Review by KWJ

Word processing features are pretty much standardized these days, so if you know Word, you can easily get up to speed with WordPerfect. WordPerfect used to be considered the bastard cousin of MS Word, and some of the reputation was deserved. In the early days, MS Word had shiny new features, an easier user interface, and was the defacto standard in the Windows world. I don’t believe that’s the case anymore, especially with this version of WordPerfect.

For one, the interface is clean and lean, and you can customize the look and feel of WP to suit your needs. I find the ribbon in MS Word to take up too much real estate, and not nearly as customizable as I’d like it.

Also, WP now plays well with everyone. You can open and save docs in MS Word format, and even interchange between free word processing software like Libre and Open Office. I find no difference in speed, and the user interface is intuitive.

If you’d like to own your word processing software, and not rent it from Microsoft, WordPerfect is really a perfect alternative. There isn’t anything you can’t do with it that you can do with MS Word.