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Thank you, Kathy Very much appreciated. Linda ___________________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, President (520) 803-0538 www.lindafeltner.com On Dec 9, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Kathleen Garness wrote: > My son installed LibreOffice on my new mac and, while it’s different from the MS suite by quite a bit, for my limited purposes, it’s just fine. And free. > > Kathy G > >> On Dec 9, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Gail Guth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Hi, Linda, >> >> I am still using Microsoft Office 2008 on my relatively new-ish iMac, with no issues (one of these days I might upgrade to the latest Office programs but, if it ain't broke...).I also use Pages, Numbers and Keynote; I have found that the transition from the Microsoft programs to the Apple ones is fairly seamless, although I am still not totally used to using Pages or Numbers. They work well, just somewhat differently, and I haven't yet done enough on either of these Apple suite programs to get all the nuances. I absolutely love Keynote, probably because I almost never used PowerPoint and basically started with Keynote. But any PPT files I've come across have translated directly into Keynote without issue. >> >> I now have Office on the iPad too, so it seems to be a cross-platform world. >> >> I have not ventured much into the world of Google, only if others have sent me links to Google files. I have this underlying fear that Google will conquer the world as they seem to be doing EVERYTHING and soon we won't have any more choices. I had the same fear of Microsoft, but happily Apple et al blossomed enough to at least slow Microsoft down. Maybe someone will rescue us from the domination of Google. >> >> Gail >> >> >> >> >> On 12/9/16 10:30 AM, Linda Feltner wrote: >>> HI All: >>> Tis the Season to ... Upgrade the computer....(grrr, argh).... >>> >>> I am considering purchasing a new computer, and wondered if you MAC folks could tell me how you use Microsoft office products on the new Mac OS systems. My system is "vintage". >>> >>> The Adobe Creative Suite that I depend on, I understand it's now in the cloud. But what about Microsoft Excel, Word, & Powerpoint? >>> >>> I know there are alternatives, but I cannot change all my teaching Powerpoint presentations to Keynote. And I really can't see changing Word or Excel documents into anything else. >>> I might start using new software, but I must open my archived files in those programs. >>> Perhaps now they can be EASILY imported, but I am not aware of this. >>> >>> Have any of you begun to use Google Docs and Sheets, and just maintain your files in the Google cloud? I've used it a little bit, but not to have my business depend on it. >>> >>> No, I really don't want to do this, but your opinion would be helpful to narrow down my research. >>> Best cheer of the Season! >>> Linda >>> ___________________________ >>> Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC >>> Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, President >>> (520) 803-0538 >>> www.lindafeltner.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> >> -- >> Gail Guth >> Guth Illustration & Design >> 139 Lathrop Avenue >> Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 >> 269-963-1311 >> [log in to unmask] >> www.guthillustration.com >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv