MS Office for Mac

[BjornMorg]

Hi all,

As a new Mac user, I want to run MS Office on a MacBook Pro.
However, I've heard bad reports regarding Outlook for Mac.
What mail packages do others use on a Mac? (FYI...I currently use Hotmail on a Windows 8 laptop)

Furthermore, should I also go for some kind of option that allows me to run windows software on the Mac?
However, I don't want to have to log in and out of each environment (OSX v Windows) to achieve this; i.e. I need the ability to easily switch between the Mac and Windows software speedily and with ease.

Any thoughts?

[Bunk]

Can't help with the email apps but for Windows have a look at VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or VirtualBox (free).

[Pondlife]

Hi all,

As a new Mac user, I want to run MS Office on a MacBook Pro.
However, I've heard bad reports regarding Outlook for Mac.
- Never had any problems myself
What mail packages do others use on a Mac? (FYI...I currently use Hotmail on a Windows 8 laptop)
- I use Thunderbird under linux and it seems fine. But have a look here
Furthermore, should I also go for some kind of option that allows me to run windows software on the Mac?
- I use virtualbox and just fire up the windows box when needed
However, I don't want to have to log in and out of each environment (OSX v Windows) to achieve this; i.e. I need the ability to easily switch between the Mac and Windows software speedily and with ease.
- I would think running this is pretty easy with a VM
Any thoughts?

HTH

[craig1]

I've used the last few incarnations of Office for Mac. I think the Microsoft Mac people have a bit of a chip on their shoulder around proving they're better than the Windows teams as I've never had any of the problems with the Mac version that I've had with the Windows versions over the years. The 2011 version is good, stable and just as good as Office 2010, better in some ways. The only problems I have are that they didn't migrate Visio and Project to Mac as well, I need to have a VM for them, admittedly using the Unity setting so it looks just like a Mac app.

I use VMWare Fusion for running my virtual machines, Parallels is the other big player I've used. They're both about the same overall, I just prefer VMWare as I'm used to it now. All the VM products are very easy to install, very easy to use and have plenty of integration with the Mac host as needed. Any MacBook Pro of the last 3-4 years can easily run VMs without too much stress on the system.

[cojak]

Hi all,

As a new Mac user, I want to run MS Office on a MacBook Pro.
However, I've heard bad reports regarding Outlook for Mac.
What mail packages do others use on a Mac? (FYI...I currently use Hotmail on a Windows 8 laptop)

Furthermore, should I also go for some kind of option that allows me to run windows software on the Mac?
However, I don't want to have to log in and out of each environment (OSX v Windows) to achieve this; i.e. I need the ability to easily switch between the Mac and Windows software speedily and with ease.

Any thoughts?

I'm using MS Office for Mac 2011 atm. No problems here.

And I use Codeweaver CrossOver when I need to use the odd Windows app. I use Omnigraffle Pro and Merlin Project instead of Visio/Project.

[eek]

Gmail on a browser.

Outlook is tulip whatever version you use...

[SpontaneousOrder]

Airmail is good for me so far.

[stek]

Airmail is good for me so far.

I got Airmail too, not bad for £1.99....

Office for Mac 2014 Bata is out there somewhere, nothing leaked on the net yet though....

[SimonMac]

Office for Mac is fine (I use it)
Outlook for Mac is fine (I prefer Mail but thats just a personal choice)
I have a VM running on VirtualBox for ClientCo that I have to use Windows for

[Sysman]

I got Airmail too, not bad for £1.99....

You was robbed. Only CHF 2.00 here :

For some reason Airmail won't come up with its App Store receipt in a search, in fact the last App Store receipt it shows is back in December, which ain't right.