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Microsoft Office X for Mac review

7.4

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 235

Verdict

If you've been waiting for a good reason to purchase Mac OS X, Office X is it. But if you're happy with both Office 2001 and OS 9, you won't find enough improvements to justify the upgrade price... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Uses Aqua interface features and adheres to Mac OS X standards
  • Lets you customise key commands in Excel and select multiple, discontinuous text blocks in Word
  • Entourage interface is easier to navigate.

Cons

  • Expensive upgrade
  • Applies anti-aliasing sporadically, causing ragged text
  • Doesn't synchronise directly with Palm OS devices
  • Word and Excel don't read Microsoft Access files.

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