Corel WordPerfect vs Microsoft Word

Edit Menu Item	WP	Word	Comments
Word & WP: Find & Replace	WP: 1	Word: 1	Both have excellent options, so both get a point. Word will find instances of words within a specific situation, whereas WP will find the exact coding around it. Using Word, one can locate (eg) the word "Case" if it’s Bold + Italics and within a certain Paragraph Style. Word will find the text under the condition that the _entire_ text is Boldfaced and Italicized. Since Word isn’t code-based, coding isn’t allowed in the "Find" dialog, although common formatting—eg, "^p" (Paragraph Mark)—can be added. These all work equally for "Find" and "Replace" but must be found in the order in which they are typed. When Attributes are added, it is assumed that the _entire_ text string contains these. In WP, when "Finding" the term "Case", to insure it is Bolded and Italicized without including the exact Bold and Italics on/off coding, you may use the "Fonts" option (Match \| Fonts), which, like Word, will find instances of when text is Bolded, Italicized, etc. However, there are no similar "conditions" for "Finding" (eg) Center Justification, Paragraph Spacing, or other Paragraph Attributes that Word users take for granted. WordPerfect ’s "Find" strength is its ability to locate any imaginable code, including those that change, such as "[- Soft Hyphen]"; "[SRt-SCol]", where a [space] breaks into the next Column, and "[SRt-SPg]", where a [space] forces a page wrap. If looking for a specific code, including "On" or "Off" codes, this can be a handy macro tool, especially for advanced searches in which these codes must be located in a certain order. Which method is preferable is very dependent upon how you work and what your specific needs are. Novice users may prefer Word, while Power Users who wish to specify the exact coding surrounding text, including the exact order in which these are placed (which is inapplicable in Word ), would find WP preferable. However, while WP allows you to search for an Open, Paragraph, or Character Style (including the beginning and ending of the latter two), it won’t locate such text within a specific Style or merely the specific Style itself.
Word & WP: Undo/Redo	WP: 5		Not only does WP have 200 more Undo Levels, you can save Undo/Redo History with your document, i.e., you don't lose the ability to UNDO after closing the document or after hitting Save (in WP, this is setup by placing a check in the Undo/Redo History Options Dialog). It is SO frustrating in Word to hit save and then to realize you've lost any chance of Undoing something. However, both Word and WordPerfect could benefit from looking at a program like HomeSite, which Saves your Undo/Redo ability regardless of whether you hit Save or not (and regardless of whether you've checked the Undo/Redo Options box).
Word & WP: Cut/Copy/Paste			Standard Windows Function.
Word: Office Clipboard WP: Clipbook	WP: 1	Word: 5	In Word 2000, Microsoft added a Clipboard that allowed you to collect up to 12 items to Windows' standard Clipboard. Corel followed by adding a Clipbook to WP10, but MS increased the number of items in Word XP to 24 AND added a superb interface—utilizing MSO's new Task Pane. In a way, WP's was better, as its Clipbook size was virtually unlimited AND it allowed you to share your clips across a Network. However, the Clipboard in MSO had a far superior interface, and it is easier to collect and manipulate clips as they are integrated into each MSO program. With Corel's Utility sitting in the System Tray, it's more awkward to use, and the interface is nowhere near as good. Nothing's changed in either Word 11 or WP11 (unfortunately), so Word still gets the extra points.
Word: Paste as Hyperlink		Word: 1	Word allows you to Paste as a Hyperlink within your document.
Word & WP: Paste Special		Word: 5	MS has added Paste as HTML to its 'Paste Special' feature AND it's added Paste as Nested Table AND Past Appending Table, which are equally clever additions.
WP: Append	WP: 1		Word allows you to append information (referred to as the Spike), but once you paste it, the contents of the 'spike' are emptied unless you use AutoText, which is pretty convoluted.
Word: Clear » Formats	/	/	A quick way for Word users to remove Formatting from Text (this would be done in WP using *Reveal Codes*)
Word: Clear » Contents	/	/	A menu-based way of deleting text. Silly really when you've got a Delete Key on your Keyboard, i.e., 10 times longer than using your keyboard.
WP: Repeat Next Action Word: Repeat Last Action	WP: 5	Word: 1	You can set WP to Repeat the Next Action anywhere between 2 and 65,535 times. Word can only Repeat your last action by continually hitting Ctrl+Y (providing you didn't hit Undo, in which case Ctrl+Y becomes REDO).
WP: Convert Case Word: Change Case (Format Menu)	WP: 1		WordPerfect is intelligent about Initial Capitals. It does not make prepositions, conjunctions, or articles capitals (unless it's the first word in a sentence).
Word & WP: Select	WP: 10		WordPerfect allows you to Select All, Select Sentence, Select Paragraph, or Select Page simply by right-clicking outside your margin (you can also select a Section, a Tabular Column, a Rectangle, and a Table from the Select Menu). You can select a word or paragraph in Word (and WP ) using double or triple clicks, but this isn't as efficient as a single 'Right-Click' & Select Action'. You can easily click too many or too few times and select the wrong part. In Word, selecting a sentence can be accomplished by holding CTRL, then clicking, however, I think it's easier to remember a single action (e.g., Right-click outside your Margin) than it is to remember multiple combinations for different selections.
WP: Edit Graphic Box	WP: 1		Additional option in WP. Available in Word (and WP ) by clicking on a Box or by using the 'Browse By Graphic' option.
WP: Edit Graphic Line	WP: 1	Word: -1	Only available in WP. This is available in Word by clicking on a Line, but I deducted a point from Word as selecting a Graphic Line can be very difficult if it's behind another object or text.
Word & WP: Edit Links		Word: 1	Quite similar, but Word allows you to lock a Link. It also has options to preserve Formatting after updating a Link.
Word & WP: Edit Object	WP: 1	Word: 1	Same
Word & WP: Go To	WP: 1	Word: 1	WP has far more options than Word, but Word has a good feature that allows you to jump a certain amount, e.g., +4 will take you forward 4 jumps instead of clicking 4 times.
EDIT MENU POINTS	WP: 28	Word: 15

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