![]() There’s no Mac version of Project, Publisher or Visio. ![]() Word, Excel and Powerpoint are obvious while the equivalent of Outlook on the Mac is called Entourage. ![]() Office 2004 for Mac comes in various packages but can consist of four major components. For example there’s no ActiveX control support in Office for Mac and path separators in the Mac OS use colons not back-slashes. There are some differences in VBA, mostly to do with operating system variations. Office 2004 for Mac now supports Applescript fully plus there’s VBA support with macro recording. There’s no Options item under the Tools menu – instead you’ll find it in the traditional Mac location as Preferences under the Word menu. There are enough differences to disconcert an Office for Windows user at first. The largest variation is in the PIM / Outlook equivalent for Mac called Entourage. The Mac version of Office is mostly the same as in Windows but it has some omissions and additions compared to Office for Windows. In this overview we’ll focus on the major differences from the Windows version of Office but that viewpoint should not give you the impression that Office 2004 for Mac is a vastly different suite that requires a lot of retraining. There’s a work menu in Word for Windows but its hidden away but in Word for Mac the Work option appears on the menu bar by default. Next week we’ll look at an issue that can concern all Office users – compatibility between the Office releases for Mac and Windows.Īs you’d expect, the core features of Office are the same in the Windows and Mac versions – concepts like Styles or Formulas are the same and the menus are structured in familiar ways.īut some interface elements are different – for example editing a formula is done by double-clicking on a cell them making changes in-line which is a narrow and inconvenient way to do it – until you discover the Formula Bar that has the longer editing field that Windows users are familiar with. Its past time Office Watch had a closer look at Office 2004 for the Mac so that’s what we’ll do in this issue. ![]() The Genius Bars are a comfort and support for novice computer users and helps retain people as Apple users. With iPod music players becoming amazingly popular, people are drawn into the Apple world and do more than just consider getting a Macintosh computer.Īnother semi-secret weapon in the Apple marketing arsenal is the Apple Stores and their ‘Genius Bars’ where friendly face-to-face technical support can be had. More people are getting Macintosh computers - we’ve heard this claim for many years but now it’s really true. ![]() We look at Office 2004 for Mac including the similarities to and differences from Office 2003 for Windows. ![]()
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