THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS! I just bought the newest Mac and I was freaking out since word was not working on my mac. I am a student so sadly I could not buy a subscription however the recommendation for pages is a life saver. Thank you so much once again.
Your school should offer "word" for free for students. Ask your main office. I went to a major university and it was free as long as you're a documented student.
Thank you soooo much for real. I shifted from my android mobile to macbook air and it was so difficult to find out how to convert my pages assignments to word or Google docs to submit in Google classroom. This video was life saver 🙌👏🙏🏻
If we export our pages documents to word format, doesn't the formatting get disturbed? I have heard people complaining that formatting done in a pages document gets affected when exported to word format. Kindly clarify a bit.
Dear Gary can you please do a update on how to use Mission Controls but advanced. So how to put the settings and what do they mean actually. my spaces keep moving around on me, I have more that 6 spaces open because I use them for Books in splitview to work with... The spaces move around like flipper balls the whole time!!
Get Word. Use Pages. The world still runs on Word, which is a generational holdover in a world where Millennials and GenZers are raised on Google Docs. This is mostly because of my fellow GenXers or Boomers who can't get away from Word.
Thank you for pointing me to this very helpful video, Gary. Hmmm… the only one I don’t want to do is the paid subscription, so I’ll give this some thought. I use Google docs a lot, so it’s between that and Pages… saving your good advice for reference as always!
You can actually purchase an 'offline' version of Microsoft Office instead of the Office 365 version. Microsoft makes this really difficult to find, but it is possible. This is actually what I did, as it proved muuuuuch cheaper than the Office 365 subscription-based syste,
after using F$$$ing Mac for a month I'll just throw it away from my window. It's just awful. Everything works really bad, and the logic behind is stupid!
Can you tell me when you are going to throw it out of your window? I shall ask a poor friend of mine who is in need of a Mac to be there to receive it😊. Humour aside, which part of Mac's functioning is bothering you? Apple's ecosystem is totally different from Windows, and, with a very helpful Apple Coomunity support sytem, almost every problem you face will be solved.
I paid for a subscription and bought Microsoft word and it is on my MacBook Pro. I have already written so much - but for some reason I cannot figure out how to delete something I wrote. Please help. Thank you.
here is my question please whenever I connect with hdmi toto, the it messes up my word documents -- the outline, the font size etc. Any suggestions please
Connect to what? An external display? Do you mean you don't like how it looks on the display? Have you tried connecting with DisplayPort instead of HDMI?
someone just sent me an email with 3 attachments, and i tried opening them and a window shows up sayin get started with microsoft word and wants me to pay for it after the trial. I always thought my mac desktop came with Word! UGH! 😩😫 If i pay for it, is it a one time charge or every single year i have to pay for it?
Word is an app from Microsoft. It has never been "free" or anything like that. They do let you open docs for viewing without subscribing or buying, which is nice. You can also open Word docs in Pages (which is free) and TextEdit, but not all features are the same. If you feel you want to buy Word, Microsoft has options for subscriptions and for one-time purchase (which you will eventually need to update since it doesn't include updates).
I have a word document I am using on mac... I have word on mac but there is an embedded PDF and it won't open I get an error message that says the server is not found the company says I really need to be on a PC bc mac changes the formats. I love my mac but I don't want to go to a pc but they say that mac changes the formatting of their documents and they have to be done in a pc
It sounds like that document has something unusual about it. Maybe the PDF was embedded in an odd way. Have you tried opening it in Pages? Or TextEdit? You wouldn't get that PDF inside it, for sure, but you could at least see the rest of the text. Seems like that company that sent you the document really needs to get their act together and not send out documents with such restrictive requirements.
My problem is when converting my pages document/resume to microsoft format it changes format of document. Is there anything free I can use to keep the same format of pages document? Thanks.
Why are you converting it to Word format at all? Export as a PDF and send that. Bad to assume that the person receiving your resume uses Microsoft Word.
