Jan 11, 2009 so guys, im planning to acquire iwork 09 and i would like to know if its now a better solution than office 2008. How does apples new iwork for icloud stack up to microsofts office 365. Feb 01, 2009 speaking of office and iwork, personally speaking i prefer using iwork as i am using mac, however, in consideration of environment limit here in china, i have to combine both, just like mac and windows, i use mac while i still need windows. Office 2011 mac and iwork are both office suites that are designed to be used on apples mac computers and laptops. Just sign in to, open the web app, and start working.
In an office full of pc users, however, you may find compatibility issues when sending and receiving an iworks file tofrom your mac. The unofficial apple weblog has a good article that attempts to help mac users answer just that question. Apr 28, 2009 microsoft office 2008 vs neooffice vs iworks 08 i was happy user of the iwork suite 08 since i moved to osx. The iwork suite from apple is good and it does provide compatibility with ms office files. It starts with an enhanced template chooser that lets you skim more than 180 appledesigned templates. Sounds like the 10 version will be great from what others are saying but then i heard lots of hype leading up to 08. Apple could afford to throw iwork power users overboard because, despite their passion, their numbers are small, while the users of advanced office features are the heart of the market. The office 2011 mac is developed by microsoft while iwork is developed by apple especially for the macintosh os.
I thought that i could stop using ms office for my workrelated stuff, but after using iwork for a while, i went back to ms office 2008. The only thing that puts me off iworks 09 is that its a few years old now and its likely to get a refresh in early 2011. Personally i think mac office 04 is better than the current 08 version. If there is any particular thing you need to do that can only be done in one or the. Check out this informative video tutorial from apple on how to work with excel users in numbers 09 iwork 09, the office productivity suite from apple, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. If you are a deep in document, excels and presentation creating and editing, office is the way to go, im a mac and iwork specially page and number user since i think 2010, but since last year, my work require me to use a windows computer, while i learn how to achieve a setup on office excel, i will want to achieve the same set up on numbers but to no avail. Sep 16, 2016 if anything it felt even snappier than microsoft office 2011 feels on a mac when editing large documents. Mac like powerquery or apps like project that i cant use on my mac at all without a vm and my vm is a resource hog, so i hate using it. You can easily create stunning documents, from a simple letter to a professionally polished resume to a multipage. In addition to the iwork apps being available on iphone, ipad and mac, you can also use iwork on the web. As for compatibility iwork is fine and i do find iwork being faster than office, it is kind of annoying to have to export documents into.
The pros and cons of using ms office vs apple iwork the zamzar. It somehow better matches the way i am thinking and does much better job than office to get me from idea to acceptable looking rendering of that idea in the form of document, spreadsheet or presentation. Lets take a look at why we need to look at a faceoff between iwork vs. To begin, download and install the official iwork 09 trial on your mac from apple here. They are a mustread to get a total look at the various applications. I downloaded the trial version for 30 days and it is indeed very neat and mac like simple and user friendly. Microsoft office 2008 vs neooffice vs iworks 08 i was happy user of the iwork suite 08 since i moved to osx. Ive heard that program has much more beautiful templates and layouts than office 2008, especially keynote. Pages is both a streamlined word processor and an easytouse page layout application. Check out this informative video tutorial from apple on how to work with excel users in numbers 09. Systemes dexploitation, windows et mac os, mac os, en ligne. A year and 5 months after releasing iwork 08, apple finally updated its productivity suite to version 09.
The formatting conversion in iwork is not reliable. Once the iwork 09 trial is installed, launch each app individually once and quit them. No idea how office 2011 will be, but ill have to try it out once its released. Az apple harmasa pages, numbers es keynote mar regota kuzd a felhasznalok kegyeiert. Iworks 09 vs microsoft office 2011 for mac windows vista business oemact dell free download corel videostudio ultimate x7 auto panopticon. Office comparison, we start with microsoft office first.
Apple has long touted the fact that iwork can open and save documents in office format. Erik eckel explores which app is best for completing most realworld tasks. Mac users who previously purchased iwork from the mac app store are also eligible for a free upgrade to the newest version. Current versions of iwork for mac apps can open documents created in any version of iwork. How to download apples iwork apps on older macs for free. For example, if you download microsoft word on your mac you cant edit or. However, if i need to do comments on a student paper, word is much easier dont even get. Open older iwork files in newer versions of pages, numbers. More important and frustrating, i just installed office 2008 on my macpro and am having all sorts of hangs with excel. Mar 31, 2020 current versions of iwork for mac apps can open documents created in any version of iwork. Microsoft office vs iwork apple ios os help fix mac. Dec, 2014 how to get iwork mac apps for mac for free 1 first, download and install the iwork 09 trial. Well looking at it i dont see why i should go get office student and shell out that 180 or so when i can get iwork for like 50. Jun 17, 2014 microsoft hasnt said, partly because it offers a 30day trial to new office for ipad users, which muddies downloadtosubscriber conversion rates.
