Microsoft Office vs iWork

snehal · 22nd May 2008, 19:16

I was impressed at some of the features of iwork and the feel and look of the interface.

Can anyone give a general idea of iwork vs MS office?

And one important thing before I purchase it, if the files once saved in iwork can they be opened on a pc.

Magnus · 22nd May 2008, 20:03

If you export to Word format in iWork the file can be opened on a PC.

It's can be simple, will you exchange a lot of Office documents with other people, like many times ever day? Then pick Office. Once in a while to open and save Office files in iWork is okay, if you do it a lot it becomes a pain. Do you need 100% file compatibility with Office? If so, pick Office, iWork does a good job but not always a 100% perfect job.

snehal · 22nd May 2008, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnus

If you export to Word format in iWork the file can be opened on a PC.

It's can be simple, will you exchange a lot of Office documents with other people, like many times ever day? Then pick Office. Once in a while to open and save Office files in iWork is okay, if you do it a lot it becomes a pain. Do you need 100% file compatibility with Office? If so, pick Office, iWork does a good job but not always a 100% perfect job.

Wow that is not very encouraging in my case atleast.

However, is there a demo that we can view perhaps in one of the stores?

Magnus · 22nd May 2008, 20:46

You could also try NeoOffice.

fangpyre · 22nd May 2008, 22:13

Hi Snehal!
Most Macs come with a trial version of iWorks.
If you don't find it you can download it here.
Apple - iWork - Trial

NeoOffice can be configured to save in the default Office formats.
But its not as strong as either MS Office or iWorks.

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Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,410	If you export to Word format in iWork the file can be opened on a PC. It's can be simple, will you exchange a lot of Office documents with other people, like many times ever day? Then pick Office. Once in a while to open and save Office files in iWork is okay, if you do it a lot it becomes a pain. Do you need 100% file compatibility with Office? If so, pick Office, iWork does a good job but not always a 100% perfect job.

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Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,410	You could also try NeoOffice.

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fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,417	Hi Snehal! Most Macs come with a trial version of iWorks. If you don't find it you can download it here. Apple - iWork - Trial NeoOffice can be configured to save in the default Office formats. But its not as strong as either MS Office or iWorks.