If you're already using WordPerfect, the excellent productivity and integration enhancements in Corel Corp.'s forthcoming WordPerfect Office 2000 are worth the upgrade. But they're probably not enough to justify a switch from Microsoft Corp.'s Office suite. Similar in concept to Microsoft's Intellimouse, this software-based tool is an alternative to using the scroll bar and provides better control over scrolling functions. Trellix lets users publish documents directly to the Web or an intranet from WordPerfect Office 2000's file menu without any knowledge of HTML, Web-site design or document management strategies. Corel's Distribute tool lets systems administrators automate rollouts or upgrades of WordPerfect Office 2000 installations from a central network server.
Administrators can create individual or group configurations.
I'd like to see added to Microsoft Word. The slimmed-down CorelCentral has gotten a facelift in the new suite. Although it lacks some of the advanced features found in Microsoft's Outlook, such as collaboration and e-mail, CorelCentral's personal information manager remains the easier of the two to use. PalmPilot synchronization will be available when the suite ships. WordPerfect Office 2000's enhanced file-conversion capabilities simplify document conversions among WordPerfect, Word Pro and Word document formats.