Features

• Your Printer Pack makes creating customized greeting cards and newsletters fast and easy
• Use the full-service printing applications and clip art to design and print your own business cards and brochures
• Templates and import/export tools for images make it easy to create high-quality business-oriented paperwork
• Your Business Pack creates flowcharts and Websites for your business in just a few easy steps
• Handle your legal and financial matters with the built-in attorney and accounting tools

Features

• Ability Write is a word processor that is compatible with advanced layout features and an interactive mail merge that links to database files column views, sorting, and filter selection
• Ability Database provides strong data management, with
• Ability Spreadsheet offers numerical analysis with multi-sheet workbooks, templates and styles, 200+ functions, and database linking
• Ability Photopaint edits images and photos provides multiple layers and a wide range of editable brushes and gradients -- plus over 90 filters and artistic effects
• Ability Presentation is a powerful a slide show creation and managment tool, compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint PPT

Features

• The Technician Dashboard help techs, with a global view of their work order -- know activity status, type and priority at a glance
• Customize view to reuse - share custom views of asset and work order information for greater productivity
• Quick data export -data displayed in views can be instantly exported to HTML, XML, and XLS formats -- to generate reports and share information
• Create a baseline audit of PC hardware and software to identify & implement changes in PC configurations quickly

Features

• Work with all kinds of desktop publishing applications -- from office document templates to flowchart makers and mail list managers
• Wide range of business tools -legal forms creator, contact management & customer relations tools, plus a full-featured accounting system
• Anti-virus and firewall tools, spam blockers and pop-up stoppers
• Work with a full selection of CD and DVD burners
• Multiple backup tools and cache cleaners to keep your system running optimally

Features

• Modify professional templates with special effects -- or add your own artwork to create unique letterhead, business cards and envelopes
• Built-in slogan and tagline generator to help you come up with the perfect tagline
• Export your logo as a GIF, JPEG, bitmap, PNG or TIFF file
• Include your new logo in your email, newsletters and Website promotions

Features

• WordPerfect creates impressive resumes, letters, school reports, newsletters and more
• Use Quattro Pro for versatile spreadsheets that manage your personal & family budget -- complete with charts, payment schedules and exporting to Excel
• Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 Ready Reference with over 25,000 entries on art, history, literature, politics, science, sports and more -- plus 1,500 colorful photos, maps and multimedia files
• Enhanced Task Manager gets beginners & experts alike working faster -- start projects, organize files and get online, all with a mouse click
• Make digital photo retouching easier than ever -- correct red eye, add stunning borders and effects, share photos through e-mail and create custom wallpaper and screensavers

Features

• Find fonts by file name
• View fonts in 5 different categories
• Choose from headline, modern, script and more

Reviews (2)

Better than MS OFFICE
I've used both MS Office (with Word, Excel, etc) and find that Lotus Smartsuite (Particularly WordPro) is much easier to use, while still offering just as many features that one could get from MS Word. WordPro can also easily open up "MSWord" files, as well as ASCII files automatically, without doing any importing, converting, or any other goofy stuff. When saving a file, you also have the option of saving it in any format you want. Lotus 123 is simple to use, and like Wordpro, it can also open up or save files in any format. This is especially useful if/when others send you MSWord files, or Excel files. All the Smartsuite programs run very clean. Oh yes, Organizer has to be the very best Organizer software on the market. It is supurb. Last, but far from least is the fact that, since it is not Microsoft software, the liklihood that you will have a virus or worm aimed at your software is greatly reduced. For the price, Smartsuite and all it's programs runs circles around MS Office.

Lotus Smartsuite 9.7 - dated but still functions well
Lotus Smartsuite is the Rodney Dangerfield of Software suites - it doesn't get much respect. I was worried that IBM would ruin Lotus when it bought them, and they haven't; but it would be great if they did a REAL upgrade to this product. It is the only real alternative to MS Office - andd better in many respects.In general, the components are much more elegant - WordPro is much better than MS Word. 123 is good but could use a facelift - Excel is more functional.

