In Classic Mode, WordPerfect looks and acts like the venerable DOS-based WordPerfect 5.1 program of more than a decade ago. Responding to feedback from its core user base, which includes the legal and government markets, Corel now lets you set WordPerfect (the word processor, not the entire suite) into Classic Mode (via the ToolsSettings menu). The map makes navigating through long documents a breeze and is long overdue: Microsoft Word has had this same feature for years, since Word 97.Įven cooler: the WordPerfect Office 11.0 thesaurus comes from none other than the Oxford English Dictionary, giving Corel customers access to 40,000 words and definitions from one of the worlds most venerated English reference books. So if you click a link to Chapter 5, for instance, the selected portion of the document appears in the main part of the window. Its new document-mapping tool (accessible via toolbar or the ViewDocument Map menu) shows a hyperlink-style tree structure of long documents-those divided into chapters or sections by the writer-in a separate pane on the left. We had a similar reaction to the Microsoft Office 2003 beta we recently reviewed. WordPerfect 11.0, Quattro Pro 11.0, and Presentations 11.0 all sport similar, Windows-like toolbar and menu structures, as they have in the past. If you need a desktop publishing app and a contact manager, Microsoft Office 2003 is the clear choice. If you purchase WordPerfect Office 11.0, you must BYOEC (bring your own e-mail client). WordPerfect Office has no e-mail client of its own. To real bargain hunters, the Standard versions 299 price (149 to upgrade) may seem high for three basic applications: a word processor (WordPerfect 11.0), a spreadsheet app (Quattro Pro 11.0), and a presentation maker (Presentations 11.0).
WordPerfect Office 11.0 comes in two versions: Standard and Professional. On the downside, Corel offers only mediocre tech support, making the suite an acceptable but not inspiring choice for consumers and very small businesses.
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