Exploring the WordPerfect Screen
You might be new to WordPerfect, but if you've used another Windows program, you will recognize most of the screen elements. There is always a title bar, menu bar, toolbar, and control buttons. This is one of the nice things about Windows—learning one application puts you ahead of the game when you need to learn another.
When you start WordPerfect 12, you may see the Workspace Manager. This screen lets you choose from several different work environments, or “modes”:
WordPerfect Mode (the standard or typical view)
Microsoft Word Mode (with menus and keyboards similar to those in Word)
WordPerfect Classic Mode (the blue screen and white letters familiar to users of WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS)
WordPerfect Legal Mode (which ...
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