When I create a pages document and then export it to Microsoft word, it wants to spellcheck in Italian. I have change the language settings but that does not work. If I create a file directly in Microsoft word, it checks for spelling in English
@@macmost No... it's a general issue and all over the net. No solution found on sites or stack overflow. My frustration comes from being forced into this office suite by the enterprise and then the Mac support in particular is poor. Web is even worse.
@@leifashley So support isn't able to offer any solution at all? I just tried it and File, Save and File Save As both worked without an issue. I wonder if it is related to whether you use Microsoft OneDrive or not (I don't).
@@macmost yes, it works for a while. And this will stop working. It might be one drive, but if so, it’s a Microsoft product and when MS sells this junk, this is a bundle they always do.
Gary - just got a 15 inch, 2011 refurbished Mac Book Pro that has upgrade from Lion to High Sierra. It tests out excellent...but NO word processing. I have been using WORD on my old computer and have hundreds of Word files which I must use to complete a writing project. QUESTION: WILL the WORD ap work on this refurbished computer which is running High Sierra. If I purchase an old 2011 Word, I do not think I can still get the upgrade. If I purchase a 2017 version of Mac I'm told it may not work with High Sierra. PLEASE can you advise me. I read that Microsoft will no longer support Word for Mac. I don't want to send back this refurbished computer as it checks out fantastic. But I can't complete my project unless I can use my Word Files. Thank You for any help you can lend on what to do. By the way there are a lot of us searching for advice on this subject.
Hi Gary, have just come across your video, i was wondering if you could help, i am very inexperienced with computers in general but i have a CV on my macbook and i am trying to send the cv to a possible employer.When i send over the cv to the job application my cv has lines across a lot of the cv sentences any ideas, was wondering if its a apple v word thing, any help would be appreciated, hope it doesnt sound too confusing to understand.
Hello, quick question, how do I move a Microsoft Word document from the word folder to a document folder in (finder) so that I can email it to someone? In other words, I have a resume that I want to move to documents➡️ finder➡️ attach to email. I have tried dragging it, I’ve looked at the share button, clicked on the three dots. There aren’t any videos that I can find explaining it, thanks for your time
Apple makes Pages and MS-Excel with multiple tabs for open multiple documents in one window like Safari or Firefox tabs; however, MS-Word does not have this thing for Mac. Why?
@@macmost Microsoft would say that they make document tabs MS-Word for both PC and Mac; however, Apple don't want it on Mac MS-Word because they want their Pages have it. Apple have twisted this thing around.
@@honey4xi That wouldn't be true. Many third-party developers use tabs in their apps. Apple encourages it. Apple doesn't restrict what Word can do like that. It is up to Microsoft, not Apple.
My sister sent me a file of a brochure and form she needed printed out. It was a single page .doc file. I first tried Pages because it's supposed to be able to handle Word files. It rendered the page just fine, but the text on the page ran a bit long and spilled onto a second page for just the last line. I also tried Nisus Writer Pro and got the very same results. LibreOffice rendered the page perfectly all on one page so it is now my go-to for any Word documents I come across. I will not pay for a subscription to software (well, except for Backblaze).
On my iMac when I hover over the different font sizes in Microsoft Word the text does not change like it does on my Windows Computer. I have to select the font size for it to change. Does Microsoft Word for Mac not have this simple feature?
Why does Microsoft word create clones of my documents? How do I stop this? If I do not safe my work before I walk away, the software will shut down and duplicate, triplicate, qudtruple my document. So, that I have NO IDEA which document is correct without reading the entire BOOK. Novel I am working on. I am pulling my hair out. HOw do I stop this????
ow do you save once all tracking changes have been excepted and document has been closed SO THAT when the document is reopened you do not get the markup version?
Hey there my friend, if i have High Sierra, can i still access MS Word? or do i have to upgrade my OS? as it has to be one of the three most recent versions of macOS for it to work
Try to get word you'll either end up with a subscription on the stand alone $149 with three years of support Microsoft is definitely heading in the wrong direction with their insistence on the cloud and subscriptions. You can only win with Google Docs which is feeble at best or a third party suite which is antiquated and awkward. The free version brings you back to the cloud again where most people are not comfortable it can be great for collaboration but also very dangerous.
