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

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.

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.

Maybe I’ve been using the competition for too long but I found this a bit difficult to get the hang of. Even though I set it up to be able to open all types of documents there are some that it claims it can’t open (old word docs). I find that very frustrating. I am okay with the spreadsheet, but even that isn’t as user friendly as the competition (even in the writing of formulas I have faced frustration). Perhaps it’s just a learning curve, but at this point I am feeling like I should have purchased what I was used to.

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.

Personally I would pick Word and Excel over this. The problem is that Word started requiring a monthly fee, which is really frustrating. This program does not charge monthly but has a one time purchase price. It also includes a PDF function, a spreadsheet function and it can handle PowerPoint slides. So it can save you a lot of money in the long run, but honestly each of those original programs is more extensive and easier to use than this. This program does the basics for word processing, and handles Word created documents. Word is easier to get used to than this, but if youre looking to save money, in the long run, this will work.

I got this suite of software mainly for word processing. As such, I can give the WordPerfect word processor top marks. Ive been using it for about a month and everything that my old wp (MS Word) did, this does also, and does equally well. Some items are located in different spots in the drop downs and Im sure theres extra features in both that I probably havent tapped into, but for my needs, they both work equally well. As for spreadsheets, I have always been a fan of MS Excel, and i have several on-going sheets that Ive been updating for years. Opening Quatro, it appears very similar, and i set up some basic formukas and everything appears good. My only problem came when opening a spreadsheet that I originally devised many years ago. Ive been updating and altering it for years... its been through multiple operating systems (going all the way back the Vista) and multiple upgrades of Excel... it still serves me well. When I originally tried opening it with Quatro, it stumbled. It kept trying to open then would shut down. When I finally got it to stay open, I had to resave it in a different format and then it would start opening properly. This may be a result of the age or complexity of this specific spreadsheet, but i expect it may just be settings that its picked up from being translated and retransmitted over the years. After some difficulties, it now works properly on Quatro. ( I should also note that starting a new spreadsheet with Quatto has worked flawlessly.) As for presentation software, I no longer have much of a need, but i did open Presentations and played with it to get a feel for how it works. It seems comparable and very similar to PowerPoint. This suite slso comes with Corels Aftershot - a photo editing package that allows fairly detailed basic editing and correction, cropping, color scales, saturation contrast, etc. It does a nice job and is straightforward and easy to use. (For more fancy photo editing, they offer a pro version for an additional fee. All in all, this is a quality suite of user friendly office type products. Recommended.

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.

Ive used both Word Perfect and Word. Both have their selling points, but I much prefer Word Perfect . . . especially the reveal codes option.

This software is an excellent set of programs. They are a great replacement for the MS programs. They work pretty much the same. You can do a whole lot more with WordPerfect than you can with the free options out there. Its very much worth the money.

I really love that this is software you buy once and have, rather than an annoying subscription model that you have to regularly pay for. It is better than Libre Office and equal to that other Word. The word processing is actually superior to that other Word with its PDF functionality and ebook options. The spreadsheet program works well. The other Office Power Point is better for presentations, though this presentation software does work and is perfectly usable from time to time. If word processing is your primary need, this software is awesome. Google docs is better for group editing. It is easy to install this software either from the DVD or by download. You can put it on 2 of your computers (your desktop and laptop), but you can only use it on one computer at a time. Overall this software is very useful for a student, home office, writer, or small business.