Wordperfect Office 2002 Upgrade

by Corel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005BHW5
• Item model number: WP2K2UGENG0
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,095 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Whether saying "no" to Microsoft's hegemony or keeping the tradition of sleek and powerful software alive, users moving on up to WordPerfect Office 2002 Standard Edition can take pride in their choice. The core suite includes WordPerfect 10, the Quattro Pro 10 spreadsheet program, Corel Presentations 10, and the CorelCENTRAL 10 personal information manager (PIM); each of these meets or exceeds the qualities of their competitors.

Accessories like the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Corel's Application Recovery Manager make life easier for users and administrators alike. The advanced voice recognition software and microphone help eliminate the risk of repetitive stress and improve one's diction simultaneously (mumblers need not apply).

Pretty much every file type we've ever heard of can be imported and exported, so longtime users of other software should have a relatively seamless transition. The look and feel will be familiar to users of Microsoft Office, though quirks in hot keys, commands, and toolbars will take a few days to master. This might be the only reason not to switch from Microsoft--inertia can be difficult to overcome and novice users may resent learning new tools. However, the strengths, including Adobe PDF publishing, Microsoft's VBA scripting, Web compatibility, and networked file sharing, should convince most open-minded users to consider the merits of WordPerfect Office 2002. --Rob Lightner--This review refers to the Professional Edition

Amazon.com Product Description

WordPerfect Office 2002 Standard Edition is a full-featured software package with a wide array of functionality. Office 2002 Standard delivers outstanding compatibility and a host of timesaving features. Discover advanced word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, along with an e-mail client and address book. Enjoy expanded PDF creation and effortless file sharing with those using Microsoft Office. Plus, publish slide shows to the Web complete with animation using Macromedia Flash. You'll get more done with suite-wide integration and enhancements that include a reengineered charting tool in Quattro Pro 10.

Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 Standard is engineered for increased compatibility with open standards (XML, SGML), de facto standards (PDF), and competing technologies (Microsoft Office). The Pocket Oxford Dictionary, an addition to the traditional WordPerfect writing tool package of Spell Checker, Thesaurus, and Grammatik, is an authoritative English-language dictionary giving users the ability to look up word definitions and phonetic spellings, then add text to documents. Corel RealTime Preview lets users save time by previewing formatting changes on the fly before applying them to documents. Users with special needs can take advantage of a suite that is fully accessible, featuring keyboard access, keyboard focus, high contrast, visual alternatives to sound events, and system settings for keyboard input, mouse input, display, and timings. WordPerfect Office 2002 also features an accessible installation program that can interact with assistive software such as screen readers.

Users can extend applications and create tailored solutions with the updated version of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, included in WordPerfect Office 2002. Get backward compatibility to version 6.1. Plus, WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS files can be easily imported. With WYSIWYG technology, users save time by getting an accurate impression of their documents before they print. Combine text, charts, spreadsheets, and graphics in one document with suite-wide integration. Additional supporting utilities include multilingual writing tools for over 30 languages such as French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Graphic enhancements include an extensive collection of fonts, clip-art images, and photos. Plus, included in the box is the traditional WordPerfect function-key template that users can place on top of their keyboards as a guide or learning tool.

This Standard version includes the following components and applications: WordPerfect 10, Quattro Pro 10, Corel Presentations 10, CorelCENTRAL 10, Language Module, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Bitstream Font Navigator, and QuickView Plus 5.11.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After being a Corel user for more than 20 years, this is it., May 11, 2001

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Shorebird (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wordperfect Office 2002 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

Being a Wordperfect user for over 20 years, this is definitely the best Corel has done yet. And no matter what rating you give it, it's by far MUCH better than any past version of Microsoft Office and Office XP 2002!

WP Office 2002 is definitely worth upgrading from 2000. From what I've used of it, it seems like a lot of the flaws in 2000 have been fixed in 2002.

Although that doesn't mean that 2002 is flaw-free. It can crash every now-and-then, but so far I've never experienced any need to restart the whole computer. And with the new Corel Application Recovery Manager, data recovery has been improved greatly from the days of Timed Backup in 2000.

The new features are just outstanding. The Compatibility abilites are exceptional. It can even read Microsoft Office and provide enhanced support for PDF publishing, which can come in VERY handy when trying to read files from someone else who uses Microsoft Office, giving you much greater stability and control, making another major improvement from 2000.

Since most of the enhancements were made from customer feedback, even some of the newer programs have still improved greatly. WP 10's PDF capabilites have expanded greatly and now support hyperlinks, watermarks and HTML with cascading style sheets. Presentations 10 now includes support for Macromedia Flash, MP3 and animated GIF files which gives a lot of spice to presentations. And is also compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint files.

The same compatibility improvements goes for WP 10 with Word and Quattro Pro 10 with Excel.

Being a Wordperfect user for more than 20 years now, Corel has come a very long way in their tradition, and I am astounded at how far they've come in 20 years. WP Office 2002 is an absolute must-buy, and leaves Microsoft Office all the way back in the dust.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner!, May 1, 2001

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"samtha25" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wordperfect Office 2002 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

I couldn't wait to try out the new release of my favorite software and I'm delighted. Corel's done a great job. The programs have been very stable and there's lots of nice enhancements that make them easier to use than ever without sacrificing any of the power. WordPerfect remains absolutely the best wordprocessor for serious document creation, and Quattro Pro is back to its old reliable self after the unfortunate detour through version 9. The new cross-tabs feature outdoes Excel's pivot tables and the new charting abilities are terrific. Presentations supports all sorts of new multi-media files and continues to be a very solid, underappreciated program. Corel Central now does e-mail and is much improved, but remains the weakest program in the package. All-in-all, though, this is a very worthy upgrade, well-worth the price.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy this for WordPerfect, March 17, 2002

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Harold E Olsen (King of Prussia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wordperfect Office 2002 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

The only reason to buy this package is to get WordPerfect. It is still far better than MS Word when it comes to creating fully-formatted and professional looking documents. (The rest of the package is sadly out-dated, poorly designed, and not worth the price.)

If you use a wordprocessor as an advanced version of Notepad that automatically does various simple wordprocessor tasks (formatting, spelling, capitalization, outlining, tables, etc.) for you, definitely buy MS Word. But, if you care at all how your document looks, buy WordPerfect.

The single most important feature that WordPerfect has (that MS Word does not have) is Reveal Codes. You can still go in, figure what is wrong with your formatting, and fix it in WordPerfect; the only way to handle bad formatting in MS Word is the old MS method of delete, try again, and hope the wordprocessor doesn't guess wrong yet another time about what I really wanted.

Unfortunately, Corel has not figured out that they should dump the rest of the package, lower the price..., and focus on getting the bugs out of WordPerfect that make it somewhat unstable.