There are over 40 new templates to help the user get a jump-start on projects such as business cards to monthly calendars. Reportedly you are able to send e-mail and instant messages no matter where you are located but I was not able to test this feature (my office is not wireless).
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For instance it will guide you through a detailed project such as creating a resume or a smaller task such as how to insert a clipart image into your document.Ī new feature named Wireless Office Suite offers two-way SMS text messaging to a cell phone. This feature is similar to Word’s Office Assistant and is a great help to attempt a task with which the user is unfamiliar. This is an impressive addition to the suite.
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You can generate a PDF document from WordPerfect 12 (and Presentations 12) without having to purchase Adobe Acrobat (which is listed at $299 on Adobe’s Website). Law offices can select the old WordPerfect 5.1 interface, which has always been a favorite.ĭrawing Tools have been expanded to create impressive graphics within documents. There is a new Workspace Manager wherein you can customize your user interface, shortcuts and keystrokes to suit your individual needs. With the magazine deadline rapidly approaching, I’ve not been able to figure out how to set Outlook as my default mail client but I’m still working on it. With this version, you have to use MS Outlook’s Address Book to access names and addresses for creating envelopes and labels. In other words, Corel is admitting that the “office world” belongs to Microsoft but with WordPerfect, there is room for a compatible suite of programs to co-exist within this world. With Version 12, it is easier than ever to open a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a PowerPoint presentation in WordPerfect, QuattroPro and Presentations. With version 12, the new features are more subtle. Each new version of the program had several new features that I felt greatly enhanced my productivity in an office. I began with WordPerfect 5 DOS (remember those good old days?).
This is the 7th iteration of WordPerfect that I have used since 1986. Clarke Bird is a long-time WordPerfect user and could not do without “Reveal Codes”.