WordPerfect Reviews & Product Details

I absolutely love the "Reveal Codes" feature, the Outlining/Numbering feature and the ability to BOTH format on-the-fly and edit after-the-fact.

Reveal codes shows you every change in the document EXACTLY where it happens - and you can use it to place the cursor exactly where you need the change to occur. You can actually see the change written on the screen. No more looking at dialog boxes or scrolling through menus to figure out what just happened. REVEAL CODES tells you and shows you where it happened. Don't like the font color you picked? Place the cursor right after the change code and backspace. Your text remains but the color reverts to what it was.

I do a great deal of writing that requires I use industry-standard outlining/formatting/numbering. No problem. I've created custom "styles" that I have used for years, from version to version. If I need to tweak the format or adjust the outlining "system", no problem, I adjust the style and can then chose whether to apply that style to old documents or not. My choice.

I can cut/paste a wide variety of graphics/photos/other documents into my work. I can footnote, create tables of content,etc. Easy.

The best part: I can see the change AND to formatting codes that underlie that change. No guessing or trying to figure out where the change starts/ends. I also use "reveal codes" to purge my documents of orphan format changes. Ever placed your cursor between two words and started typing only to find the text showing up underlined and bold even though the existing text was neither .... and then you remembered that section you deleted .... and apparently didn't get all of it? Now you can leave yourself a nice, clean document by making sure old formats, page breaks, whatever have truly been deleted.

I have used WordPerfect for over 40 years while also having to use MS Word because of requirements of some clients. So I know both programs well. While WordPerfect is not as ubiquitous as MS Word or as widely used as it once was, that's only because of Microsoft's practice of giving MS Word away. WordPerfect is reasonably priced, infinitely capable /customizable and has ease of use features that MS Word has never been able to beat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is no longer as widely used as it once was so it's not as easy to find documents already in the WordPerfect file format. But WordPerfect will read/edit most formats - including MS Word - and convert back and forth. So it requires an extra step but then I get all of the other advantages of WordPerfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integrated PDF package, presentations and spreadsheets with potential functions.

Batch processing of photographs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Document tools and to be able to modify freely by other users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User friendly, easy to manipulate documents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Light on graphics. Graphics in previous version were of a better quality. Also, manipulating images can sometimes be a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You have more control in formatting than its competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using the dominant marketplace files in this isn't as seamless as it should be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the reveal codes option. Comparing to Microsoft Word, I can see where there are issues in a document much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The redlining is a little more work when compared to Microsoft. I have to save two versions and then compare. I would like to be able to track the changes as I go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I absolutely love the ease of use and the insanse ability to write macros to automat so many processes. While Word obviously has "their way" WordPerfect's macro capabilites are equally impressive but far easier to code and implement.

All of our users love the ability to instantly create letters, envelopes, and forms with the software and how easy it is to implement data from the company's database files into any letter, envelope, print, clear the screen, copy and save data into our other pieces of software all with the click of a personally written macro button (which are also customizable!)

I would take WordPerfect over Word any day of the week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with many software with PDF ability, I do not like the fact that you cannot directly tie user boxes in the PDF format directly with a database file for "instant" filling. These "Fdf" files that are used are just a ridiculous extra step. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to make centered "professional" looking formal documents. As someone who works in a law firm this is a vital tool. I use this program mainly for letters and account statements. I like how easy it is to move margins, play with text to put things exactly where you'd like them to be. The program also picks up really quick on indents or changes you've made with the text and follows it as you continue writing. Everything looks proportionate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing I dislike about the program, I prefer Word Perfect to Microsoft Word alone because I am able to get more out of this program for the type of work I do - professional legal documents and contracts. Perhaps the only thing that can be improved is the saving of documents. I often have difficulty editing already made Word Perfect documents by co-workers where it requires me to save it as a new document. It would be nice to be able to just edit and collaborate on the same document and easily share it with others for them to edit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This program is very similar to Word - intuitive and open. It is much easier to configure reports and fix errors than in Word. Revealing codes is a particularly helpful tool that Word cannot match. It is an easy introduction and also exceptional for those other "MS" things - spreadsheets, notes, and so on. It is easy for individuals to explore and advance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All in all, things you use regularly are anything but hard to recognize, but when it comes to opening a document that is not used so often, it can be a bit harder to find from time to time. However, I am not the most well-trained person, so I think it might be easier for certain people to figure this out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are so many formatting functions that are not available in Word or other word processing software, especially the ability to "Reveal Codes" and control the document. There are also built in functions for the legal industry such as use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Forms and fields is a bit confusing to use but otherwise there's nothing i don't dislike! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.