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Summary: Not a competitor to MS Office, but Very Good
Review: Anyone who compares this to Microsoft Office just because there is an 'Office' appended to WordPerfect will be making a huge mistake. This is not the program to challege the most monopolistic of monopolies. This is a program that features a great word processor, a good spreadsheet, a great presentation app, and a host of other useless things. They are not really well integrated, and their ability to interact in the Microsoft world is limited. What I can tell you is that for us poor college students, WordPerfect is by far better to use. It takes up less system resources, is very cleanly styled (it is both layed out well and uses good colors/shading), and performs its tasks admirably. It's not nearly as wired as the microsoft offering, but it does not pretend to be, either. The price is a bit much, but how knows...It is much cheaper that MS Office, and in a stand-alone package offers much of the same functionality. Try it out before you use it. You may like what you find. I know I have
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Summary: WordPerfect: Better Control In Document Prep
Review: Anyone who is serious about controlling what happens with a document should choose WordPerfect. It is the most complete wordprocessor when it comes to control of page design. Don't let the ease-of-use people fool you. The so-called trade-off for ease with Microsoft Word (which I do not concur with) will result more often with frustration when it is time to assemble something serious like a thesis or resume. If you want a more feature-rich application, WordPerfect is the one to choose. If you are afraid of controlling the structure of your document, let someone who isn't do your typing for you, but have them do it in WordPerfect.
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Summary: WordPerfect: Better Control In Document Prep
Review: Anyone who is serious about controlling what happens with a document should choose WordPerfect. It is the most complete wordprocessor when it comes to control of page design. Don't let the ease-of-use people fool you. The so-called trade-off for ease with Microsoft Word (which I do not concur with) will result more often with frustration when it is time to assemble something serious like a thesis or resume. If you want a more feature-rich application, WordPerfect is the one to choose. If you are afraid of controlling the structure of your document, let someone who isn't do your typing for you, but have them do it in WordPerfect.
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Summary: footnotes . . .
Review: Apart from "reveal codes", without which I feel lost, one of the things I like best about WordPerfect is that it manages to get 98% of footnotes on the right page - as against Word which is always putting footnotes on the next page, or spilling them on to two - and on occasions three - pages. If you prepare camera-ready copy, or if you are writing a thesis and don't want to annoy the examiner unnecessarily, this is a big plus.
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Summary: footnotes . . .
Review: Apart from "reveal codes", without which I feel lost, one of the things I like best about WordPerfect is that it manages to get 98% of footnotes on the right page - as against Word which is always putting footnotes on the next page, or spilling them on to two - and on occasions three - pages. If you prepare camera-ready copy, or if you are writing a thesis and don't want to annoy the examiner unnecessarily, this is a big plus.
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Summary: WordPerfect: I have not forgotten you! But¿
Review: For years I have had a secret relationship with you WP, because something about you kept on bringing me back. Microsoft Word to tell you the truth is easier than WordPerfect, but when it comes to grammar and spell check WordPerfect has better technologies. The thing is MS Office offers more in functionality and flexibility. Seriously though, Corel is selling some dysfunctional applications at an overkill, some software good but too much of a cost for me. The four applications thing just does not work for me. Those Standard editions of Office suites should be scrapped why not have Professional and Premium Editions instead. Another thing, Microsoft has really improved in the grammar and spell check technologies since the release of Office 2000. So for those people who want to make a decision, I would rather go with MS Office. Quattro Pro I think is one of the worst spreadsheet programs ever created, you have to do too much formatting of cells manually, and it just does not have much flexibility as Excel and integration with other apps from its own suite. Corel Central is the most boring PIM in computer history and most unused, its not that easy to use as Microsoft Outlook, now that application is very amazing when it comes to organizing your life! Corel Presentations is very good, I give that application an A+, and the sound effects are awesome! But PowerPoint still has a lot of advantages! I like WordPerfect Office a lot, but MS Access is easy to use, Paradox is like your actually creating a database with pen and paper. MS Office may cost a little more but better functionality, ease of use, flexibility and integration across all the applications. Corel needs to work on integration across the applications, that's a major element in ease of use. Microsoft just needs to work on better compatibility with previous versions of their applications e.g. Access and Publisher and that's also a major element in ease of use. So far, only one application sounds good, Corel Presentation. People want ease of use and that's what I think software companies should focus more on! So sorry Corel, MS Office is just the easier way to go. I'm not bias, if you find the functionality you need in WP don't pay any attention to me, show proof and speak your points!
