Productivity software for home and business users
Corel® WordPerfect® Office X5 – Standard Edition is the essential office suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and email. Chosen over Microsoft® Office by millions of longtime users, it integrates the latest productivity software with the best of the Web. Work faster and collaborate more efficiently with all-new Web services, new Microsoft® Office SharePoint® support, more PDF tools and even better compatibility with Microsoft Office. It's everything you expect in an office suite—for less.
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Overview
Do more online and off with WordPerfect Office X5—
productivity software that adapts to the way you work best. Connecting you with new technologies that help you work more collaboratively, it brings all your office tools and resources together. Classic word processing power and control. Reliable compatibility with more than 60 file formats, including Microsoft Office. New SharePoint Server support. A newly integrated email client and calendar. Plus, more of the PDF tools that set WordPerfect Office apart from every other office suite, including PDF annotation. It's the total productivity software package.
New and enhanced features:
- PDF tools – create, mark up and share PDFs right from the suite
- SharePoint Server – connect as a group to collaborate efficiently
- Web services – automatically update documents with data from the Web
- Integrated Thunderbird® email – manage email, contacts and appointments
- Digital notebook – take notes, and reuse text and graphics from any source
- Redesigned Help system – quickly find answers and resources
- Windows® 7 support – work with Microsoft's latest operating system
Do more file sharing
- Import and export the latest Microsoft® Office files, including OOXML
- Work with more than 60 file types, including ODF
- Publish to PDF to share documents with anyone
- Share files with the newly integrated email client
Do more with PDFs
- Import, edit and publish PDFs without extra software
- Annotate PDFs to easily collaborate with others
- Convert PDFs into text documents to reuse content
- Archive files for easy access with support for PDF/A
Do more with tools that adapt to you
- Customize menus, shortcuts and toolbars
- Switch to Microsoft Office Mode
- Collaborate with others using PDF, SharePoint or Web services
- Manage your email, contacts and schedule in one place
Do more in less time
- Find answers quickly with the revamped Help system
- Take control with tools like Reveal Codes and Make It Fit
- Look great fast with FREE templates
- Easily migrate macros, settings and templates
Bonus productivity software!
Thunderbird® email client, Firefox®, WordPerfect® Lightning™ digital notebook, SharePoint Server support, plus FREE video training from Brainstorm®!
WordPerfect Office X5—productivity software that works your way.
What's Included
WordPerfect Office X5 blends the latest leading-edge office software with classic WordPerfect features. Continuing to rival Microsoft Office as one of the most powerful office suites on the market, it offers greater document control, more collaboration tools and better overall value.
WordPerfect® X5 – Word Processing
Do more with documents
- Easily create professional-looking documents, letters, labels, fax cover sheets, brochures, reports, resumes and more
- Enjoy hassle-free formatting with the unique Reveal Codes feature
- Open, edit and save Microsoft® Word files, including the latest OOXML (.docx) files
Quattro Pro® X5 – Spreadsheets
Easily manage your numbers
- Create budgets, invoices, receipts and expense reports
- Organize, analyze and share data for better decision making
- Open, edit and save Microsoft® Excel® files, including the latest OOXML (.xlsx) files
Presentations™ X5 – Slideshows and Presentations
Strengthen your visual impact
- Create compelling slideshows, proposals, demonstrations and interactive reports
- Easily edit pictures, create charts and diagrams, and share content with others
- Open, edit and save Microsoft® PowerPoint® files, including the latest OOXML (.pptx) files
Nuance PaperPort 12 SE – Document Scanning, Imaging and Management
Organize, scan and share your documents
- Manage all of your documents from your desktop
- Scan, organize, find and share documents and photos
- View and annotate PDF documents
Mozilla® Thunderbird® for WordPerfect® Office – Email Management
Manage your email and your schedule
- Enjoy an easy-to-use email client with advanced search capabilities
- Manage email from other sources, like Gmail™, all from one inbox
- Easily access your Thunderbird contacts in your WordPerfect Address Book
- Manage your schedule and stay organized with an integrated calendar application
Corel® WordPerfect® Lightning™ – Digital Notebook
Collect information, images and ideas
- Turn your office software into a central hub for research and collaboration
- Take notes and gather information from the Web, email, documents and other sources
More office software and resources:
- 900+ TrueType® fonts, 8,000+ clipart images, 200+ templates, 175+ digital photos
- The Pocket Oxford™ English Dictionary
- WordPerfect® Address Book and contact manager
- WordPerfect® OfficeReady® template browser
- WordPerfect XML Project Designer
- Batch Conversion Utility to convert Microsoft® Word documents to WordPerfect® documents
Plus! Free video training from Brainstorm®!
