Mac computers are known for their user-friendly interfaces and easy-to-access features but PCs are still the dominant computer on the market. Applications such as Microsoft Word are used by far more people than Apple's Pages for word processing. Mac applications do not automatically save text documents in the DOC file format of Microsoft Word, which can cause compatibility issues. Fortunately, several applications, including Microsoft Word for Mac OS X and Apple's Pages, allow you to work with Word documents on a Mac.

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Microsoft Word for Mac OS X

The Microsoft Office software bundle, including Word, is available for Mac OS X. Microsoft Office for Mac OS X 2011 includes all of the same features as Microsoft Word for Windows. All documents created with Microsoft Word for Mac OS X 2011 are compatible with all versions of Microsoft Word, regardless of whether the computer is running Mac OS X or Windows. You can purchase a single license of Microsoft Word to use with one computer or multiple licenses to install on more than one computer.

iWork

IWork, which is a software bundle developed by Apple, consists of Pages, Keynote and Numbers. These applications are Apple's equivalent of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Although documents created in iWork have Mac extensions, each application allows you to export documents to be compatible with Windows and Microsoft Word. To export a Pages document in Word format, click 'File,' then choose 'Export.' Select the 'Word' tab and click the export button. You must purchase iWork separately; it does not come with Mac OS X.

Opening Word Documents on a Mac

You can use Pages to open Microsoft word documents. Select 'File > Open,' then select your document; Pages will automatically convert the format. Certain text styles and formatting may not import from Microsoft Word to Pages. You can also use TextEdit, which comes with Mac OS X to open Microsoft Word documents. TextEdit is a basic word processing program with limited formatting. TextEdit is located in your 'Applications' folder. To choose between available applications, hold the 'Option' key and click your Microsoft Word document. Select 'Open with' to reveal a list of compatible applications.

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Other Applications

Several free, open source office software bundles are available for Mac OS X, including OpenOffice and NeoOffice. Both OpenOffice and NeoOffice feature word processor, spreadsheet and presentation applications similar to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. OpenOffice and NeoOffice allow you to open Microsoft Word documents and export documents in Microsoft Word format.

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Most IT services at Cornell work with Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), with the exception of a few Windows-only services.

Regular backups and system security are essential components of your computing setup. Please consult with your technical support provider or the IT Service Desk before attempting to install software that may jeopardize your computer's backups or security.

Antivirus: Make sure you have antivirus software.

Microsoft Office: Under Cornell's Campus Agreement with Microsoft, Office 2011 Standard for Mac can be downloaded at no cost by Cornell University staff and faculty and employees of most Cornell-affiliated institutions, and can be installed onto any computer owned by Cornell University or eligible affiliated institutions. For more information, please see the Microsoft Campus Agreement web site.

Exchange group accounts: Apple Mail, the email program that is built into Mavericks, does not allow access to Exchange group accounts. Outlook on the Web may be used with Exchange group accounts.

Auremo MPD Client. Auremo is a graphical client for Music Player Daemon (MPD). It runs on modern versions of Windows. Alternatives to Auremo MPD Client for Mac with any license. Music Player Daemon Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music. Ncmpcpp is an mpd client for Mpd with a UI interface similar to the one on ncmpc. It also has some good features such as support for regular expressions for library searches, extended song format, items filtering, the ability to sort playlists, and a local filesystem browser. MpcOSX is a client for the jukebox, MPD. MpcOSX lets you browse the library, save playlists, add tracks to playlists, and perform all the 'normail' functions you would expect from a Jukebox. CoverGrid - A client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD), focusing on albums instead of single tracks. Mpdevil - A small GTK+ MPD client written in python. Persephone - A modern, native client for macOS. Quimup - QUIMUP is a client for the music player daemon (MPD) written in C and QT3 with focus on mouse handling and drag and drop. Theremin - MPD client for OSX. Theremin.sigterm.eu/ 4 comments. Save hide report. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. My first ever Mac alongside my latest. Almost 10 years between them! 109 comments. Save hide report. Posted by 2 days ago. Mopidy vs mpd.

EZ-Backup: Mavericks is supported. See our TSM for Mac v7.1 pages for installation and upgrade instructions. Please take the time to read the note in the boxes with exclamation points. Thanks.

FileVault disk encryption should be turned off before upgrading to Mavericks.

PGP is not yet supported under Mavericks. Before installing Mavericks, you will have to first decrypt the drive and remove PGP. If this process is not followed, it is likely that the computer will be rendered unable to boot.

Other programs

• Managed Desktop (Casper): Supported
• Cornell Box: Supported
• Identity Finder: Some issues have been reported with Version 6. Version 7 is being investigated.
• WebEx: Cisco has not announced support of the current version, but it appears to be working under Mavericks. A new version will be released in a few weeks. If you upgrade to Mavericks and plan to hold a WebEx meeting, you should consider doing a runthrough using the new operating system to verify all the functionality you would like to use is available and works under Mavericks.
• VPN: Cisco has not announced support for the current version of Anyconnect, but it appears to be working under Mavericks.
• Cornell Wi-Fi (Eduroam and RedRover) are supported.

Those upgrading from versions of Mac OS X older than Lion should also investigate the full list of programs that would not run under Lion, since they will also not run under the more recent versions, Mountain Lion and Mavericks.