I understand MS Word for Windows and MS Word for Mac are compatible and share the same file extension.docx. However, are they absolutely, unequivocally 100% alike -- in other words, if I transfer a.docx file from Windows OS to Mac OS there will be no change in formatting of any kind, i.e. No loss of header/footer data, no widow/orphans, no missing graphical inserts, no re-hyphenation of words at the ends of lines, sentences or paragraphs due to varying parameters in the Mac environment, etc. I'm considering leaving the PC realm in favor of Apple, and I have thousands of documents to bring over, so this is a fairly big deal. The Microsoft Office file format is for Word, Excel and PowerPoint files between Mac and PC. The file format is called Office Open XML (OOXML) and was established by an international standards body.

On the Mac, it’s also possible to use Evernote as a word processor, similar to Simplenote. The app supports basic formatting, such as font and size changes, bolding, italicizing and underlining. Nov 29, 2018 - Best word processor for Mac. Apache OpenOffice. Microsoft Word. Pages is Apple's alternative to Microsoft Word, available on all iOS devices. LibreOffice Writer. WPS Office Free.

Office 2010 for Windows with service pack 2 or later and Office 2011 for Mac comply strictly with the standard. Office 2008 for Mac and 2007 and 2010 for Windows prior to service pack 2 comply about 98% of the way to the standard (there's a very minor exception in Excel). Microsoft also ships the same set of fonts with Microsoft Office for Mac and PC. As for having documents be identical when moving from one computer to another there are factors you must consider. This is true PC to PC, PC to Mac, Mac to Mac, and Mac to PC. Microsoft Word is a word processor that has text that flows, unlike a PDF or page layout program. Free video converter for mac. Any difference in font or printer driver from one machine to another has the potential to affect spacing, breaks, window & orphans, paragraphs, etc.

To repeat - these changes have nothing to do with Mac to PC, rather they are caused by computer to computer differences. As it was once put to me, those you should be most prone to distrust are those who are least hesitant to offer iron-clad guarantees:-) Somewhat paraphrasing what Jim points out, variation in the behavior of Word documents from one environment to another usually boils down to one of two causes: • Differences between one computer to the next, & • How the document was constructed (i.e., user error) Not meant to discourage you from switching to Mac, but based on what I infer from your message I'd urge you to intently compare the Mac version with what you're accustomed to on the PC. Despite the file compatibility & extensive commonality of features there are some differences.

How significant those difference are varies from one user to another, but it's better to know going in what the 'trade-offs' may be for you. Of course, one of the major advantages of a reasonably capable Mac is that - if necessary - you can also install Windows with PC Office & run it side-by-side with your Mac software. For example, currently installed on my iMac I have; • Office 2004 • Office 2008 • Office 2011 • Office 2003 running in a Windows XP Pro VM • Office 2007 running in another Windows XP Pro VM • Office 2010 running in a Windows 7 Pro VM I should note that I never have reason to have them all running simultaneously, but they're all available as needed. The point being that on a Mac you can not just have compatibility, you can have the real thing? Regards, Bob J. Please mark HELPFUL or ANSWERED as appropriate to keep list as clean as possible ☺ Regards, Bob J.