what is an alternative download for microsoftt word using a mac bookair?
what is an alternative download for microsoftt word using a mac bookair?
Libre Office
Pages from Apple.
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Office 2004 and Other Applications Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion
If you have Office 2004 which is a PPC-only suite, it will not work in Lion/Mountain Lion. You need to upgrade to Office 2011 - Mactopia - or you can try the freeware suite, Libre Office, that is functionally similar to Office 2007 for Windows except it works on Lion/Mountain Lion.
You may want to consider as well:
These two suites are similar to Libre Office but not as current or as well-supported:
And, then there is Apple's iWork suite:
Pages - word processing and layout
Keynote - presentation
Numbers - spreadsheet
Each can open and save Office compatible files. They may be purchased separately via the Mac App Store for $19.99 each.
As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)
Kappy wrote:
Office 2004 and Other Applications Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion
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As for other software, any PPC-based software will not run in Lion or Mountain Lion because Rosetta is no longer part of OS X. You will need to upgrade to Intel versions of the software.
(Access to the Mac App Store requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or higher and an Apple ID.)
I almost always agree, that when an affordable upgrade option exists, such as MS Office 2011 or Libre Office, that is the best option available.
But when an upgrade option or alternative Intel based software does not exist (such as for Appleworks databases, Freehand MX and college students being given PPC CD-ROMs with their textbooks), I am surprised that you do not indicate the alternative for these "Other Applications [that] Don't Work in Lion/Mountain Lion[/Mavericks/Yosemite}" as virtualizing Snow Leopard to regain access to Rosetta, as many others, including myself, suggest!?
If you mention it, then there is no reason for one of the others of us to come to the thread and further "clutter" it! 🙂
For example, I often link to:
Installing Snow Leopard Server into Parallels 10 for DUMMIES:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=17285039&postcount=564
Or, for those interested in a more generalized discussion of installing Snow Leopard into Parallels:
what is an alternative download for microsoftt word using a mac bookair?