Mac Mini

macrosoftlindow · 02-11-2005, 12:14 AM

i am a MCProfessional and have been using pcs for about ten years and am gonna buy a mac mini. i wanted to know how easy it is to convert the files on my pc into formats which macs can read and use. i.e. word docs, .pdfs, general files

Also i am a student and will probably be using it to write papers and such for my classes. Does office for mac have the capability to save docs in a pc friendly file format?

bla!! · 02-11-2005, 01:17 AM

I did the same thing a while back. You'd be suprised how easy it is to convert.

I got a powerbook G4 and the MSOffice suite for Macs. I've had no hitches with any document i've created on my PC.

pdf's are readable on any platform (osx, windows, linux etc..). The only thing that wouldn't transfer would be applications (for obvious reasons).

g5orbust · 02-11-2005, 01:27 AM

Office uses all the same extensions between both platforms.

Any industry standard extension (besides .exe and a few less major ones) will work on a Mac. Ot will definitely work if the mac equivalent program is installed.

Qiranworms · 02-11-2005, 11:55 AM

The whole 'conversion issue' thing is, in reality, a problem of the past. Almost all documents are completely interchangable without issue at all. Word Documents, RTFs, PDFs, most image formats (JPEG, PNG, etc,) most music formats (MP3, WAV, etc)...

Office Mac will write in the same format as the Office for Windows...

Filesharing and Printer sharing with home networks works flawlessly between OS X and Windows...

What you won't be able to do is run Windows programs (.exe)...but most major software either has a Mac version or an equivilant for Mac...

emeraldice · 02-25-2005, 10:45 PM

as long as the program is (or can be) installed on both the systems that you are trying convert from and to, the files should work fine, unless the program makers have serious problems.

Silent Nemesis · 02-26-2005, 06:22 PM

Macs are awesome. Even better than Windows @ video rendering & graphics.

macdude425 · 02-26-2005, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Silent Nemesis
Macs are awesome. Even better than Windows @ video rendering & graphics.

As a matter of fact, people who deal with video, graphics, and audio make up a good portion of people who own Macs.

ZoneFire · 03-03-2005, 09:54 AM

it means that most of the Windows files can run smoothly on Mac and vice versa?
but then for those files with .exe extension will not run in Mac right?

Qiranworms · 03-03-2005, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZoneFire
it means that most of the Windows files can run smoothly on Mac and vice versa?
but then for those files with .exe extension will not run in Mac right?

As said in 3 seperate posts before you, yes, that is correct.

macrosoftlindow · 03-03-2005, 08:35 PM

what is the mac executable extension?

02-11-2005, 12:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
macrosoftlindow Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 26	Mac Mini i am a MCProfessional and have been using pcs for about ten years and am gonna buy a mac mini. i wanted to know how easy it is to convert the files on my pc into formats which macs can read and use. i.e. word docs, .pdfs, general files Also i am a student and will probably be using it to write papers and such for my classes. Does office for mac have the capability to save docs in a pc friendly file format?

02-11-2005, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
bla!! Monster Techie Join Date: May 2004 Location: /usr/root/mn/us Posts: 1,122	I did the same thing a while back. You'd be suprised how easy it is to convert. I got a powerbook G4 and the MSOffice suite for Macs. I've had no hitches with any document i've created on my PC. pdf's are readable on any platform (osx, windows, linux etc..). The only thing that wouldn't transfer would be applications (for obvious reasons). __________________ Its a frigging Laptop, not a Labtop!!!!

02-11-2005, 01:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
g5orbust Ultra Techie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 818	Office uses all the same extensions between both platforms. Any industry standard extension (besides .exe and a few less major ones) will work on a Mac. Ot will definitely work if the mac equivalent program is installed. __________________ Apple, Mac OS , and Power PC

02-11-2005, 11:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Qiranworms Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,637	The whole 'conversion issue' thing is, in reality, a problem of the past. Almost all documents are completely interchangable without issue at all. Word Documents, RTFs, PDFs, most image formats (JPEG, PNG, etc,) most music formats (MP3, WAV, etc)... Office Mac will write in the same format as the Office for Windows... Filesharing and Printer sharing with home networks works flawlessly between OS X and Windows... What you won't be able to do is run Windows programs (.exe)...but most major software either has a Mac version or an equivilant for Mac... __________________ -->Marc Error: Keyboard not attached. Please press F1 to continue. -------OS----------Gentoo Linux------- ------Browser-----Mozilla Firefox----- \|\|\|Official Forum Rules\|\|\|

02-25-2005, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
emeraldice Ultra Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 612	as long as the program is (or can be) installed on both the systems that you are trying convert from and to, the files should work fine, unless the program makers have serious problems. __________________ AMD Newcastle skt 754 3000+ Elitegroup 755-A2 ATX motherboard 512 DDR RAM 120 gig PATA Hard drive 128 mb AGP 8x ATI Radeon 9250 300 watt 12 volt psu Antec SLK 1600 case

02-26-2005, 06:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Silent Nemesis Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 25	Macs are awesome. Even better than Windows @ video rendering & graphics.

03-03-2005, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
ZoneFire True Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 156	it means that most of the Windows files can run smoothly on Mac and vice versa? but then for those files with .exe extension will not run in Mac right? __________________ The important thing is not to stop questioning... Albert Einstein

03-03-2005, 08:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
macrosoftlindow Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 26	what is the mac executable extension?

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