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Summary: Newbie to Pro, this is for you
Review: I have been a WP user for a few years now, and was initally hesitant about upgrading to 10. However, it has been a very worthwhile experience. All the features that make WP great are still here, including, of course, the inimitable and invaluable Reveal codes, and several features have been markedly improved. Publish to PDF is now very good indeed, a feature that for the vast majority of users will save a significant sum of money by obviating any need to purchase PDF-generating software. The templates and macros that come with it mean that even first-timers can quickly feel at home, and Corel's incredibly generous licensing means that if you own practically any wordprocessing suite, you're elgible for this incredibly powerful package. Unlike one other reviewer, my installation was completely trouble-free. If you're looking for an escape from Redmond's clutches, or if you are looking for a really powerful, flexible office suite, or both, you can't go past WPO 2002
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Summary: A BIG disappointment
Review: I'd like to give this no stars at all.As a long time user of Corel programs, it pains me to say Corel's Office2002 program is by far the worst software I have ever used. It is plagued with problems, among them: 1. The serial number accompanying the Upgrade program is incorrect. You have to call Technical Services to get a valid one. 2. Corel says the program requires 128MB RAM. At that level, the program will not run unless you close all other programs, including the Windows status bar. Also, it will not print documents. I had to buy more RAM for my system to resolve these problems. 3. If you are installing it over an older version of Corel's Office, both versions appear, and conflict with each other. When I uninstalled the old version after installing the new one, the new program wouldn't run. This required another expensive call to Technical Services to resolve. 4. Corel is in Canada - calls to them are charged at the international rate. Also, several times I got "all our service representatives are in a staff meeting, please call later" during the day (0800-1700 Eastern Time). The phone charges to get the information needed to install the program and get it at least minimally functional cost almost as much as the price of the program. 5. The advertizing for the program says Paradox will open Microsoft Access files and Presentations will open Harvard Graphics files. It does not say these functions are not in the normal installation procedure. Corel will send instructions, not included in the original documentation, to install the extra import filters needed to open Harvard Graphics. They will also send instructions for a very complex, time consuming procedure needed to convert an Access file every time you use it. 6. The program is very unstable - it crashes on an average of every 30 minutes. When it crashes, it usually crashes the entire system, and the automatic save does not work - you lose everything from your last manual save. 7. You have to open the Windows Task Manager and manually close the "Printserver" multiple times while using one of the application programs. 8. You cannot print multiple documents in one continuous operation. You have to close the WordPerfect program, and reboot the computer before and after each "print" operation. 9. WordPerfect 10 is incapable of opening older WordPerfect documents that contain graphic images. It won't open the document, and corrupts the file so that it is unreadable by any program. I lost a half dozen files with a logo before I realized what was happening. When I need to update one of those files, I have to transfer it to another system with an older version of WP, or open it in MSWord, delete the figure(s), save the text, then recreate the figure(s) in WP10.
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Summary: Wordperfect beats Word Hands Down
Review: This review is strictly on the WordProcessor. I've yet to encounter anything good that Word does near as well as Wordperfect. Tables, formating, merges etc. If you want to promote capal tunnel syndrome with obsessive mouse use, WORD has a substantial advantage. Its fun to watch the WORD 'experts'. With an absolute minimum use of quickkeys, the WORD Expert is constantly putting their offhand on the hip, leaning back and fooling with the mouse- a true model of efficency {NOT!}. Mircosoft assumes the user is too dumb to learn quick-keys and insteads touts "Ease-of-Use" mouse work. WORD is like AOL, everywhere and charging prices based on the label rather than the quality.
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Summary: Wordperfect beats Word Hands Down
Review: This review is strictly on the WordProcessor. I've yet to encounter anything good that Word does near as well as Wordperfect. Tables, formating, merges etc. If you want to promote capal tunnel syndrome with obsessive mouse use, WORD has a substantial advantage. Its fun to watch the WORD 'experts'. With an absolute minimum use of quickkeys, the WORD Expert is constantly putting their offhand on the hip, leaning back and fooling with the mouse- a true model of efficency {NOT!}. Mircosoft assumes the user is too dumb to learn quick-keys and insteads touts "Ease-of-Use" mouse work. WORD is like AOL, everywhere and charging prices based on the label rather than the quality.
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