I bought this upgrade specifically to upgrade my older version of Lotus Approach. While little has changed in this software in the past five years, I still use Approach for most of my database functions - I have Access and Filemaker Pro on my computer as well, but Approach is WAY more intuitive than either of the others. I use a shareware program called Time and Chaos for my PIM so I didn't load Organizer, and Powerpoint is my presentation software of choice, so I also left out Freelance, as well. Come on Lotus - bring Smartsuite into the 21st Century! ... Read more

Product Description

MS Office v. X for Mac - Complete package - 1 user - OEM - CD - Mac (pack of 3 ), English ... Read more

Features

• Turn any document into a PDF file with the simple conversion tools
• Save your document structures and hyperlinks within the new documents by changing the settings
• Drag and drop your files into any file, PostScript or EPS file directly to PDF
• Protect your documents with password security
• High-end proofing and print production for enhanced color accuracy

Amazon.com Product Description

Office XP Developer provides the tools and features to enable developers to make use of the new functionality in Office XP, as well as enhancements that ensure developer productivity. This release offers improved Component Object Model (COM) and integration with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) throughout Office. You can quickly develop solutions using common programming techniques that are familiar to your corporate developers. Microsoft Office XP Developer includes enhanced development tools and documentation for developers building Microsoft Office XP solutions.

You can quickly build business solutions leveraging pre-built components. Microsoft Office XP Developer delivers tools and components that enable the development of Web-based collaboration, workflow, and data-driven solutions. Quickly deploy applications into an environment that is familiar to end users, reducing training time and support costs. Microsoft Office XP Developer provides all of the necessary tools for easily deploying and managing Office XP solutions. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Marvelous Product Kudo's Microsoft
This is an fantastic Office product that delivers. The suite of products is excellent and the developement tools make for a faster development time. Open Source products may be good to play with but the mainstream industry does not readily support open source suites. They are slow (if you like the slowness of JAVA) and not well supported IMO.

This is SO much money! Try OpenOffice before buying
...If you're an intense Access or Excel macro user, you might want to go with this.

Anyone else can get go to openoffice.org and download that office suite instead. Or get StarOffice here. You can do so many of the same things. Open or create Word files, do all the stuff you can do in Word, save'em back as Word format or not. Make web pages. Do mail merges, hooked up to any database you want. Do presentations. Impress is the PowerPoint equivalent and reads those file formats. It's got good effects and animation. Do all the spreadsheets you want. The Excel equivalent handles Excel formats and lets you save back out in that format or not.

And the openoffice and staroffice file sizes are tiny. If you've ever been really annoyed by bloated MS Office file sizes, you are going to love openoffice or staroffice. Really small files.

Put the money in your 401k. Skip MS Office.

No Monakeys!
No, No No! No monakeys here! Makes me Heep and scream. You see the digital dashboards--laugh in the back. Why do yo ask? Why is there why, or why equals how. That's it now! With the program, you are unstoppable. Not to forget the web power of cling. Yes Yes Yes!! Take that away though, you have monakeys with apebates. Take care of those socks.

Buy Professional Edition
Inspite of having XP in its name, Office Developer XP does not completely load on Windows XP. There are problems will Exchange and SQL servers workflows. This product was touted by Microsoft has having a developmental envirnoment, but does so only on a server (which already has the services for this product). Also, Microsoft omitted a web server to be use for development. A few years ago they provided the personal web servicer as a free download, which could use for developing web sites having ASP and Front Page extensions, but the PWS is only for Windows 95/98. Now the independent developer at a minimum has to lease space on a provider's web server.

Furthermore, the product interfers with Visual Basic 6. Office somehow tries to re-install itself when Visual Basic is ran. It prevents Visual Basic from opening existing projects.

Save yourself the money, if you need to get Office XP buy the standard or professional. You'll will probably need the cash to upgrade Visual Basic and/or rent server space.

