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On 26 Jan 2009, at 20:11, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> ... |
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> Work requires me to use this format sometimes (it's not negotiable) |
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> and I can |
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> get around it 95% of the time, but the 5% causes me insane amounts |
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> of grief. |
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> Even though Office2007 runs perfectly well in CrossOver, I have to |
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> put up |
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> with that stupid bouncing ribbon, menus that are not there ... |
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If you're happy running a Windows app under emulation, then I think |
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you might find that recent versions of Works support .docx. I think |
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you need to install Works and then the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack. |
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People are snobbish over Office vs Works, but IME Works' word- |
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processor is perfectly adequate & functional, and it doesn't feature |
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the ribbons you complain about. |
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However, I fear you may still run into this problem: |
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On 27 Jan 2009, at 04:29, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> ... |
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> But if it's a shared document and needs to be edited multiple |
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> times by multiple people, you just can't get away with using |
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> two different apps -- hell, not even two different versions of |
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> MSWord. If you go back and forth many times, the document will |
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> steadily "deteriorate" with each transition from one app to |
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> another. At least that's my experience. |
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Stroller. |
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