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Re: docx files on a Mac

From John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: docx files on a Mac
Date 2014-01-27 07:57 -0800
Organization Sept. all the time
Message-ID <lc5vkh$108$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <lbm5ar$b71$2@dont-email.me> <210120140928190335%michelle@michelle.org> <lbpbor$j92$2@dont-email.me> <replytome-FEAC09.19024426012014@news.eternal-september.org>

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On 1/26/14   PDT, 5:02 PM, Suze wrote:
> In article <lbpbor$j92$2@dont-email.me>,
>   Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>
>> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>>> In article <lbm5ar$b71$2@dont-email.me>, Erilar
>>> <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How do you open one of these on a Mac without destroying the formatting?
>>>
>>> Buy Word for the Mac; I think you would have to buy the home/student
>>> edition of Office for the Mac; it retails for $140, but you can get it
>>> for less; Amazon sells it for $114.  Best Buy's price is $120.
>>
>> For one paper?  I'll pass, thanks.
>
> The older MS Office 2008 will run on all Mac OS X up through Mavericks,
> and you can likely find a pretty reasonably priced new copy on ebay for
> $40-50. (Or one that has unused serial numbers with it)
>
> For PC compatibility you need it. Period.
> If you plan to write more, recommend just bite the bullet and buy a
> copy.
>
Bloody Steve Ballmer. Dork.

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docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-21 15:56 +0000
  Re: docx files on a Mac Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-21 09:28 -0700
    Re: docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-22 21:04 +0000
      Re: docx files on a Mac ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-01-22 22:38 +0100
      Re: docx files on a Mac Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2014-01-26 19:02 -0600
        Re: docx files on a Mac erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-26 19:29 -0600
        Re: docx files on a Mac John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-01-27 07:57 -0800
          Re: docx files on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-05 19:53 +0100
      Re: docx files on a Mac android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-05 19:53 +0100
  Re: docx files on a Mac Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-01-21 17:05 +0000
  Re: docx files on a Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-01-21 09:38 -0800
    Re: docx files on a Mac gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-01-21 09:39 -0800
      Re: docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-22 21:04 +0000
  Re: docx files on a Mac Kit <kityzyme@yahoo.com> - 2014-01-22 11:59 +0000
    Re: docx files on a Mac PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-01-22 17:44 -0500
      Re: docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-23 14:50 +0000
        Re: docx files on a Mac Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-01-23 17:16 +0000
          Re: docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-24 14:01 +0000
            Re: docx files on a Mac Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-01-24 16:49 +0000
    Re: docx files on a Mac Richard H <Richard.H@invalid.invalid> - 2014-02-05 17:33 +0000
  Re: docx files on a Mac John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2014-01-24 04:05 +0000
    Re: docx files on a Mac Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-24 14:31 +0000

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