![]() ![]() WordPerfect is by far the major element of the suite and still retains the Reveal Code option so beloved by many users from the old DOS days. With the WordPerfect application you are given the choice of staying with its native mode or using Microsoft Word mode. When the market is dominated to the degree that Microsoft Office has built up, it makes sense to ensure that compatibility is not an issue. The other two discs contain clipart, fonts, photos and training videos. A 17-character serial will required as some point during the installation. You also get WordPerfect OfficeReady which provides browser facilities to organise, preview and access templates and solution packs available for this suite.Īlthough three CDs are included in the box, you only need Disc 1 to install WordPerfect Office X3. This review is based on the Standard product which consists of WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations and WordPerfect Mail. This product is available in Home, Standard, Professional and Educational flavours. These various changes of ownership were more a symptom rather than the cause of Microsoft dominating the market with its Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) software.Ĭorel, however, has not given up the contest and has recently upgraded its WordPerfect Office Suite to version X3. ![]() Lotus was bought by IBM and WordPerfect becoming part of Corel via a brief Novell stop-over. The intervening years have seen Ashton Tate swallowed up and then disgorged by Borland. Back in the 80s, when DOS was still the preferred option, the dominant Office applications were WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3 and Dbase IV from Ashton Tate. Actually lots of other differences would also be evident but for the purpose of this review lets concentrate on the main Office software. ![]() A Rip Van Winkle character going to sleep in the 80s and waking up today would immediately notice a big difference with the leading Office applications.
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