Hi Gary, my IT guy at work says that Word Document might contains macros and infect my Mac with viruses or malwares. Is this true and how can I protect myself from infected files? Thanks
Don't accept Word documents (or any file at all) from a source you don't trust. Basic security. On top of that, any weird Word macros would be Windows-specific, so won't affect you. I think even on Windows now you have to give them permission to run anyway.
Excellent. Always worked with Pages, but kept MS Office for MAC when people would send Word docs to edit and return. However, with Catalina, lost Office 32-bit. No prob. Been using Pages to edit, save as docs, and send back - plus Numbers to open and edit Xls sheets. Perfect. One thing, use iWork apps, not web-based Pages.
Good tips, but I was hoping to learn a simple thing: On a Macbook, in a Word doc, what keyboard shortcut will take me to the top of the page. None of the tips offered by a Google search (i.e. fn left arrow key) work.
If you look in Word's keyboard settings, there is a listing for the start of a document with Command+Home as the shortcut. So if you have a Home key then Command+Home will do it. Without a Home key, use FN+Left Arrow. So Command+FN+Left Arrow seems to work. But you can also customize it there in the Customize Keyboard controls in Word to whatever you want.
Great useful video thanks. But I need to open an embedded word doc in word document on my Mac Air 2020. Tried all sorts of suggestions, don’t work. Do you have a solution please.
Don't know what you mean by "an embedded word doc in word document" -- a doc in a doc? All you can do wis to try all of the methods I mention and if none of them work then use Word.
That is probably just because the app that created the file didn't create a preview icon for the file. You can go to View, Show View Options in any Finder window and turn off Show Icon Preview. But that will do it for all icons.
I'm a new mac user and I purchased the microsoft word package and I need help with printing envelopes. It is causing me frustration as it is different from the windows version. I have tried changing the fonts and the delivery address has one font and the return has another font even though I attempted to use the same fonts. It also is showing Asian choices.
@@macmost it’s just a document PDF file! I can drag and drop a word document but can’t do a PDF document. Unless I rename the file in a windows pc. And then drag it down to the the word document and then it works. But while do the same thing in Mac, it comes with an error message.
Thx!! Gary, what about a video for newcomers to Mac OS and the various options to migrate our existing documents, mostly Microsoft Office Word and Excel? Via Mac OS Via BootCamp Via Parallels Desktop ...
I buy the student alternative you own it for life of the updates. I really don’t like the web base version it’s slower for what ever reason. I never used pages don’t know why but I’m a PC guy that bought a Mac three years ago just wanted learn something new!, best move I ever made for a computer
Could you tell me if word is the same on PC as it is on Mac? I am a law student focusing on an macbook right now. But because of all of my home studies I need a full version of word. Thx
Good morning Gary. Thanks for this excellent tutorial. I am both an author using MS Word for this work and a videographer using FCPX for preparing my videos. Afraid of my Word documents not being opened in the newer updates of MacOS, I have remained stuck with Mojave till now. I guess it's time for me to embrace Pages and upgrade to Big Sur. When I am in Big Sur, will the old Word documents be opened by Pages? Can you please guide me in this matter?
Why wouldn't you be able to open your Word documents in Big Sur? And why only go to Big Sur when Monterey has been out for 7 months? Pages will open Word documents, but the two apps have different features. Why not try to open them in Pages right now to see it in action?
@@macmost I am so glad that you have 'cared' to reply. Reports of FCPX's instability in Monterey makes me think that going for Big Sur would be a safer option. I have a new M1 MacBook Air running on Big Sur and I was able to open and save my old Word documents in Pages. However, whereas the Word document was only 200 Kbs, the saved Pages document had an increase of size of nearly 4 times the Word document! The Pages document is of 865 Kbs. From a like question raised in Apple forums, I have learnt that Office 2021 is a one time purchase that works in the latest MacOS. Regards Dr. Somanna
Great video. You addressed the situation clearly and concise without endless chatter. Thank you!
