Yes, they are, which is fucking annoying. Especially since I could get software at in-house prices.
But, regardless, there's no way I want to pay $100/year for it.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
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megan walker - Dec 19, 2013 10:11:41 am PST #23422 of 25505
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
juliana - Dec 19, 2013 10:17:32 am PST #23423 of 25505
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Unless you absolutely are required to have Word, I'd go with OpenOffice or GoogleDocs.
Consuela - Dec 19, 2013 2:48:59 pm PST #23424 of 25505
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Unless you absolutely are required to have Word, I'd go with OpenOffice or GoogleDocs.
Well, I have Open Office and a Google account, but the formatting just isn't perfectly compatible with Word. I tried converting back and forth from Word to OO last summer, and I couldn't leave comments in the text in OO: saving them to a .doc file made them all one comment, all mashed together. It's damned annoying.
DCJensen - Dec 19, 2013 5:38:51 pm PST #23425 of 25505
All is well that ends in pizza.
How about to .docx?
Gudanov - Dec 20, 2013 3:45:02 am PST #23426 of 25505
Coding and Sleeping
If your needs aren't very complex, there's also the web version of Word that comes along with a free Skydrive account. It's actually pretty good.
Gudanov - Dec 20, 2013 3:47:32 am PST #23427 of 25505
Coding and Sleeping
Is the Student and Home version of Word available for Mac? It's reasonably priced, not cheap, but reasonable. It includes three licenses.
Consuela - Dec 20, 2013 6:22:51 am PST #23428 of 25505
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The version of OO I have doesn't save as .docx.
NoiseDesign - Dec 20, 2013 8:30:23 am PST #23429 of 25505
Our wings are not tired
It sounds like you will actually need a real copy of Word for the type of commenting and markup that you are doing. These areas are almost always where the cheaper options can't do full compatibility.
Typo Boy - Dec 20, 2013 12:56:49 pm PST #23430 of 25505
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Quite honestly I like the interface of pre-ribbon word better than just about anything. The one exception is Pages, but since I don't have a Mac Pages is not an option for me.
megan walker - Dec 20, 2013 1:06:16 pm PST #23431 of 25505
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
There's a reason I still use Word 2003 even though I own the 2010 version. As an editor, I do not want to give up my customized toolbar or recreate my macros.