There's no real substitute on the Mac platform for Access, although Excel's file size has allowed deeper/larger data sources for a few years. I've been using Windows Access since 1993 and Excel since 1990 (Mac) and 1993 (Windows). These virtual environments integrate nicely with the Mac (especially VMWare which I use) so they can even launch the Windows applications from Finder. If you've still got your Windows software licenses, you should just be able to install a fresh Windows in VirtualBox and then install Office in that. Then there's the option of just running your Windows software on your Mac - you can do this by using a virtualisation tool like VMWare or VirtualBox and then you can just run the Windows tools you need directly on your Mac. As others have said, LibreOffice includes the 'Base' tool which may also suit. MySQL offers tools to migrate your data out of access and there are other options that are just a google away. Various SQL based varieties generally, all free. However, Keynote destroys Powerpoint utterly.Īs far as databases, you're entering the 'Nix world with a Mac and there are lots to choose from. I like Pages and Numbers but suspect users coming from Office won't.

Apple now includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote with all Macs.

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