Best office developement suite (SWEET) out there!
Between the voice recognition API and SQL developement tools (including a special version of SQL Server), Microsoft has finally launched an AWESOME developement suite to help integrate your custom apps w/ Office and ESPECIALLY ease deployment of SQL-based solutions. Having FrontPage with the suite also helps having a standard medium for deploying web-base apps and that new SharePoint portal server is SWEET! ... Read more

Features

• Specifically designed for users seeking the Microsoft Office Specialist certification
• Audio presentations combine with audio narration for a virtual classroom experience
• Follow along with the step-by-step guidance and learn hidden tips & tricks that speed up productivity
• Complete glossary of technical terms and their definitions, for a quick reference to Office XP terms
• Searchable index for easily navigating certain topics

Amazon.com Review

Whether saying "no" to Microsoft's hegemony or recognizing Corel's tradition of sleek and powerful software, users choosing WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition can take pride in their choice. The core suite includes WordPerfect 10, the Quattro Pro 10 spreadsheet program, Corel Presentations 10, the Paradox 10 database, and the CorelCENTRAL 10 personal information manager (PIM); each of these meets or exceeds the qualities of their competitors.

Accessories like the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Corel's Application Recovery Manager make life easier for users and administrators alike. The advanced voice recognition software and microphone help eliminate the risk of repetitive stress and improve one's diction simultaneously (mumblers need not apply).

Pretty much every file type we've ever heard of can be imported and exported, so longtime users of other software should have a relatively seamless transition. The look and feel will be familiar to users of Microsoft Office, though quirks in hot keys, commands, and toolbars will take a few days to master. This might be the only reason not to switch from Microsoft--inertia can be difficult to overcome and novice users may resent learning new tools. However, the strengths, including Adobe PDF publishing, Microsoft's VBA scripting, Web compatibility, and networked file sharing, should convince most open-minded users to consider the merits of WordPerfect Office 2002. --Rob Lightner ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Not as Advertised
The package does not include an instruction book as displayed in the ad. I received the CD only without the security code necessary to install it. The marketplace seller includes a coupon to request a hardware device which he claims is out of stock at the moment.

WordPerfect YES, but the rest.....
Here is the skinny on Corel Office Suite:
WP: even now it is still head and shoulders above Word. Word is NOT easier to use as some have said. The best Point of WPerfect is the reveal codes function. I have used it many times to correct some [] Word format document which has insisted on blowing up to 10mb's when the document is only a 3-page document.
Yes, I repeat I used WordPerfect to fix word.
All of the functions with the exception of 'the send' to email in WordPerfect are simpler and better thought out than that of Word. Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Corel's Application Recovery Manager are MUCH better than the equivalents in MS Word. I particularly love the way the Dictionary is implemented, you can doubleclick a word and it will bring the entry in the dictionary, including common usage almost as indispensable as reveal codes.
Advanced voice recognition software and microphone help are features I have no use for, but my great-uncle, (who is 87), swears by it. In his case though, I had to get the Law version, (Harvard lawyer). Personally I can't see how it can be simple to use. But then again my diction isn't the best.
Grammatik, hmm what can I say about that, well it is actually useful EVEN if you're not a businessman. This is unlike MS Word, which is really geared toward business sentence structure only.
Bitstream Font Navigator is probably one very underused tool. Personally I love it.
Adobe PDF publishing is a wonderful add-on. And the HTML capabilities are much improved, though I still find Notepad to be the best HTML editor.
XML, SGML seems to be handled correctly, but I wonder.
OH and the keyboard shortcuts are usually better thought out than that of Word, though most are the same, in fact most are Windows default.

The send to mail would be nice if it would work nicely with Outlook or Outlook Express. The Perfect Expert (WP8) and descendants are actually USEFUL unlike that [] paperclip of MS. The templates and the question/answer of Perfect Expert actually help make a hard or unusual or uncommon report, form, etc. easy to make and to do it correctly.
As for the rest of the Suite:
Presentations: Is almost comparable to PowerPoint

Quattro Pro: is NOT as good as Excel, so if you need a spreadsheet as your main application then I highly recommend MS Office. If your needs are Word processing or SIMPLE spreadsheet functions then and only then is Quattro for you. And even then Excel is better.

