Hi,
Just to add to this, if your daughter does decide to run Windows it will
have to be Windows 8/8.1 as support for Windows 7 under Boot camp is
being fazed out by Apple.
That's if she has any of the Macs that were released at Apple's " Spring
Forward" event.
Kind regards,
Sadam Mohammed Ahmed
B.A. Business Information Systems
RMIT University
On 4/17/2015 9:47 AM, Grant Hardy wrote:
Lately, Microsoft has been giving Office 365 subscriptions away to students for
free, provided you attend an eligible school. You generally need to enter your
school’s Email address to confirm eligibility. My understanding is that this is
supposed to be a worldwide offer. Details may be found here:
http://products.office.com/en-us/student?tab=students
The current shipping version of Office for Mac is not accessible with VoiceOver
but it appears that the next version of Office will be more accessible.
Microsoft is offering a public preview of the next version of Office for Mac
right now, and the latest preview build offers pretty good, basic VoiceOver
accessibility in Word. If your daughter wants to switch to Office, give the
Preview a go and see if it meets her needs. You can find more information about
the preview here: https://products.office.com/en-us/mac/mac-preview
That said, as Tim stated, you don’t have to switch away from Pages for the sole
reason of wanting to save in Word format. You can export to Microsoft Word
format from within any Pages document. The option is under the export submenu,
found in the file menu.
Lastly, if for whatever reason you need to fall back to Windows in the future,
you don’t need to purchase a separate computer. You can install Windows on the
same Mac machine you already use. You might have to buy Windows from the
Microsoft Store if you don’t already have a license, but this should be cheaper
and more convenient than buying a whole new PC. Here’s an article from
Microsoft explaining Boot Camp. The article references Windows 7, but it
includes a link to the Microsoft Store where you can buy Windows 8.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2647609
Best,
Grant
On Apr 16, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Pamela Francis <gypsykitt...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm asking this question in my daughters behalf.
She has had a Mac for the past three years recently purchased a new computer
in order to have access to office in order to submit her schoolwork online to
her respective teachers. My question is twofold Does office for Mac come in
a student edition as does the Microsoft equivalent? If not, does anyone know of
extensions that will allow her to convert her work from pages to word? I may be
a bit late with these questions as she went out to purchase an HP computer for
the sole purpose of gaining access to Microsoft office. Hopefully I can find
the answers for her in order that she can ultimately take it back, allowing her
to use the copy of pages she has to continue her schoolwork. Accessibility is
not an issue as she is cited.. She called me yesterday totally unfamiliar
with Windows 8, frustrated; etc. I couldn't help her, as I know nothing about
Windows 8. Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance
Pam Francis
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