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You don't have to leave Microsoft Office if you decide to switch from PC to Mac. Microsoft has a perfectly good version of Office 365 for Mac that comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and more. If you've been thinking about switching away from the Office productivity suite, there are alternatives that offer many of the features you love in Microsoft's programs, plus some features you can't get anywhere else.
iWork Suite
Apple's alternative to Office is iWork. It's the most comparable alternative to Microsoft's productivity suite, only it comes free with every Mac. The interface is different, and will take some time to get used to, but if you're really interested in kicking Office to the curb, the iWork suite is the best alternative on Mac.
If you're ready for change, and Office's user interface, design, and tools aren't burned into your psyche, get Apple's iWork suite of apps. It comes preinstalled on new Macs, but you can also find it in the Mac App Store.
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OpenOffice
OpenOffice by Apache is probably the most similar to Microsoft Office in look and design. It comes with a word processor, a spreadsheet maker, and a presentation creator, all with many of the same features their Office counterparts have. Files are saved as open document format files, so they can be opened with any document viewer, including Office apps, without needing to be converted first. The best part is that OpenOffice is completely free.
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If you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office that looks and works pretty much exactly the same, but doesn't cost a dime, OpenOffice is for you.
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is an open source productivity suite very similar to Microsoft Office that comes with a word processor, spreadsheet maker, and presentation creator. It also includes a vector graphics editor, a math formula editor, and a database manager. Files are saved as open document format files, so you can open them with any document viewer, including Office apps, without needing to be converted first, though it does provide tools for saving a document as an Office-specific file. LibreOffice is totally free. It is very similar in design to Microsoft Office, with some minor differences in the design.
LibreOffice is a solid replacement for the Office apps and includes some useful extra programs that Office doesn't even have.
Google Docs
Google Docs is the easiest replacement for Microsoft office because it's so accessible. If you have a Gmail account, or a Google Hangouts account, or a YouTube account, you have Google Docs. Just visit the web-based app from your browser and you can create word processor documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. There is a Google Drive app you can download onto Mac so you can work offline. The changes will be made when your Mac is back online. Google Docs doesn't look at all like Microsoft Office, and has a very different user interface, but it does have many of the same, familiar features you know from Office.
The thing that makes Google Docs so useful, however, is it's real-time collaboration, which works seamlessly with multiple users. I've worked alongside a dozen other people in one document. I am able to see where everyone is within the documents and can see exactly when changes are made.
If you're looking for a very easy to use Office replacement that is ideal for working with others in real-time, you'll be pleased with Google Docs.
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You don’t have to painstaking address dozens of holiday cards or party invitation thanks to Word 2008 for Mac’s label-making features. Word even lets you use hundreds of different labels by Avery and several other manufacturers.
1Open a new blank document and then choose Tools→Labels to open the Labels dialog.
You can open a new blank document by choosing File→New Blank Document or pressing Command+N.
2Type the name and address into the Address field.
If you use Microsoft Entourage and have entered the address of the person you want to print this address label for, click the little Rolodex card next to the Address field, choose the person’s name in the Office Address Book dialog that appears, and then click the Insert button.
3Click the Options button and, in the Label Options dialog that appears, select the type of label you want to print.
Although the Labels dialog offers only one field for the contents of your labels (named Address), you can create many other types of labels through the Label Options dialog. (Click the Label Products pop-up menu to see more manufacturers.) You can also create diskette, name badge, file folder, ID card, and many other types of labels with a single click. But, regardless of the kind of label you’re making, you still type the information into a field named Address in the Labels dialog.
4Click OK when you find the brand and style of label you need.
If you don’t find the brand and style of label you want in the Label Options dialog, click the New Label button to open the New Custom Label dialog.
5In the New Custom Label/Laser dialog, name your new label, fill in all the fields to set it up, and then click OK to save it.
You return to the Label Options dialog.
6Click OK to dismiss the Label Options dialog. In the Number of Labels section of the Labels dialog, choose to print either a full page of the same label or a single label at the specified position.
If you want to print a single label, select the Single Label option and enter the row and column number where you want the single label printed.
7To print your labels immediately, click the Print button in the Labels dialog box.
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Or click the OK button to see your labels on-screen. The document is editable, so if you want to change the font or any of the information in any of the labels, just select the appropriate text and go for it.