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WORDPERFECT
OFFICE X4
See "Corel
Launches WordPerfect® Office X4 – The World’s First
PDF Office Suite"
PC Magazine reviewed it here.
See the Corel
Reviewer's Guide (2.28 MB in PDF format).
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IMPORTANT:
A new feature
introduced by Corel in WordPerfect 10 affects the way text is
selected and the way the cursor moves -- and can also produce
serious problems with WordPerfect 10/11/12/X3/X4 macros. This
is caused by a new setting in Tools, Settings, Environment: "Use WP9 text selection," which was set
OFF by default (presumably for the convenience of Microsoft Word
users). Most users of earlier versions of WordPerfect will probably
want it set ON. See here for more information. |
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WORDPERFECT
OFFICE X3
From the Corel Reviewer's
Guide:
Summary of New and Enhanced Features
(Standard
Edition; see below for other editions)
Suite-wide
- Built-in publish to PDF capabilities
make it easy and cost-effective to share WordPerfect Office documents
while maintaining control over content and appearance.
- With WordPerfect, Quattro Pro,
and Presentations, it’s easy to exchange information with
Microsoft® Office users thanks to enhanced compatibility
with Microsoft Office file formats.
- Easier to use thanks to a more
familiar, intuitive environment with newly updated, stylish buttons
and toolbars that now support Windows® XP default themes.
- The enhanced PerfectExpert™
provides easy access to an array of project templates and, if
asked, provides helpful advice for virtually any project.
- Enhanced multilingual character
support ensures that extended characters display accurately.
- Finding the right template has
never been easier with the enhanced WordPerfect® OfficeReady™
template browser.
- The enhanced Migration Manager
makes it easy to retain settings from a previous WordPerfect
Office installation.
- Now accessible from the Start
menu, Presentations™ Graphics X3 is tightly integrated with
WordPerfect®, Quattro Pro®, and Presentations™.
- Enjoy e-mail, calendar, contact,
spam protection, and lightning-fast search capabilities with
the new WordPerfect® MAIL™.
- With WordPerfect Office X3 –
Professional Edition only, take advantage of the enhanced Paradox®
— a relational desktop database application.
WordPerfect® X3
- The new ability to Import PDF
files with WordPerfect® X3 makes it easy to reuse text and
graphics from PDF files without additional purchase.
- The enhanced Publish To PDF
feature now converts WordPerfect table-of-contents headings into
PDF bookmarks for easy PDF navigation.
- Access online resources and
quickly conduct Web searches with the new WordPerfect® Online
Resources featuring Yahoo!® Search.
- Gain more control and quickly
access the enhanced Word Count feature by using the new Count
button on the application bar.
- Enhanced Document Routing makes
it easy to collect feedback from multiple collaborators.
- Enhanced integration with WordPerfect®
MAIL™ makes it easy to share a WordPerfect MAIL address
book with WordPerfect for creating routing slips to use for document
routing.
- Easily repurpose HTML content
with the enhanced Paste Without Formatting feature.
- Now, you can view and print
WordPerfect documents from a Web browser.
- Quickly and easily remove confidential
or sensitive information from documents with the new Save Without
Metadata feature.
- New label formats are available
from industry-leading suppliers.
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IMPORTANT:
A new feature
introduced by Corel in WordPerfect 10 affects the way text is
selected and the way the cursor moves -- and can also produce
serious problems with WordPerfect 10/11/12/X3/X4 macros. This
is caused by a new setting in Tools, Settings, Environment: "Use WP9 text selection," which was set
OFF by default (presumably for the convenience of Microsoft Word
users). Most users of earlier versions of WordPerfect will probably
want it set ON. See here for more information. |
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Quattro Pro® X3
- Share spreadsheets and charts
with any computer user who has Adobe® Reader® software,
thanks to the new Publish To PDF feature.
- Create polished, professional-looking
reports with the enhanced CrossTab reports, which now maintain
connections with ODBC databases.
- Easily apply advanced rendering
to charts with enhanced charting tools.
Presentations™ X3
- The enhanced Publish To PDF
feature now translates slide names into PDF bookmarks for easy
PDF navigation of presentations and slide shows.
- Use a new Master from the enhanced
Master Gallery to create professional-looking slide shows and
presentations without having to design from scratch.
