So, after a couple of years, I decided to leave LibreOffice (random crashes, lame performance, bad support in case of file format errors, several other small issues) for something better. No, not Microsoft Office. I own a Microsoft Office 2013 license and it's bad. Really, really bad.
So I'm basically stuck between two options: Corel WordPerfect Office and Softmaker Office.
(Admittedly, I mainly need the spreadsheet software. Letters are soooo 90s.)
While the latter has a slightly better price tag, I haven't had a chance to compare those directly. Softmaker has an ugly icon set, WordPerfect seems to have problems with certain Excel files.
Has anyone of you used both office suites side-by-side and could poke me into the right direction?
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Tried all the softs you mentions, now I settled with Microsoft Office 2010 (2013 is a huge let down)
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I could as well stick with Excel 2003 but I'd prefer to have updates every now and then...
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You could take Ashampoo Office 2012 for a spin. It's Softmaker inside, end their prices tend to drop, as you approach the end of the trial.So I'm basically stuck between two options: Corel WordPerfect Office and Softmaker Office......While the latter has a slightly better price tag.
It's been a while since I tried it (big MS Office 2007 fan), but I remember it to perform quite well.
Kind regards
Regmos
Regmos
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Yes, as far as I know.
Ashampoo only contains "Word", "Excel" and "PowerPoint" though, while the full Softmaker also has an email client and a macro funktion.
Normally Ashampoo's trial versions (30-40 days) periodically promts you to buy the program, and the discount grows, the closer you get to the expiration date.
Ashampoo only contains "Word", "Excel" and "PowerPoint" though, while the full Softmaker also has an email client and a macro funktion.
Normally Ashampoo's trial versions (30-40 days) periodically promts you to buy the program, and the discount grows, the closer you get to the expiration date.
Kind regards
Regmos
Regmos
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Well, as the question is "Softmaker or WordPerfect Office?", "Softmaker with a different name" still answers my question in a way.
Any arguments for that?
Any arguments for that?
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Try this:
http://alternativeto.net/software/micro ... ice-suite/
The site is called AlternativeTo. Its nice when I am looking for some software that I need.
Hope this helps.
http://alternativeto.net/software/micro ... ice-suite/
The site is called AlternativeTo. Its nice when I am looking for some software that I need.
Hope this helps.
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I've used SoftMaker Office 2012 now for a while but am currently giving WordPerfect Office X7 a try. It still can't open .xls files with conditional formatting correctly but still has a less weird UI. The never-ending story...
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Don't know if the story has ended, but have a look at this.tux. wrote:...The never-ending story...
http://wps.com/office-free
I've been keeping an eye on the changelog for a while, and when this happened, I decided to give it another try.
It took care of all the missing features/annoyences, and since they added PDF support (convert/merge/split), the only thing missing, in the free version, is macro support.
I've been using it for a month, and so far, I have no complaints.
Kind regards
Regmos
Regmos
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Looks very good. Sent it to my expert and she will get back to me.Regmos wrote:Don't know if the story has ended, but have a look at this.tux. wrote:...The never-ending story...
http://wps.com/office-free
I've been keeping an eye on the changelog for a while, and when this happened, I decided to give it another try.
It took care of all the missing features/annoyences, and since they added PDF support (convert/merge/split), the only thing missing, in the free version, is macro support.
I've been using it for a month, and so far, I have no complaints.
Many thanks.
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