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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 Professional Edition can take pride in their choice. The core suite includes WordPerfect 10, the Quattro Pro 10 spreadsheet program, Corel Presentations 10, the Paradox 10 database, 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
Amazon.com Product Description
WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition is a full-featured software package with a wide array of functionality. Office 2002 Professional delivers a host of enhancements like advanced word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, an e-mail client, and an address book. It delivers world-class database and speech-recognition software. 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. The Application Recovery Manager allows recovery from most application failures without losing work. WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional includes Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a powerful speech-recognition application that lets users create and format documents by speaking into their computers.
Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional 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, clipart 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 Professional version includes the following components and applications: WordPerfect 10, Quattro Pro 10, Corel Presentations 10, CorelCENTRAL 10, Paradox 10, Language Module, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Bitstream Font Navigator, and QuickView Plus 5.11.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not a competitor to MS Office, but Very Good,
By A Customer
This review is from: WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition Upgrade (CD-ROM)
Anyone who compares this to Microsoft Office just because there is an 'Office' appended to WordPerfect will be making a huge mistake. This is not the program to challege the most monopolistic of monopolies. This is a program that features a great word processor, a good spreadsheet, a great presentation app, and a host of other useless things. They are not really well integrated, and their ability to interact in the Microsoft world is limited. What I can tell you is that for us poor college students, WordPerfect is by far better to use. It takes up less system resources, is very cleanly styled (it is both layed out well and uses good colors/shading), and performs its tasks admirably. It's not nearly as wired as the microsoft offering, but it does not pretend to be, either. The price is a bit much, but how knows...It is much cheaper that MS Office, and in a stand-alone package offers much of the same functionality. Try it out before you use it. You may like what you find. I know I have
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
footnotes . . .,
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This review is from: WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition Upgrade (CD-ROM)
Apart from "reveal codes", without which I feel lost, one of the things I like best about WordPerfect is that it manages to get 98% of footnotes on the right page - as against Word which is always putting footnotes on the next page, or spilling them on to two - and on occasions three - pages. If you prepare camera-ready copy, or if you are writing a thesis and don't want to annoy the examiner unnecessarily, this is a big plus.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Newbie to Pro, this is for you,
By sjmaxqnz "kia ora" (Hastings, HB New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition Upgrade (CD-ROM)
I have been a WP user for a few years now, and was initally hesitant about upgrading to 10. However, it has been a very worthwhile experience. All the features that make WP great are still here, including, of course, the inimitable and invaluable Reveal codes, and several features have been markedly improved. Publish to PDF is now very good indeed, a feature that for the vast majority of users will save a significant sum of money by obviating any need to purchase PDF-generating software. The templates and macros that come with it mean that even first-timers can quickly feel at home, and Corel's incredibly generous licensing means that if you own practically any wordprocessing suite, you're elgible for this incredibly powerful package. Unlike one other reviewer, my installation was completely trouble-free. If you're looking for an escape from Redmond's clutches, or if you are looking for a really powerful, flexible office suite, or both, you can't go past WPO 2002
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