Scrolling so the table is out of view and then back typically eliminates this problem on both Macs and Wintel machines. Excel tables embedded within a Word or PowerPoint document also have their little quirks. Microsoft Excel is the second leg of the Office 98 suite and it is a very polished product. If you know how to use Excel for Windows , you know how to use it on a Mac. Files, including those with embedded macros, move transparently between platforms.
Formulas are common, data display is common and chart types are identical.
Microsoft PowerPoint is my favorite program of the three, primarily because it is the one where Microsoft Office 98 is so superior to Office 97 for Windows . Everything about PowerPoint 98 is faster, smoother and more efficient than its Windows counterpart. Embedded Excel charts are typically trouble free. I regularly work with large PowerPoint files, 15MB or more in size, and have found that the screen redraws, data manipulation and overall ease of use feels several times faster on my 266 MHZ G3 Macintosh than on a 300 MHZ Pentium II machine. If I have a choice, I will always lay out my basic presentation on my Mac, then move to the Wintel machine for insertion of confidential data and final review before hitting the road.