Mac question...

[M8XY G]

Has anyone had any problems with using their Word documents on their Mac and then on a PC or the otherway round.

Looking into getting one for university and just wanted to find out if anyone has had problems with using their Mac and then the same file on a PC in the library..

 

[Feirny]

Save on a mac and will open fine on a PC.

However you have to save it as a pre2005 (IIRC) doc file on a PC to open on Mac, its simple to do, just click Save As, and its an option on there.

 

[M8XY G]

Say if i forget to save it as a "pre2005" as im sure ill do that alot.

Is there a way i can someone convert it or change it to open on a mac?

 

[Feirny]

I'm not sure TBH, someone else might be able to answer it though.

 

[M8XY G]

Ok thanks anyway.

Had any problems with it otherwise? Like getting used to office word and excel?

 

[Gaz.]

It should just work. I've never had any issue, bar the newer versions saving as .docx and not being able to open it in older versions unless you save it as .doc

 

[M8XY G]

Im confused.

Thing is, im good with a PC but everyone keeps telling me to change so i thought it might be a good time to.

Is this right, a mac saves documents as .docx but you can only open a .doc on a pc?

 

[Feirny]

Ok thanks anyway.

Had any problems with it otherwise? Like getting used to office word and excel?

None at all.

 

[Gaz.]

Im confused.

Thing is, im good with a PC but everyone keeps telling me to change so i thought it might be a good time to.

Is this right, a mac saves documents as .docx but you can only open a .doc on a pc?

No, the latest versions of Office save as .docx, be it mac or windows format. You can open .docx and .doc on either mac or pc new version, only .doc on the older ones.

 

[M8XY G]

ah ok, that clears it up.

So as long as my uni uses the latest verson of Office im all good?

 

[Gaz.]

Or just default it to save as .doc, and you'll never have an issue.

 

[Feirny]

Ahhh my uni must have been running older versions of office then.

 

[Gaz.]

Ahhh my uni must have been running older versions of office then.

Probably. I had the same problem with my NVQ stuff at work, as they were on office 2003.

 

[M8XY G]

Ah thanks for that soph and fiern.

Now how do i turn the thing on..

 

[Feirny]

Oh I can't help you with that one :rasp:

 

[M8XY G]

Im screwed

Just sent a text asking what verson of windows they use at Sheffield uni to a mate as he's in his 3rd year. The reply was:

"XP or Vista. Why the f**k would need to know at 11.30pm and a 2 months before you start?!"

 

[Gaz.]

Ah thanks for that soph and fiern.

Now how do i turn the thing on..

It's Gaz. Reading fail.

 

[Gaz.]

It doesn't matter. It's multi platform, Stuff you do on office mac works on office windows and vice versa!

 

[M8XY G]

It's Gaz. Reading fail.

oooooops

It doesn't matter. It's multi platform, Stuff you do on office mac works on office windows and vice versa!

Yeah thats what i thought, just heard of a people having problems trying to open documents at uni etc.

 

[Gaz.]

Yeah thats what i thought, just heard of a people having problems trying to open documents at uni etc.

Probably getting caught out by the document type that's all

 

[M8XY G]

oh ok cheers for the help GAZ

 

[Gaz.]

No worries G

 

[Brown.]

When you type somehting out and are worried just always save as .doc as seen highlighted below ( the only compatability issue i have had is using the inbuit equation editior, but that is easily solved )

 

[M8XY G]

oh ok and i take it the new Office 2008 has no problems opening .doc saved from macs?

Im sorry for the stupidly dumb questions but i will be completely new to Mac's

 

[Brown.]

no problem opening PC saved files, of any kind..... only opening MAC saved .docx files on PC iirc.... tbh honest i only ever save .doc as some many of works comps use xp even in vista al save .doc just habit