You can also try open office, it's free and works fairly well. On Nov 30, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> I don't believe any of the Microsoft programs written for the mac are > accessible using voiceover. The mac equivalents - pages, numbers, etc - > are accessible, but you need to figure out if they generate documents > that you can share with those using Microsoft products. > > That is probably what I'd pay the most attention to given your > description. > > Jim > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 05:40:01PM +0000, Matthew J wrote: >> hay all: >> >> Well it is that time that I start considering a laptop solution and the >> mac is becoming ever more attractive for taking places and working. What >> I'd like to see however, is how productive the mac can be in comparison >> to windows machines. I have mys ystems with office 2007/10 down to a >> fine art, including footnotes, xl, ETC and do not want to have to >> develop completely new ways of working. I know of course that macs >> require some different ways of doing things, but I would like to have >> the same ease of use for tasks like translating, office working, >> research and using pdfs, ETC, which include a lot of copying from web >> pages, making tables, and all the rest. How does the mac stack up with >> the day-to-day productivity tasks you all require in your professional >> copacities? >> >> any podcasts or other VI resources on this topic would be very welcome >> >> thanks >> MJ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
