# WordPerfect Filter for Words

Ariya Hidayat (ariya at kde.org)
Last update: 17 August 2002

This is WordPerfect filter for Words, which lets Words imports and exports to WordPerfect document format. Currently, supported WordPerfect document is version 5.1, 5.2, 6, 7, or later (this includes the latest WordPerfect 2002).

The filter itself is (always) in development stage so not all WordPerfect features are already supported. However, also expect some improvements which somehow may (or may not) happen over the time. The feature matrix provided below will help the users to track which features are supported and which aren't.

For a complete reference on WordPerfect 7 file format, please visit Corel WordPerfect 7 file format (at Corel website). In addition, WordPerfect 5.1 format is also available (at wotsit.org). Although the description of the file format is rather clear and concise, the implementation for a few parts can be hard and tricky.

Comments, helps, and patches are all welcomed.

## Feature Matrix

| Import | Export
| WP 5 | WP 6/7/8 | WP 5 | WP 6/7/8
Basic features
Text formatting | yes | yes | partial | partial
Tables | no | no | no | no
Styles | no | no | no | no
Header/footer | no | no | no | no
Frames | no | no | no | no
Hypertext | no | no | no | no
Graphics (WPG) | no | no | no | no
Equation/formula | no | no | no | no
Barcode | no | no | no | no
Character Properties
Typeface | no | yes | no | no
Font size | no | yes | no | no
Color | yes | yes | yes | yes
Background color (highlight) | n/a | yes | n/a | yes
Bold | yes | yes | yes | yes
Italic | yes | yes | yes | yes
Underline | yes | yes | yes | yes
Double underline | yes | yes | yes | yes
Strikeout | yes | yes | yes | yes
Subscript | yes | yes | yes | yes
Superscript | yes | yes | yes | yes
Extended character sets | yes | yes | no | no
Paragraph Properties
Alignment | yes | yes | no | yes
Linespacing | yes | yes | no | no
Indentation | no | no | no | no
Spacing before/after | no | no | no | no
Tabulators | yes | yes | no | no
Border | no | no | no | no
Page Properties
Paper size | no | no | no | no
Margins | yes | yes | no | no
Borders | no | no | no | no
Page break | no | no | no | no
Document Properties
Document summary | yes | yes | no | no

## ChangeLog

    15 Jul 2002: very basic export filter
    19 Dec 2001: rewritten for better performance
                 added support for WP 6/7/8
                 able to cope with most WP extended characters
    29 Aug 2001: first version of import filter
                 support text with basic formatting
                 only handle WP 5.1 document

## Disclaimer

This product is not manufactured, approved, or supported by Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited.