Word Perfect Lightning Beta – FREE Software Download
Microsoft must be sleeping with one eye open at night. First Google comes out with its online apps, and now Corel jumps in the fray with its free WordPerfect Lightning software. So what is WordPerfect Lightning?
Corel WordPerfect Lightning is not a trial version. You will be downloading the free beta version of Corel WordPerfect Lightning, which includes:
- a Notes tool for word processing, note taking and copying text and images from email and the Web
- a Viewer to open PDFs, WordPerfect and Microsoft Word documents
- a Navigator to organize your ideas and documents
- a free online account with 200 MB storage – plus many more services!
The download is only 20MB in size, but does require user registration, name, email addy, country, and postal code only. The installation is quick. Once up and running you will find a shrunken down version of a word processing program that offers everything a user needs. Let me explain. If you have ever used MS word, then you know that it has more bells and whistles that the average user never uses, because unless they get a Doctorate’s Degree from Microsoft, will never understand all the buttons anyway. WordPerfect Lightning provides ONLY what most of us common folk need to create a document!
Users also get 200 MB free online storage for backup purposes to secure their data like e-mails, contacts, documents, and bookmarks in addition to a free calendar and free e-mail addy. WordPerfect Lightning is one of the next generation of applications which will integrate your desktop applications with the simplicity of online features for greater access and easier collaboration with those you work with or wish to share your info with.
I like it. And it’s free, which I really like.
And if you do give it a try, make sure you provide feedback to Corel. This is a beta (test) version, but it plays like a final release.
Download Corel WordPerfect Lightning – It’s free!
15 Comments
faris
February 28th, 2007
at 3:21pm
send me a website to download windows vista
Ron Schenone
February 28th, 2007
at 5:41pm
Here you go:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=394&tabid=1&WT.mc_id=0107_109
Hope this helps.
marc klink
February 28th, 2007
at 9:46pm
Downloaded this, but did not see anything about online storage. Can you please be more specific?
Ron Schenone
March 1st, 2007
at 5:17am
Hello Mark,
Only info. I have is what Corel has posted on their site. But here is a link to Corel’s forum and blog, which may provide more information.
http://lightning.communityserver.com/
If you are still experiencing problems, let me know and I’ll do some further searching.
Regards, Ron
gress
March 1st, 2007
at 5:57am
What we download is an installer – not the program. When I run this )&(*(^*^& installer, it tries to install/repair/remove Palm Destop. I have no idea whether the program is any good or not since it will not install. Do you have a link to the program? I tried to find it on Corel’s website but could not.
Intel P4, Asus P4B, 1.5GB RAM, WinXP Pro SP2 – up to date.
Ron Schenone
March 1st, 2007
at 6:53am
Hello Marc,
Found this help doc – shows how to setup a online account.
http://docs.corel.com/Lightning/v1/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm
Let me know if it works or not. Ron
Ron Schenone
March 1st, 2007
at 7:07am
gress,
I’ve installed the program without a problem. Your Windows installer may be corrupt. Try updating it and see what happens.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/wininstallnt.html
Then try the installer again. If this doesn’t work, let me know.
Regards, Ron
Lynn Stratton Cholewa
March 1st, 2007
at 1:42pm
No problems at all, but then I’m a WPerfect lover. Thank God they are keeping their hand in. What a LOSER program Word is. I’ve had to use it to appeases superiors, but it has always been junk. To their credit, though, they are trying to make it more like WPerfect!!!!
Thanks for the info.
Ron Schenone
March 1st, 2007
at 2:12pm
Hi Lynn,
My wife would agree with you 100%. She also knew that WP was a superior product and still complains about using Word.
Thanks for the comment. Ron
Kelvin Williams
March 2nd, 2007
at 3:10am
Looking forward to trying it
Alan Wiseman
April 20th, 2007
at 11:46am
Hi, I have WordPerfect 12. Most of my files have corrupted about a fortnight ago and respond with “ACESS DENIED”. Do you know how to repair them?
Many thanks.
Bi, Alan W.
D Russo
June 27th, 2007
at 6:14pm
Kelvin Williams…are you the one from ATL? If so, email me ASAP at drusso22@bellsouth.net….your sister
Zallo
October 11th, 2007
at 7:29am
Hello, Re Word Perfect 12. In the past my files have corrupted several days after the download. Also responded with “ACESS DENIED”. Have you repaired the program you offer free? I am unemployed and it would be of great help if I could have Word free with no harm to my computer. Thanking you in advance for your kind help. Best regards => z.
Carsten Pedersen
May 10th, 2008
at 1:37pm
It’s the first time I visit this site but I think i’ll get to use it in the future. To get Word Perfect free is just a dream fulfilled.
Carsten
Miles
December 6th, 2008
at 11:50pm
this beta version doesn’t actually come with WP but prompts you to download the 30 days trail version so you basically get word PAD (no spell checker or word count feature)…lame.