- Show off presentations with
smoother, more rounded text and images, thanks to enhanced anti-aliasing
and graphics interpolation.
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What's Included
with WordPerfect® Office X3
(See also "Differences
in the WPO X3 Product Family")
– Standard
Edition:
Main Applications
- WordPerfect® X3: This powerful
word-processing application provides capabilities that simplify
your work. Easy to use and highly compatible with Microsoft®
Word, WordPerfect X3 provides all the tools needed to create
dynamic documents that are easily shared with other computer
users.
- Quattro Pro® X3: Featuring
enhanced compatibility with Microsoft® Excel, this powerful
spreadsheet application can help you organize, analyze, report,
manage, and share important data and financial information. Quattro
Pro X3 provides easy-to-use charting features and advanced rendering
options that give your information a professional, polished look.
- Presentations™ X3: With
enhanced compatibility with Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Presentations
X3 includes all the tools you need to create slide shows, project
proposals, interactive reports and demonstrations, multimedia
presentations, flyers, signs, banners, and more. For easy sharing,
you can publish projects to HTML or Macromedia Flash™. Plus,
the self-contained presentations technology, Show On The Go™,
lets any PC user view your project — whether or not they
use Presentations.
- WordPerfect® MAIL™:
With lightning speed, WordPerfect MAIL finds information buried
by years of inbox, contact, or calendar clutter. In addition
to e-mail, calendar, and contact management, this full-featured,
easy-to-use application includes innovative filing capabilities
and outstanding spam
protection.
- Presentations™ Graphics
X3: For years, this easy-to-use graphics tool has been tightly
integrated with WordPerfect Office. Now easier to access than
ever before, you can choose Presentations Graphics X3 from the
Start menu to create and edit original drawings and pictures.
With support for many commonly used file formats, Presentations
Graphics X3 ensures that you can reuse your graphics with other
products.
Supporting Utilities
- WordPerfect® OfficeReady™
Template Browser: This template browser makes it easy to find
the right template for any project. It provides thumbnail views
of available templates that open with a single click.
- WordPerfect® Office Conversion
Utility: The WordPerfect® Office Conversion Utility makes
it easy to convert batches of any document type that WordPerfect
can open. For example, you can convert an entire folder structure
of Microsoft Word documents to WordPerfect.
- PerfectScript™: PerfectScript™
was developed specifically for WordPerfect Office applications
to help you create macros, recordings, and scripts.
- QuickFinder™: QuickFinder™
is a powerful utility that lets you find files by performing
highly customizable searches.
- Pleading Expert: The Pleading
Expert is a step-by-step wizard that helps you create pleading
cover sheets. It guides you through page, margin, font, line,
footer, and signature settings, and lets you save pleading styles
that you can easily reuse.
– Additional
Applications in the Professional Edition:
- Paradox®: A relational,
file-based database application, Paradox® lets you store
and retrieve data in a variety of ways. To help you track, organize,
and compile data, this complete desktop database solution stores
information in powerful, searchable tables.
- Microsoft® Visual Basic®
for Applications: Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications
lets developers build custom business solutions by automating
and integrating off-the-shelf software applications to meet specific
customer needs.
- Software Developer Kit (SDK):
With the Professional Edition, an SDK is included to simplify
deployment and maintenance of the software.
– Additional
Resources in the Professional Edition:
- WordPerfect® Office X3 Deployment
Guide: Included as a PDF file, this step-by-step resource simplifies
network deployment.
- WordPerfect® Office X3 Programming
Guide for VBA: Included as a PDF file, this new manual is a resource
for developing and distributing Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
solutions.
- Deploying Macros and Templates:
Included as a PDF file, this guide provides helpful information
on sharing macros and templates with other WordPerfect Office
X3 users.
– Content:
- WordPerfect Office X3 includes
9,500 clipart images, 175 photos, and 900 TrueType fonts.
– Documentation:
- Help files now provide Zoom
In and Zoom Out buttons so that you can adjust the display size.
- PerfectExpert™
- Printed 256-page user guide
(Retail version of WordPerfect Office X3 – Standard Edition)
- The user guide is also included
as a PDF.
