WORDPERFECT – GIVING WORD PROCESSING A GOOD NAME

Most people think of Microsoft Word when talking about word processing. However, another application has been around for a long time. WordPerfect was extremely popular when first developed and introduced to the public but then with so many advancements, Word soon pushed it out of the way. However, WordPerfect is fighting back, now offering a new version 6, which has proven to be a wonderful success.

 

The great aspect of WordPerfect version 6 is that it is affordable, full-featured, and highly compatible. In fact, you will find that this particular version of WordPerfect matches the features of Word almost exact and in fact, some users believe it offers even more. With WordPerfect, you can save in the traditional .wpd format or Word's, .doc format. Because WordPerfect is capable of opening and saving Word documents as well as its own, it has once again become a very popular choice.

 

Developed by Corel, WordPerfect certainly has its share of the market. This newer version is loaded with all types of powerful features, allowing work to be streamlined. If you were to purchase the WordPerfect Office Professional suite, you would get your own licensed copy of WordPerfect 10, QuattroPro 10, which is similar to Microsoft's Excel, Presentations 10, relatively close to that of PowerPoint, and Paradox 10, which is a relational database similar to Access. However, other benefits of this suite include Microsoft Visual Basic used for scripting, Corel Central 10, which is the productivity tools, Dragon Naturally Speaking 5.0, a speech recognition program, and a number of other program utilities.

 

One of the best features of WordPerfect is the desktop publishing capabilities. In addition, this new version 6 provides the opportunity to view typesetting changes in real time so you know how a document would be affected prior to making actual changes. Then, the drop cap, toolbar icon has also proven to save time and effort. Another excellent feature of WordPerfect is the enhanced user control associated with formulas and tables, meaning you can now convert text to tables and vice versa without much effort.

 

WordPerfect also offers a new support design for digital signatures. With this, a user would be able to determine if a document has been changed since the last editing. If so, then the user would be able to see exactly what changes were made. A huge benefit with WordPerfect that you will not find with Word is its ability to export documents to PDF files while not needing any extra software. Even the versatility of WordPerfect has increased.

 

Finally, for making customized charts, using 3D textures with light controls and transparency features, and changing fonts, you can enjoy wizard interfaces build into the system. The one thing you want to remember if you use WordPerfect Office 2002 is that the service pack to correct a sporadic memory allocation issue must be downloaded, which can be done directly through the Corel or WordPerfect website. Overall, WordPerfect is making waves, working hard to offer users everything imaginable for producing professional documents while making the processes easy to use.