I'm new to Mac. What software is best for envelopes, labels, newsletters?

Question

I am a recent switcher from Windows to Mac. I'm loving it. But I want to know what software program is most commonly used to basics, like typing a business letter, printing envelopes and shipping labels. Thanks

Answer 1

The best software for those items would be Office 2004

Answer 2

Hi verdepak,

First off, congratulations for switching to the Macintosh and Mac OS X. If I could suggest some hyperlinks for switchers.

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/

If you are accustomed to Windows and probably Microsoft Office, you could certainly buy the Macintosh version of Microsoft Office. There is also programs like Neo Office, which is a open source suite of Office type programs for free, or ThinkFree, which is a Java version of Office. There's Novel, InView, and others to choose from.

You might get Apple's word processing program, called Pages.

I happily use TextEdit for most of my letter typing, but there are plenty of word processing programs for the Macintosh. You can check out a bunch of software at VersionTracker.

http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/

And check to see if there's a Macintosh Users Group in your local area. These people really know what's going on with the Mac and can give you all sorts of help and suggestions. Check out if there's one in your area here:

http://www.apple.com/usergroups/

Best of luck.

--Rick