– Minimum
System Requirements:
- Windows® XP (Home or Professional
Edition with latest Service Pack), Windows 2000 (with latest
Service Pack), or Windows 98 SE
- 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
- 466-MHz processor (Pentium®
III or equivalent processor recommended)
- 575 MB of hard disk space for
minimum installation
- Super VGA, 16-bit color monitor
with 800 × 600 or greater resolution
- CD-ROM drive
- Mouse or tablet
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer
5.5 or later version
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Comparing
WordPerfect® Office X3 Editions
WordPerfect®
Office X3 – Standard Edition
WordPerfect Office X3 –
Standard Edition includes the trusted power of WordPerfect X3
for word processing, Quattro Pro X3 for spreadsheets and charts,
Presentations X3 for multimedia slide shows, WordPerfect MAIL
for communication, and Presentations Graphics X3 for creating
and editing original drawings and bitmaps. In addition, the Pocket
Oxford™ English Dictionary, Legal tools, and the WordPerfect
OfficeReady template browser are included. Highly compatible,
it’s the world’s number-one alternative to Microsoft
Office.
WordPerfect®
Office X3 – Professional Edition
WordPerfect Office X3 –
Professional Edition is ideal for customers who need advanced
database functionality, or who have complex or customized installations.
It includes everything in the Standard Edition, except for WordPerfect
MAIL. It also includes Paradox for relational databases, Microsoft
Visual Basic for Applications, and a Software Developer Kit (SDK).
In addition, the Professional Edition includes a network deployment
guide, a template and macro guide, and a VBA programming guide.
The openness of the WordPerfect file format makes it easy for
vendors to open and create WPD files. It’s also easy to
create custom Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) to automate and integrate
applications with WordPerfect Office.
WordPerfect®
Office X3 – Student and Teacher Edition
An A+ alternative to higher-priced
products, WordPerfect Office X3 – Student and Teacher Edition
is perfect for students and educators alike. Licensed for noncommercial
use, it includes WordPerfect X3 for word processing, Quattro
Pro X3 for spreadsheets, Presentations X3 for multimedia slide
shows, Paradox for relational databases, and Presentations Graphics
X3 for bitmap graphics creation. Plus, the Pocket Oxford English
Dictionary and the WordPerfect OfficeReady template browser are
included. In addition, the Student and Teacher Edition is licensed
for use on up to three PCs per single household. (See the
new Home and Student Edition below.)
WordPerfect®
Office X3 – Home Edition
Designed with the specific needs
of home computer users in mind, WordPerfect Office X3 –
Home Edition provides eight leading home PC tools in one complete
package. It includes WordPerfect X3 – Home Edition for word
processing, Quattro Pro X3 – Home Edition for spreadsheets
and charts, two WordPerfect OfficeReady template collections,
Corel® Photo Album™ 6 – Standard Edition for managing
digital photo collections, Pinnacle Studio™ SE for editing
home videos, Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD LE v8 for burning CDs and
DVDs, and Norton Internet Security™ 2006 for protection
from viruses and other threats. This compatible, feature-rich,
value-packed suite is sure to make your entire household’s
computing experience more enjoyable, creative, and secure. (See
the new Home and Student Edition below.)
WordPerfect®
Office X3 – Home and Student Edition (released August 2007)
For more information see the
Corel press release (Aug. 27, 2007) here.
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IMPORTANT:
A new feature
introduced by Corel in WordPerfect 10 affects the way text is
selected and the way the cursor moves -- and can also produce
serious problems with WordPerfect 10/11/12/X3/X4 macros. This
is caused by a new setting in Tools, Settings, Environment: "Use WP9 text selection," which was set
OFF by default (presumably for the convenience of Microsoft Word
users). Most users of earlier versions of WordPerfect will probably
want it set ON. See here for more information. |
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WORDPERFECT
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From Wordperfect's
Help files:
What's new
in WP11:
- Publish to XML - Lets you publish
new and existing WordPerfect documents to the XML format
- WordPerfect Classic Mode - Lets
you change your keyboard and environment to the WordPerfect 5.1
color and keystroke scheme
- Document tracking - Lets you
automatically route documents to other users using Outlook
- Document map - Lets you navigate
complex documents
- Reveal Codes printing - Lets
you print documents with the codes in place for easy troubleshooting
- Conversion utility - Lets you
quickly convert documents to the WordPerfect format
- Other - A new checkbox in Insert,
Header/Footer allows aligning the new header or footer with the
document margins at that location.
