Office versions

[dougbroward]

Hi there,
Could anyone give me the difference between Office X for Mac and
Office 2004 for Mac, teacher and student editions? I have the Office X
version. Thanks.
Doug

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Doug -

The list would be far too long to post here, but the 2 main distinctions -
at least to my feeble mind - are:

1- Office 2004 is far more stable & reliable, and

2- Office X is no longer as current (supported) version.

You might want to take a look at the Mactopia web site for what Office 2004
has to offer & compare to what you now have. The demo highlights many of the
differences & you can still download the 2004 Test Drive if you'd like:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=office2004demo

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Clive Huggan]

Doug,

Office X was developed around a beta version (and by no means the last beta)
of OS 10.0. That operating system was the first cab off the rank in Unix,
and has changed in profound ways in the 6 years since. Consequently, you're
dealing with a dinosaur.

I'd strongly recommend buying Office 2004; there are many cheap deals
available on the net.

I don't have shares in Microsoft!

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from North America and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[John McGhie]

The one you will usually notice most often is "Full Unicode Support".
Office 2004 supports a far wider range of characters in each font than
Office X. This is not a big issue if you do not send documents out from
your computer, but it's very handy if you receive documents from the Windows
world.

Cheers

Hi there,
Could anyone give me the difference between Office X for Mac and
Office 2004 for Mac, teacher and student editions? I have the Office X
version. Thanks.
Doug

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