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| Word: Break |
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Far out. I should subtract 10 points from Word for its need to rely on Breaks. We have native Word users in our Office who still don't know how to work with Breaks. This is one of those 'features' that make you want to throw your computer out the window when you're working in Word. If I were in charge of Microsoft, with its vast money and resources, I would scrap Word and start from scratch *JUST* to be able to get rid of Breaks. They must be the bane of Word users' lives. Grrrr. |
Word & WP: Page Numbers |
WP: 5 |
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WP's numbering is easier to use; WP doesn't assume that it's a Header or Footer; WP also has many more options, including Volume, & Secondary numbering . . . oh . . . and one other important thing: it works. |
Word & WP: Date & Time |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Both have advantages. WP allows you to create your own, whereas Word allows you to set the chosen format as your default. WP allows you to do that, but only by adding it to your Current Document Style default. |
Word: AutoText/AutoComplete
WP: QuickCorrect/QuickWords
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Word: 1 |
Word wins this one because it gives you a 'ToolTip' for AutoText entries as you begin to type. WP has the same functions, but you need to remember what abbreviations you assigned. |
Word: Fields |
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Word: 1 |
I have never used these in Word, so I cannot assess them properly, although I believe they are very good. I have tried to work with them, but I find that they are not intuitive and would therefore take in-depth learning (if not a course): Now, if they were as easy or intuitive as WP's 'Prompts' Feature . . . |
Word & WP: Symbol |
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Word: 1 |
Word wins due to its Special Characters {although most of these are part of WP's QuickCorrect AutoText}. However, should you wish to, Word also allows you to add them (easily) to an AutoCorrect or Shortcut Key AND (most importantly) they use Unicode. |
Word & WP: Comments |
WP: 1 |
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This is so funny: in my Word2000 vs WP2000 comparison, I gave the points to Word because I preferred the way they were implemented. MS then overhauled the Comment feature in MSOXP, and since then, Word's Comments are like WordPerfect's used to be! Conversely, Corel improved WP's Comments, and made them more like MSO2000 (so WP now gets the point)! |
Word: Reference » Footnote (or Endnote)
WP: Footnote/Endnote |
WP: 5 |
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Woh! WP's Footnote and Endnote feature is FAR more advanced than Word's. You can add Separators, specifying the space above and below the separator as well as the formatting, length, and style. You can also increase and decrease numbering. You can specify what footnotes to keep together, as well being able to add a continued message, and you can edit the numbering style in the note as well as in the text. Finally, you can specify whether you want to the notes to align with the text!
Many people still believe that this feature is fundamentally flawed in Word. For more information on this subject, click HERE. |
Word: Reference » Captions
WP: (Tools Menu) |
WP: 5 |
Word: 1 |
Word allows you to add a caption to text (it doesn't have to be in a Text or Graphic Box). However, Captions, in general, are far more powerful in WP. For example, you can specify the placement of a caption, the rotation, whether it's inside or outside the graphic or text box's border, it's absolute or percentage offset, its position, and its width! Phew! (Note: It has been this powerful for 10 years. Word's still hasn't caught up!?) |
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Word: Reference » Cross-reference
WP: (Tools Menu) |
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Word: 1 |
Word deserves the point for this one because its interface is easier (although Corel has slightly modified the interface in WP11) |
Word: Reference . . .
