However, I then found that Microsoft were offering their new version of Office for Mac as a free beta until the final version is released in mid 2015, so I took this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. docx documents, and it seemed the only option was for me to use Microsoft Office.Ī quick search on the Net, and it seemed that, as I was running OS X 10.10 Yosemite, I would need Office 2008. The tech world might be a different place than it was in the early 90’s, but Microsoft Office is still the de facto office suite for those users with professional needs.Īnyone who knows me knows I am no fan of Microsoft, and I have spent years using free alternatives such as OpenOffice and Bean without any problems, but recently I ran into rendering issues with some complex. Microsoft are currently offering their forthcoming new Mac office suite as a free beta download.