Corel WordPerfect Office X5 Home

Pros: Two things which Microsoft Word doesn't have, reveal codes and undo. The grammer checker seems a little better than than MW.

Cons: The spell checher needs to be updated. I have a very fast processor and w/ lots of ram, W7 doesn't like this program. Next to MW the dictionary is elementry school.

Overall Review: It's worth buying and using if you break documents into manageable chapters solely for the reveal code aspect. MW doesn't offer this feature. Frequently, I run into gliches w/ MW, WP saves a lot of time solving hidden problems. Cutting from MW pasting into WP and reinserting into MW.

Pros: I write for a living and have used WordPerfect for more than twenty years. It is hard to fathom how Word came to dominate the market given WordPerfect's more intuitive interface, and especially, its reveal codes feature. It is far easier to use, more configurable, and allows for far more detailed formatting.

Cons: None, except that since most others don't use it, I have to convert finished documents to Word

Pros: Reveal Codes would be an asset to any program.

Cons: WP X5 crashes continually on in I7 Win 7 64 machine. WP support non-existent. Corel's automated registration system convoluted making the little support offered difficult to use.

Overall Review: I've used WordPerfect since the 1980s (WP 4.1) and have never experienced daily crashes caused by the program itself I have experienced with WP X5 -- I now hit the save button every 5 minutes and still wind up having to retype lost material. I haven't been able to use Corel WP support because its automated system neither recognized my Serial (carefully checked) and claimed that it did not support a "legacy" product! X5 is the current product! I guess it's time for me to make that switch to OpenOffice.

Pros: I'm running Windows 7 and have had absolutely no issues with this program. I too have used WordPerfect back in the 80's and 90's and was so disappointed when it disappeared. I have always wondered why other programs don't use "reveal codes" as it makes things much easier if you write a lot.

Cons: So far, about the only con I can see is that it doesn't have the tool Water Mark I have always used on my business cards. Maybe I'll find it somewhere... Hope so

Pros: Why do you give only 2 eggs for software that you can't configure correctly, or, you don't have the ram to use? Just because microsoft isn't up to par, you shouldn't give newegg negative ratings.

Cons: this guy giving bad ratings