- Index
- Table of Contents
- Table of Figures
(WP: List)
- Table of Authorities
(WP: TOOLS Menu)
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WP: 5 |
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WordPerfect's are more powerful and flexible,
although Word has some attractive Styles built-in. Overall, though, I
understand that WP's more powerful legal features are one of the reasons
WP still has a significant market share in the legal community. As for Table of Contents, I know this is
problematic in Word (both from personal experience and from reading other's comments) |
| Word: Web Component |
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I've already afforded Word points (twice) for its Web features, so I don't think it's fair to keep adding points to a feature that's already been lauded |
Word:
Picture
WP: Graphics |
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Refer Graphics menu comparison. |
| Word: Diagram |
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Refer Graphics menu comparison. |
| WP: Shape |
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Refer Graphics menu comparison |
| WP: Chart |
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Refer Graphics menu comparison |
| Word & WP: Text Box |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Both have excellent options for formatting a Text Box. Word takes on a DTP aspect by allowing you to have a link from one text box to the next, but a flaw is that if you add a caption then move the Text Box, the caption doesn't move with it??? WP, in total, has more Text Box features, but Word definitely deserves a point for being able to link Text Boxes. |
Word & WP: Object |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Same |
Word & WP: Bookmark |
WP: 5 |
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WP has more options, the Interface is better, and you can have multiple words. E.g., Say you have a Heading 'General Comments', highlight this in WP, choose Bookmark, and WP automatically has 'General Comments' in the Bookmark Dialog Box. In Word, you have to retype the Bookmark Name into the Dialog Box, and if you use a space, Word grays out the 'Add' Button. A workaround is to include an underscore WordPerfect also has a 'QuickMark', which lets you choose the point at which the cursor will be positioned the next time you open that document; this also allows you to jump to that location from the GoTo Dialog at any time while working on the document. |
| Word & WP:
Hyperlink |
WP: 1 |
Word: 5 |
Word improved this feature in MSO2000, and it is still far better (and easier to use) than WP's. For example, Word's History list shows all your recent documents, making it very easy to create a link. It also (easily) allows you to use an E-mail Address or a place in the document (Headings, etc), to create a new document, to add a screen tip, or to use an Address from IE's Address Field! |
WP:
Outline, Bullets, and Numbering
Word : Format Menu |
WP: 5 |
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I recently discovered a 12-page document explaining how to use Word's Outlining feature. I think that terms like 'Digging to China', 'The Jason Tab' (derived from the unstoppable serial killer of Friday the 13th fame), and 'The Rabbit Hole' help to explain what people who use Word's Outlining 'feature' have to put up with. |
WP: Variable |
WP: 1 |
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This was a new feature in WP10. Variables allow you to mark text that you know will change, for example dates, version numbers, or client names. WordPerfect allows you to create a variable. Once you have created a variable, you can insert it in a document, edit it, save it, or delete it. Enhancements to the variables feature in WP11 make it easier to store, retrieve, and reuse documents. |
WP: Watermark
Word: Format » Background » Printed Watermark |
WP: 1
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This was a new feature in WordXP, but WP has had this since at least 1993!!! All I can say to MS is . . . about time! You used to be able to add a Watermark in Word , but it was very convoluted. WordXP was the 1st version to enable the insertion of a Watermark easily. Anyway, WP still wins this section because you can easily have 2 Watermarks (A & B), and you have TOTAL control over all the details of your Watermark. With Word, you have very few options as to what you can do with it. |
WP: Line |
WP: 5 |
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WP has 3 options that are very easy to use: Horizontal, Vertical, and Custom lines.
You can add lines in Word via either the Drawing Toolbar or the Borders & Shading Dialog Box (???), but they can be nightmarish to edit if they are behind text (as opposed to WP, where they're easy to 'grab' using Reveal Codes). |
Word & WP: Equation |
WP: 1 |
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WP has two Equation Editors: The Versions 5.1 - 8 and a newer one. The newer version is almost the same editor that's used in Word (a scaled-down version of a program called MathType. The disadvantage to the newer Equation Editor is that all of your equations are done in Times New Roman regardless of what your base font is. In the older WP Equation Editor, if you chose a default font, then all the equations are created in the default font, but you can also change the entire equation to a different font, color, or size. This is not true with the newer Editor. The newer version is a point-and-click Equation Editor (e.g., you have to click on a button with groups of related symbols to get any formatting, such as fractions or special symbols). There are a few shortcut macros (like ctrl-H for exponents) for common formatting. With the old WP Equation Editor, there is a steeper learning curve, but once you've learned it, you can do all the work from the keyboard without having to move back and forth to the mouse. |
Word & WP: Sound |
WP: 1 |
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Easier to insert into a WP document, as it doesn't
have to be done via the Object Dialog box. |
Word & WP:
Spreadsheet/Database |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Both have many ways of inserting—and linking documents to—a database or spreadsheet. |
WP: Insert » Other » Filename
Word: via AutoText |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Same, although, in Word, it's hidden in AutoText. |
WP: Insert » Other »
Path & Filename
Word: via AutoText |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
As above. |
WP: Counter |
WP: 1 |
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If Word has this feature, I can't find it. |
Word & WP: Bar Code |
WP: 1 |
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Unbelievably easy in WP, but not so in Word. |
| WP: Insert » File |
WP: 1 |
Word: 1 |
Same, but Word allows you to
insert the File as a link . . . but that's just basically a
Hyperlink. |
INSERT MENU POINTS |
WP: 50 |
Word: 17 |
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