Yes, most if not all files will be able to be transferred fine from a PC to a new mac.  Microsoft Office files, such as Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, and Outlook will be able to workeded with on a mac by having Microsoft Office for Mac installed on the mac.  Pictures, such as .jpeg’s and .tiff’s will be viewed by the Mac operating system software or viewable within iPhoto. 

The tricky software to transfer are accounting software (i.e. Quicken, Quickbooks), photo editing software (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator), and other proprietary software.  Why is it tricky?  Because you’ll need to get the same software that is made for the mac.  Or you can cheat like most people and just install Parallels on the mac so you can load Windows programs on it.  This way, you won’t have to worry about buying software you’ve already bought for your PC.

When making the switch, you can copy the files to DVDs or back up files to an external hard drive.  Just make sure the external hard drive is compatible for both macs and pcs so the file transfer is nice and easy.  If you’re uncomfortable with the file transfer, you should contact a trusted computer pc to mac professional.

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