Office Mac v. X

• Platform:   Macintosh
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Microsoft Office is even more predominant on the Mac than on the PC, with Excel and Word being the most widely used spreadsheet and word processor. OfficeX is therefore a most important software release for Apple's new operating system, OS X. The suite consists of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, an e-mail client and "digital asistant" organiser app. Although Office X is a carbonised adaptation of Office 2001, the programmers have really pulled out all the stops for this new release, both in terms of how it looks, and user experience. In design terms, it's hard to see where the beautiful Aqua interface of Mac OS X ends, and Office X starts, from the icons in the Dock, to the toolbars of the applications. There are some nice touches, such as "throbbing" buttons, which look like 3-D water droplets, translucent background windows, and the sheets, which have replaced dialogue boxes, that "slide" out and expand from the Dock. There is very little totally new functionality, although much has been done to improve the suite, and to iron out the niggles that spoiled the experience of 2001. The graphics Office can produce are vastly enhanced because Office uses Mac OS X's Quartz engine technology. One extremely overdue feature is that the toolbars in all the applications can be stripped down to the bare essentials, even in Word, the most cluttered of all. The installation has also been cleaned up, and at last Office doesn't install extensions and control panels all over your hard drive. Running certain conflicting Classic applications while you are starting up Office X may create some problems, but this can be avoided by operating solely in Mac OS X. A final important development to note is that Office X files can be shared with users of Office for PC, because the formats are now the same and are back-compatible to Office 98. This is a worthy upgrade, essential for users of Mac OS X, beautifully well-thought out and designed, and one that will take Mac OS X even more into the mainstream as a viable platform. --Alison Jardine

Manufacturer's Description
Microsoft Office v. 10 is a fully-native program designed specifically for Mac OS X that harnesses the power of Office, the simplicity of Macintosh, and the stability of Unix. Office v. X has been completely redesigned with a fresh new Aqua interface. Office v. X supports all Mac OS X features and technologies, and has Mac-only features like Formatting Palette, Microsoft Word Data Merge Manager, Microsoft Excel List Manager, and Microsoft PowerPoint Movies. Office v. X includes Microsoft Word X, Excel X, PowerPoint X, and Entourage X, for Mac.

The modern user interface within Office v. X has been completely redesigned to include a bold new Aqua visual appearance--a perfect representation of what an application running on the new Mac OS X should look and feel like. Communication is a snap. E-mail is made even easier in Entourage X by allowing connections to Microsoft Exchange servers, Hotmail, and Mac.com so users can more efficiently manage e-mail online and off. With the integrated and improved Entourage calendar, you can easily organize your schedule and set reminders for important events and projects.

Office v. X is compatible with Office 2001 for Mac, Office 98 Macintosh Edition, Office for Microsoft Windows, AppleWorks 6, and FileMaker Pro 5.5., so you can share files with anyone, whether they use a Mac or a PC. Keep track of contacts with the comprehensive Address Book, which stores all of your contact information and lets you locate an address on a map or find driving directions from Expedia.com. Improved task reporting, calendar functions, and international time zone adjustments make time management even easier. Easily access customizable templates for resumes, catalogs, newsletters, calendars, and more from the Project Gallery. The Clip Art Gallery, including hundreds of images, provides tools to make working with graphics quick and easy.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   21 of 26 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Mac office 10 review, 17 Feb 2002 By A Customer Excellent package for those who are studying wordprocessing spread sheets and power point on a p.c. at college. All your work and projects are compatable. All your work from college can be loaded on to your Mac. Simple to use. Excellent choice of fonts. Good clip art. Power point is excellent for graphs. Very simple to use. Word has a great spellcheck. It highlights your mistakes so you can correct as you go. Excell is easy to use. Makes spreadsheet aplications easy. It is a very useful package. Comes with extras like a notebook and calender. the package is ideal for office use or home use. Although expensive it is well worth the money. Appleworks doesn't really compare to this product. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent., 26 May 2004 By  D. Bartlett (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I got a copy of Office X two days ago, I've only so far used Word X and I'm delighted. Office/Word 97 played a large part in my buying a mac to begin with - I was so sick of fighting it all day while it tried to "help" me I wanted to get as far away from MS software as possible. An iMac I thought - can't get Word on that. You can, and its great. I've been using Appleworks 6, which I rather like, but Word X is clearly better. It lacks the over zealous auto-format, help you with that poppet ickkyness I remember form Office '97 and has small, but fantastic features that put it head and shoulders over Appleworks 6. Stars for me are; Running word count - small thing, but very much appreciated. Formatting pallette - no more hunting through menus Comments - absolutely fabulous feature, love it (think post-its) Dictionary - suprising handy in the toolbar. Grammar checker - embarassingly better than myself. Track changes - not yet used this but very intrigued by it. Cons? Outliner - have to use mouse, I think in Word 2004 you have keyboard shortcuts. Has crashed once, but for me the positives win the argument. Glad I bought it. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   9 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars pudding over egged!, 22 Aug 2002 By  Frank Dernie (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I only bought this as it was on offer with a new computer. I ususally avoid MS programmes but so many new e-mail users have had their default set by the (Microsoft) setup Wizard to use Word that I am fed up of asking for text only messages and bought this to read them. The interface is very flashy, which I hate - but is the way software is going - afterall how else do you make a supercomputer slow enough to make people want to upgrade it even when it is only used as a typewriter! Excel is its usual effective self but again the interface is unnecessarily flash and distracting. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 5 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars It is Hard to Say No! If you are in business, or even if you are not but need a 'professional' office suite, then the choices are limited. Read more Published on 17 Feb 2006 by pactacus 3.0 out of 5 stars Slow and buggy but does the job The first thing that stuck me was how slow Excel was. You have to watch a bar as Excel opens a spreadsheet, and the same when you save (and auto save takes so long it interrupts... Read more Published on 8 May 2004 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...

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