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Corel WordPerfect Office by Amazon Customer
WordPerfect has always been something of a 2nd cousin you know exists, but no one knows much about them. Corel has it’s work cut out for it acting as a middle child between Microsoft Office and the free document suites available, like WordPerfect. I am not sure I would make the jump from X6 to X7 if you already have X6.
After spending a month with the new X7 which is reasonably priced compared to Microsoft’s recent money grab by renting it’s software by the year, still doesn’t stack up when there is a good free option available. There are more features here, especially in the extensive clipart library (but really, Google images). If you are used to MS products, the interface is similar and easy enough to navigate, but many of the options that you get used to on MS are not available here. In the mean time, Open Office is pretty straight forward and easy to use and can do much of what WP can do. It all depends on exactly what you need. If you are doing very basic word processing or spreadsheets, Google Documents or Open Office might be a better no cost alternative. If you are used to WP or need more than the free versions can offer, this is a great option, especially for $100 and you own it forever.