This setup is puzzling because Corel says “WordPerfect Lightning is simple, free and doesn’t need a Web connection.”” You may not need a Web connection to use it, but it appears that you need one to install it.
The initial installer download is less than 1MB albeit it downloads more files as it installs the software. It aims to fill “a gap between today’s existing desktop and Web-based productivity tools.”Ĭorel got the “lightweight” claim part right.
The free note-taking software is easy to use and comes with an online collaboration account that allows you to synchronize notes.īut a link in not only reminded me that I once used WordPerfect and that the software suite still exists, it also pointed me to a cool free product that I have been testing for days now– WordPerfect Lightning.Ĭorel WordPerfect Lightning is a free lightweight word processor and note-taking software. If you click directly after the ending bracket of a bookmark and then add to the item the addition is not included in the bookmark.COREL WORDPERFECT LIGHTNING. If you click directly after the opening bracket of a bookmark and then add text or graphics to the item the addition is included in the bookmark. If you add text between any two characters enclosed in a bookmark the additional text is included in the bookmark. If you delete part of a marked item the bookmark stays with the remaining text. If you cut an entire marked item and then paste it in the same document the item and the bookmark move to the new location. If you copy an entire marked item to another document both documents contain identical items with identical bookmarks. If you copy all or part of a bookmarked block of text or an image to another location in the same document the bookmark remains with that original item and the copy is not marked. Below are changes you can make to bookmarks and the results you can expect. You can also add text to, and delete text from, marked items. You can cut, copy, and paste items that are marked with a bookmark. Top of Page Unexpected results when you edit a bookmark To learn more about AutoText, read Automatically insert text. If you insert the AutoText entry more than once in a document, Word removes the bookmark from the previous entry and attaches it to the most recent entry. If you store text that contains a bookmark as an AutoText entry, Word stores the bookmark with the entry. When you create an AutoText entry that contains a bookmark, make sure you select all of the text contained in the bookmark, including the opening and closing bookmark brackets. Top of Page Bookmark is missing from an AutoText entry
Right-click the field code, and then click Update Field on the shortcut menu. If a cross-reference doesn't reflect changes you make in the bookmark it refers to, update the field. Top of Page An item that refers to a bookmark isn’t updated correctly To learn more about field codes, read Field codes in Word. If the field name isn't spelled correctly, you might get an error message. Make sure that field names are spelled correctly Many items that use bookmarks - for example, cross-references and indexes - are inserted as fields.
To check for this, make sure you can see the bookmarks in your document. Make sure that the bookmark still exists People sometimes accidentally delete bookmarks when they delete other text.
To investigate the broken link, try the following: You can press Ctrl+Shift+F9 to convert the text in the field to regular text. You can restore the original text by pressing Ctrl+Z immediately after receiving the error message.
Word displays “Error! Bookmark Not Defined.” or “Error! Reference source not found.” when you update a field that has a broken link to a bookmark. Unexpected results when you edit a bookmark If you didn’t select anything when you added the bookmark (meaning you just placed your cursor in an area), the bookmark appears as an I-beam:Īn item that refers to a bookmark isn’t updated correctlyīookmark is missing from an AutoText entry If you add a bookmark to a block of text or an image (or any other item), the bookmark appears in brackets: