Yes, iWork is an office suite which Apple is actively working on
improving access in. It is quite good now, and has been improving. It
includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
Certain aspects of it are a bit cumbersome, particularly with
spreadsheets, but it does work reasonably well. As I stated
previously, there are lots of options depending on what you need and
your personal taste.
Josh de Lioncourt
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On Jul 12, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
> Hi Josh,
>
> Is iWork a suite of apps like MS Office?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russell
>
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> ] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:16 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: MS Office - any plans for Mac accessibility
>
>
> There are lots of alternatives to MS Office on the Mac. iWork works
> reasonably well and getting better. OpenOffice is pretty good.
> There's a great spreadsheet program that tons of Mac users use
> called "Tables" which is compatible with Excel formats. There are
> definitely quite a few choices, and your needs and personal
> preferences will really dictate which you use. Fortunately, you can
> try most or all of these before choosing to buy, and some are, of
> course, free.
>
> It is also quite common that, if you absolutely must have MS Office,
> for users to install Windows and a Windows screen reader into a
> virtual machine on their Mac. This allows you to run Mac and Windows
> applications side-by-side, which can be quite handy. I have found,
> though, that over time I have found Mac solutions for all my needs.
> Still, there's nothing stopping you from getting VMware Fusion and
> using it to install Windows/Jaws and just use the Mac for most things.
>
> Microsoft seems to have little or no interest in adhering to Apple's
> accessibility guidelines. Whether this is a conscious decision or
> not is debatable, but in either case, they are even more lax about
> accessibility in their Mac products than in their Windows one. It's
> quite ridiculous.
>
>
> Josh de Lioncourt
> …my other mail provider is an owl…
>
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt
> Music: http://stage19music.com
> Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com
> Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com
> GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt
>
> On Jul 12, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just joined this list. I currently am a Windows and Jaws user.
> I'm in
> the market for a new computer soon and am considering moving to the
> Mac
> world, but have a few reservations. I use Excel and Access in
> Windows for
> my job and need access to these types of apps. I was told that Open
> Office
> works with VO on the Mac, but are Open Office spreadsheets and
> databases
> compatible with MS Office in Windows? What I mean is, can I create a
> database in Open Office and then take it to work and open it on my
> Windows
> machine in MS Access? There's no chance of my work switching to the
> Mac any
> time soon.
>
> As far as MS Office for the Mac, is there any chance that this may
> be made
> accessible in the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russell
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
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