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Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT

Justin wrote: 

Hi Justin,

There are plenty of good reasons why people plunk down money for
Microsoft and Apple products when Sun Microsystems provides OpenOffice
and Google provides Google Docs for free.

The free products offer only a subset of the features of Microsoft
Office or iWork, and the free interfaces are geeky by comparison. For
people who need only basic functionality and compatibility, the free
products may be adequate. Based on the marketplace, the vast majority of
Mac users prefer the Microsoft and Apple offerings even though they are
not free.

Right off the bat you don't get the Microsoft fonts, templates, or clip
art with the free products. Charts don't work the same way. Object
formatting is primitive by comparison. The free stuff is free, but if
you expect people to switch to the free stuff it has to be at least as
good if not better than what they have now. The free stuff is OK, but it
has a long way to go before it can compete with Microsoft and Apple
offerings.

Sometimes open source has great alternatives to commercial products.
FireFox and Audacity come to mind. I don't think OpenOffice, NeoOffice
or Google docs are competitive with Microsoft Office, which continues to
evolve for the better in many ways.

-Jim

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Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
Co-author of Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies
http://tinyurl.com/Office-2008-for-Dummies

Word crashes or hangs constantly

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT

In this case it was just a proverbial clutch at the ever-elusive straw :-)
It launches the app in "Safe" mode bypassing your existing Preference files.
Typically a part of troubleshooting.

Sorry we couldn't do better, but at least you don't have to retype the
document. If the original isn't sensitve content you can send me a copy &
I'll try to figure out what went sour. Let me know.

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

<com> wrote in message
news:caR9absDaxw... 

Problems Installing Mac Office 2008Home/Student Over Mac Office 2008 Trial

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:38 PM PDT

On 10/16/09 5:08 PM, in article C6FE5917.13D0D%com,
"Diane Ross" <com> wrote:
 

In case the above link does not work:

<http://tinyurl.com/ykkcdsz>

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Diane

Can't close Word/Excel/Power Point

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

On 10/18/09 2:17 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:

Open System Preferences > User > Login items and remove those files. Some
applications will put them automatically in Login Items when you install.

The mdworker is associated with Spotlight so I'm not sure why it's in login
items.

Is Intego a virus software application? These are notorious for causing
problems. Personally, I don't use virus software but if you are exchanging a
lot of emails with Windows users, you might need it not to pass on a virus
to them.

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Diane

Trash Will Not Empty Office 2004 After Installation of Office 2008

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:17 PM PDT

> On 10/16/09 12:35 PM, in article caR9absDaxw, 

All Office programs now crash

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:59 AM PDT

Glad you got your problems fixed.

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Diane

i deleted the menu !

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:29 PM PDT

That method will certainly work, but it's a bit like throwing out the baby
with the bath water or cutting off your arm because of a hangnail :-)

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



On 10/16/09 6:49 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

having two different versions of office on same computer

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:47 PM PDT

On 10/16/09 12:21 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

It's a completely new folder. It does not touch the Office 2004 in
Applications. You will still need the Microsoft AutoUpdate app in
/Applications for 04 updates. The MAU is hidden for Office 2008.

Install Office 2008

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/install_update_2008.html>

Steps for a successful update

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/update_basics.html>

Steps to re-install Office (if needed in the future)

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/install/reinstall_steps.html>

Hope this helps!

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Diane

Office 2008 64 bit support?

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Hey everyone,

I've been using Office with K64 enabled and it runs much better. In particular opening the programs is much faster. StatPlus also appears to work without problem. Thanks.

Microsoft Word

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:34 PM PDT

Hi colby,

In what format are the files when you email them? If they're in PDF format, the default app for opening such files on a PC is likely
to be Adobe Reader. Word can't read PDFs. If the files are in Doc format, the default app for opening such files on a PC is likely
to be Word (or another word processor), but a file association error on the PC could cause Adobe Reader to try to open them.

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Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


<com> wrote in message news:caR9absDaxw... 

Multi-User

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Diane is right about the Home & Student Edition being the most economical
based on the circumstances you describe, but just to clarify a bit...

There is no upgrade pricing for that edition ‹ it would be an outright
purchase of Office 2008. Still cheaper than upgrading to another Edition
that includes only one license, let alone having to purchase additional
copies for the other systems.

Also, the H/S licenses are restricted to personal ("non-commercial") use,
which may be of no concern for you.

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



On 10/13/09 8:48 PM, in article C6FA6DE9.13881%com,
"Diane Ross" <com> wrote:
 

Upgrading to 2008, cannot transfer old identity

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT

On 10/14/09 5:08 PM, in article caR9absDaxw,
"com" <com> wrote:
 

If you only have Exchange messages, then simply create a new Identity in
Entourage 2008 and enter the account info and it will sync backup. If you
have info in the folders "On My Computer" you will need to export that data
as individual files.

The -36 error is really serious. You need to immediately backup all data.
Some data will refuse to even copy when it's written on bad blocks. Try
dragging over in individual folders. When you use an automatic backup it can
get stalled when it hits the corruption and doesn't get further data.

It's possible you can run a utility on the drive and map out the bad blocks,
but I would change it out or boot from an external drive.

Good luck with your recovery.

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Diane

Upgrade from 2008 Student

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:54 AM PDT

See if this helps.

Install Standalone version of Entourage from Exchange Email Provider with
the Home & Student Version

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/08/install_standalone_version.html>

<http://tinyurl.com/6fx99e>


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Diane