Editing WordPerfect (section)

==Unicode and Asian language editing==
WordPerfect lacks support for [[Unicode]],<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://officecommunity.com/wordperfect/f/general-feedback/15906/macro-to-create-unicode-styles-in-wordperfect |title = Macro to Create "Unicode" Styles in WordPerfect&nbsp;— General Feedback&nbsp;— WordPerfect Office&nbsp;— OfficeCommunity.com |website = OfficeCommunity.com |language = en |access-date = February 9, 2018 }}</ref> which limits its usefulness in many markets outside North America and Western Europe. Despite pleas from long-time users,<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?30844-Unicode-Support |title = Unicode Support |website = www.wpuniverse.com |date = March 25, 2010 |language = en |access-date = September 4, 2017 }}</ref> this feature has not yet been implemented.

For users in WordPerfect's traditional markets, the inability to deal with complex character sets, such as Asian language scripts, can cause difficulty when working on documents containing those characters. However, later versions have provided better compliance with interface conventions, file compatibility, and even Word interface emulation.

However, '''WordPerfect X4''' was reported to be able to import IPA character set, and copy and paste works as long as the pastes into WP are done via Paste Special > Unicode command. Publishing to PDF from WordPerfect embeds the WP-phonetic font together with the Unicode-compatible font.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wpuniverse.com/vb/showthread.php?31119-Unicode-and-the-future-of-WordPerfect&postid=211149#post211149 |title = Unicode and the future of WordPerfect |website = www.wpuniverse.com |date = May 12, 2010 }}</ref>