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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / February 2008'04 vs '08
My daughter will be getting a new MacBook in a couple of weeks. I still have a license left out of the three when I bought Office '04 with my computer. She will get the student discount. So, any particular reason I should/n't just use the last license for '04 rather than get the '08? Hi Kurt - IMHO - The only 'significant' reason to go to 2008 is the OOXML file format she'll be running into because of others using Mac Office 2008 or Win Office 2007. Although 2004 will still work with those docs using the appropriate converters (Word & PPt *only at the moment) there could be something lost in the translation. Quite frankly, it wouldn't hurt to have *both* available.  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP > My daughter will be getting a new MacBook in a couple of weeks. I > still have a license left out of the three when I bought Office '04 with > my computer. She will get the student discount. So, any particular > reason I should/n't just use the last license for '04 rather than get > the '08? > Hi Kurt - > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Quite frankly, it wouldn't hurt to have *both* available. Thanks. I am still running only "04 and haven't run into any major problems. What is the OOXML format and where would it cause concerns. She will mostly be using if for word docs related to school and work. Although if she gets '08 student with multiple licenses then I could trade her one license of '04 for one of '08 for me (g). Nutshell Synopsis: Open Office Extensible Markup Language (OOXML) is the new defacto file format used by all MS Office 2007/2008 applications. The new programs include features not directly supported or not supported at all in the earlier versions. The older versions need to use converters to open files which have been saved in the newer format, so there is the possibility that there will be some difference from how it was intended to be. The newer versions can open & save in the older formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) but must work in "Compatibility Mode" which inhibits/negates some of their new-found capabilities. SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones Office:Mac MVP >> Hi Kurt - >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Although if she gets '08 student with multiple licenses then I could > trade her one license of '04 for one of '08 for me (g). |
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