Work with anyone. Every Mac comes with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote — powerful productivity apps from Apple that help you create stunning documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can collaborate with one person or many people to create and edit Pages, Keynote, and Numbers files. And everyone can work on the same document at the same time — from across town or across the globe. You can also open, edit, and save Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with these apps, so you can easily work with others, regardless of whether they’re on a Mac or PC.
A Mac can even run Windows. Have a Windows application you need to use once in a while? Every new Mac lets you install and run Windows at native speeds, using a built-in utility called Boot Camp. Setup is simple and safe for your Mac files. After you’ve completed the installation, you can boot up your Mac using either macOS or Windows. (That’s why it’s called Boot Camp.) Or if you want to run Windows and Mac applications at the same time — without rebooting — you can install Windows using VMware or Parallels software.
Word Macro-Enabled Document (.docm) This file format is supported for Word 2003 through 2011, both Mac and PC, except Word 2008 (Mac). The macros contained in these documents must be written properly in order to work on all platforms. Word Macro-Enabled Template (.dotm) Same compatibility characteristics as Word Macro-Enabled Document (DOCM). Yes, it is compatible. Microsoft need to pick up the slack and release a new version already, it's been 4+ years. Worst case scenario, if you have an Office So far no problems on my end with Microsoft. I think Apple also released a upgraded version of the iwork suite as well if you can't get word to work.