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‼️

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.

Just an upgrade. Assumed Microsoft had changed Windows 10 enough that my version of the WordPerfect suite would start encountering problems, so jumped at the chance to be up to date. Just a personal preference but I refuse to rent Office by the year.

My reason for trying out Wordperfect Office was purely financial. I am sick and tired of Microsoft demanding yearly subscriptions for software that we used to be able to buy outright with a lifetime license. The last time I used wordperfect was nearly 2 decades ago and I hoped that the differences between the two would be minimal. As a home user who mostly uses email, word processing and the occasional desktop publishing software, this suite has everything I would need. However, Microsoft Office and Corel Wordperfect Office now have very significant differences and I have had a very hard time trying to transition to the software. Not all my microsoft files open easily and, when I am sent a word attachment in email, word perfect seems to lose the formatting details. There are many things to like about the software. The ability to see all your formatting code is great if you are working with a document and cant figure out why the formatting is doing weird things. All the tools you need are in the suite, the only issue is learning how to use them. So, a lot of learning to do and some annoyance when converting documents from other software, but a really good program nevertheless.

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.

While many people I know have worked on and with MS Word for many years, I grew up using WordPerfect. My father was a government employee in the 90s and thats what they used on their first computers, and what we had on our very first home computer. So I learned WordPerfect as a teen and from that point on, I always purchased and used WordPerfect when I needed a word processing program. It just made sense to me and it was always easy for me to go back to and use. As the years went on there were times when I was required to use MS Word and using WordPerfect wasnt an option. I would tend to get frustrated because I never found MS Word as easy to use as WordPerfect and it seemed like MS Word was forever changing how they delivered their products (disk, subscription, online cloud). I missed the simplicity of the WordPerfect program Id always used. MS Word was always wanting to be integrated into the other software on the computer and had a lot of extra going on. But Ive always preferred the user friendly design of WordPerfect, and no subscriptions needed. I find it easy to navigate and it just works well for my needs. However if youre a student in college, be prepared to have most of your instructors require MS Word, especially now that they offer MS Word subscriptions free to college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.