Corel WordPerfect Office 2020 Standard | Word Processor, Spreadsheets, Presentations | Newsletters, Labels, Envelopes, Reports, Fillable PDF Forms, eBooks [PC Disc] [Old Version]

NO‼️IT WOULD NOT INSTALL‼️

I just wish they made it for Mac as well. I do wonder about the Pro version, which also has some kind of database management function, but this Standard version is what i have always used. As word processing software, it is simply better than Word, as it gives you more control.

This suite cant be beat for word processing and formatting. Set up is quick and easy and it is straightforward to use. I am using it in my office where the emphasis is in document preparation and revision. This functions almost like a desktop publisher. However we do not do much group editing, an area where Word is better. Quatro pro, their spreadsheet program is on a par with Excel. Presentations works but it is not as impressive as Powerpoint. I tend to move between word, wordperfect and libre. For my purposes which emphasizes word processing, this program has the edge.

WordPerfect (WP) word-processing software has been sold under that name since 1982. It quickly rose in popularity as the era of home, desktop computing arrived and caught fire, becoming the most popular word-processing software on the market. However, it was slowly but surely displaced by Microsoft Word (MSW) as the most-favored word-processing software until, by the early 1990’s, MSW was far out in front of WP. Not long after, in 1994, Novell purchased the WordPerfect Corporation, and soon after sold it to Corel in 1996. Corel has owned it ever since and has released regular updates to the classic WP software, most often in the form of an office suite such as this one. I personally started out on WP in 1986 as my very first experience of word-processing software. Back then, in its clunky DOS version, it was extremely non-user friendly. I was forced, in an IT job in 1994, to switch over to MS Word (MSW), and I have used that and Microsoft Office (MSO) ever since, in every job I had since then, and also for home use, as well. For anyone who is used to MSO, it is a very strange and stressful journey to try to use WPO. Though I will say, WP, at least, is far more user friendly than it was in its bad, old DOS days. For the most part, WordPerfect Office (WPO) can do everything that MSO does, but some things WPO does a bit better and some things MSO does a bit better. For the most part, as well, WPO is cheaper, if you only compare the two by suggested retail value. But what you actually pay for either WPO or MSO depends on if you shop around, because there are some good deals out there for both of them. Perhaps the most logical basis to choose either WPO or MSO as a home user, for personal use and/or for a home business, is if you have had years of experience at a job (or sequential jobs) which have required you to use either WPO or MSO. Since MSO in general owns a much bigger market share than WPO, the odds are that, for most consumers, their job experience will have been with MSO. There are two possible reasons, however, if you are new to purchasing an office suite and are not concerned that choosing WPO might put you in a one-down position in the marketplace of office jobs, by becoming proficient in a less popular software suite, to opt for WPO: 1. You can purchase it like this, as a PC disc, with a one-time cost, rather than pay for MSO on a subscription basis. Subscriptions are a major money drain for home users and micro businesses, and MSO appears to have moved to that model entirely. 2. Because WPO is so much less popular than MSO, it tends to be targeted far less than MSO by malware attacks.

Weve been using WordPerfect (and its suite) for over 20 years and each update has gotten better. It is also a very familiar interface, so if youre switching from any other office suite the transition will be easy. Installation was easy and it uninstalled our older version of WordPerfect and installed the new one with no issues. It even kept all our macros (though assigned keyboard shortcuts were lost). Compatibility with other document types is superior to the other suites, and the native import from/export to PDF is exceptional. I also like that it has a native eBook publishing option now for both EPUB and MOBI files, making this a true one-stop-shop for writers and office personnel. The DVD does contain all the files, but you can also download the latest installation file from the Corel website (584 MB) and install with the serial from the DVD, which saves you the check for updates step at the end of the installation. If you are looking for a less expensive suite of programs (or a non-subscription version) to do everything you need that also has robust functionality and compatibility, this is it.

WordPerfect has always been my go to word processing program for my office. It is easy to learn, manage and use. It also works and plays well with others including Microsoft Word, Adobe etc.

I have been out of school for quite some time now, and my need to super compatibility with Microsoft Office has diminished. That said, I havent yet encountered anything this office suite cant handle. I have this installed on a second PC that needed an office suite. You get equivalents for Word, Access, and Powerpoint. Additionally, AfterShot, WordPerfect eBook Publisher, and Lightning (for notes) are included. Corel continues its everything but the kitchen sink approach when competing with Microsoft. Overall, I am happy with this software. It takes some getting used to sometimes, but it is solid nonetheless.

