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  1. PAGESTREAM 3.0: THE COMPLETE FEATURE COMPARISON
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  3.  
  4. This file should be printed with a monospaced font such as Courier in a
  5. small size. It cannot be properly viewed onscreen with the More utility
  6. because it is 95 columns wide.
  7.  
  8. Note: Quark XPress and Aldus PageMaker are available only for Macintosh
  9. and Windows. They are listed in this comparison to demonstrate that
  10. PageStream 3.0 is not only the best Amiga desktop publishing program, but
  11. the best for any computer.
  12.  
  13. New Feature Symbols
  14. -------------------
  15. *         New feature in PageStream 3.0
  16. +         Improved feature in PageStream 3.0
  17.  
  18. Comparison Symbols
  19. ------------------
  20. *         Full implementation of feature
  21. ·         Limited implementation of feature
  22. +         More modules will be added after initial release
  23. ?         Unknown
  24. unlimited Limited only by machine constraints
  25.  
  26.  
  27.   INTERFACE                               PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
  28. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  29.   Maximum number of open documents        unlimited      1           25           unlimited
  30. * Maximum number of document views        unlimited      1           1            1
  31. *    reveal/hide document views           *
  32.   Moveable document view windows          *                          *            *
  33.   Save program defaults                   *              ·           *            *
  34. * Load program defaults                   *                          *
  35.   Pasteboard surrounding pages            ·              ·           *            *
  36.   Moveable toolbox                        *                          *            *
  37. *    change size and orientation          *
  38. * Toolbar for common menu commands        *
  39. * Edit palette (control/measurement)      *                          *            *
  40. * Number of operation/selection palettes  6              0           6            3
  41. + Number of view magnifications           13             5           6            8
  42.      user-specified view magnification    *              *           *            *
  43.      view magnification zoom              *              *           *            *
  44.      maximum view magnification           3000%          400%        400%         800%
  45. * Drag page to scroll                     *                          *            *
  46. * AutoScroll                              *              *           *            *
  47.  
  48.   DOCUMENT CONSTRUCTION                   PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
  49. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  50. + Number of pre-defined page sizes        15             6           5            13
  51.   Maximum page size (in inches)           2000"x2000"    48"x48"     48"x48"      42"x42"
  52.      change size of pages at any time     *              *           *            *
  53. *    mix page sizes in a document         *              *
  54. + Maximum document size (in pages)        unlimited      9999        2000         999
  55. * Join pages into spreads                 *                          ·            ·
  56. * Maximum number of master pages          unlimited      0           127          2
  57.      edit master objects on normal pages                             *
  58.      hide master objects on normal pages  *                                       *
  59.      retroactive master column changes                               *            *
  60. * Visual page arrangement                 *              *           *            ·
  61.   Insert/Delete/Move multiple pages       *              *           *            *
  62. + Automatic page numbering                *              ·           ·            ·
  63.   Automatic page insertion                                           *            *
  64.   Link and unlink columns                 *              ·           *            *
  65.  
  66.   LAYOUT AIDS                             PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
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  68. + Snap-to-guides                          *                          *            *
  69. *    page (margin and column) guides      *              ·           *            *
  70. +    ruler guides                         *                          *            *
  71. *    adjustable guide strength            *
  72.      show and hide guides                 *                          *            ·
  73. *    user-defined guide color             *                          *
  74.   Snap-to-grid                            *              *                        ·
  75. *    adjustable grid strength             *
  76.      show and hide grid                   *              *
  77. *    user-defined grid color              *
  78. *    grid offset                          *
  79. *    grid display interval                *
  80. + Rulers                                  *              *           *            *
  81.      show and hide rulers                 *              *           *            *
  82. *    adjustable ruler offset              *
  83. *    adjustable ruler zero point          *                          *            *
  84. *    adjustable ruler direction           *
  85. *    custom vertical and horizontal rulers*                                       *
  86. + Number of measurement system options    11             3           7            6
  87. +    maximum precision                    0.001 pts      0.001"      0.001 units  0.001"
  88. *    mix measurement systems in fields    *                          *            ·
  89.  
  90.   LONG DOCUMENT PUBLISHING                PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
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  92. * Chapters and subchapters                *                          ·
  93. * Chapter numbering                       *
  94.   Link multiple documents                                            *            *
  95. * Automatic table of contents             ·                                       *
  96. * Automatic indexing                      ·                                       *
  97. * Continued from/to numbers               ·                          *            ·
  98. * Anchor objects to text                  *                          *            *
  99.  
  100.   WORD PROCESSING                         PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
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  102. + Cut, copy and paste text                *              *           *            *
  103. + Find/replace text and text attributes   *              ·           *            *
  104. +    search article and document          *              ·           *            ·
  105. + Spelling checker                        *              ·           *            ·
  106. +    user-defined spelling dictionaries   *              *           *            *
  107. +    check word, article and document     *              ·           *            *
  108. + Import/export formats                   7/7+           9/0         ?/?          ?/?
  109. *    convert quotes, commas, dashes       *                          *            ·
  110. *    import style tags                    *                          *            *
  111. * List articles in a document             *                                       *
  112. + Maximum number of tabs                  unlimited      16          20           40
  113. +    number of alignment options          6              1           6            4
  114. +    place numerically or manually        *              ·           *            *
  115. *    right indent tab                     *                          *            *
  116. *    dot leaders (custom filled tabs)     *                          *            *
  117. * Smart quotes                            *                          *
  118. * Smart dashes                            *
  119. * Show/Hide invisible characters          *                          *
  120.  
  121.   WORD PROCESSING                         PAGESTREAM3.0  PROPAGE4.1  XPRESS 3.3   PAGEMAKER 5.0
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  123. + Character st