Excel on MacBook

[lobylu]

Hello,

Has anybody here had a chance to use Excel on Office Apple OS?
I am considering getting a MacBook w/Office Mac 2011 but I'm concerned about functionality. I am proficient with Excel and use complex formulas all the time - will I have to re-learn everything on a Mac? Are all functions the same as on the Win version?
I know Mac does not allow VBA or Macros, I'm ok with that.

Thanks so much for your input.

 

[JB_Scotland]

I had Office 2008 for Mac but upgraded to Office 2011 because Excel 2011 for Mac didn't support VB Macros. The 2011 version is fine though there are a few known issues that may or may not bother you depending on your requirements. The known issues for Office 2011 for Mac are here:

http://mac2.microsoft.com/help/office/14/en-us/word/item/a6423962-3417-4974-b489-479794e52dcd

 

[number kruncher]

The new Excel 2011 for Mac OS is almost the same as the Win version now.

VBA is now fully functional, which is about time!

It has the Ribbon, but not all icons are not in the same place.

It has the Mac OS look and feel, but otherwise, it's a Mac and it just works.

 

[JB_Scotland]

By the way going Mac was the probably best computing move I ever made. You can always run Windows on your Mac if you wish though I don't find the need at all.

 

[lobylu]

That's awesme, thanks for a quick reply.

 

[lobylu]

By the way going Mac was the probably best computing move I ever made. You can always run Windows on your Mac if you wish though I don't find the need at all.

Really? You can install Windows on a Mac? I had no idea!

 

[JB_Scotland]

http://www.apple.com/macosx/compatibility/