I’ve been a user of both Wordperfect and MS Office for over thirty years. During that period, I gained a ton of practical hands-on experience using both. I’ve also dabbled with open-source options like OpenOffice and LibreOffice on occasion. Although I don’t know all of the little tricks and nuances that WordPerfect and MS Office have to offer, I have a pretty good working knowledge and comfort level using both. WordPerfect Office 2020 suite was very easy and straightforward to install and activate. During setup the program offers the option of associating Wordperfect with commonly used MS Office file types like doc, docx, xls, xlsx, etc. This is helpful for anyone not familiar with manually setting file associations in Windows and allows Wordperfect to open MS Office file types automatically. The primary apps in the suite are Wordperfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations and Lightning. Their respective MS Office counterparts would be Word, Excel, Powerpoint and One Note. AfterShot 3 photo editor and WordPerfect eBook publisher are also included. There is no email and scheduling client like Outlook included with Wordperfect suite. The biggest and most noticeable functional difference between Wordperfect suite and MS Office is the absence of the ribbon. Wordperfect suite not only lacks the ribbon but has a less polished appearance overall. The apps have a bland utilitarian look compared to the sleek, translucent and more modern interface of recent MS Office suites. The WordPerfect interface more resembles Office 2003 than Office 365. Also, since there is no ribbon, features are accessed via drop-down menus. Wordperfect word processor is a robust and worthy alternative to Word. It shares most of the same features for composing business letters and other documents. WP also has some of its own advantages. I personally find the default document layout and formatting options of Wordperfect preferable to that in Word. Wordperfect enables several helpful formatting tools by default that must be manually enabled in Word. It’s also easier to perform more precise formatting in WordPerfect. I believe this is why WordPerfect has remained popular with law offices and organizations that require letters adhering to strict formatting guidelines. As far as my personal home needs, there isn’t anything lacking in Wordperfect compared to Word. Wordperfect can open and save-as a ton of different file types including most early and current Word formats as well as PDF. It’s a good thing WordPerfect can open, share and save-as various Word file types because saving in WordPerfect’s native wpd file type can be problematic when sharing documents. Incorrect formatting is the biggest issue when sharing wpd documents with Word users. As a test, I created a document in WordPerfect with moderate formatting and saved it in Wordperfect’s default wpd format. When I opened the document in Word 365, there were numerous formatting issues. I saved the same document in WordPerfect as a docx file and the formatting issues disappeared when I opened the docx in Word. I also noticed that Word’s spell checker and review features don’t work on wpd files but do work on WordPerfect created docx files. One other thing I noticed was WordPerfect’s spell checker sometimes had issues with properly spelled words. I attached a screen shot of WordPerfect suggesting I replace the correctly used word “color” with “collor”. I noticed the word “colour” was available as a suggestion as well. It seems to be a random glitch and I was unable to re-create that particular issue but felt it worth mentioning since it did occur. Quattro Pro is even more problematic when it comes to cross platform compatibility. Fortunately, like WordPerfect, Quattro also allows saving in MS file formats like xls and xlsx that are compatible with early and current versions of Excel. I performed a similar test in Quattro where I saved a spreadsheet in both Quattro’s native qpw and Office xlsx formats. Excel was unable able to open the qpw file and it wasn’t even recognized by Windows as a known file type. Excel easily opened the Quattro created xlsx spreadsheet and even properly retained all of my formulas. Quattro is also less efficient to use due to many of the features being buried in drill down menus. Many of these same commonly used features are openly visible and readily available on the ribbon in Excel. Also, I can’t simply right-click to format an entire row or column in Quattro like I can with Excel. I only briefly peeked at Presentations because I’m not typically a PowerPoint user. I don’t really need or use it for anything at work or home. I can say that like the other apps in the suite, the Presentations interface is basic and utilitarian in appearance compared to PowerPoint. I like Lightning even though it’s not quite on the level of OneNote. I find OneNote unnecessarily complicated to use and typically return to other note taking methods pretty quickly each time I try to use it. Lightning offers a much less complicated interface. This makes it easier than OneNote to dive right in and use even if you’ve never used it before. Lightning is not without some faults as well, particularly the snapshot tool which doesn’t seem to work properly. Rather than turning into crosshairs that allow me to select the snapshot region, the cursor gets stuck in the bottom corner of my screen. This happens nearly every time I use snapshot. It has worked properly only a few times. The biggest and most obvious advantage of WordPerfect Office over MS Office is price. A perpetual home use WordPerfect Office license is actually cheaper than a one year subscription for a similar home version of Office 365. For home users who don’t share or collaborate on a lot of files, it’s a very enticing alternative to MS Office. Yes, it’s missing the ribbon and some other fluff and has a few minor issues but MS Office is not without its own issues. WordPerfect is more than sufficient for occasional spreadsheets, business letters or slideshows. It’s also a less expensive way to read and modify MS Office documents. The choice is a little harder for business and SOHO users. The absence of an email/scheduling client and the less compatible default file formats of WordPerfect Office may make MS Office a better solution for professional users.

Has all the feature of MS office products at a fraction of the price, you own the license so no yearly charges, and can import/export to other applications. This latest version also comes with a powerful photo editor that import/exports to just about anything - a really cool surprise I wasnt expecting. I actually havent used their tech support because the install was flawless and the applications are really easy to use.

I purchased the Word Perfect product in order to do legal transcription work. I used Word Perfect many years ago in the legal field so am now getting reacquainted with the program.