Pages vs Word

I bought word when I got my MacBoook and when I get my iPad I am looking to get office on it. But I see pages is available on it. Is pages worth the price for both? What will I gain over word or what would I loose over word?

PeterBreis0807 wrote:
Sorry Simon, but hold the 'advice' until you actually know what is going on.
Nearly everything you have said comes from misunderstanding what is happening.
Afbar1114
Pages is not perfect, but it is useful. Just as MsWord is not perfect but useful.
The question is for what you want to do, which of the two is either more useful or better value.
Pages excels at DTP, charts and spreadsheets within the document. The templates are in a completely different league to Word's.
Word excels in compatibility with PC users, inclusions such as WordArt and organisation charts. Its internal layout is more disorganised and despite its many features that are often hard to find and to use. Like most Microsoft products it works poorly with more Pro formats such as pdfs.
The price difference is enormous. Pages is a bargain compared with anything else out there.
Don't forget there are an enourmous number of other alternatives out there, it is not a 2 horse race.
Peter
I got Office for $99 didnt think it was to bad but I will buy Pages and all the others as i need it. waiting for a iTunes gift card to go on sale first.

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Working with Pages and Word-questions!

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Help me out here (please). I am now working with Pages, sharing documents with dozens of behind the times colleagues who are using some old program called "Word." It's my job to work with these people and I'm trying to make it as easy for everyone as possible.
Do I have this right? When I create a document (or open an old Word document into pages), in order to be able to share it with people, I save it, and check the box to save a copy in Word format. Then when I send my documents, it works like a charm. Yes?
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Do I always then have two versions of the same document (like I would if I did this same thing with pdf)?
How do I make sure that the Word version is always up to date since that is the one I am sending to colleagues? Do I always have to save and check the box, and then select the correct document to send?
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EagerLearner
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Well yes they are not the same program so there will be differences.
For example Pages only allows a border all the way around a paragraph with few options on the style of line, which is why you got the warning.
A workflow would consist of you doing your work in Pages however you like it and when you have finished and saved, making a Word copy which you despatch to your colleagues and then throw away.
Of course this is more cumbersome than sticking with MsWord which is another option. You choose. It comes down to whether or not you have to tightly conform and interact with Word users. Maybe Pages is not for you, or even NeoOfffice which is a clone of MsOffice.
Test it. If it works and you like it stick with whatever solution works for you.

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https://independent.academia.edu/SeanMoriarty
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