Labs

WordPerfect Presentations is available only as part of a suite, Corel WordPerfect Office X3. If you know PowerPoint, you can run Presentations in PowerPoint mode; we weren't bowled over by the resemblance, though.

On startup, you can choose a PerfectExpert Project to structure your content, then apply a Theme. There's a good choice of Themes, many with a clean, modern look. Transitions and builds are included, so you get a fully working presentation straight away, You can import PowerPoint files,

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with limitations; for example, all transitions are converted to one standard type. PerfectExpert continues to walk you through the process for as long as you like.

The user interface is a mixed bag. Panes and tabs have a neat, accessible look; menus and icons are more conventional. It was easy to get along with, but when it didn't work as expected, it was hard to fathom why. Lots of drawing functions add graphics to your slides. The range of graphs is similar to PowerPoint, and you can also construct org charts, but for other diagrams you're on your own. Text formatting is comprehensive but you can't add a shadow to text, which is a useful way to make it legible over a background.

You can save your presentation in native WordPerfect Office format with fonts embedded for other users, or export a PowerPoint file, again with limitations. Show on the Go lets you save your slideshow with a viewer program.

Presentations is a decent component within WordPerfect Office. If it was available separately at a reasonable price, it would be worth a look as a PowerPoint alternative.