No macros in 2008

[david_K]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I thought i was doing the right thing trying to convert to the whole office to Mac's! We run all our invoicing, accounts and stock on excel workbooks. they are now very complex and interlinked. I have automated the whole thing using macro and VBA and i feel right royally stuffed!

understand there is no easy or quick solution from what i have read on the forum. i do find it hard to believe such a useful function is just taken away.

Can i run spreadsheets on the Mac in a windows environment using office 2007 for PC? if so what do i have to do? i bought the MAC for its processing power which it definitely needs when the spreadsheets get larger towards our year end.

have no access to older software versions as i am a virgin to mac's!

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I thought i was
doing the right thing trying to convert to the whole office to Mac's! We run
all our invoicing, accounts and stock on excel workbooks. they are now very
complex and interlinked. I have automated the whole thing using macro and VBA
and i feel right royally stuffed!

understand there is no easy or quick solution from what i have read on the
forum. i do find it hard to believe such a useful function is just taken
away.

Can i run spreadsheets on the Mac in a windows environment using office 2007
for PC? if so what do i have to do? i bought the MAC for its processing
power which it definitely needs when the spreadsheets get larger towards our
year end.

have no access to older software versions as i am a virgin to mac's!

Yes, unfortunately about a year before it was released, Microsoft
reluctantly announced that there would be no VBA in Office 2008. However, it
is returning with a vengeance in the next version of Office. Meanwhile, yes,
of course you can run spreadsheets on the Mac in a windows environment. To
do so you will need a copy of Parallels, or other software to allow Windows
to run on the Mac, (you could also use Apple¹s bootcamp), a copy of the
Windows operating system, and a windows version of Office. Additionally you
may need virus protection and other utilities to safely run windows on your
Mac.