Difference between office mac and iwork difference between. You can easily create stunning documents, from a simple letter to a professionally polished resume to a multipage newsletter and more. Difference between office 2011 mac and apple iwork. Jul 21, 2014 mac users typically choose either microsoft office or apple iwork tools. Sep 19, 2009 in this video, i compare microsoft office 2008 with iwork 2009. Mac users typically choose either microsoft office or apple iwork tools. To try and resolve this issue, apple has now made it possible to easily import and export files to popular microsoft office formats, such as. For a new switcher to the mac, one of the early questions to answer is this. Microsoft office az ios10t es a macos sierrat par nappal kovette az iwork irodai csomag frissitese. Apples strippeddown iwork suite is free, but theres a cost the. The iwork pages application is very adept at doing layout and publishing documents non professional and is somewhat similar to ms publisher for windows.
Apple removes serial number from iwork 09 network world. Having recently switched from pc to mac for business use, i was looking at getting one of these two for home use i would opt for the business edition of office mac because of outlook. Now launch the mac app store and navigate to the updates section, or alternatively just search for iwork. I got office 2008 mac edition for my macbook pro summer 2009. How to get iwork mac apps for mac for free 1 first, download and install the iwork 09 trial. Picking an office suite for your mac by nik rawlinson, tim danton, simon jones on apr 17, 2014 7. Another major issue is compatibility between the new iwork and iwork 09. Go for office, but be aware that the mac version is just powerpoint, word, excel and entourage no access or publisher. You can, however, use iwork online via icloud on any device, you just need to have an icloud account. These are the default file formats of office 2008 for mac and office 2007 for windows. How to work with excel users in numbers 09 wonderhowto. Eliminating all those distractions creates a peaceful environment for productivity and makes the iwork suite just as easy to use as everything else on a mac. I do all my office work on my windows 7 partition, because i seriously cannot stand office for mac.
Working collaboratively there are downsides to the onedrive system. However, if i need to do comments on a student paper, word. Office is a product from microsoft and is traditionally meant to run on the windows operating system, but it is now available for mac users. Personally, i have nothing at all against microsoft products, but i find apples suite of products suit my needs better. Microsoft hasnt said, partly because it offers a 30day trial to new office for ipad users, which muddies downloadtosubscriber conversion rates. I saw that you can open word, powerpoint, and excel files in iwork, and also save your iwork files as the office types. More importantly, if you work in the real world and have to share files with colleagues. Basically if i need to create and share a document in the.
Viewers could write notes and comments in the document, and download a copy in iwork, microsoft office, or pdf formats. But how did it hold up against microsoft office for mac. I saw that you can open word, powerpoint, and excel files in iwork, and also. Numbers gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. You can open documents created in office 2004 in iwork without major mishap. I also own mac office which i upgraded to 2008 the week it came out. Still, its safe to say office for ipad hasnt hurt office 365s momentum. These are the default file formats of office 2008 for mac, and office 2007 for windows. To open an older iwork document in pages, numbers, or keynote, doubleclick the document, or open it from within the app. Sorry for not making a video in a while, ive been very busy with school. So guys, im planning to acquire iwork 09 and i would like to know if its now a better solution than office 2008.
For one thing, office is crucial to the companys continued prosperity, while iworks wasnt even a footnote for apple. The other day though i downloaded the iwork 09 the latest version trial from apples website so that i could get a feel for apples alternative after using office for mac for over a month. I mean microsoft also has a lot of good stuff, i was so used of using the office. It provides good compatibility with office files and the nice thing is its free. May 03, 2011 the other day though i downloaded the iwork 09 the latest version trial from apples website so that i could get a feel for apples alternative after using office for mac for over a month. If you only work for yourself and dont care much about compatibility, iwork is an excellent package.
Microsoft office 2008 vs neooffice vs iworks08 miros world. I was a big user of keynote from its initial release through iworks 09 as it beat the heck out. While normally, id suggest you go with the flow and use office, the latest version of office 2008 looks and feels much more like iwork than previous versions of office. Having had a mac for a while now and testing all of the programs extensively. Keynote is my 100% goto for presentations, and i use pages 98% of the time. So, i was wondering what was the difference between the two. While you can use office on a mac, you cannot use iwork on a windows machine. So when you submit your 8000 word research project that you spent half a year on, and your professor opens it in office, somewhere a decision will be made to have, say, a word on a different line than when you made it. Office 2008 has a lots of problems and iwork seems solid and pages and keynote look.