Editing WordPerfect (section)

==Reception==
[[File:Mount Timpanogos and Utah Valley, Utah (73262881).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|While WordPerfect was no longer an independent company after 1994, it (along with Novell) was instrumental in making Utah Valley a focus for software development.<ref name="DN_Orem_1998"/>]]
''[[PC Magazine]]'' stated in March 1983 that "''WordPerfect'' is very impressive, a more than full-featured program with a few truly state-of-the-art goodies tucked into the package". It cited WordPerfect's inclusion of mail merge, footnotes, and macros—all missing from WordStar—as well as "virtually every ... feature that one ought to expect from a higher-priced program" including find-and-replace, bold and underline display, and automatic paragraph reflow.<ref name="vangelder198303">{{cite news |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7wCiNAUEuAMC&pg=RA1-PA431 |title = WordPerfect Reaches For The Star |work = PC Magazine |date = March 1983 |access-date = October 21, 2013 |last = van Gelder |first = Lindsy |pages = 431 }}</ref> ''[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]]'' in December 1984 noted the application's built-in [[print buffer]], ability to show bold, underline, and centered text, and extensive math capabilities. It criticized the quality of the spell checker and difficult tab settings, but concluded that "its powerful capabilities far outweigh the problems mentioned".<ref name="birmele198412">{{cite news |url = https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-12/1984_12_BYTE_09-13_Communications#page/n275/mode/2up |title = WordPerfect |work = BYTE |date = December 1984 |access-date = October 23, 2013 |last = Birmele |first = Ricardo |pages = 277 |type = review }}</ref>

"I have finally found a program that dethrones WordStar", the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote in August 1985: "It does everything more than competently, and its shortcomings are minor". The author praised the software's speed, ease of learning, "uncluttered screen", [[autosave]], "not excessive" hardware requirements, and "as little as $219 by mail order" price. While wishing for [[split screen (computing)|split screen]], [[undo]], and the ability to save [[ASCII file]]s without [[linefeed]]s, the review concluded "I'm happy as an otter on a fresh mudslide".<ref name="os19850831">{{Cite news |date=1985-08-31 |title=WORDPERFECT A MODERATELY PRICED WINNER OF A WORD PROCESSOR |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1985/08/31/wordperfect-a-moderately-priced-winner-of-a-word-processor/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Compute!]]'' in August 1985 called ''WordPerfect'' "excellent". It especially praised the clean, uncluttered screen and fast spell checker.<ref name="mansfield198508">{{cite news |url = https://archive.org/stream/1985-08-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_063_1985_Aug#page/n39/mode/2up |title = WordPerfect |work = Compute! |date = August 1985 |access-date = October 30, 2013 |last = Mansfield |first = Richard |pages = 38, 40 |type = review }}</ref> Noting the spell checker's size and the company's "excellent track record of supporting its software", ''Antic'' in May 1988 concluded that "If you want to own the most power-packed word processor available for the ST today, and can live with the relative complexity needed for harnessing this power, WordPerfect is what you've been waiting for."{{r|pearlman198805}}