After much wrangling with Office 2008 particularly Excel I decided to try out iWork 09.Priced at $40 from my local campus bookstore it really can't get much better!
1. Keynote
The biggest pain with powerpoint 2008 for mac is that large ppt files take an age to load. This is where keynote comes in. Keynote opens those old powerpoint files like lightening, the only problem I have encountered so far is that some bulleted lists are not formatted well but this is easy to fix. The interface is intuitively laid out and the smart guides are great.
2. Numbers
Excel for mac 2008 is a nice improvement and a great middle ground between the office ribbon interface from windows and the old style layout. However it really is unreliable when working with old file formats. Again iWork steps in with Numbers, while numbers is grossly underpowered for scientific data analysis it again comes with a very intuitive interface and the ability to quickly produce professional looking results.
Conclusions I have not had much use for Pages however it also seems to have the intuitive interface and great compatibility with other office products. I cant help but wonder if it would be possible to write a paper in iWork and if anyone would tell the difference. All in all I have found iWork to offer value for money great and excellent compatibility with office. The interface is more polished than Office Mac and it is much more geared to producing professional results.
1. Keynote
The biggest pain with powerpoint 2008 for mac is that large ppt files take an age to load. This is where keynote comes in. Keynote opens those old powerpoint files like lightening, the only problem I have encountered so far is that some bulleted lists are not formatted well but this is easy to fix. The interface is intuitively laid out and the smart guides are great.2. Numbers
Excel for mac 2008 is a nice improvement and a great middle ground between the office ribbon interface from windows and the old style layout. However it really is unreliable when working with old file formats. Again iWork steps in with Numbers, while numbers is grossly underpowered for scientific data analysis it again comes with a very intuitive interface and the ability to quickly produce professional looking results.Conclusions I have not had much use for Pages however it also seems to have the intuitive interface and great compatibility with other office products. I cant help but wonder if it would be possible to write a paper in iWork and if anyone would tell the difference. All in all I have found iWork to offer value for money great and excellent compatibility with office. The interface is more polished than Office Mac and it is much more geared to producing professional results.
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