What our customer's say!

"More than sufficient suite for most people", It's a testimony to how far this once great produce has fallen that there are only 18 reviews posted as of my writing.

WP SUITE CONS
I'm a WP user from back when it and Lotus 1-2-3 were THE killer apps. Though I own WP 2000, I tend to use MS Office. Here's why:
* Excel is far more powerful and has a better interface than Quattro Pro
* PowerPoint is head-and-shoulders easier to use than Presentations
* CorelCentral PIM is virtually worthless compared to Outlook
* Presentations does not preserve formatting of PowerPoint files
* WordPerfect struggles to preserve formatting for Word docs if there are tables (particularly with merged cells) or outlines in the Word doc

WP SUITE PROS
* Paradox is an easy tool for learning about relational databases; it is far easier to use than Access, though not as powerful
* WordPerfect drawing tools are superior to MS Word drawing tools
* WordPerfect is still better for laying out complex documents; the 'reveal codes' feature alone is invaluable--why didn't MS copy that somewhere along the way?
* It costs less

PURCHASING RECOMMENDATION
If you do not have to exchange files with MS Office users and do not need advanced spreadsheet or advanced presentations features, get WP Suite. WordPerfect is as good as Word. And Quattro Pro and Presentations have great basic and good intermediate functionality.

If you regularly exchange files with MS Office users but do not need to put tables or other complex formatting in your Word document, get WordPerfect.

But if you really need file compatibility with Office and/or advanced spreadsheet and presentation capability, Office is a better choice than WordPerfect. But there is an alternative...

AN ALTERNATIVE
As much as I would like WordPerfect to survive as a viable alternative to Microsoft's empire, Corel is on its last leg and WP has steadily lost market share over the last 10 years to the point that I don't see how Corel can afford to produce and support it. Sun's StarOffice (available as an opensource application under the name OpenOffice) is a great alternative to MS Office. StarOffice does a far better job of exchanging docs with MS Office.

"Better but only after you flush WP9 out of your computer", I hated WP10. I have used Word Perfect since the first Windows addition but this was worse than version 8 which was a disaster. But then I found out that my problem was that I needed to take WP9 out of my computer before installing the upgrade. Looks like the Word Perfect folk could and should have made that automatic. But once you do that it seems to run much better with very few problems. I also have Microsoft Windows 2000 in my computer. Wordperfect is superior, especially for desk top publishing.

"Tempted to switch over to MS Word", As a steadfast user of Wordperfect for several years, I had hoped to continue this good relationship with the newest version. Instead, I have found frustration and feel that I am better acquainted with the "recovery wizard" that any of the "new and improved" features of this product. Frustrations abound as the program crashes once, twice, dozens of times as I attempt to go about my daily work. These crashes do not occur as I attempt to utilize the more sophisticated features; merely attempting to open a file seems to befuddle this flawed program. Is it just me or do others out there feel that the Corel company computers must be filled to bursting with their recovery wizard reports?

Good luck with the rebates. I'm still waiting for my Corel rebate that I mailed in June.

"Save Your Money--Even With Discounts", I have been a steadfast user of WordPerfect since Version 5.0. As a journal editor, I receive manuscripts written in Word 2000 or WordPerfect. WordPerfect is the superior work processor in my experience.

However, the current "upgrade" from WordPerfect 9 to version 10 isn't worth the expenditure. The bugs in WP9 are mostly still there. I have found very little improvement in WP10 with respect to manuscript preparation, graphics, and file management. As one who uses Windows XP, I don't find WP10 fully compatible. Accessing a WP10 file can turn into a frustrating experience when the system goes into some kind of unresolvable loop, forcing an exit from WP10. I am also frustrated that the Corel calendar keeps trying to insert itself at system startup, even though I had indicated to the contrary during WP10 installation.

I will continue to use WordPerfect, but have decided to drop back to WP 9. The frustrations are fewer.

"Operating System May be the Problem", I have not used WP2002, but have been a WP/Corel user for years. WordPerfect is clearly a better program than MSWord and while Excel has some good features, I prefer QuattroPro which is better designed and easier to use.

I have had various stability problems when multitasking on my computer until I upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 2000. Now I almost never crash. It would be useful to know from those who have used WP2002 what operating system they are using. I'll bet that using Windows 95 or Windows 98 with the new WP2002 may be their problem.

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"My experience", I started using WP for DOS in 1986, and later on I switched to Windows. I am using now WordPerfect 9 and I find it very easy to use. As a translator I find very helpful the possibility to do my work in WordPerfect and to send it in Word when a client requests it. I hope that WP 2002 offers the same feature and I plan to buy it next week when I will have more time to install it. I think Word is somewhat slower and its interface with WordPerfect is not very good. French-Spanish-English translator, Laredo Texas)

"Good attempt", One of the reasons I gave this a try was I thought their had to be something besides MS Office. My main complaint is the email handler seems to be an after thought. Tried to use it with my cable modem and it gets very confused on both the desktop PC and the notebook (doesn't work). I'd have to say the best bang for the buck is still StarOffice.

"Better than Office XP", I've been a MS office user for quite some time now, but the biggest disappointment yet from Microsoft came in the form of the expensive Office XP. The only program that isn't even close in Wordperfect 2002 is CorelCentral Mail. Outlook is far better and has many more options, though less is less "secure" then CCM. However the best part of this package is WordPerfect 2002! At about half the price for the upgrade this is definitely worth it.

"Don't waste your money!", This is the worst WordPerfect I have ever owned. I have used 5 previous versions of WordPerfect, none of which were as slow or as troublesome as this version. I spent an hour on the phone with a tech rep in Canada, after which the system ran worse than ever. Corel does not have an 800 number so you must foot the bill yourself. I have just ordered Microsoft Office XP and when it arrives, I will un-install WordPerfect 2002.

"After being a Corel user for more than 20 years, this is it.", Being a Wordperfect user for over 20 years, this is definitely the best Corel has done yet. And no matter what rating you give it, it's by far MUCH better than any past version of Microsoft Office and Office XP 2002!

WP Office 2002 is definitely worth upgrading from 2000. From what I've used of it, it seems like a lot of the flaws in 2000 have been fixed in 2002.

Although that doesn't mean that 2002 is flaw-free. It can crash every now-and-then, but so far I've never experienced any need to restart the whole computer. And with the new Corel Application Recovery Manager, data recovery has been improved greatly from the days of Timed Backup in 2000.

The new features are just outstanding. The Compatibility abilites are exceptional. It can even read Microsoft Office and provide enhanced support for PDF publishing, which can come in VERY handy when trying to read files from someone else who uses Microsoft Office, giving you much greater stability and control, making another major improvement from 2000.

Since most of the enhancements were made from customer feedback, even some of the newer programs have still improved greatly. WP 10's PDF capabilites have expanded greatly and now support hyperlinks, watermarks and HTML with cascading style sheets. Presentations 10 now includes support for Macromedia Flash, MP3 and animated GIF files which gives a lot of spice to presentations. And is also compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint files.

The same compatibility improvements goes for WP 10 with Word and Quattro Pro 10 with Excel.

Being a Wordperfect user for more than 20 years now, Corel has come a very long way in their tradition, and I am astounded at how far they've come in 20 years. WP Office 2002 is an absolute must-buy, and leaves Microsoft Office all the way back in the dust.