What's different
in WP11:
- Publish to PDF - Now supports
Acrobat 5.0
- Variables - Enhancements to
the variables feature make it easier to store, retrieve, and
reuse documents
- Legal tools - Lets you create
custom pleading templates, capture case data, and publish documents
directly to EDGAR
- Outlook Address Book - Lets
you access data directly from an Outlook address book
- RealTime Preview - Even more
document modifications now work with RealTime Preview
- Reference tools - Newly designed
user interface makes creation of reference tools easier
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IMPORTANT:
- The original
release of WordPerfect 11 (i.e., version 11.0.0.233 as shown
in Help>About...) introduced a bug that causes some
macros created/edited/played in it (no matter who created them)
to fail to terminate properly when played in WP11.0.0.300, and
vice versa.
- These macros appear to play
but do not return to the main document screen and appear to "hang,"
or else they go into an endless loop.
- This problem
also affects Corel shipping macros and template macros
inside various Corel Projects.
- For solutions, see the top of
the Library page.
- A new feature
introduced by Corel in WordPerfect 10 affects the way text is
selected and the way the cursor moves -- and can also produce
serious problems with WordPerfect 10/11/12/X3/X4 macros. This
is caused by a new setting in Tools, Settings, Environment: "Use WP9 text selection," which was set
OFF by default (presumably for the convenience of Microsoft Word
users). Most users of earlier versions of WordPerfect will probably
want it set ON. See here for more information.
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What's new
in WP10:
- Align and distribute tool -
Lets you align and distribute objects in relation to themselves
and the page.
- Auto-suggest filename - When
you save a document for the first time or as a new file, WordPerfect
automatically inserts a suggested filename.
- Document review margin markers
- Lets you add an indicator in the margin of a document to notify
the author that the text has changed.
- Enhanced HTML publishing with
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) support - Lets you convert WordPerfect
documents for use on the World Wide Web by using the increased
flexibility and advanced page layout and formatting of CSS support.
- Printing keyboard lists - Lets
you print a copy of the keyboard shortcuts. You can export the
list to a file, and you can also customize the list.
- Selecting sections - Lets you
select pages, secondary pages, chapters, and volumes.
- Tables to text - Lets you convert
a table to delimited text.
- Text to tables - Lets you convert
document text to a tabular format, based on a user-specified
delimiter.
- Toolbar and property bar pickers
- Lets you choose an option for underlining, undoing or redoing,
adding drop caps, and other formatting options.
- Two-page view - Supports Reveal
Codes and writing tools.
- Variables - Lets you insert
a variable placeholder into a document and change the contents
later, updating all instances of the variable.
- Zoom tool - Lets you magnify
certain areas of a document.
- With every new version of WordPerfect,
certain items are enhanced, others are renamed, and still others
are found in a new location. The following table shows the items
that have changed in WordPerfect 10.
What's different
in WP10:
- Application bar - You can now
display the current language in the application bar (for example,
English-U.S. (US)). You can change the language by accessing
the application bar.
- Comments - The enhanced comment
bubble is less intrusive, fitting the length of the text only,
and leaving no empty space in the bubble.You can also apply formatting
to text, as well as insert a graphic, a table, and so on, within
the comment bubble.
- Corel RealTime Preview - This
feature has been extended to include QuickFonts, underline, drop
caps, and other formatting features.
- Merge - The Merge feature now
allows more fields for each record and an improved keyboard merge
dialog.
- Navigation - The Go to feature
now includes bookmarks, hyperlinks, redlined text, equations,
graphics, and other items.The Browse by feature has been expanded,
and a flyout allows you to select a browse method more quickly.
- Publish to PDF - Supports hyperlinks
and watermarks.
- Ruler - Elements (for example,
left margin adjust) have been redesigned and enlarged.
- Tables - A Table menu has been
added to the menu bar.Cells containing formulas are marked with
a colored indicator. You can also copy cell formulas by dragging.The
QuickSplit columns and rows button on the property bar lets you
split a cell into four cells (columns and rows).The Shadow Cursor
now works in table cells.
- Text selection - You have more
flexibility in selecting text with your mouse or keyboard.
