Program/Application Discussion

Word Perfect

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?)

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.

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.