Article: WordPerfect 3.5: popular word processor as HTML editor.(Novell upgrade for Macintosh) (Software Review)(Evaluation)

RATING: Three Stars/6.7

PROS: Often helpful HTML editor; easy envelope printing; automatic fitting of text to specified number of pages; bookmarks and hypertext links; new, low price.

CONS: HTML editor is limited and poorly documented; retains most of 3.1's shortcomings.

COMPANY: Novell Business Applications (801/225-5000).

LIST PRICE: $189.

What kind of improvements can you expect from a four-tenths-of-a-point upgrade? The answer, in the case of Novell's WordPerfect 3.5, is a handful of unrelated refinements and additions, from envelope printing to HTML editing. But just what do these scattershot changes amount to, and are they worth ...

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