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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Review by Network Computing of WP X3
WordPerfect afficionado, Ron Miller, takes WordPerfect X3 on a little spin for Network Computing:
A few noteworthy items from the review:
On the installation process:
The installation front-end is nicely designed and gives you plenty of opportunities to customize the installation. You can delete older installations (or not). You can migrate settings from previous versions, including templates, address books, user word lists and more. What’s more, you can pick and choose exactly which elements you want to install, and of those, which features you want to include. It’s extremely flexible and easy to follow.
On the enhanced status bar:
One nice feature is the enhanced status bar: When multiple documents are open, you can see them listed in the bottom status bar and easily switch between documents by clicking the document name. You can also access the current style, the print button and a word count tool in the status bar, features that writers are sure to like.
On compatibility with MS Word, and something I was worried about:
Unfortunately, WordPerfect X3 flunked an important test – exchanging documents with the market leader, Microsoft Word. I tried importing the same complex Word document I used successfully to test OpenOffice 8 and StarOffice 8, but unfortunately, WordPerfect X3 didn’t even recognize the document format. (The complexity appeared to be the problem: I had no trouble with simpler documents.)
And, so, it appears WPX3 again falls a little short in an area that causes angst for many of us. Actually, for me, the problem has been creating and editing a document in WordPerfect, saving it in MS Word format, and having the person I send it to open it on the first try. I'm still waiting to see someone write about that little problem.
He goes on to do a short review of the new mail application, and mentions a few words about Quattro Pro and Presentations.
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