On 26 Jan 2009, at 20:11, Alan McKinnon wrote:
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Work requires me to use this format sometimes (it's not negotiable)
and I can
get around it 95% of the time, but the 5% causes me insane amounts
of grief.
Even though Office2007 runs perfectly well in CrossOver, I have to
put up
with that stupid bouncing ribbon, menus that are not there ...
If you're happy running a Windows app under emulation, then I think
you might find that recent versions of Works support .docx. I think
you need to install Works and then the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack.
People are snobbish over Office vs Works, but IME Works' word-
processor is perfectly adequate & functional, and it doesn't feature
the ribbons you complain about.
However, I fear you may still run into this problem:
On 27 Jan 2009, at 04:29, Grant Edwards wrote:
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But if it's a shared document and needs to be edited multiple
times by multiple people, you just can't get away with using
two different apps -- hell, not even two different versions of
MSWord. If you go back and forth many times, the document will
steadily "deteriorate" with each transition from one app to
another. At least that's my experience.
Stroller.