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IMPORTANT:
A new feature
introduced by Corel in WordPerfect 10 affects the way text is
selected and the way the cursor moves -- and can also produce
serious problems with WordPerfect 10/11/12/X3/X4 macros. This
is caused by a new setting in Tools, Settings, Environment: "Use WP9 text selection," which was set
OFF by default (presumably for the convenience of Microsoft Word
users). Most users of earlier versions of WordPerfect will probably
want it set ON. See here for more information. |
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What's new
in WP9:
Performance and productivity
features
- Corel RealTime Preview
- Corel RealTime Preview lets
you scroll through and preview several different formatting options,
such as fonts, lines, tables, borders, and shading, to see what
they look like, without applying those changes to your document.
- Install-As-You-Go
- Install-As-You-Go helps you
minimize the hard disk space required by WordPerfect Office 2000
applications by including only the bare necessities. If a non-installed
item is selected, you will be asked if you want to install it.
- Embedded Fonts
- WordPerfect 9 lets you use the
Embedded Font feature. If you choose Embedded Fonts when saving
your document, your fonts will be compressed and saved with the
file data. Now your favorite fonts will go wherever your file
goes for the presentation that you expect.
- Autoscroll
- Autoscroll lets you scroll through
a document without using the arrow keys or the scroll bars. When
you point the Autoscroll arrow in the direction you want to move,
you can scroll through the document. The scrolling speed increases
when you move the arrow further from the Autoscroll tool and
slows when you move the arrow closer to the Autoscroll tool.
- Block-Make-It-Fit
- WordPerfect 9 enhances the Make-It-Fit
feature available in previous versions to allow you to fit sections
of your document into a specified number of pages without affecting
other areas where fitting specifications may be different.
- Enhanced charting module
- The enhanced charting module
provides additional chart types and capabilities.
- Improved accessibility
- WordPerfect 9 continues to work
towards accessibility requirements, including the support of
High-Contrast mode, providing keystrokes to the majority of features,
using standard user interface controls which make Third Party
accessibility tools compatible with Corel applications, supporting
large font mode, and providing options under settings to provide
flexibility in functionality.
- Enhanced shapes
- WordPerfect 9 provides over
100 new shapes. You can choose a shape from any of the new shape
palettes or use the Basic Shapes, Arrows, Stars, Banners, and
Flowcharting tools. Action buttons prompt the assignment of an
action; Call out shapes have pointers that can be anchored anywhere
in the document. All shapes have the new Text In Shapes feature,
which allows text to be added into the shape on the fly.
- Visual Basic for Applications
Integration
- Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA) lets you develop VBA applications to control WordPerfect
9 through the OLE Automation Type Library. The main object exposed
by WordPerfect 9 is the PerfectScript object, which consists
of all the functions currently available in the PerfectScript
language, making it easier for those familiar with PerfectScript
to modify existing scripts and to understand the syntax and parameters
required to program the PerfectScript object's methods. These
VBA projects are stored within the application document and are
easily distributed.
- Skewed table cells
- You can skew the top row or
the left or right column of a table. Unless you specify otherwise,
any text that you type in a skewed cell will be skewed as well.
You can also change the angle of the skew and specify other skew
options.
- Enhanced multiple page printing
- WordPerfect 9 includes additional
options for printing multiple pages. You can specify the number
of copies you wish to print and whether you want the copies collated.
Collating is useful when printing multipage documents. When you
enable the Collate check box, a complete copy of each document
is printed before the next document is printed; when collating
is disabled, all the copies of the first page are printed before
the copies of the second page are printed.
- Print Preview
- Although WordPerfect 9 creates
documents in a WYSIWYG environment, many users have requested
a Print Preview option. WordPerfect 9 lets you view your document
as a single page or double pages. Print Preview is fully compatible
with Corel RealTime Preview, which lets you experiment with formatting
options, such as fonts, lines, tables, borders, and shading,
without applying them to your document. Print Preview is also
fully editable; therefore, you do not have to switch back to
regular view to make changes to your document.
- Browse buttons
- The browse buttons make navigation
within a document more intuitive. WordPerfect 9 lets you navigate
through a document in the same way that you navigate through
an Internet document.
Compatibility and integration
features
- Enhanced file conversion
- WordPerfect 9 continues to use
the same file format as its predecessorsCorel WordPerfect 6,
6.1, 7, and 8without requiring any conversion from these previous
versions. Keeping the same file format lets you convert Microsoft
Word and Lotus AmiPro documents while retaining all document
data from open to save.
