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WordPerfect Office X4 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 276

Verdict

Corel WordPerfect Office X4 best fits those who prefer traditional interfaces for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. We found the features rich, but the execution sometimes clumsy... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, note-taking, email and graphics applications
  • Supports more than 60 formats including ODF and files from Microsoft Office 2007 and earlier
  • Handles PDF/A as well as OCR in PDFs
  • Strong tools for legal and long documents
  • Security features
  • Upgrade doesn't change overall look and feel

Cons

  • Can be clumsy to learn for those used to Microsoft Office 2007
  • Integration among applications is limited
  • Some functions are hard to find
  • Costs a significant amount


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