How did you drag them to your desktop? That’s all I want to know but you started with them already on your desktop. Ahhhh! Please help
THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS! I just bought the newest Mac and I was freaking out since word was not working on my mac. I am a student so sadly I could not buy a subscription however the recommendation for pages is a life saver. Thank you so much once again.
Your school should offer "word" for free for students. Ask your main office. I went to a major university and it was free as long as you're a documented student.
Thank you soooo much for real. I shifted from my android mobile to macbook air and it was so difficult to find out how to convert my pages assignments to word or Google docs to submit in Google classroom. This video was life saver 🙌👏🙏🏻
If we export our pages documents to word format, doesn't the formatting get disturbed? I have heard people complaining that formatting done in a pages document gets affected when exported to word format. Kindly clarify a bit.
Dear Gary can you please do a update on how to use Mission Controls but advanced. So how to put the settings and what do they mean actually. my spaces keep moving around on me, I have more that 6 spaces open because I use them for Books in splitview to work with... The spaces move around like flipper balls the whole time!!
Get Word. Use Pages. The world still runs on Word, which is a generational holdover in a world where Millennials and GenZers are raised on Google Docs. This is mostly because of my fellow GenXers or Boomers who can't get away from Word.
Thank you for pointing me to this very helpful video, Gary. Hmmm… the only one I don’t want to do is the paid subscription, so I’ll give this some thought. I use Google docs a lot, so it’s between that and Pages… saving your good advice for reference as always!
You can actually purchase an 'offline' version of Microsoft Office instead of the Office 365 version. Microsoft makes this really difficult to find, but it is possible. This is actually what I did, as it proved muuuuuch cheaper than the Office 365 subscription-based syste,
You talk too fast, so I'm looking for someone that helps at a slower pace. Thank you but no.
Anyone, please help me out! Is there a way for a word doc created on pages to be able to be emailed without breaking up?
Hey I want to ask this question
Can Microsoft Word work on Mac Studio ?
pirated one ?
Fantastic, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
after using F$$$ing Mac for a month I'll just throw it away from my window. It's just awful. Everything works really bad, and the logic behind is stupid!
Can you tell me when you are going to throw it out of your window? I shall ask a poor friend of mine who is in need of a Mac to be there to receive it😊. Humour aside, which part of Mac's functioning is bothering you? Apple's ecosystem is totally different from Windows, and, with a very helpful Apple Coomunity support sytem, almost every problem you face will be solved.
I paid for a subscription and bought Microsoft word and it is on my MacBook Pro. I have already written so much - but for some reason I cannot figure out how to delete something I wrote. Please help. Thank you.
Delete text inside a document? Just use the Delete key to backspace, or select some text and press Delete.
here is my question please
whenever I connect with hdmi toto, the it messes up my word documents -- the outline, the font size etc. Any suggestions please
Connect to what? An external display? Do you mean you don't like how it looks on the display? Have you tried connecting with DisplayPort instead of HDMI?
someone just sent me an email with 3 attachments, and i tried opening them and a window shows up sayin get started with microsoft word and wants me to pay for it after the trial. I always thought my mac desktop came with Word! UGH! 😩😫 If i pay for it, is it a one time charge or every single year i have to pay for it?
Word is an app from Microsoft. It has never been "free" or anything like that. They do let you open docs for viewing without subscribing or buying, which is nice. You can also open Word docs in Pages (which is free) and TextEdit, but not all features are the same.
If you feel you want to buy Word, Microsoft has options for subscriptions and for one-time purchase (which you will eventually need to update since it doesn't include updates).
I have a word document I am using on mac... I have word on mac but there is an embedded PDF and it won't open I get an error message that says the server is not found the company says I really need to be on a PC bc mac changes the formats. I love my mac but I don't want to go to a pc but they say that mac changes the formatting of their documents and they have to be done in a pc
It sounds like that document has something unusual about it. Maybe the PDF was embedded in an odd way. Have you tried opening it in Pages? Or TextEdit? You wouldn't get that PDF inside it, for sure, but you could at least see the rest of the text. Seems like that company that sent you the document really needs to get their act together and not send out documents with such restrictive requirements.
hi !!! i need help with using the "side by side" view in Mac. I cant find the option, its not where it is usually .. Can u help me?