- In-Place Editing
- In-Place Editing lets you edit
an object without switching to a different window. Buttons and
list boxes temporarily change to work specifically with that
object.
- In-Place Activation
- WordPerfect 9 now uses the new
In-Place Activation feature to help further integrate 3rd Party
applications into WordPerfect Office 2000. By double-clicking
on an OLE object, the editing or development environment native
to that object is initiated inside WordPerfect, providing seamless
integration of 3rd Party applications.
- XML capabilities
- XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
provides a platform and application-independent environment for
defining document architecture and document markup. WordPerfect
9 lets you create, validate, and save XML documents in a familiar
WYSIWYG environment. A structured tree view, shown in a separate
window, provides an easy-to-read layout of the full document.
WordPerfect 9 automatically inserts and maintains tag pairs to
create XML files. WordPerfect 9 provides an editing environment
that includes wizards, automatic element insertion, and automatic
generation of documents, which makes document creation quick
and easy. You can customize menus, toolbars, and keyboard mapping
to create your own working environment. WordPerfect 9 incorporates
the Document Type Definition (DTD), layout information, and mapping
files into a single WordPerfect template.
- For more information about XML,
see the WordPerfect online Help.
- SGML Editor
- WordPerfect 9 lets you create
SGML documents in a familiar WordPerfect environment. WordPerfect
9 lets you edit, markup text, and validate tags in SGML documents.
You can also employ WordPerfect 9 writing tools, such as Spell
Check and QuickCorrect. You can hide SGML codes in the document
window and use WordPerfect 9 text formatting to make SGML documents
easier to read on screen. The SGML editor also provides the following
capabilities:
- structures views of the document,
providing a WYSIWYG view on one side of the screen and a tree
view on the other
- enhanced graphics that let you
import and export markups with the SGML document
- writing tools
- compare features
- automatic mapping for International
Standards Organization (ISO) characters during the DTD compiling
process to map multinational characters to the appropriate characters
in the SGML Editor. Manual character mapping does not fall within
the ISO character sets.
- enhanced importing and exporting
capabilities
- Internet features
- SpeedLinks
- SpeedLinks lets you create Internet
linkshighlighted text in a World Wide Web document that helps
you jump to another part of the same document or to another document
on the World Wide Web. When you type text that begins with "www,"
"ftp," "http," or "mailto," SpeedLinks
automatically converts the text to an Internet link.
- Trellix 2 Integration
- Trellix 2 Integration lets you
create and organize professional, effective documents that can
be published to HTML. Trellix can make long, complicated documents
easy to understand and navigate; the integrated navigation map
lets you visualize and access any part of your document quickly.
Trellix documents resemble web pages, with easy-to-create links,
and you can add spreadsheets, graphics, and other files.
What's different
in WP9:
With every new version of WordPerfect
certain items are added, others are renamed, still others are
found in a new location. The items renamed or moved in version
9 are:
- QuickSpots QuickSpots
- QuickSpots provided direct access
to editing features for certain objects in a document, such as
paragraphs or tables. WordPerfect 9 improves on this idea by
including more than 20 different Property Bars that appear when
you click on a particular object. Property Bars change to fit
your immediate needs. For example, click a table, and the Property
Bar displays buttons for table editing tools. Click a graphic,
and the Property Bar displays graphics editing tools.
- PerfectExpert
- WordPerfect 9 comes with its
own built-in expert, which is ready to help you with any task.
The PerfectExpert includes the best features of Quick Tasks,
templates, and Coaches, combined with information from online
Help and the power of a natural language interface to help you
with everyday tasks. The PerfectExpert lets you quickly create
complex documents using professionally designed templates.
- Menus
- The menus in WordPerfect 9 have
undergone significant restructuring to improve access to the
most frequently used features. The menus are also standardized
across WordPerfect Office 2000 applications to make learning
each application easier. Right-click the menu to select a menu
similar to one you used in a previous version of WordPerfect.
- The Tables and Graphics menus
are not available any more; the editing features for tables and
graphics are now available on the Property Bar. Click a table
or graphic to display the Tables or Graphics Property Bar.
- The File, Publish As and File,
Send menus are consolidated as File, Send To.
