If you are comfortable using Linux and have experience with a word processor you can probably skip the first section. The second section explains enhanced text formatting. The chapters in this section cover character, line and paragraph formatting, as well as multi-column layouts, and the creation of tables. Section three explains how styles and templates work. Styles are applied to text within a document such as section headings and block quotes.
Templates provide skeletons for documents such as memos and reports.
Instructions for using the templates included with the retail version of WordPerfect are provided. Since templates are not part of the downloadable version of Word Perfect, the CD-ROM accompanying the book contains an example template. The fourth section of the book covers complex text formatting such as text boxes, graphics, equations and charts. Primitive graphic functions such as lines, polygons, and basic shapes are available in all versions of WordPerfect. Much of this section explains the advanced drawing, charting, and equation tools that are only available with the retail versions of WordPerfect.