Maybe this will help: ua-cam.com/video/XKa9hjcCQnA/v-deo.html
Why does my content look different or cut off when I upload it for school?
Hard to say. Depends on the content type, how you are uploading it, what you are using to view or edit it on the other side, etc.
My problem is when converting my pages document/resume to microsoft format it changes format of document. Is there anything free I can use to keep the same format of pages document? Thanks.
Why are you converting it to Word format at all? Export as a PDF and send that. Bad to assume that the person receiving your resume uses Microsoft Word.
@@macmost Okay thanks I'm not that tech savvy. LOL
@@macmost I subscribed thanks again.
When I create a pages document and then export it to Microsoft word, it wants to spellcheck in Italian. I have change the language settings but that does not work. If I create a file directly in Microsoft word, it checks for spelling in English
thanksss for debunking
Microsoft word is a piece of shit that does not work... at all... literally looking at File > Save As... and never get a popup. Broken.
Have you contacted Microsoft support? You paid for the app, you should be able to get help from them to figure out the issue.
@@macmost No... it's a general issue and all over the net. No solution found on sites or stack overflow. My frustration comes from being forced into this office suite by the enterprise and then the Mac support in particular is poor. Web is even worse.
@@leifashley So support isn't able to offer any solution at all? I just tried it and File, Save and File Save As both worked without an issue. I wonder if it is related to whether you use Microsoft OneDrive or not (I don't).
@@macmost yes, it works for a while. And this will stop working. It might be one drive, but if so, it’s a Microsoft product and when MS sells this junk, this is a bundle they always do.
Gary - just got a 15 inch, 2011 refurbished Mac Book Pro that has upgrade from Lion to High Sierra. It tests out excellent...but NO word processing. I have been using WORD on my old computer and have hundreds of Word files which I must use to complete a writing project. QUESTION: WILL the WORD ap work on this refurbished computer which is running High Sierra. If I purchase an old 2011 Word, I do not think I can still get the upgrade. If I purchase a 2017 version of Mac I'm told it may not work with High Sierra. PLEASE can you advise me. I read that Microsoft will no longer support Word for Mac. I don't want to send back this refurbished computer as it checks out fantastic. But I can't complete my project unless I can use my Word Files. Thank You for any help you can lend on what to do. By the way there are a lot of us searching for advice on this subject.
Hi Gary, have just come across your video, i was wondering if you could help, i am very inexperienced with computers in general but i have a CV on my macbook and i am trying to send the cv to a possible employer.When i send over the cv to the job application my cv has lines across a lot of the cv sentences any ideas, was wondering if its a apple v word thing, any help would be appreciated, hope it doesnt sound too confusing to understand.
Super helpful!! Thank you! ☺️
Hello, quick question, how do I move a Microsoft Word document from the word folder to a document folder in (finder) so that I can email it to someone? In other words, I have a resume that I want to move to documents➡️ finder➡️ attach to email. I have tried dragging it, I’ve looked at the share button, clicked on the three dots. There aren’t any videos that I can find explaining it, thanks for your time
Apple makes Pages and MS-Excel with multiple tabs for open multiple documents in one window like Safari or Firefox tabs; however, MS-Word does not have this thing for Mac. Why?
You'd have to ask Microsoft that.
@@macmost Microsoft would say that they make document tabs MS-Word for both PC and Mac; however, Apple don't want it on Mac MS-Word because they want their Pages have it. Apple have twisted this thing around.
@@honey4xi That wouldn't be true. Many third-party developers use tabs in their apps. Apple encourages it. Apple doesn't restrict what Word can do like that. It is up to Microsoft, not Apple.
how do i sort a list in my word doc on an mac??? no file, sort, >>???!!!
Thanyou for subtitles. I need subtitles to translate for my language.
Does anyone know if you can purchase just the Microsoft word for office 365 and is it less expensive to do so?
My sister sent me a file of a brochure and form she needed printed out. It was a single page .doc file.