WordPerfect Office X5 – office software that adapts to the way you work best.
What's New
Adapting to the ever-changing ways people are working, WordPerfect Office X5 brings more collaboration tools, more PDF capabilities, more file sharing options and more Web access to the office suite. Upgrade now for more productivity software, inside the suite and out!
Microsoft® Office OOXML Compatibility
Enjoy total file format freedom with the ability to open and save documents in Office Open XML, making for easy round-tripping of files with Microsoft Office 2007 users. Whether it's the latest Microsoft Office document (.docx), spreadsheet (.xlsx) or presentation (.pptx), WordPerfect Office X5 ensures hassle-free collaboration and file exchange.
Microsoft® Office SharePoint®
Manage content and accelerate business processes from your office suite with direct access to SharePoint Server, the de facto document management system standard for organizations where multiple people write, review and access the same document. Quickly retrieve and store documents, compare document versions and track changes directly within WordPerfect Office X5.
WordPerfect® iFilter
Updates to WordPerfect iFilter let you search content in WordPerfect documents that are stored in a Microsoft SharePoint server with Google® Desktop and Windows® Desktop Search.
Web Services Integration
As the Internet becomes an increasingly important part of the office workflow, WordPerfect Office X5 now gives you the flexibility to access information directly from the Web. Create a document one time and have it automatically update when you need to refresh or add new data. For example, create a report with updated stock prices, a real estate brochure that pulls in new MLS listings or a list of Top Ten Songs for publishing.
Mozilla® Thunderbird® for WordPerfect® Office
Easily manage your email and schedule right from your office suite. The newly integrated Thunderbird for WordPerfect Office offers a tabbed approach and a new set of search tools that let you locate a specific email in an instant. It even lets you manage email from other sources, like Gmail™, from the same inbox, and access contacts in Microsoft® Outlook or your WordPerfect Address Book.
Email Address Book Integration
Use your email address book when performing mail merges, completing templates or envelopes and more.
Nuance® PaperPort® 12 SE
Take office organization to a whole new level with the world's #1 desktop document management software. Adding to the suite's PDF capabilities, PaperPort Professional 12 SE combines fast, easy scanning tools with powerful PDF creation, editing and annotation. It organizes all of your scanned documents and electronic files on your desktop, and lets you search and view PDF files quickly so information is always at your fingertips. In addition, PaperPort 12 SE can convert scans of paper documents into WordPerfect or Microsoft® Word for even more flexibility.
Reference Center
In response to user feedback, all the Help files are now conveniently stored in one place. Quickly find answers, tips and tutorials that let you get right to work. In addition, all the utilities in the office suite are now grouped in one section, ensuring that you get the most of every WordPerfect Office X5 component.
Migration
Upgrade from an older version of the office suite to WordPerfect Office X5 with less effort and setup time than previous migrations. Even if menu commands have changed, you can import templates, customized menus, shortcuts and toolbars created in previous releases to WordPerfect Office X5 in a few clicks. Network administrators can also now easily update and reuse WordPerfect macros easily, even if your organization continues to use different versions of the application.
Windows® 7 Compatibility
Designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, Windows 7 promises to change the way PC users work. WordPerfect Office X5 runs on Windows 7 and takes advantage of new Windows Touch features, giving you a more productive office suite experience.
