The latest version of Office for Mac came out in 2008. I resisted using it for compatibility reasons- those .docx files can't be opened by everyone! - and then for laziness- the menus look different and I don't want to have to learn where stuff is again! As a compromise, I installed the xml converter last spring, that lets my antique version of office read files from the newer version. And wouldn't you know it, that cause my citation manager, Endnote, to loose touch with Word rendering it 100% useless. After some half-hearted attempts to fix it, I decided that best solution would be to upgrade both. Clean slate, and all that.
Office discretely installed itself while removing the old version, how polite. Endnote on the other hand, installs itself AND fails to work. It should keep a library of my references, which are seamlessly imported to Word as I write long, dry sentences that need copious citation. Instead, every time I open Word, it just provides an error that it can't "do the Endnote thing," and changes the subject. The FAQ and support online for Endnote are minimal, in part because it is kinda a one-trick pony. And generally "Working" is the only thing it can do.
While my current status is technically the same as it was before the install (Office works, Endnote doesn't). I'm slightly worried that there is some other reason for the glitch, and also on the verge of losing my patience with the computer, for being so obtuse. I'll update is this ever gets working, but don't hold your breath.
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And why is it Mac users are so smug about their non-Windows experience?????
Um, it's probably because everything is easier, faster and looks better than a PC. And Windows sucked for a solid decade. I'm just guessing.
This still doesn't explain my Endnote problem.
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