself and I seek a stand alone app. for simple word processing and making spreadsheets.
One without mail and other stuff stucked into it.
And of course...theres no sence in an application that makes files that wont open with any other apps than itself.
The point is to make similar files that M$ Office makes or can open and in the same way but without all the mish-mash of complexity and build-ons.

I have no use of an application that makes a file that others cant open (like ppl. with Pc's).

Regards,
/G

[ex2bot]

A couple commercial utilities (they're not word processing apps) may help you (or you or)

icWord
icExcel (about $30 each, I think)

will convert Word's .doc format to other formats.

Doug