WordPerfect Office X5—everything you expect in an office suite, for less!
Features
Millions of people trust their most important work and ideas to WordPerfect Office because of its unique features, like Reveal Codes, Make It Fit and built-in PDF capabilities. With powerful new tools and bonus third-party apps, it offers an unrivaled productivity software experience.
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More tools that make life easier
New! Web Services Integration
Automatically gather up-to-the second data from the Web every time you open a document. For example, create a report with updated stock prices, send out a real estate brochure that pulls in new MLS listings or publish daily weather reports.
New! Mozilla® Thunderbird® for WordPerfect® Office
This newly integrated email client and calendar offers a simplified, tabbed approach to emailing and powerful search tools that help you find any email faster. Load emails in separate tabs so you can quickly jump between them. Filter emails to pinpoint exactly what you're looking for. Plus, manage email from other sources, like Gmail™, all from one inbox.
New! Nuance® PaperPort® 12 SE
Scan, organize, search and share documents and photos quickly and easily. PaperPort 12 SE turns all sorts of documents—letters, tax forms, receipts, legal files, bills and more—into searchable PDFs, so you can easily keep track of important documents in one convenient location on your desktop. It's a great way to save money, reduce paper clutter and increase office productivity.
Enhanced! Built-in PDF Tools
WordPerfect Office X5 lets you do more with PDFs than any other office suite. Turn documents, spreadsheets and presentations into PDFs to share with colleagues and clients. Manage your documents and collaborate with others using new annotation tools. Plus, easily convert PDF documents to text to edit and reuse the content.
Enhanced! Migration
Upgrade from an older version of the suite to WordPerfect Office X5 with less effort and setup time than previous migrations. Even if menu commands have changed, you can import templates, customized menus, shortcuts and toolbars created in previous releases to WordPerfect Office X5 in a few clicks. Network administrators can also now easily update and reuse WordPerfect macros easily, even if your organization continues to use different versions of the application.
New! Reference Center
Make the most of your office software with built-in learning resources and support. The totally redesigned Help system puts all the tips, tutorials and answers right at your fingertips. There's even a section that links to the Help for the writing, spelling and grammar tools and tips for creating well-written, eye-catching documents and presentations.
When it's more than a page
New! Microsoft SharePoint Support
Boost productivity by simplifying everyday business activities across any group or organization. Now tightly integrated with WordPerfect Office, SharePoint Server eases the way people interact with content, processes and business data. Share knowledge, find information, and collaborate more easily and securely both within and across organizational boundaries.
Redaction
Replace sensitive or confidential information with a black bar to ensure that the replaced text cannot be retrieved or revealed. This versatile feature can search a document for words and phrases to hide and automatically apply redaction marks. In addition, the redacted document can be saved to .doc, .pdf or .wpd format with the redacted text in place.
Reveal Codes
Easy to use, Reveal Codes gives you full control over document formatting, especially when copying and pasting text from various sources. In addition, double-clicking any code in the Reveal Codes window gives lets you make advanced alterations to the settings or styles.
Make It Fit
Sometimes there's just a little too much to say in a limited amount of space. Unique to WordPerfect, Make It Fit lets you select a block of text and instantly resize it to fit a specified number of pages. The tweaking is so subtle that formatting changes are not noticeable.
Customizable Workspace
Rather than force anyone to work a certain way, WordPerfect Office X5 offers easy-to-use customization settings that allow you to work in whatever way suits you best. Customize menus, shortcut keys and toolbars to your preferences, or switch to Microsoft Office Mode with a few easy clicks.
PerfectExpert™
Get started quickly with this step-by-step guide that offers an array of project templates and helpful advice. When you start a PerfectExpert project, the PerfectExpert panel dynamically updates to provide advice and guidance specific to the task at hand.
