Apple OS X v10.4 DE CD Mac Retail Box M9639D/A Fascicule
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Technology Brief
Windows Compatibility and Mac OS X
Windows Compatibility and Mac OS X
Use Familiar Applications
Many of the most popular Windows applications—including AOL, Quicken, and
Microsoft Office—are also available for the Mac. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac includes
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Entourage (for email, calendar, and contacts) and provides
familiar features and shortcut commands also found in Office for Windows. Since Office
97 for Windows, the Mac and Windows versions of Office have used the same files, so
no translation is necessary when sharing Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), or PowerPoint (.ppt)
documents; they are fully compatible between Mac and Windows systems.
Microsoft Office—are also available for the Mac. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac includes
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Entourage (for email, calendar, and contacts) and provides
familiar features and shortcut commands also found in Office for Windows. Since Office
97 for Windows, the Mac and Windows versions of Office have used the same files, so
no translation is necessary when sharing Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), or PowerPoint (.ppt)
documents; they are fully compatible between Mac and Windows systems.
In addition to Microsoft Office, you’ll find that you can use more than 12,000 other
applications designed specifically for Mac OS X, including some that are not available
for Windows. In most cases, you’ll be able to create the same document types that you
would create on Windows, using the same application.
applications designed specifically for Mac OS X, including some that are not available
for Windows. In most cases, you’ll be able to create the same document types that you
would create on Windows, using the same application.
Share Files
Mac OS X includes a general-purpose word processing application called TextEdit that
can open and edit Microsoft Word files. So even if you don’t have Microsoft Office on
your Mac, you can still edit Microsoft Word files and exchange them with other people.
can open and edit Microsoft Word files. So even if you don’t have Microsoft Office on
your Mac, you can still edit Microsoft Word files and exchange them with other people.
In addition to Microsoft Office, many other Mac applications use the same file formats
as Windows applications, including graphics files (.jpg, .gif, .tiff ), audio and video files
(.mp3, .mp4, .ra, .wma, .wmv), archived files (.zip), and many more. Mac OS X also allows
you to save any document as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file. PDF is the de facto
standard for exchanging documents between computers over the Internet. With millions
of PDF viewers distributed around the world, you can be sure that your documents can
be read using just about any personal computer, including those running Windows.
as Windows applications, including graphics files (.jpg, .gif, .tiff ), audio and video files
(.mp3, .mp4, .ra, .wma, .wmv), archived files (.zip), and many more. Mac OS X also allows
you to save any document as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file. PDF is the de facto
standard for exchanging documents between computers over the Internet. With millions
of PDF viewers distributed around the world, you can be sure that your documents can
be read using just about any personal computer, including those running Windows.
Mac OS X Tiger makes finding any file on your computer fast and easy with the new
Spotlight search technology, which can search for documents created using any com-
puter, including Windows PCs.
Spotlight search technology, which can search for documents created using any com-
puter, including Windows PCs.
CDs and DVDs
One very easy way to transfer files between a Mac and a Windows PC is via compact
disc (CD). CDs are small, light, and inexpensive, and they hold more than 600MB of
information. Best of all, by default Mac OS X burns discs using the ISO 9660 standard,
so they can be read by both Mac and Windows systems. If you have numerous or
extremely large documents, you can burn the files on several CDs. Or, if your Mac has
a SuperDrive, you can put them on a single recordable DVD disc. DVD discs can store
up to 4.7GB—over seven times as much data as a typical CD—and can be read using
a PC with Windows 2000 or later.
One very easy way to transfer files between a Mac and a Windows PC is via compact
disc (CD). CDs are small, light, and inexpensive, and they hold more than 600MB of
information. Best of all, by default Mac OS X burns discs using the ISO 9660 standard,
so they can be read by both Mac and Windows systems. If you have numerous or
extremely large documents, you can burn the files on several CDs. Or, if your Mac has
a SuperDrive, you can put them on a single recordable DVD disc. DVD discs can store
up to 4.7GB—over seven times as much data as a typical CD—and can be read using
a PC with Windows 2000 or later.
Removable media and devices
A variety of other removable media and devices can be used to exchange files between
Mac and Windows systems, including Iomega Zip disks, USB disk-on-key devices, and
removable (external) FireWire and USB hard drives. For best compatibility, these devices
should be formatted using the FAT32 file system, which is supported by both Mac OS X
and Windows. Mac OS X also supports the ability to read files from devices that use the
NTFS file system format.
A variety of other removable media and devices can be used to exchange files between
Mac and Windows systems, including Iomega Zip disks, USB disk-on-key devices, and
removable (external) FireWire and USB hard drives. For best compatibility, these devices
should be formatted using the FAT32 file system, which is supported by both Mac OS X
and Windows. Mac OS X also supports the ability to read files from devices that use the
NTFS file system format.