Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!ge-dab!cho006.cho.ge.com!monett_s From: monett_s@cho006.cho.ge.com Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: Who's using LetterPerfect? Message-ID: <1991May22.132758.2317@cho006.cho.ge.com> Date: 22 May 91 17:27:58 GMT References: Organization: GE Fanuc Automation, North America Lines: 35 In article , henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) > so that's the question... i occasionally see this software, a product > of the WordPerfect folks, advertised ... it's about half the price of > WordPerfect, and i'm inclined to know what exactly you get for half > the bucks ... I have been using LetterPerfect for the past few months. Its name says it all __Letter__perfect. I guess the WP folks need to make sure that we all have a reason to by WordPerfect. It is very good for doing letters and such but it has many important features dropped out. It does not have any of the advanced formatting features like styles or columns. It won't do a table of contents or an index. It has neither the table or the math editor. The only figure type supported is the graphic figure (no text box or user box). It does have some macro capability (if run under the WP shell). It does have merge. I took it home so that the family could use it. It is much easier to explain than WordPerfect. It is OK if you have WP around so that you can get around some of the limitations. For instance, I needed to define a custom paper style for some stationary I use at home. LP has a very limited form editor but I was able to create the proper form with WP and use the resultant PRS (printer resource file with WP). It has a good spell checker and thesaurus. I haven't run into any bugs yet and it is so much simpler to use. I have not needed any help from either the dealer of WP corp. If you already have WP and want something familiar for your home PC or laptop then buy it as cheap as you can mail-order. I do not think it is good enough for a high school kid to do reports on. It really is a product for creating letters and memos. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Monett monett_s@cho006.cho.ge.com GE-Fanuc; Charlottesville, VA