Metadata Removal
Metadata is information that lurks within office productivity files, such as undo/redo history, reviewers' notes, hidden text and comments. WordPerfect Office X5 has a built-in feature that ensures you never get caught with this confidential or sensitive information in your documents.
More file format freedom
Enhanced! Microsoft® Office Compatibility
Open, edit and save Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel® and Microsoft® PowerPoint® files, including the latest OOXML versions (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx).
Support for More Than 60 File Formats
Famous for its unrivaled file format support, WordPerfect Office X5 continues to help you work with an impressive range of formats—from those created in the earliest days of word processing and spreadsheets to emerging standards.
Open Document Format (ODF)
Open and edit ODF word-processing files, the ISO-standard for storing and archiving documents.
More value
An All-in-one Office Software Solution
Why spend time and money looking for an office suite, redaction tools, PDF creation tools and PDF editing software when you can get it all in WordPerfect Office X5? The tight integration of all this productivity software makes for an smooth, time-saving, headache-free workflow.
Support for Emerging Standards
WordPerfect Office X5 supports the standards of tomorrow at today's price. Do you need to make the transition to Windows® 7? No problem! How about opening, editing and creating OOXML files? Done. Need a file-archiving solution that uses PDF/A, XML or another format? WordPerfect Office X5 is already there.
Free Online Support and Inexpensive Services
Regardless of your WordPerfect Office version, online support is free. Enjoy access to customization services, templates and professional support that helps you get the most out of your office suite.
WordPerfect Office X5—trusted by millions for office productivity and performance.
Resources
Learn the basics, discover shortcuts and master new techniques with resources for all levels of WordPerfect users.
Learning Resources
Templates
Jumpstart any project with professionally designed templates for brochures, resumes, business cards, letterhead and more. Flexible and easy to use, these templates are a great time-saver if the documents you create often have a common look and feel.
Tips & Tricks
Find quick tips that help you make the most of WordPerfect Office in the least amount of time.
Project tutorials
Learn new tools and techniques with in-depth, project-based tutorials.
How-to videos on YouTube™
See how to perform specific tasks in WordPerfect Office.
Books
Learn the ins and outs of WordPerfect Office with step-by-step practical help, samples, expert tips and techniques.
Quick Reference Cards
Designed to improve your knowledge and help you work faster, each Corel Quick Start reference card contains 6 full pages of step-by-step instructions covering basic to advanced features in WordPerfect Office.
WordPerfect Expert newsletter
Receive the latest WordPefect Office tips, tricks, offers and training opportunities right in your inbox.
Training
Third-party training videos
Get in-depth training with step-by-step video instruction for the most popular and fundamental features in WordPerfect Office. Includes up to 7 hours of easy-to-follow video training for each application: WordPerfect, Quattro Pro® and Presentations™.
Webinars
Join one of our free Webinar sessions to see WordPerfect Office in action and get valuable training on key product features.
WordPerfect Community
OfficeCommunity.com
Tap into the ideas and experience of other users to learn and share from those who know WordPerfect Office the best.
Case studies
Find real-world examples of companies using WordPerfect Office to save time and money every day.
Facebook®
Have a great story to share? Got a quick question? Become a fan on Facebook and connect with the tribe of longtime WordPerfect users.
Twitter™
Chat in real time with the Corel WordPerfect Office team and other WordPerfect users to get the latest product news, find answers and suggest ideas.
Are you the publisher of a third-party reference manual, training video or courseware?
To find out how to become an authorized publisher for WordPerfect Office-related training materials such as books, manuals, online training or courseware, please email corel.publishing@corel.com.
System Requirements
- Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP with latest service pack and critical updates installed
(32-bit and 64-bit editions) - 660 MB hard disk space for minimum installation
- 256 MB RAM
- 466 MHz processor
- 800 × 600 monitor resolution (1028 x 768 or higher recommended)
- CD-ROM drive
- Mouse or tablet
WordPerfect Office X5 -
Professional Edition
The essential office suite for professional environments and power users
