Anybody ever use Corel WordPerfect Office?

It seems to be generally cheaper than MS Office 2007 Basic, and also includes it's own email client. Any likes or dislikes with this Corel suite?

Thanks,

Mike

 

Why not just use open office ?

 

Personally I just didn't like it at all..

 

I use the teacher student edition of Star Office 8 and Thunderbird as my email client. Come to think of it, all the software I use is open source, except for Vista.

 

Hmmm. I did not even think about the open source route. It would definitely save me from wasting too much money........lol

Thanks!

 

[Software] was once amazing and used by nearly everyone back in the days of Windows 3.1 and DOS. After being completely overwhelmed by Microsoft's strategy of monopol..err..marketing, however, it now is all but forgotten except for a very small fairly loyal minority.

Now just insert the the software name of your choice to replace [Software] above, such as Wordperfect, certain unnamed web browsers, code compilers, etc. etc. etc.

Actually, Wordperfect is a great word processor still. It's got a few quirks I don't really like, but that's mostly because I'm so used to Office.

I really dislike openoffice though, even though I use it

 

Anything glaring that you dislike about Open Office, and does it have it's own email client?

 

No e-mail client, but why not just use Thunderbird?

There's nothing in particular that's bad about openoffice.org. Just a few things that get to me when I have to spend considerable time using office applications - the plain and slightly ugly interface, the way styles are managed, etc. It's more of a style/taste thing of the overall suite than any specific feature.

 

Okay, thanks. I'll just be using it to write letters/reports, nothing fancy. I figure anything is better than Notepad. lol

 

The great thing about WP is its reveal codes feature, which you can turn on or off--no guesswork about where a formatting command is embedded in your document.

I used WP from the old DOS versions until recently. When I got my new HP, I didn't buy another license (it's still on my old computer) because I mostly use Nota Bene ( http://www.notabene.com) because it's an integrated academic package. NB has been called WordPerfect on steroids, but it's probably overkill for what you want. It's a bit pricey, too, but nothing on the market touches its capabilities.

For basic papers and reports, I, too, would go with OpenOffice. It will serve your needs nicely and allow you to use your money elsewhere.

Best,
Bill

 

We use it at work I sorta liked some of the features so I got a copy of X3 for $0 after MIR. It was a terrible experience for 2 reasons the MIR didn't come for 1 year. The damn package installs some spyware like piracy protection. I hate Corel now, I vow never to buy another one of their softwares again.

I hate companies that install crap on my computer after I paid good money for it. This is why I don't use Sony stuff anymore.

 

My opensource library

Star Office 8 - Office replacement
Paint.net - Photoshop and Fireworks replacement
Thunderbird - Outlook replacement
FoxIt - Adobe Acrobat replacement
Inkscape - Other part of Illustrator and Fireworks replacement

 

Yep, I use both Paint.Net & FoxIt as well. I guess I'll use Thunderbird when I migrate completely to Vista (as Windows Mail does not support a Micro Soft Network email address. Go figure.

 

For real? That's just ludicrous!!!

 

That's a great list. If you're looking for a Dreamweaver replacement, Kompozer does a great job. More of a FrontPage replacement, though.

Matt

 

Ah yes. Reveal codes can be a lifesaver when you have all sorts of hidden characters and formating and whatnot.

One interesting thing about openoffice.org, which could be a good thing or bad thing depending on how you use it..is that it's all essentially one huge program..

I.e. if you open one program (e.g. Base), it takes ~80MB of memory. If you open Writer...it'll only take another 2MB. So if you need to have a lot open, it saves on memory. But if you only need 1, it's a bit hefty.

The same applies to the QuickStart that's set to run on windows startup by default. After you run your first program and then close it, soffice.exe will still take a good 70MB, but you can open the other programs faster. I always disable Quickstart from loading on startup.

The bad thing about this is...sometimes, if for some reason one program crashes, the entire suite crashes, which of course can be very annoying.

 

That's hilarious... I can't believe Microsoft is the success that it is...

Matt

 

I think it is a marketing ploy targeted at their own subscibers, hoping that you will just upgrade to Office Outlook for $$$ (as MS dismantled Outlook Express). lol