Re: compatibility between PC and mac

2014-02-25 Thread Rochelle
Alison, Which MS Excel format do you save your doc in before emailing back to your employer? If you are saving in .xlsx (Microsoft Excel 07/2010XML, try sending in .xls format (Microsoft 97/2000/XP2003) I am a current mac user coverting from linux and have been OO user for over 10 years. As a li

AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Shari Lynn Smith
Hi, I am a PC user and have been an OO user for a long time, and have converted most of my family... however my nephew is now looking to purchase a Mac and has gotten conflicting information about running AOO on a Mac (at the store & from others), from what I've seen in forums, and online I think i

Re: AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Ernie Kurtz
Shari, I am not exactly a klutz, but I am far from "highly proficient," and I have been using OO comfortably with no problems on both Snow Leopard and Lion Macs. I do not have Mavericks. Anyway, I highly recommend both Mac and OO for ordinary people use. ernie On Feb 25, 2014, at 6:54 PM, S

Re: AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Steve Ahlers
Shari, It's easy to install AOO on OSX.  Just remember the first time running it you will need to "Right" click or "Control" click the icon to open it and let the OS know that it is okay to run the software.  Since AOO doesn't come from the App store it isn't in the OS's library of okay softwar

Re: AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Rochelle
It is also important to install AOO from it's website, not through another site. With that said, I have used AOO on OSX Mountain Lion and recently the upgrade to Maverick. I've not had any problems to date and share files with other Mac and MS users However, I've only been a mac user for a few mo

Re: AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Ann Carswell
It's just as easily set up and run on a Mac as it is on a PC. Ann - Original Message - From: "Shari Lynn Smith" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:54 PM Subject: AOO on a Mac Hi, I am a PC user and have been an OO user for a long time, and have converted most of my family... h

Re: AOO on a Mac

2014-02-25 Thread Shari Lynn Smith
Thanks everyone! Really appreciate the replies. I'll make sure he knows and make sure where he's getting it. Shari sent with my Google phone On Feb 25, 2014 7:51 PM, "Ann Carswell" wrote: > It's just as easily set up and run on a Mac as it is on a PC. > Ann > > > - Original Message - Fr