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Review by Jed Shlackman
Corel’s WordPerfect Office X6 program suite provides a full-featured set of applications for all your office computing needs. It is generally not hard to install, though some systems may have programs installed that interfere, so it’s best to close out everything else that is running before starting the installation. If you have X5 and are satisfied then there’s not much reason to upgrade - Winzip, the program that began as popular shareware, is an addition to X6 that most people won’t really need. WordPerfect Office is compatible with MS Office/Word formats so you can exchange files between the two, and there is similar functionality. Each suite has its strengths and weaknesses depending on the needs of the user. WordPerfect is more affordable since it doesn’t have the market dominance that MS Office has. For those really on a tight budget there is the OpenOffice program that can be obtained for free online from Sun MicroSystems. That one handles the basics well but lacks a lot of extra features and options that you can get in the commercial Office suites. For those who are in need of a suite that includes resources for word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, file management, Internet integration, and more, I would recommend considering WP Office X6 - if you have a recent PC model. If your PC is pretty old it might not handle the latest software so well, so you should check the recommended system specs before getting the software. Corel has done a nice job keeping the Word Perfect tradition going strong, as Word Perfect was the 1st word processing application I ever used, back in the MS-DOS era! Things have changed a lot in the last couple decades, while WordPerfect has managed to adapt and continue to serve millions of computer users.