If you open anything other than native WordPerfect documents, the program runs a conversion filter first, a process that can take anywhere from a fraction of a second to a minute or two depending on the file size and source format. Aside from the standard WordPerfect mode, there's Microsoft Word mode, which includes a toolbar of document compatibility options and a sidebar that gives you quick access to common document functions WordPerfect Classic mode, which emulates the white-on-blue look of the old DOS-era WordPerfect and even the macros of same and WordPerfect Legal mode, which brings up toolbars related to legal documents.
When you launch WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, or Presentations, the first thing you see is the Workspace Manager - a way to automatically set the program's look and the menu options to one of a number of included templates depending on the user's preferences. It's slightly less expensive than Office 2010 - the home version is $99 and runs on up to three PCs - but SoftMaker Office and the various derivatives all offer more.
The newest version of the suite, WordPerfect Office X5 (or version 15), was released in 2010, and has little to attract users from other suites. WordPerfect has since been made part of a suite that contains the Quattro Pro spreadsheet (originally from Borland) and Corel's own Presentations application. Law offices still swear by it, since it's heavily backward compatible with previous versions and has features that appeal to legal professionals. Microsoft Office 2010 takes on all comers: Corel WordPerfect Office X5 There was a time, in the DOS days, when WordPerfect was for many professionals the word processing program.
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