- The Outline and Bullets &
Numbering features are consolidated in Insert, Outline/Bullets
& Numbering.
- The abbreviations feature is
renamed QuickWords and is moved to Tools, QuickWords.
- Help Online, which was used
to access additional technical and product information, is renamed
Corel Web site.
- Initial Document Style is renamed
and is moved to File, Document, Current Document Style.
- Initial Document Font is renamed
and is moved to File, Document, Default Font.
- Editing level styles
- When you organize text using
bulleted lists, numbered lists, and outlines, you can create
a level style. For example, you can create a style that formats
all level two headings in bold italic. In WordPerfect 9, you
can edit a level style that you have created, but you cannot
edit any of the preset styles provided with WordPerfect.
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What's New
in WP8:
Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 adds
an updated, more intuitive user interface to a classic product.
The new context-sensitive Property Bar, updated toolbars, and
streamlined dialog boxes provide a highly tuned and intuitive
working environment.
- Property Bar
- This innovative and powerful
context-sensitive bar changes, depending on the task you are
doing. For example, when you are working on a table, the Property
Bar displays table tools. When you select a graphic, the Property
Bar changes to graphics tools.
- Application Bar
- The powerful new Application
Bar lets you switch between documents, drag and drop information,
and easily work with multiple documents.
- Corel PerfectExpert
- The Corel PerfectExpert combines
the best features from QuickTasks, templates, Help, and Coaches
to help you accomplish your work more quickly. The Corel PerfectExpert
can guide you through a detailed project such as creating a resume
(even if you want to use other suite applications to create parts
of the document), or it can guide you through a smaller task
such as inserting a clipart image. The Corel PerfectExpert provides
you with galleries of professionally-designed documents to choose
from, and you can change the layout and content in any number
of ways to match your needs.
- HTML Support
- With the addition of HTML forms
support, Corel WordPerfect continues to lead the industry in
Internet publishing technology. Using the Internet Publisher,
you can add form fields to your web document. These fields include
radio buttons, check boxes, selection lists, and text boxes,
making the gathering of information easier than ever. You can
insert sound clips, image maps, and even Java applets to make
your page exciting and easy to navigate.
Corel WordPerfect supports HTML specifications 2.0 and 3.2, and
includes some additional browser-specific tags recognized by
Netscape Navigator 3.0, Netscape Communicator 4.0 and Internet
Explorer version 3.0 and higher.
- QuickLinks
- Corel WordPerfect pioneered
the ability to link text to documents and bookmarks with the
Hypertext feature. Corel WordPerfect 7 added the ability to link
to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) on the Internet. Corel WordPerfect
8 continuesto improve this capability with the QuickLinks feature.
When you type text that begins with "www," "ftp,"
"http," or "mailto," QuickLinks automatically
converts it to an Internet link. You can even modify QuickLinks
to convert the link to more meaningful terms. For example, when
you type "www.corel.com," QuickLinks can replace the
visible text with "Corel" and create a link to the
Corel home page at URL http://www.corel.com.
- Intel MMX Support
- Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is
the first software suite to support the Intel Pentium with MMX
technology. You do not need to have a computer equipped with
MMX technology to run Corel WordPerfect 8. However, an MMX-enhanced
computer can improve the performance of Corel WordPerfect by
reducing the time it takes to redraw bitmap and vector graphics
and improving speed in other areas.
- Drawing Layer
- The new Drawing Layer lets you
draw graphics objects directly on top of text, group graphics
objects, and set the order of graphics objects. Create lines
and shapes with arrowheads, polygons, circles, and more. Add
color, gradient fills, and patterns to give extra polish to your
documents. You can even draw over the top of clipart or a chart
you've inserted into your document.
- Enhanced Tables
- Tables have always been a hallmark
of Corel WordPerfect. You can insert tables that span the full
page width, or just a portion of it. When you a click on a table,
the table Property Bar appears giving you one-click access to
size rows dynamically within a table and quickly join or split
cells with a single click and drag. Formatting is easy using
QuickFormat for tables. Simply select the table cell that contains
the formatting you like, choose QuickFormat, and apply the format
to the cell you want to modify.
