Regarding online help, manuals, etc. for WP8, you can now download an 11MB PDF copy of the WP8 documentation. On 15-Jan-99 Scott Bronson wrote:
I bought WP 7 and found it too buggy to use. It was not wasted money as it helps Corel to notice the Linux community (so I agree--thank you Corel!), but I am a little disappointed that they didn't offer an upgrade or anything.
If you just want to whip out a letter, use LyX, AbiWord, Maxwell, etc. Writing a letter on Corel is like multiplying two numbers using Mathematica: it works, but it's much more than the right tool for the job. Corel is not open source and is clearly aimed at the business user.
- Scott
BTW, It's not really free. You must agree to the following when you download it: you get a 90 day trial period (complete with annoying little "your trial period will run out in xxx days" dialogs), then you must register it. To get online help, manuals (necessary for such a complex program!), etc. you must pay the $70.
zentara wrote:
Scott Bronson wrote:
I would like very much to use WordPerfect 8 for Linux. However, I cannot, as I suspect the majority of the business world cannot. Why?
WordPerfect 8 does not import Word98 documents. This is a show-stopper, as Word98 is a standard among all businesses that I deal with.
WordPerfect 8 does not import Word95 documents very well. For instance,
WordPerfect 8 does not automatically figure out what type of file to.
Once these deficiencies are fixed, I think WordPerfect would have the minimum capability I need to use it during my business day. Until then, I must continue to endure NT. Thank you very much for your attention,
Hey at least it's free, and if you want to let users type up a document and print it, it works nice. Many users just want to type up a nice letter, and print it. They are not into electronically sending Word98 docs anyways; since they usually have to be scanned for macro viruses.
So I can say the flip side: Students, and economy-minded users will use wp8 instead of Word98, until Microsoft gives away a free version. Thank you, Corel.
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