Review by Comdet

This is worth getting for one major reason: the ability to use multiple monitors with WP. That feature, for me, is hugely helpful when editing documents, and the omission of it was quite irksome. It is available in X6, and, for me, made the price to upgrade well worth it. (I was able to get this on a price dip for only $20.)nnThe rest of the package is very similar to X5. A few different menus here and there, some different templates, but the overall functionality is the same.

I got the Student and Home version since thats where Im using it, plus I don’t need the additional features found in the Standard and higher versions. Theres a great summary of the differences between each version on the Corel website. In brief, the major difference is that the Student and Home version lacks the ability to read in and edit PDF files directly in WP. There are a few other operational differences as well, but the core WP functionality remains intact in this version. Plus, it can be installed on up to 3 machines, which is very helpful for home use.

It also includes the usual WP suite programs (spreadsheet, presentations, document management, etc.). Only Corel Lightning is, in my opinion, worth using. While Im not a fan of Word, I do think Excel and PowerPoint are far more capable than the Corel versions.

If you’re a WP fan this is worth getting if the lack of dual monitor support was a problem for you. If not, stick with X5.