Actually, I just realised that I already have a Mac license for Office 2016. No worries, OneDrive is still available cross-platform so I get the benefits of offline access to Office, plus seamless and fast synchronisation as you describe below when I come back on line. So I’m now in the process of downloading Office 2016 for Mac, and will get it installed when it downloads. The main advantage, for me at least, will be the fact that I can work on my machines here, or my machine at work, and still benefit from synchronisation. When work finishes in July, until I find out where my next contract takes me, the work machines come home. On that subject, I’m actually awaiting delivery of a new 27’ Retina Display iMac with 2TB of Fusion Drive Storage. Should be here on Wednesday as it is a bank holiday tomorrow over here.
Fusion Drive technology is a big step towards synchronous RAID technology on Apple’s part. This system will have 16GB of RAM and 2TB of Fusion Drive storage, as I’ve already said. i’m looking forward to when that arrives. ======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <gor...@mac-access.net <mailto:gor...@mac-access.net>> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. Hartlepool Blind Avenue Road Hartlepool TS24 8BB Cleveland Work Phone: +44 (0)1429 272494 Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7907 823971 ———————————————————— On 1 May 2016, at 20:20, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: I should point out of course that Office 365 isn't for everyone. If you're just going to use Office on a particular platform - say Windows or Mac - then you're probably better off just bying a "Stand-alone" office product on a CD or through a download and be done with it. If you're planning to use Office across platforms as I do then the 365 subscription ins incredibly and obviously convenient, put Office on your devices, link up to your Microsoft account, subscribe and that's it! all your documents in the one place ready for you to work on anywhere at any time and your choice of device depending on your circumstnaces. On 2/05/2016 5:13 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > You know, this would have been much better posted to Mac Access. That group > seems to be much devoid of life these days but that may be for a number of > reasons. Many people probably think the group is no longer available, not > correct, of course. > > But yes, it’s nice to know that Microsoft is now adhering to Apple’s > accessibility guidelines which were, as you may or may not be aware, were > made much more stringent with the release of El Capitan and iOS9. There are > still some developers who are not in compliance, that is true. “Megabit” > Playout software, for one. But on the whole things are improving across the > board on Apple’s platform which is, as you rightly point out, most > gratifying. 100% Accessibility would be a most desirable circumstance, of > course. But I doubt we will ever see that anywhere. However, no harm in > hoping. As a result of your post I will go and revive Office 365 on my Mac, > as I do have a live subscription. > > ======================================== > > My compliments and kindest regards > Gordon Smith: > <gor...@mac-access.net <mailto:gor...@mac-access.net>> > > Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist. > Hartlepool Blind > Avenue Road > Hartlepool > TS24 8BB > Cleveland > Work Phone: > +44 (0)1429 272494 > Mobile/SMS: > +44 (0)7907 823971 > > ———————————————————— > > On 1 May 2016, at 10:22, Dane Trethowan < > <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net>grtd...@internode.on.net > <mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: > > Hi Everyone! > > I’m using Microsoft Word for the Mac as part of Office 2016 to write a couple > of documents and the Word experience just keeps getting better for the Mac. > > I much prefer to use the Mac version of Word these days compared to the > Windows PC as the Mac menu system is there as well as the ribbon though even > if Microsoft had chosen not to include a menu system then the ribbon would > still be easily accessible. > > Somehow the Word ribbon makes more sense to me on a Mac than it does on the > Windows PC and looks far better presented onscreen, that could be of course > purely because I’m so used to navigating the screen on a Mac as a matter of > course anyway. > > I’m extremely pleased to find that Microsoft have fixed the bug in Word where > numbering wasn’t announced when cursoring through a list in a document, Word > also reports when the user is entering into or exiting out of lists and so on. > > As list members will know I’m also fond of Word on the iPad. > > I hope Microsoft continue with the good work and its really about time we had > access to the worlds most popular Word Processing package across platforms. > > And yes, we have Google Docs too! I’ve not explored Google Docs on the iPhone > for quite some time but last time I was able to use it satisfactorily. > Google Docs is perfectly accessible on Android devices and accessible on a > Windows PC through the Window-Eyes Screen Reader and Google Chrome, I know > there are Mac users who also use Google Docs through Chrome. > > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > -- ********** Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves
