WordPerfect Office X5 Standard Upgrade

by Corel

Product Features

• Create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and manage email with Corel WordPerfect Office X5--Standard Edition
• Includes WordPerfect X5, Quattro Pro X5, Presentations X5, Corel WordPerfect Lightning, Nuance PaperPort 12 SE,
• Create and share PDFs right from the suite, automatically update documents with data from the Web
• Work with 60+ file types, including ODF and Microsoft Office files, including the latest OOXML formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx)
• Windows 7 support--work with Microsoft's latest operating system
• Reuse text and graphics from any source, and quickly find answers and resources

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 15 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0039XWD6O
• Item model number: WPX5STDENMBUG
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 23, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #21 in Software > Business & Office > Word Processing

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For great-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations and email, get Corel WordPerfect Office X5--Standard Edition, the essential office suite for home and business users. Enhanced compatibility lets you run on Windows 7 and easily open, edit and save the latest Microsoft Office file formats. Save time and money with built-in collaborative tools for PDF, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and a new integrated email client and calendar based on Thunderbird. Plus, the redesigned help system makes it easy to complete projects quickly. Find out for yourself why millions depend on the best office suite value, WordPerfect Office.

Upgrade to the essential office suite for home and business users.

Upgrade to Corel WordPerfect Office X5--Standard Edition

To purchase the upgrade version of this product, you must own a previous licensed version of one of the following:

• Corel WordPerfect Office 11 or higher
• Microsoft Office XP or higher
• Microsoft Works Suite 7 or higher

Why Upgrade?

More compatibility.

• Import and export the latest Microsoft Office files, including OOXML
• Work with more than 60 file types, including ODF to open virtually any file

New capabilities.

• It will operate as a first-class citizen on Microsoft SharePoint, allowing you to more easily collaborate with others on documents
• It has advanced Web Services capabilities that will allow you to connect with data on the web or within your organization to create compelling documents in real time
• PDF is enhanced for better output and import
• Migration from earlier versions is easier than ever. New features can automatically be exposed in default templates and multiple simultaneous macro versions are supported

More tools, bundled in for free.

• The leading open email client, Mozilla Thunderbird has been added with suite specific customizations and integrations
• Nuance PaperPort 12 SE allows you to scan, manage and work with PDF documents

Improved core suite performance.

• Better stability and performance
• Improved printing capabilities

And more...

• Runs on Windows 7 and is optimized for specialized Windows 7 features like Touch
• Includes a redesigned help system to find answers when you need them

Those who own earlier versions than WordPerfect Office X4 will enjoy the above-mentioned enhancements, plus:

• More and better PDF support (PDF import, PDF/A, and more)
• Better compatibility with Microsoft Office and more
• More suite tools (word count, metadata removal, etc.)

Corel WordPerfect Office X5--Standard Edition is the essential office suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and email.

Compatible with Microsoft Office files and more Open, edit and save Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint files, including the latest OOXML (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) versions Work with 60+ file types, including ODF, allowing you to open almost any file type Built-in PDF tools Import, edit and publish PDFs without additional software Annotate PDFs to easily share your comments and convert PDFs to reuse content--no retyping required! Support for PDF/A means you can archive files for easy access when you need them Work your way with a suite that adapts to you Create great-looking documents in an instant with one of the many free professionally designed templates Control how your workspace looks: customize menus, shortcuts and toolbars, or switch to Microsoft Office Mode Collaborate with others using PDF, Microsoft Office SharePoint or Web Services support Easily write and format your documents using classic features like Make It Fit, context-sensitive toolbars and RealTime Preview Quickly find answers and resources with the newly redesigned Help system

What's Included

WordPerfect Office X5 blends the latest leading-edge office software with classic WordPerfect features. Continuing to rival Microsoft Office as one of the most powerful office suites on the market, it offers greater document control, more collaboration tools and better overall value.

	WordPerfect X5--Word Processing Do more with documents Easily create professional-looking documents, letters, labels, fax cover sheets, brochures, reports, resumes and more Enjoy hassle-free formatting with the unique Reveal Codes feature Open, edit and save Microsoft Word files, including the latest OOXML (.docx) files
	Quattro Pro X5--Spreadsheets Easily manage your numbers Create budgets, invoices, receipts and expense reports Organize, analyze and share data for better decision making Open, edit and save Microsoft Excel files, including the latest OOXML (.xlsx) files
	Presentations X5--Slideshows and Presentations Strengthen your visual impact Create compelling slideshows, proposals, demonstrations and interactive reports Easily edit pictures, create charts and diagrams, and share content with others Open, edit and save Microsoft PowerPoint files, including the latest OOXML (.pptx) files
	Nuance PaperPort 12 SE--Document Scanning, Imaging and Management Organize, scan and share your documents Manage all of your documents from your desktop Scan, organize, find and share documents and photos View and annotate PDF documents
	Mozilla Thunderbird for WordPerfect Office--Email Management Manage your email and your schedule Enjoy an easy-to-use email client with advanced search capabilities Manage email from other sources, like Gmail, all from one inbox Easily access your Thunderbird contacts in your WordPerfect Address Book Manage your schedule and stay organized with an integrated calendar application
	Corel WordPerfect Lightning--Digital Notebook Collect information, images and ideas Turn your office software into a central hub for research and collaboration Take notes and gather information from the Web, email, documents and other sources

More office software and resources:

• 900+ TrueType fonts, 8,000+ clipart images, 200+ templates, 175+ digital photos
• The Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
• WordPerfect Address Book and contact manager
• WordPerfect OfficeReady template browser
• WordPerfect XML Project Designer
• Batch Conversion Utility to convert Microsoft Word documents to WordPerfect documents
• Plus! Free video training from Brainstorm!

What's New in X5

Adapting to the ever-changing ways people are working, WordPerfect Office X5 brings more collaboration tools, more PDF capabilities, more file sharing options and more Web access to the office suite. Upgrade now for more productivity software, inside the suite and out!

Microsoft Office OOXML Compatibility
Enjoy total file format freedom with the ability to open and save documents in Office Open XML, making for easy round-tripping of files with Microsoft Office 2007 users. Whether it's the latest Microsoft Office document (.docx), spreadsheet (.xlsx) or presentation (.pptx), WordPerfect Office X5 ensures hassle-free collaboration and file exchange.

Microsoft Office SharePoint
Manage content and accelerate business processes from your office suite with direct access to SharePoint Server, the de facto document management system standard for organizations where multiple people write, review and access the same document. Quickly retrieve and store documents, compare document versions and track changes directly within WordPerfect Office X5.

WordPerfect iFilter
Updates to WordPerfect iFilter let you search content in WordPerfect documents that are stored in a Microsoft SharePoint server with Google Desktop and Windows Desktop Search.

Web Services Integration
As the Internet becomes an increasingly important part of the office workflow, WordPerfect Office X5 now gives you the flexibility to access information directly from the Web. Create a document one time and have it automatically update when you need to refresh or add new data. For example, create a report with updated stock prices, a real estate brochure that pulls in new MLS listings or a list of Top Ten Songs for publishing.

Mozilla Thunderbird for WordPerfect Office
Easily manage your email and schedule right from your office suite. The newly integrated Thunderbird for WordPerfect Office offers a tabbed approach and a new set of search tools that let you locate a specific email in an instant. It even lets you manage email from other sources, like Gmail, from the same inbox, and access contacts in Microsoft Outlook or your WordPerfect Address Book.

Email Address Book Integration
Use your email address book when performing mail merges, completing templates or envelopes and more.

Nuance PaperPort 12 SE
Take office organization to a whole new level with the world's #1 desktop document management software. Adding to the suite's PDF capabilities, PaperPort Professional 12 SE combines fast, easy scanning tools with powerful PDF creation, editing and annotation. It organizes all of your scanned documents and electronic files on your desktop, and lets you search and view PDF files quickly so information is always at your fingertips. In addition, PaperPort 12 SE can convert scans of paper documents into WordPerfect or Microsoft Word for even more flexibility.

Reference Center
In response to user feedback, all the Help files are now conveniently stored in one place. Quickly find answers, tips and tutorials that let you get right to work. In addition, all the utilities in the office suite are now grouped in one section, ensuring that you get the most of every WordPerfect Office X5 component.

Migration
Upgrade from an older version of the office suite to WordPerfect Office X5 with less effort and setup time than previous migrations. Even if menu commands have changed, you can import templates, customized menus, shortcuts and toolbars created in previous releases to WordPerfect Office X5 in a few clicks. Network administrators can also now easily update and reuse WordPerfect macros easily, even if your organization continues to use different versions of the application.

Windows 7 Compatibility
Designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, Windows 7 promises to change the way PC users work. WordPerfect Office X5 runs on Windows 7 and takes advantage of new Windows Touch features, giving you a more productive office suite experience.

