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Does Microsoft Visio work on MACs?

Does Microsoft Visio work on MACs? If not, are their plans to make it work? Are their comprable tools on MAC?

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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 9:20 AM

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Posted on Jun 9, 2017 10:46 PM

Visio does not works at Mac. But there is the free file viewer to view the Visio vsdx files. If you want to edit the visio file, you need use some Visio Mac alternative programs, such as Edraw Max.

Mac Diagram Software - Edraw Max for Mac

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Feb 27, 2014 11:49 AM in response to Dagrin007

Dagrin007 wrote:


Media Access Control refers to the Cisco OSI model for networking, being the layer where MAC addresses reign supreme Layer 2 as it were.

If we're gonna be the Correction Police...


The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) basic reference model was developed and is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Hence, it is the ISO/OSI model. One of its components defines the Medium Access Control (MAC) service definition. The 48-bit MAC address space is globally managed by the IEEE. There is no such thing as "Machine Address Code"

Mar 23, 2014 9:57 AM in response to dianefromdowners grove

Cleary the thread is not dead 🙂 People are still looking for answers/advice. So let the thread live 🙂.


To your response - yes, there are lots of alternatives. OmniGraffle is another that I like. They actually have a great suite of products that mirrors some of the MS products I am used to but that are not available for Mac.


But, my point was that if you want to continue using MS Visio or Project, then Crossover - at least for me - has been a great alternative. I tried Parallels and Boot Camp, but I actually do not like Windows - especially 8 - so Crossover has been great.


IMHO.

Mar 23, 2014 2:50 PM in response to Gary Wentworth

I agree. This is still a valid question that users are still researching. I think more and more people will start to migrate away from Windows (as I did) to iMac's, because of how horrible Windows 8 is. Obviously, with the mobile movement, a lot of people dont even have the traditional home desktop's anymore. But those that do will consider iMac's over Windows, and those "power" users expect, and need, the full suite of Office products, or something similiar that still provides those capabilities. I am a relatively new iMac user, so I appreciate the responses and recommendations of those that have been working with it longer.


I tried Parallels, and thought it was pretty cool, but wasnt crazy about it. I will try Crossover and some of the other recommendations, to see what works best for me. Thank you.

Mar 23, 2014 3:46 PM in response to NewbieMacLover

But those that do will consider iMac's over Windows, and those "power" users expect, and need, the full suite of Office products, or something similiar that still provides those capabilities.

If you can't let go of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, try the free "work-alike" LibreOffice, as Csound1 recommended.


If you want a combination Word Processor and simple Page Layout program, try Pages.


If you need a spreadsheet, but not necessarily Excel, with better graphics, try Numbers.


If you need presentation software with a bit more POP, try Keynote.

Mar 23, 2014 4:31 PM in response to NewbieMacLover

NewbieMacLover wrote:


I have seen Keynote but have not really gotten into it yet and played around with it. Is it compatible with Powerpoint? Would I be able to create a presentation in keynote, email it to a customer and have them be able to view it in PPT?

Yes, Keynote can open PPT files and export to the same format. LibreOffice also has a fully compatible PPT module called Presentation.


And there are other choices, try them out.

Mar 24, 2014 2:45 AM in response to Csound1

LibreOffice is good, i dont like Pages and Numbers as they don't load fast and I simply cant get used to them.


Also, I'm paying for office 365 home each month, as I like ms word on windows (i use 2 computers). when i was using office and skype on my macbook pro both freezed my computer, but since i upgraded memory from 4 to 8 gb the performance is better.

For collaborative work or when i need to work on a same document from any device I use Google docs, they are a real gem for team work.


For diagramming I use ConceptDraw PRO, as it is crossplatform and neat.

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