WordPerfect for Linux for Dummies [Paperback]

David C. Kay (Author), David S. Guertin (Author), Kathy Warfel (Author), Margaret Levine Young (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764506579 | ISBN-13: 978-0764506574 | Publication Date: November 26, 1999

Download edition of WordPerfect 8 for Linux on CD-ROM!

Filled with tips for perfect pages and dashing documents

Get up and running today on the world's most powerful Linux word processor Introducing the perfect way to create professional-looking documents with your Linux PC — without all those complicated Linux commands! It's simple with this friendly guide. Just pop in the CD, load WordPerfect 8 on your computer, and open the book to find savvy tips on editing, formatting, graphics, file management, and more. all this on the bonus CD-ROM Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux, Download Edition Share information easily with enhanced compatibility features and maximize your hardware with support for over 1,000 printers! 486 PC or faster running Linux with Kernel 2.0x or higher (with ibc5 installed), running X Windows systems (KDE, GNOME, or other). For complete information, see the About the CD Appendix.

Discover how to: Create and edit documents Format memos, mailing labels, and more Liven things up with graphics Manage, rename, and move files Build Web pages without HTML

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The only mainstream word processing software available for the Linux platform, Corel WordPerfect has taken the open source community by storm. In this guide, WordPerfect maven Margaret Levine Young and her team walk readers through all the fundamentals of document creation and Web publishing. And, to save hours of download time, readers get WordPerfect 8 for Linux on the CD-ROM.

About the Author

Margaret Levine Young and David C. Kay are veteran For Dummies^® authors. David S. Guertin supports UNIX computing at Middlebury College, and Kathy Warfel is an experienced technical writer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (November 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764506579
• ISBN-13: 978-0764506574
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,181,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret Levine Young was in a high school computer club back when high schools didn't have computer clubs, and stayed in the field despite in college despite the presence of her brother John Levine in the computer science department. Margy graduated from Yale and went on to become one of the first PC managers at Columbia Pictures, where she didn't meet anyone famous.

Since then, Margy has written dozens of books about computers for beginners. She lives in Vermont and works as a software engineer for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA.org).