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

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.

This program has a word processor that is more advanced than MS Word. But, it has a spreadsheet program that lacks what Excel has, but is still workable. The database feature is pretty much useless and there is not a mail program. If you are working in an office that works with forms that have to be updated on a regular basis (even one that is 20 years old) this is the suite to get. If you work in an office that is heavy in spreadsheets, go for Microsoft Office. This does not have a cloud like Office has. It works with pdf and spreadsheet generation, epublishing features, rich presentation capabilities, and compatibility with other word processors and office suites. One thing this program has that others dont, is that because it is not as popular as the Microsoft Office Suite, it gets less malware, because hackers break the more popular office suites more often. That is a huge plus.

Great! A very friendly user interface! Does everything I need around the office! Just... Perfect!

I love WordPerfect, and had been using my old version (WP8) for quite a number of years, but found it just wont work with Windows 10. I was hesitant to upgrade, though, because I didnt want to waste a lot of time learning some new, bloated program with a bunch of features that I didnt need. Well, surprise! I made the conversion without missing a beat. It installed flawlessly in a few minutes. The menus, function keys, reveal codes, and all the great functionality of past versions are preserved, plus a smattering of additions and enhancements (e.g., the thesaurus is greatly improved) -- and everything works. I personally find WordPerfect much easier to use than Word, especially to correct problematic formatting (via reveal codes). Saving into Word format, if needed, in my testing worked almost perfectly (just save it from WP as a Word file, vs. opening the WP file in Word, which doesnt work as well). Also, you can actually open WP Office 2020 documents directly into WP8 (no Save As required) -- handy for me since I have an old color printer connected to an old PC. One difference between WP 2020 and Word: If you copy and paste from a web page, Word will attempt to capture links and images whereas WP pastes only the text, but the text is usually what I want anyway. The Suite comes with other programs that I dont use so I have nothing to contribute there -- except that I played with Aftershot 3 a bit and it seems to have a ton of great features, and Id think it would do everything most people would need for enhancing their photos. So if youre not already locked in to some other photo editing program, Aftershot 3 might be a real nice bonus! Or, if youre just about the word processing, Im totally delighted with WordPerfect 2020!

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 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.

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.

Ive used WordPerfect since it was a DOS software. It always meets and exceeds expectations. The rest of the package contains solid tools that are as easy, if not easier, to use. Quattro Pro is a solid rival to Excel and WordPerfect Lightning has become my newest favorite tool. Dont let anyone try to tell you that Office is better. WordPerfect provides the tools you need to be in control of your work, not the other way around. The entire suite is easy to use, flexible and hearty enough for any project you might want to throw at it.

I have updated this program with every new iteration and always find it to be worthwhile, even when the update only consists of doing more of the same a bit smoother and easier But I also want to recommend this whole heartedly to those folks, each year, for whom this is their first office program It is superior in every way to that other famous office. This wasnt always the case, but it is now

While I understand the reason behind Microsoft’s going to a subscription model for Office, I’m simply sick of having so many different pieces of software that require a subscription in order for me to use them. I had used WordPerfect many years ago and when I saw how this version of WordPerfect had support for 60 file types I decided it was time for me to give it a try again. As someone who has worked exclusively within the Office Suite for many years there are some differences but they are minor and didn’t take long for me to figure out. Corel knows users are more familiar with the Office software so they have worked to make this as intuitive as possible without violating any copyright. The one area where this software really lags behind Office is in spreadsheets. Depending on how often you use this type of thing that would be something to consider. Since I don’t use it too frequently, although I do a bit, I’ve made it work with effort. In terms of the word processing program which is what I primarily use, it’s excellent and I have no complaints. Use is straightforward, easy to figure out, quick to find what you need, lots of built in templates and best of all - no ongoing subscription fee to pay! I’ve been very satisfied with this product after using it for the last couple of months and have recommended it to several friends as I will to you as well.