VE Day <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote on March 1st: > >Hello Boys and Girls and Everybody. >I have recently started using a Macintosh computer to replace the dinosaur of an unbelievably unreliable PC that I have been using for the last 10 years. So far I have been very pleased. I have been using OpenOffice for quite a while now as I find it is mostly superior to Microsoft Office in many ways, HOWEVER - OpenOffice lacks the Voice Recognition Software that I have been using more and more in Microsoft Office, plus I cannot use Open Office to format documents using Textboxes. > Please do the OpenOffice.org folks a favor and file a bug report for this as an enhancement request for the Mac. >My understanding is that by installing Wine onto my Macintosh OS X I may be able to install my copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2003 - but will the facilities in Microsoft Office such as Voice Recognition Software work if I install it on a Macintosh using Wine? (I have a 2GB Intel Macintosh) > You should be able to install Office 2003, but please visit the Applications Database for hints and how-to information before attempting the installation. >My memory tells me that to get the Voice Recognition software in Microsoft Office working on my PC I had to go to Control Panel and fiddle with some commands there before I could use Voice Recognition Software because although the Voice Recognition Software comes as standard with Microsoft Office 2003 it does not install automatically when you install the software. > Most of the folks here use Dragon Naturally Speaking version 8 as it has the best support from Wine. I don't know if the internal feature of Microsoft Office 2003 is supported under Wine and my opinion is that it is not as this appears to be a feature of WindowsXP and WindowsVista. >Please is there anyone with experience of installing this using Wine that can advise? Please visit the Applications Database. There is a wealth of knowledge there on how-to install applications and features. Also, which version of Wine are you planning to use? James Mckenzie
