IWorks or Microsoft Office

Hi everyone.
I'm just wondering which is better iWork or Microsoft Office??
I'm a Science student, so I mainly type essays & do presentations. I submit work to my lecturers & tutors (they use microsoft office) & share with friends.
I also teach in a school, so my notes & presentations need to be opened on the school computer (runs microsoft office).
Is all the changing formats in iWork to risky for me?? I need to be 100% sure my documents open in the class I teach & that they open for my lecturers & tutors as the work I submit is part of my exam marks.
Thanks.

Even Microsoft Office for Mac may not be 100% since it's most likely the ones you would share documents with use PCs. Differences still tend to arise in fonts & spacing. Fonts with the same name may not be the same font.

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