- Grammar-As-You-Go
- Corel WordPerfect 7 added Spell-As-You-Go,
a timesaving feature that lets you correct spelling errors as
you type. Corel WordPerfect 8 adds Grammar-As-You-Go, another
timesaving feature that lets you recognize and fix common grammar
problems as you type. For example, a phrase such as "they
is home" is marked in the document. Right-click the marked
phrase and choose from a list of possible suggestions, or ignore
the marked phrase and move on.
- Corel Versions
- Corel Versions solves the problem
of trying to control and track multiple copies of the same file.
Instead of trying to keep track of all your updates to a file
by saving new versions of it under different file names, Corel
Versions lets you save the changes you have made to each successive
versionof your file.
With Corel Versions you can:
- Archive previous versions of
your files
- Retrieve any archived version
of a file
- View any archived version of
a file
- Compare archived files to see
the differences between them
- Attach meaningful information
to each archived version that can be viewed in the document history
window
- Track multiple users of a common
file
- Delete any archived file from
the history list
- Specify how many versions to
keep in the document history list
- Protect a specific archived
version from being discarded from the history list
- SGML Editor
- Using the familiar Corel WordPerfect
environment, you can create new SGML documents, edit existing
SGML documents, mark up text, validate tags, and improve how
your SGML documents are printed. You can also use the power of
the Corel WordPerfect writing tools to check spelling and correct
typing errors automatically with QuickCorrect. You can hide the
SGML codes in the document window and use Corel WordPerfect's
text formatting to make the document easier for you to read on
screen. Corel WordPerfect provides:
- A structured view of the document
providing the WYSIWYG view of the document on one side and a
tree view on the other.
- Improved graphics support so
that graphics and the markup associated with the graphic can
be imported and exported with the SGML document.
- Automatic mapping for ISO characters
during the DTD compiling process so multi-national characters
are mapped to the appropriate characters in the editor. (Characters
that do not fall within the ISO character sets can still be mapped
by hand.)
- Improved importing and exporting
to handle white space in SGML documents better.
Where did
it go?
- QuickSpots
- QuickSpots provided direct access
to editing features for certain objects in a document, such as
paragraphs or tables. Corel WordPerfect 8 improves on this idea
by including over 20 different Property Bars that appear when
you click on a particular object. Property Bars change to fit
your immediate needs. For example, click a table, and the Property
Bar displays buttons for table editing tools. Click a graphic,
and the Property Bar displays graphics editing tools.
- PerfectExpert
- Coaches walked you through small
tasks, such as creating a header, and demos showed you an overview
of a particular feature. But they didn't take into account the
work you were trying to do right then. The PerfectExpert combines
the best features from QuickTasks, templates, Help, and Coaches
to help you accomplish your work more quickly. The PerfectExpert
provides you with galleries of professionally designed documents
to choose from, and you can change the layout and content in
any number of ways to match your needs. Novices will appreciate
the way the PerfectExpert provides a task-oriented approach to
a sometimes overwhelming and complex application. More advanced
users will like the flexibility and immediate help the PerfectExpert
provides as they use the various features in Corel WordPerfect
to create complex documents.
- QuickFinder
- QuickFinder is directly available
through the Open dialog box. Click File Open, then specify the
drive or folder you want to search. In the Filename text box,
specify a file type (such as *.wpd) or the file content (such
as "Corel WordPerfect"). Then, click Find. Click About
QuickFinder for more information.
- Menus
- The menus in Corel WordPerfect
8 have undergone significant restructuring to improve access
to the most frequently used features. The menus are also standardized
across the suite applications to make learning each application
easier. Right-click the menu to select a menu similar to one
you used in a previous version of Corel WordPerfect.
- The Insert menu has grown to
include several types of document objects such as tables, graphics,
watermarks, equations, headers and footers.
- The Tables and Graphics menus
are gone and the editing features for tables and graphics are
now available on the Property Bar. Click a table or graphic to
display the Tables or Graphics Property Bar.
- The File>Publish as and File>Send
menus are consolidated as File>Send to.
- The Outline and Bullets &
Numbering features are consolidated in Insert>Outline/Bullets
& Numbering.
- The abbreviations feature is
renamed to QuickWords and moved to Tools>QuickWords.
- Help Online, which was used
to access additional technical and product information, is renamed
to Corel Web Site.
- Initial Document Style is renamed
and have moved to File Document>Current Document Style.
- Initial Document Font is renamed
and moved to File>Document>Default Font.
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