<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I have personally been using NeoOffice (the Macintosh OS version) for about six months. I have not and will not look back. Microsoft Office for the Mac was a nightmare. I have experienced no compatibility problems with Microsoft Office Windows versions or Macintosh versions. I also have not experienced any freeze ups or crashes that were so common with Microsoft Office.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I know our IT department has been looking at Open Office, but like Richard said getting staff to take the time to learn another application, even though it is very similar, could be a slow process.</div><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Julie Sigrist</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Supervisor/Multimedia Resources</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Clermont County Public Library</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">PO Box 875/2548 US Route 50</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Owensville, OH 45160</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">(513) 735-7162</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:sigrisju@oplin.org">sigrisju@oplin.org</a></font></p> </div> </div><br></body></html>