Differences between MS Office v.X and 2004?
Okay, I have a previous thread about alternatives to Office v.X which has turned into a great thread with a lot of good suggestions.
But, what are the differences between it and 2004? Why the differences in price? Is one "better" than the other?
Or is the newer version a bloated version of the other, but without much improvement?
But, what are the differences between it and 2004? Why the differences in price? Is one "better" than the other?
Or is the newer version a bloated version of the other, but without much improvement?
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Excel is also a lot faster...I'd say 2004 is a worthy update by merit of speed alone.
Just my $0.02
I suspect this happens every time MS releases a new version of Office. It can't be easy to keep up for the EndNote people. It's not like Office has a nice plug-in interface they can use.
Originally posted by kelib
2004 is Cocoa so 'native' spellcheckers are available to you
Cocoa? I doubt that highly. Office has always been Carbon (someone feel free to correct me).
Originally posted by VanDeWaals
Cocoa? I doubt that highly. Office has always been Carbon (someone feel free to correct me).
You are correct. Office v.X is a suite of Carbon apps. I have no supporting information about Office 2004. However, I cannot believe that Microsoft completely rewrote the suite in Cocoa. I think that kelib is confused.
Originally posted by Towel
EndNote doesn't work with Office2004 yet. They say an update (for EndNote) is due sometime later this year. But if you rely on EndNote, stick with v.X.
I suspect this happens every time MS releases a new version of Office. It can't be easy to keep up for the EndNote people. It's not like Office has a nice plug-in interface they can use.
I have trouble enough with EndNote 7 working on WordX. EndNote 7 is slower now than it was on my Apple IIci years ago (ok I have a few more references in it now and linked PDF files.) It crashes often or beach balls for minutes when trying to view a reference. Worst OSX app I have by far.
EndNote has more to do than just update for Wrod 2004. I'm just worried that their MAc effort is going down hill.
Originally posted by kelib
2004 is Cocoa so 'native' spellcheckers are available to you