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Contents 
Introduction
Testing Compatability
Evermore Integrated Office
Lotus SmartSuite
Microsoft Office
StarOffice/OpenOffice
WordPerfect Office
Specifications
Final words
Editor's choice
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Besides the usual word processing and spreadsheeting, the professional version includes the database application, Paradox. The spelling and grammar checkers are backed by a thesaurus and the Compact Oxford dictionary. E-mail support is an added extra which has the potential to raise the price to Microsoft levels. Hopefully, large-scale communications with support centres won't be necessary. The software should be familiar to most office software users, and it comes with a very clear and concise manual.
WordPerfect Office has various modes of operation; it can be used in standard mode or Microsoft mode -- there is even a Lotus 1-2-3 mode for the spreadsheet. A pleasing application was spoiled somewhat by it's refusal to open a MS Word file with complex formatting -- WordPerfect simply locked up.
In each case the arrangement of tools and default file formats are matched to the relevant application. Thus, files can be exported to both Microsoft and Lotus formats. Font substitution is achieved according to similar font names. While WordPerfect is currently available for Windows only, a Linux version is apparently being trialled. Versions are available in five localisations.
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Not a bad balanced review. What about all the advanced features like IRM, shared workspace with SharePoint Services, Integration with backend systems etc This is the true differentiation for users who want to do more than change fonts and add italics to a document. Word processing is hard to differntiate, but you ask a very advanced spreadsheet user what really works for them.