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

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.

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.

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.

What I need is word processor software, and what I dont want to do is to pay a monthly/yearly subscription for it, hence why I went with Wordperfect. It doesnt have all the features that MS Word does, and it is an adjustment format-wise to get used to everything, but it does every bit as well for word processing as MS Word and will save a lot of money over the span of several years. The only thing I really dont like about it is that it doesnt work with Grammarly, which I like to use when writing. Overall though, for the price, I think it is excellent software if you need a solid word processing.

WordPerfect Office Standard 2020 comes with a DVD for installation. I needed an Office Suite for my HP laptop. For the most part, I type simple documents. I have Microsoft Word on my other computers. I rarely open PowerPoint and Excel, but I will write a few words about their counterparts. Any documents created on Quattro Pro (excel) and Presentations (powerpoint) are transferrable to a Word document, once on Word the graphs, documents, you can continue working on them. Some of the content listed on the box, the extra clip-on images, eBook Publisher, and the photo editing, known as AfterShot, are add-ons. I haven’t located the eBook Publisher-customer service wasn’t able to help me. I did add on the photo editing, AfterShot sent me to a YouTube for instructions. I was impressed with sectional editing of images, certain objects or backgrounds and the history that remembers steps allowing you to backtrack to a specific procedure without starting over. There are plenty of tutorials included for the different programs. Most of the programs are comparable to Microsoft Word. The Pocket Oxford English Dictionary is included. My test word is ‘barmbrack’ which the dictionary did not have. For twenty-five dollars the Oxford Concise Dictionary is offered as an upgrade. Rather than chance that barmbrack isn’t in the Concise Dictionary, I can go online or ask my phone for definitions for words not listed in the Pocket OED. Without being a user of several of the programs offered, I can’t comparatively say what distinguishes this from other Office Suites.

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.

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 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.