AE CS3 from PC to MAC

Hey Guys -My First Post Here-
I was just wondering if there's a process I should go through when I work from home on my PC in AE CS3 and want to then open those files at work in AE CS3 on my MAC Pro. Is this possible to even do? And if so is there a certain way I should save my project. Thanks for the help! -rjgettis

from "Cross-platform project considerations":
"After Effects project files are compatible with Mac OS and Windows operating systems, but some factors—mostly regarding the locations and naming of footage files and support files—can affect the ease of working with the same project across platforms...."
Click the link for details.
(Oops. The link above is for CS4. The information is the same, but here's the link for CS3: http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/8.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7fbb. html )

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hening wrote:
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https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/error-licensing-stopped-mac-os.html
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