WordPerfect Office X5 Edition Comparison Matrix

	Standard	Professional	Home & Student
Create word processing documents, like letters, reports, marketing collateral, etc.	●	●	●
Build spreadsheets for financial planning, budgets and other financial documents	●	●	●
Create multimedia slideshows & presentations	●	●	●
Access context-sensitive toolbars in productivity programs that change automatically depending on task	●	●	●
Use RealTime Preview to see document formatting changes before applying them	●	●	●
Organize your information with the Digital Notebook	●	●	●
Exchange files thanks to compatibility with applicable Microsoft Office documents, including OOXML	●	●	●
Easily see and adjust document formatting with Reveal Codes	●	●	●
Get easy, centralized access to all Help and information with the Reference Center	●	●	●
Turn documents, spreadsheets and presentations into PDFs to share with the world	●	●	●
Open scanned PDFs to edit and reuse the content	●	●
Open text-based PDFs to edit and reuse the content	●	●
Easily collaborate on documents using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server	●	●
Annotate PDFs, scan to various formats with Nuance PaperPort SE 12	●	●
Create documents based on information pulled from the web with Web Services	●	●
Mozilla Thunderbird integrated e-mail client, calendar and powerful search tools	●	●
Leverage business tools and applications	●	●
Licensed for business use	●	●
Extend WordPerfect to fit your workflow with the Software Developers Kit		●
Gather and provide rich reporting and analysis of data with a powerful database		●
Easily create databases with pre-built samples and templates		●
Includes development and custom integration tools to simplify installation and configuration		●
Volume license pricing available	●	●
Presentations Graphics X4 graphics manipulation program	●	●	●
Take notes and capture information and images from the Web, emails and other documents	●	●	●
Free training CD included	●	●	●

Product Description

Create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and manage email with Corel WordPerfect Office X5 Standard Edition. Enhanced compatibility lets you run on Windows 7 and easily open, edit and save the latest Microsoft Office file formats. More built-in collaborative tools for PDF and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, save you time and money. Plus, new tools for graphics and photo editing, and the redesigned help system make it easy to complete projects quickly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glad it still exists, May 3, 2010

By 

J. Prall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WordPerfect Office X5 Standard Upgrade (CD-ROM)

I have a real soft spot in my heart for WordPerfect since I used WP10 to write my dissertation. I've used WP12 and WPX4, and I have to say that there is not much here for WPX4 users to merit an upgrade. Most of the improvements in X5 are geared towards government and business users, and there are few noticeable differences between X4 and X5. The biggest ones I can see are: Thunderbird for mail (which, of course, you can get for free online), being able to save in the .docx format (which is significant), Nuance PaperPort SE (haven't used yet, so can't comment). A lot of the demands of longtime WP devotees (like unicode support, improved interface for document review/track changes, etc.) have not been addressed. To me, it seems that Corel sometimes pushes out new versions that could very well have been service packs instead.

That said, I'm glad I purchased it, as I greatly prefer WP to Microsoft Word and to OpenOffice Writer. Unfortunately, I have never gotten the hang of Presentations, and I think that PowerPoint is vastly superior. I don't use spreadsheets enough to compare Quattro Pro to Excel, as my spreadsheet needs are simple enough to be met by either program. I could have stuck with X4, but I also like supporting the ongoing development of WP by purchasing the product. I purchased this upgrade straight from Corel, but the pricing is similar here as it is there.

I hope that Corel devotes more resources to keep WP going and maybe even tries to bring Presentations up to speed. This release is not a "game-changer", but it does seem solid, stable, and retains so much of what makes WP a great word processor.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WordPerfect is wonderful!, August 2, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: WordPerfect Office X5 Standard Upgrade (CD-ROM)

WordPerfect has been a superior product for decades. I've seen reviews where people tut-tut that WP doesn't have such-and-such a feature or that Word does something easier/better, but my experience (and I've been doing this for over 35 years) is that WP simply works better. If a document isn't doing what you want it to, you can see where the problem is and correct it. Instead of having to rely on styles for document formats, you can create what you need, easily, without having to go through screen after screen. Auto-numbering is a snap in WP--in Word, unless you choose to use what MS has selected for you, it can be a problem. Page numbers, headers, and footers--easier in WP. No need to worry about putting in section breaks to get what you want where you want it. And labels--piece o' cake in WP. I work in a high-powered law firm, where I don't have time to waste on getting a document perfect. WP gets me there. Word takes longer. And, yes, I've been using Word for nearly as long as I've been using WP. I use both and am expert in both. WP just gives me superior results. The OCR capabilities in WP X5 are particularly useful. I have to work with PDFs from clients a lot, and being able to turn those PDFs into WP docs quickly, easily, and accurately is great!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleased, July 6, 2010

By 

Jan L. Warren - See all my reviews

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This review is from: WordPerfect Office X5 Standard Upgrade (CD-ROM)

We have had WordPerfect since it was first available many years ago. Feel it is still the best on the market. This upgrade was easy (we had ver 12). Couldn't be more pleased.