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    Quick Question about Office on MBP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by forth_man, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. forth_man

    forth_man Newbie

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    Just wondering what is the best option to use office on MBP.

    I am able to get the student discout for the Windows 2007 ultimate for reduced price but does this work well with parallel, or should i simple try the Office for Mac...

    Simply too lazy to log out each time i want to use office :)
     
    forth_man, Oct 24, 2008
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  2. drgopoos

    drgopoos Notebook Consultant

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    U can use VMware ( i use it ) or parellels so that u dont have to log out each time. With vmware , it kind of works flawless

    Second option would be to use office 2008. u can get it at a reduced price from amazon.
     
    drgopoos, Oct 24, 2008
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  3. ValkyrieLenneth

    ValkyrieLenneth Notebook Evangelist

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    It will work well with both Parallels and VMWare. But you can get MS Office 2008 for Mac.
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Oct 24, 2008
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Office for Mac should work with out any problems. You have a compatiable options to make it backward compatiable to the older versions. If university school, some give a great discount due to their site liesense.

    Remember most office packages give you a 3 user liesense so you can install in on your desktop as well as you notebook.
     
    blue68f100, Oct 24, 2008
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  5. duffyanneal

    duffyanneal Notebook Deity

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    I have both and I prefer Office 2007. I run mine under Fusion with no issues at all.
     
    duffyanneal, Oct 24, 2008
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    sadafbahaza Notebook Consultant

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    Use Parallels/Fusion. A lot more convenient than Boot camp for these kind of things.
     
    sadafbahaza, Oct 24, 2008
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