Returning Corel User with Questions

[RDouglass1]

Firstly, I bought the Corel X5 version recently, and I noticed there was only one option for English, (British, not US) during the Install Process. I am Across the Pond in the US, not England. I think Corel should offer a Multiple English Option in the Install Process.

When I opened Quatro-Pro, and copied some information from my Bank web site, the Dates were shown as a Calculation, and not a date. After I selected the collumn to format it, the date Choices were very limited, and looked to me to be only European in appearance. I submitted the following to Corel CS, and thus far have not had a reasonable answer from them.
Previously Sent:
Under your "Numeric Format" tab, the selection of "DATE", brings up a list of possible Date setting choices.
These are:

DD-MMM-YY
DD-MMM-YYYY
DD-MMM
MMM-YY
MMM-YYYY
Long Date Intl
Short Date Intl

None of these choices converts the date numbers of: +03-02-2011 into the US style of date: 03-02-2011. Instead, your formats Convert the date into a Numerical Calculation. I am not aware of any US conversions of dates that show the Date prior to the Month. I am used to Dates being shown as: MM (Numbers)-DD-YY, or MM (Numbers again)-DD-YYYY, or MMM (Letters)-DD-YY, or MMM (Letters again)-DD-YYYY.

I do not see any of your Date Choices that offer Month-Day-Year. Could you Please make a change that offers an AMERICAN Style of Date Text in your Spread Sheets?????

The Normal US Date Format should be: MM-DD-YY, or MM-DD-YYYY. It should already have been included in Corel's Formatting Choices.
End of Submission:

My Question: I am wondering if there is a patch or Simple Format option that can change the Date Format Options in Quatro-Pro that would more acurately match the US style of Date Format?


My second question is related to a Corel Add On, WP-Lightning. When I activate the program, I get two screens open. One is a White Page with a Directory and File Name Tree on it, and the other is a Long Narrow Bar with Quick Launch?? Icons on it.
These are: View a Document; Make a Note; My Last Document; My Last Note; and Take a Snap Shot.

during a recent phone conversation with a Corel Agent, I was told that clicking "Make a Note" should open a Word Processor Screen into which I could begin Typing a Note. I do not get that Word Processor option unless I right click and select Send to Word Perfect.

How can I get the Lightning to Open a Word Processor when starting a New Note?? Am I doing something wrong? or does my SW have a serious problem??

[Black Lab]

You say "Corel X5", but you don't specify what product. CorelDraw Suite, WordPerfect Office, and Designer Technical Suite are all "X5". Nevertheless, this is a forum for Corel's media products - i.e. video editing and the like.

[BrianCee]

AND - - you seem to have made the mistake of thinking you are talking to Corel on these forums - please note the title = User To User - it is not 'OUR' anything - we'll do what we can to help but we are just users - this is not an official Corel communication port.

[RDouglass1]

You say "Corel X5", but you don't specify what product. CorelDraw Suite, WordPerfect Office, and Designer Technical Suite are all "X5". Nevertheless, this is a forum for Corel's media products - i.e. video editing and the like.

WP-Office X5

[Black Lab]

As I said, this forum is for Corel's digital media products, so I don't know how much help you will get. Have you tried searching for a WP forum?

[RDouglass1]

I can understand that, so I am back to the start with no resolution.

I did not come to this forum because I had no other place to go. I did contact Corel CS to ask my questions, through their support link on the web site, and they then suggested that I call and speak to an agent at a number they sent me. The agent seemed peeved that I was told to call, he helped me very little, and then suggested I get on this forum to get further help.

I get the impression that Corel does not want to help customers unless they are using the PAID call per incident fee based system.

The fact that some of the SW I have from them doesn't work, at better than $300 doesn't make any diffenence.

I was told I could find help with the WP-Lightning Program, and get help with questions regarding the Quatro-Pro issue.

[Black Lab]

I don't know why they would tell you to come here when they have their own Officecommunity.com.

[teknisyan]

Hello RDouglass1,

If you will post your concern at Officecommunity.com, you may want to also tell them where you got your software, if it was from a retail store or a download. If you purchased if from corel.com, did you bought it from the North America region or UK.

[RDouglass1]

Hello RDouglass1,

If you will post your concern at Officecommunity.com, you may want to also tell them where you got your software, if it was from a retail store or a download. If you purchased if from corel.com, did you bought it from the North America region or UK.

Thanks to you, and Black Lab, for the info and Office Link. I started at that site, and just clicked on the link FORUM, and landed here. I will back Page and see if I can get re-directed the correct way. Thanks for the assist.