I first tried Pages because it's supposed to be able to handle Word files. It rendered the page just fine, but the text on the page ran a bit long and spilled onto a second page for just the last line.
I also tried Nisus Writer Pro and got the very same results.
LibreOffice rendered the page perfectly all on one page so it is now my go-to for any Word documents I come across.
I will not pay for a subscription to software (well, except for Backblaze).
Good day. Any help on autosave on iMac word? I keep getting "failed to upload" error message. thanks.
Troublesome..when everyone is using PC..apple looks good though
This was very helpful for me thank you so so much!! Keep up the good work!👍
brilliant explanation. I cannot find my scanned docs on mac! Help...
Thank you 2 years letter and this video is till helping people
On my iMac when I hover over the different font sizes in Microsoft Word the text does not change like it does on my Windows Computer. I have to select the font size for it to change. Does Microsoft Word for Mac not have this simple feature?
Sounds like it does not. You can always contact Microsoft support and ask though.
Why does Microsoft word create clones of my documents? How do I stop this? If I do not safe my work before I walk away, the software will shut down and duplicate, triplicate, qudtruple my document. So, that I have NO IDEA which document is correct without reading the entire BOOK. Novel I am working on. I am pulling my hair out. HOw do I stop this????
Not sure what you are experiencing. I'd contact Microsoft support for help.
Thank you for the great video. It was very helpful.
ow do you save once all tracking changes have been excepted and document has been closed SO THAT when the document is reopened you do not get the markup version?
Hey there my friend, if i have High Sierra, can i still access MS Word? or do i have to upgrade my OS? as it has to be one of the three most recent versions of macOS for it to work
Not sure. You'll need to check Microsoft's site to see the requirements. Or, just download MS Word from the App Store and try it.
Love your tutorial , really help! great thanks
Try to get word you'll either end up with a subscription on the stand alone $149 with three years of support Microsoft is definitely heading in the wrong direction with their insistence on the cloud and subscriptions. You can only win with Google Docs which is feeble at best or a third party suite which is antiquated and awkward. The free version brings you back to the cloud again where most people are not comfortable it can be great for collaboration but also very dangerous.
LibreOffice is also solid.
my problem is that word keeps moving sideways left or right when i attempt to start scrolling down the pages :(((((((( oh help me
There is no file tab
File tab? Not sure what you mean.
Gary,
Please see this - What do you advise? | No more "Read Mode" in Word 2016 for Mac? - Microsoft Community
Sorry, I don't know what you are asking.
I can't open it with Pages or Libre, I wonder what is going on 🤔
Hi Gary, my IT guy at work says that Word Document might contains macros and infect my Mac with viruses or malwares. Is this true and how can I protect myself from infected files? Thanks
Don't accept Word documents (or any file at all) from a source you don't trust. Basic security. On top of that, any weird Word macros would be Windows-specific, so won't affect you. I think even on Windows now you have to give them permission to run anyway.
Excellent. Always worked with Pages, but kept MS Office for MAC when people would send Word docs to edit and return. However, with Catalina, lost Office 32-bit. No prob. Been using Pages to edit, save as docs, and send back - plus Numbers to open and edit Xls sheets. Perfect. One thing, use iWork apps, not web-based Pages.
Good tips, but I was hoping to learn a simple thing: On a Macbook, in a Word doc, what keyboard shortcut will take me to the top of the page. None of the tips offered by a Google search (i.e. fn left arrow key) work.
If you look in Word's keyboard settings, there is a listing for the start of a document with Command+Home as the shortcut. So if you have a Home key then Command+Home will do it. Without a Home key, use FN+Left Arrow. So Command+FN+Left Arrow seems to work. But you can also customize it there in the Customize Keyboard controls in Word to whatever you want.
@@macmost That works! Thanks for the reply!
Great useful video thanks. But I need to open an embedded word doc in word document on my Mac Air 2020. Tried all sorts of suggestions, don’t work. Do you have a solution please.
Don't know what you mean by "an embedded word doc in word document" -- a doc in a doc? All you can do wis to try all of the methods I mention and if none of them work then use Word.
