Hlp! Does Office "Look" the Same on PC vs Mac

[dee]

Hi,

I have a client who is using Office on a Mac. I have only used Office on a
PC.

Is there a huge difference in terms of menus, toolbars, basic functions,
etc? In other words, once you're into the programs, do they "look" and react
the same?

Is there anywhere that I can get screen shots of Office screens on a Mac?

Thanks!

 

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| Hi,
|
| I have a client who is using Office on a Mac. I have only used Office on a
| PC.
|
| Is there a huge difference in terms of menus, toolbars, basic functions,
| etc? In other words, once you're into the programs, do they "look" and react
| the same?
|
| Is there anywhere that I can get screen shots of Office screens on a Mac?
|
| Thanks!
| --
| Thanks!
|
| Dee

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can try mactopia.com to see some screenshots. However, having used
both, I can tell you that there are many differences in the Mac and Windows
versions. What exactly do you need to know?

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After furious head scratching, dee asked:

| Hi,
|
| I have a client who is using Office on a Mac. I have only used
| Office on a PC.
|
| Is there a huge difference in terms of menus, toolbars, basic
| functions, etc? In other words, once you're into the programs, do
| they "look" and react the same?
|
| Is there anywhere that I can get screen shots of Office screens on a
| Mac?
|
| Thanks!

 

[IanRoy]

Hi, Dee;
There are differences, don't know what constitutes "huge."

1. On a Mac, the Menubar attaches to the rop of the screen, not to each
window.

2. Toolbars float, rather than being attached to each window.

3. Office 2004 includes a well organized formatting pallete, rather than a
formatting toolbar, not sure about ealier versions.

4. Word X and Word 2004 have preferences organized by a list on the left,
rather than three rows of tabs at the top.

5. The window controls are three buttons at the top left of each window,
rather than the top right.

6. There is nothing like the Task Pane in Office for the Mac, as far as I
know.

As a Windows user, I have had no difficulty walking into an Apple Store and
doing some of the same things in Office 2004 I do in Office 2003 (Windows),
but I haven't tried anything complex there.

Some screenshots and a tour are available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=office2004demo

Hope this helps.
-Ian

 

[dee]

Hi Milly,

Thank you for your response. I teach the Office products and have just had
a request from a potential client who uses Mac as opposed to PC.

They would like to take training at my training facility, but I have no idea
other than the operating system differences what the differences would be,
for example, between Mac Excel and PC Excel.

I suppose in this example, I would want to know if the methods of data
entry, moving around, selecting, formatting, inserting and deleting rows and
columns, basic formulas and functions, etc. would be executed in the same
manner, using the same menus and toolbars.

The client is aware that there will be differences, but would like to take
the training with my company if the lion's share of the software itself is
the same. There are apparently very few places who deliver Office training
on Mac in my area.

Thank you so much for any information you can furnish.

Kind regards.