MS word on a mac is....

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  • Jaline0

    Word - horribly slow in older versions. Prone to crashing and, while open, made everything else on my computer suck. Once I started using Snow Leopard, it was much better. Pretty much fixed (although it still uses a lot of memory).

    Pages - I prefer this software on a machine with OS X. Just a note: whenever I convert the document to .doc/.docx, I always open it up on a machine with Windows and check out the formatting. Sometimes it's not the same: like the text taking up two pages instead one due to a tiny issue with sizing somewhere, so depending on what you do, you may have to double-check everything in Word. But obviously this is an issue if you don't have Word. Best option is to have both programs to cover your bases.

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