CorelCENTRAL: well . . . the previous versions where a flop, with good reasons, I am still evaluating the one in 2002 suite. Personally I think a true Outlook replacement would be much better, this would include the ability to just click on a button to send a document in WP to whomever you wanted. I am not sure if this is possible (read EASY) in the present suite. I do know you can, just not how easy it is, and therefore if I can teach my secretary (and other employee's) to use it.

As for the relational database, hmmmm well, its easier to use than Access but not as powerful, on the other hand if something is powerful but not easy to use, its useless. MS AND Corel need to work on their respective relational databases. In this respect I would say that for me MS is better but then again I find that even now, 8 years after the venerable 6.1b WP suite and office 95, I STILL need both MS office AND Corel WP suites to be functional in my office.

Fact is that for my varied uses, I have to say I need WordPerfect, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, (though I kinda lean toward Presentations now), and Outlook.

If you can find WP for about 2/3rds of the price and you're a small business, then WP is better for you. If you absolutely need the compatibility with MS than OpenOffice is better for you.
IF you're an editor, publisher, author, student then WP is better for you, BUT you will have to have as a standby either OpenOffice or MS Office.

If you're a big business, then you have no choice but to get MS Office.

If you're an accountant, or deal with complicated spreadsheets, than Excel, and therefor MS office is a must.

If your in marketing . . . hmmm, Presentations could be good enough, at least in 2000 version. I am still evaluating the 2002 version. I would lean toward PowerPoint and Word, only because it will be compatible with everybody else in the company, and if there is a marketing dept. then you're a big business.

If you're an engineer: Use WP, and give the pointy haired bosses and marketing air heads some headaches. I mean hell, they do it to you, you might as well have fun with them. AND you will love the reveal codes function.

I find the other add-ons of the suites to be useful. Usually I find that I prefer the Corel version over the MS version. Like the PhotoEditor, I prefer Photo house (as a simple picture editor). But that is partly just what you are accustomed to using. Photo house is better than photoeditor but not enough to brag about.

I hope this helps you make an informed decision. Most of this advice is from experience.

Still a good product; suffers from incompatibility w/Office
It's a testimony to how far this once great produce has fallen that there are only 3 reviews posted as of my writing.

WP SUITE CONS
I'm a WP user from back when it and Lotus 1-2-3 were THE killer apps. Though I own WP 2000, I tend to use MS Office. Here's why:
* Excel is far more powerful and has a better interface than Quattro Pro
* PowerPoint is head-and-shoulders easier to use than Presentations
* CorelCentral PIM is virtually worthless compared to Outlook
* Presentations does not preserve formatting of PowerPoint files
* WordPerfect struggles to preserve formatting for Word docs if there are tables (particularly with merged cells) or outlines in the Word doc

WP SUITE PROS
* Paradox is an easy tool for learning about relational databases; it is far easier to use than Access, though not as powerful
* WordPerfect drawing tools are superior to MS Word drawing tools
* WordPerfect is still better for laying out complex documents; the 'reveal codes' feature alone is invaluable--why didn't MS copy that somewhere along the way?
* It costs less
* Can create PDFs (without buying Acrobat) from the WP print menus

PURCHASING RECOMMENDATION
If you do not have to exchange files with MS Office users and do not need advanced spreadsheet or advanced presentations features, get WP Suite. WordPerfect is as good as Word. And Quattro Pro and Presentations have great basic and good intermediate functionality.

If you regularly exchange files with MS Office users but do not need to put tables or other complex formatting in your Word document, get WordPerfect.

But if you really need file compatibility with Office and/or advanced spreadsheet and presentation capability, Office is a better choice than WordPerfect. But there is an alternative...

AN ALTERNATIVE
As much as I would like WordPerfect to survive as a viable alternative to Microsoft's empire, Corel is on its last leg and WP has steadily lost market share over the last 10 years to the point that I don't see how Corel can afford to produce and support it. Sun's StarOffice ($... or available as an opensource application under the name OpenOffice) is a great alternative to MS Office. StarOffice does a far better job of exchanging docs with MS Office.