Can I install Microsoft word on a 12” MacBook retina 2015?
Sure. Why not? Get it in the Max App Store.
Please answer this!
I notice that the .docx icon on your desktop is plain. Is there a way to make all .docx files open with the original Ms word icon?
That is probably just because the app that created the file didn't create a preview icon for the file. You can go to View, Show View Options in any Finder window and turn off Show Icon Preview. But that will do it for all icons.
@@macmost Dude, it worked! I having been trying all night yesterday. Definitely deserves a sub!
I'm a new mac user and I purchased the microsoft word package and I need help with printing envelopes. It is causing me frustration as it is different from the windows version. I have tried changing the fonts and the delivery address has one font and the return has another font even though I attempted to use the same fonts. It also is showing Asian choices.
Not sure how to help you with this one. Maybe ask in the Microsoft office forums?
@@macmost Thanks
Thank you so much
Hi Gary, am having issues - how to add or embed a pdf file into a word document using Mac? Do you have any tutorial for it ?
You can drag and drop. Depends on what the PDF is though. Just a graphic? Or something else?
@@macmost it’s just a document PDF file! I can drag and drop a word document but can’t do a PDF document. Unless I rename the file in a windows pc. And then drag it down to the the word document and then it works. But while do the same thing in Mac, it comes with an error message.
Man have saved lot of money for me
Another excellent video. Thanks!
Thx!!
Gary, what about a video for newcomers to Mac OS and the various options to migrate our existing documents, mostly Microsoft Office Word and Excel?
Via Mac OS
Via BootCamp
Via Parallels Desktop
...
If you have been using Microsoft office up to this point, why stop now? Just keep using Office, but on a Mac.
THANKYOUSOMUCH.
If I wanted to buy Word, I wouldn't have clicked on this video. Buying Word should have been the last option.
Except that a lot of people (really, a lot) don't know you can get Word for Mac. It may be one of the most popular choices out of the 8.
Very helpful, thank you so much.
very helpful
I buy the student alternative you own it for life of the updates. I really don’t like the web base version it’s slower for what ever reason. I never used pages don’t know why but I’m a PC guy that bought a Mac three years ago just wanted learn something new!, best move I ever made for a computer
Could you tell me if word is the same on PC as it is on Mac? I am a law student focusing on an macbook right now. But because of all of my home studies I need a full version of word. Thx
Captain FaQ Yes it’s the same as P.C. I have been a P.C. guy up until I moved over to Mac three years ago word works well on it.
This is the most confusing tutorial. You go way too fast and I’m constantly feeling like I’m missing something. 🫤
does it work on exported file from a website?
Not sure why it matters where the Word document came from. Whatever your situation, just try it and see.
Thank you! How about old WordPerfect files
Try OpenOffice, it is supposed to be able to open them.
What is wordperfect?? I can not find that on my mac...??
Thank you
It was helpful..I am a new subscriber..Big thanks from India..💖
Good morning Gary. Thanks for this excellent tutorial. I am both an author using MS Word for this work and a videographer using FCPX for preparing my videos. Afraid of my Word documents not being opened in the newer updates of MacOS, I have remained stuck with Mojave till now. I guess it's time for me to embrace Pages and upgrade to Big Sur. When I am in Big Sur, will the old Word documents be opened by Pages? Can you please guide me in this matter?
Why wouldn't you be able to open your Word documents in Big Sur? And why only go to Big Sur when Monterey has been out for 7 months? Pages will open Word documents, but the two apps have different features. Why not try to open them in Pages right now to see it in action?
@@macmost I am so glad that you have 'cared' to reply. Reports of FCPX's instability in Monterey makes me think that going for Big Sur would be a safer option. I have a new M1 MacBook Air running on Big Sur and I was able to open and save my old Word documents in Pages. However, whereas the Word document was only 200 Kbs, the saved Pages document had an increase of size of nearly 4 times the Word document! The Pages document is of 865 Kbs. From a like question raised in Apple forums, I have learnt that Office 2021 is a one time purchase that works in the latest MacOS.
Regards
Dr. Somanna