The Perfect Office Suite: WordPerfect Office 2002
Written: Aug 09 '01
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Pros: Easy to use, cheaper than MS Office, built in Oxford Dictionary, 15+ Apps
Cons: Quattro Pro (spreadsheet software) isn't as good as Excel
The Bottom Line: A great productivity suite with over 15 applications!
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| p2tpeoples's Full Review: Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition... |
Way back when, before the Microsoft behemoth started getting aggressive, WordPerfect by Corel was the word processor to have. But then, Bill Gates decided that there was money to be made in the word processor and introduced the Microsoft Office suite, complete with Word, Excel, and everything else Corel’s suite had. Up to about a month ago, I thought that for once Microsoft had made a superior product (don’t worry, I soon came to my senses), but then Corel introduced WordPerfect Office 2002, with WordPerfect 10 included. I believe that WordPerfect 10 is the best word processor on the market.
If you don’t usually use word processors advanced features, you probably don’t see the difference between Word, WordPerfect, or WordPad. But, if you start to realize the difference then you start to notice huge differences. For example, one of the things that WordPerfect users swear by is the “Reveal Codes” feature. This is great for publishers or people who need to be able to see precise things. What is does is have each command (space, enter, comma, etc.) with it’s own symbol. This is especially great for people making newsletters and stuff so that you can see exactly what you’re doing, to the comma!
As I gave you an example of above, WordPerfect 10 is great at giving you many views. For example, the one that I use a lot is the “Two Pages” view. You can view two pages at once. This is especially good for people with screens at large resolutions, and good eyes. I’m using my laptop screen at 1600 by 1200 pixels (a 15" screen, see my review on the Dell Inspiron 8000) and the twelve point Times New Roman font looks like nine points, but I can see twice as much, which is great for writing Epinions because they usually span about 700 words which is about a page and a half at twelve points. For me, this was the killer feature and why I use WordPerfect as apposed to Word.
WordPerfect 10, equipped with tools from the other 15 or so applications that come with WordPerfect Office 2002, is jam packed with features and tools. The one that I like a use the most is the dictionary. Instead of the normal dictionary that comes with Word that just displays the correct spelling, the WordPerfect Office 2002 suite comes equipped with the Oxford University Press dictionary. This includes most of the words from the Oxford Dictionary and definitions. This is great if you want to use a word, but aren’t sure of the correct usage, the you can just right click on the word and select “Dictionary”. It’s also great for reading files (WordPerfect was read almost all formats on the face of this earth, including XML, RTF, Word, or even the long gone Lotus 1-2-3 files).
If you are a publisher or are into publishing, then you’ll love WordPerfect 10's font selection. It includes over two hundred fifty fonts to choose from. These range from straight up Arial, to Mac Palatino (the standard Mac font way back when). There are some great fonts for publishers that would make your publication look like it was done by a professional using a font on one of those thousand dollar programs, which have about the same amount of features as WordPerfect 10.
All of this makes WordPerfect 10 included with WordPerfect 2002 a great buy, and in my opinion, makes WordPerfect 10 the best office suite in it’s class, beating out the $300+ dollar Microsoft Office XP. Also, it’s cheap with the whole suite, including Quattro Pro (spreadsheet program), Presentations (presentation program), and even Corel Web Server (haven’t used it, I can’t image it can be especially good though), costing a meager ninety-nine bucks!
Recommended:
Yes
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