WordPerfect 2002 is ok
WordPerfect Office 2002 competes directly with Microsoft's Office Suite and as far as features go, WordPerfect certainly has all those you need in this type of program.

A 430 page User Guide book is included, with an appendix after each section, it is very detailed without being complicated, and the explanations are clear.

WordPerfect allows the cursor can be placed in any position on the page, so text may start at any point in a document without having to use the Enter and Tab keys.

Tables are simple to use and the contents are easily editable, you can add columns of figures, and deal with them as you would in a spreadsheet program. You can open a table formatting bar in WordPerfect 10 to aid in this so you don't have to open a new program just to do some sort of calculation. Use the right-click options, they allow a lot of shortcuts to useful points.

Viewing text in different fonts is achieved using the drop-down text box, where it can be viewed in the highlighted font. A really useful idea, and one not utilised in enough programs.

The help file is extremely useful and sits at one side of the interface. The whole thing has the feel of a Web editing program, and, as such, is very simple to follow and is very intuitive.

Columns are easily inserted at any point using a drop down menu to insert as many as you want.

This is an easy to learn word-processing program that can output to HTML or PDF, and can be saved in a large number of different formats.
 
Quattro Pro 10 is the spreadsheet section of this suite. I am not the sort of person who regularly uses programs that deal with numbers, but most of what I require here is very intuitive and straightforward.

This program uses the idea of notebooks to separate the different sheets, and they can even be secured by passwords for privacy. An automatic backup facility can be set to save at intervals convenient to the user.

The pre-set calculations are very extensive and would probably be more than sufficient for the average user of this type of program. Cells can be moved by dragging and dropping between notebooks, or even copied and pasted, as well as having the format changed without affecting the actual figures in each cell.

Cell colour, widths, heights etc are all easily editable from menus. Many different file formats can be opened with Quattro Pro 10, including Microsoft Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3, or even Quicken .qif files.

Links to notebooks can be used to update information quickly, from within other notebooks or even WordPerfect tables.

Spreadsheets can also be viewed as graphic charts and tied to database programs such as Paradox 10 (also included), which is mainly used to deal with reports. Paradox 10 can also be used to convert tables and reports to HTML documents which can be dynamic and work with any browser, by retrieving data from your server automatically.

Corel Presentations 10 is a slide/presentation show program with many important features. It can present your show using embedded fonts, and importing and exporting Power Point files has been enhanced, as well as pdf support.

Working with text, titles and even subtitles as well is possible. Several drawing tools are supplied, and bitmapped images are also able to be edited, and sound files, either .wav or midi, may be inserted into the presentation, and even video too.

Corel Presentation 10 can be used to publish to the web in HTML format and .pdf as well as other programs such as WordPerfect, or even emailed.

CorelCENTRAL 10 is a collection of PIM features rolled into one. This consists of a calendar, card file, memo, and an alarm feature. An email client and a groupware program allows you to access and add tasks to other address books.

Corel Application Recovery Manager opens automatically if there is a program failure and a wizard walks you through choices about what to do. Paradox 10 already has a built in feature for this. A Location Manager, which is a component of Corel A.R.M. will open your WordPerfect Office applications even if they have been moved or damaged.

Corel Connector is a web client so you can connect to the internet straight from the program and find information or browse Corel web sites or post questions to Corel newsgroups.

Pocket Oxford Dictionary with 30,000 words has been integrated into WordPerfect Office.

Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 Pro, also includes the software and speaker headphone for Dragon Naturally Speaking5. If you are not a touch typist, and have the time to get the program to recognise your speech patterns, you can do everything without having to touch the keyboard. Not only do you get straight text from speech, but formatting is available through voice commands too.

Included are more than 1000 fonts, 12,000 clipart images and symbols, and also over 200 photos.

Bottom Line.

Don't just look at this program because it is possibly cheaper than the opposition, but because it achieves so much. It is a worthy adversary for Microsoft's Word program, and now it is being bundled and sold with new computers, I am sure that WordPerfect 2002 has the ability to compete very favourably with any other word processors, it certainly comes with enough features.

