I own a mac book pro running OS X and I need to have microsoft word 2010, excel 2010, powerpoint 2010 and Access 2010 for an online computer course. All of the Microsoft Office for Mac programs that I have seen do not include Access. Is this correct?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
Yes, that is correct. Run it inside Windows, either through Boot Camp or an emulator such as VirtualBox.
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so it is not as simple as using the Office for Mac programs? I can't find any that include access tho..
Is operating windows OS alongside mac OS going to cause my computer to be slow and sluggish?
1. There are none.
2. Running both OSes at once via an emulator may slow it down. Boot Camp is a native boot solution; it requires restarting the computer with every switch.
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which is better, bootcamp or parallels for running microsoft office 2010 on my mac book pro? Is one better than the other or both pretty much both the same just different develpers?
I need to have the microsoft programs for on online university computer course which states programs must be 2010, I just don't want to run into problems later..
Thanks for all your help so far.. greatly appreciated..
Bootcamp will execute faster on most Macs because Windows runs natively; Parallels is an emulator that has to recode on the fly. However, Bootcamp requires you reboot to use Windows, and then do it again to get back to OSX. Parallels runs as an application window within OSX so you can switch quickly.
MS never wrote Access for the Mac. I suspect it was the prevalence of FileMaker Pro as the de facto Mac database, but the reason is not important now. One option is the open-source productivity suite LibreOffice. It comes with a database program that is said to be compatible with Access. Info here:
There has a native Mac App 'Access Database Manager' available in Mac App Store which allow you view MS Access 2010 database on your Mac.
How do I run microsoft Access 2010 on my mac book pro?
