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Word Perfect

Senkusha · 2 months ago · 2 replies · 72

Oh. My. Goddess!

I just stumbled on to a major nostalgia moment on Threads. Did you know you can still purchase Word Perfect? Like, a one time purchase, no subscriptions, or any of that junk? And, yes, I believe Word Perfect is superior to Word. Simply having Reveal Codes was a Godsend! I'm seriously thinking about dropping the money for the full pro version, relearning it again just so I may be able to get a decent office job again! Apparently, lawyers and academia still uses Word Perfect (and related suite products).

(I wonder if macros are still a thing in the current version of Word Perfect?)

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Ravenfreak · 2 months ago

I've heard of this software but I never used it lol. I did a quick Google Search and it seems like this used to be the best word processor on the market in the 80s.

Senkusha OP · 2 months ago

I'm not sure about the 80s, but it definitely was the king in the 90s. My high school even offered two special elective courses focusing on Word Perfect. I got my first job as a result of taking those courses, because product I supported was built around Word Perfect.

And yeah, I'll agree. It's way more powerful than Word is, especially when it comes to formatting control. I'm going to see if I can save up some pennies and try out the GUI version of the application. The last time I used Word Perfect was back in the days of DOS.

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