This is a really useful set of programs rolled into one, with plenty of help available. You should be able to use this program for anything you need to do in an office situation. Corel have gone all-out to make this a great program, and it is worth investigating.

WordPerfect: I have not forgotten you! But¿
For years I have had a secret relationship with you WP, because something about you kept on bringing me back. Microsoft Word to tell you the truth is easier than WordPerfect, but when it comes to grammar and spell check WordPerfect has better technologies. The thing is MS Office offers more in functionality and flexibility. Seriously though, Corel is selling some dysfunctional applications at an overkill, some software good but too much of a cost for me. The four applications thing just does not work for me. Those Standard editions of Office suites should be scrapped why not have Professional and Premium Editions instead. Another thing, Microsoft has really improved in the grammar and spell check technologies since the release of Office 2000. So for those people who want to make a decision, I would rather go with MS Office. Quattro Pro I think is one of the worst spreadsheet programs ever created, you have to do too much formatting of cells manually, and it just does not have much flexibility as Excel and integration with other apps from its own suite. Corel Central is the most boring PIM in computer history and most unused, its not that easy to use as Microsoft Outlook, now that application is very amazing when it comes to organizing your life! Corel Presentations is very good, I give that application an A+, and the sound effects are awesome! But PowerPoint still has a lot of advantages! I like WordPerfect Office a lot, but MS Access is easy to use, Paradox is like your actually creating a database with pen and paper. MS Office may cost a little more but better functionality, ease of use, flexibility and integration across all the applications. Corel needs to work on integration across the applications, that's a major element in ease of use. Microsoft just needs to work on better compatibility with previous versions of their applications e.g. Access and Publisher and that's also a major element in ease of use. So far, only one application sounds good, Corel Presentation. People want ease of use and that's what I think software companies should focus more on! So sorry Corel, MS Office is just the easier way to go. I'm not bias, if you find the functionality you need in WP don't pay any attention to me, show proof and speak your points! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

AppleWorks 6.2.2 is optimized for OS X and features six applications for your core tasks: word processing, page layout, image editing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations. This version of AppleWorks opens and saves Microsoft Word and Excel files using DataViz translators, and converts your documents to PDF using Print Preview in Mac OS X. You can add text, images, sounds, movies, spreadsheets, charts, and tables to any document by dragging and dropping. For presentations, you can include titles, captions, pictures, music, and video, sort your slides using drag-and-drop, and prepare speaker's notes for each slide. You can also use an assistant or template to get a head start on your document, and tap into an expanding library of Internet-based templates. There are over 50 fonts to choose from. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Time, time, time
It's incompatible with my MacLinkPlus; everything must become Appleworks 5 before it can then be translated into AW6 and the same thing works in reverse. I can't cut & past text from my old fave WordPerfect for Mac. And it's the slowest somemabitch, at least in iMac X+, that I've ever had the impatience to work with. Spinning wheel: working, working, working, all right already: finish working! It's basically sound, but I can't call up the usually codes to see what is really going on, as I could with WordPerfect. Its translation to html is a nice attempt but full of hesitancies, mistranslations, & that goddamned eternal spinning wheel: processeing, processing. I really think I *could* like this word process if they fixed up the speed, efficiency, & translatability, & added the "seeing within" features I like. [I had hoped WordPerfect would make something for Mac X+, but they say no.]

Appleworks-Small package, Big Punch
Appleworks 6.2 has all the features of Microsoft Office and more. For only $80.00 it is less than half the price of Office and since it is from Apple it is designed just for your computer. ... Read more

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This is a FANTASTIC set of tutorial disks!
I have taken quite a few online and computer based training courses. This is, by far, one of the best sets that I've come across so far!

Thanks to these discs, I was able to pass (with flying colors I might add) the MOUS Word 2000 and Excel 2000 certification tests!

They are fairly interactive and easy to follow.

I look forward to trying other tutorials from this company! ... Read more