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╓─────────────╖
║ CA-Textor ║
║ version 6.0 ║
╙─────────────╜
by Tony Curro
One program that there is no shortage of is word processors. We all
write letters to communicate with others. Computer Associates, a company
with many Windows and MAC products, has CA-Textor.
Installation of Textor is easy and straight forward. It requires
3524K for a full installation. It has an intuitive end-user design with
features that will produce a professional document.
When Textor is running you see, on the lower right corner of the
screen, options for, INSERT, CAPS LOCK, NUMLOCK, and SCROLL LOCK, each of
which can be activated or deactivated by a click on the button. Bold,
Italic and others can be selected from buttons. If you want to bold a
portion of text, you highlight it, and then press the Bold button. Clicking
on the button again will change it back to its normal state. Replacing text
is as easy as highlighting it, and then typing the replacement text.
You can create multiple paragraph formats and apply them as you
need them. Textor can do calculations, and has DTP features, like creating
columns. Textor also has a built in table editing facility.
Textor has good Mail Merge capabilities. It will support ASCII,
dBASE, SuperDB and CA-UpToDate.
I was impressed by several features of Textor. A Glossary is an
excellent feature. You create a glossary of often used phrases, or words.
Once saved you can bring them up at any time. I use the phrase
'ComputerTalk Magazine,' quite often. With Textor I do NOT have to type it
each time. Using the glossary I typed it once!
Library Management is also a useful feature. You can create a
folder for each group of documents. So if you have Accounts Payable,
Accounts Receivable and so on, you set up a folder for each. Folder names
can be 12 characters long and documents stored in them can be 40 characters
long. It will also show you a history of the document that includes author,
last revision date, time and so on.
Textor comes with a spell checker and thesaurus as do all word
processors. However, Textor includes them in English, British, and French.
These are especially suited for users with international needs.
The Tool Bar is Textor is fully configurable. You can change the
location of the toolbar; information displayed on the button-text, icon or
both. You can also change the order and the add more buttons than are shown
on screen, and can use them by clicking on the right and left arrow icons
below the bar.
I did omit most of the features of Textor. Such features as Copy,
Paste, Delete, Header, Footer, Page Number and so on are in the high-end
word processors, and Textor is no exception in that regard. It contains all
these features and many others.
Additional features include: Context Sensitive Help, Tutorials,
Automatic Pagination, and more.
I had two drawbacks with Textor. One, was that I was not able to
put a graphic in the upper left corner of the page, and then have Name,
Address centered on the same lines. Second is that the Fonts do not appear
alphabetically. I found this a little annoying. Then again I do have a VAST
amount of fonts, so I had a few to go through.
Overall, I did like the product. The street price should be
competitive with the other products out there, and does deserve a look.
╓────────────────────────────────╖
║ Product Information ║
╟────────────────────────────────╢
║ CA-Textor ║
║ version 6.0 ║
╟────────────────────────────────╢
║ List Price $225 ║
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║ Computer Associates ║
║ One Computer Associates Plaza ║
║ Islandia, NY 11788-7000 ║
║ 516-324-5224 ║
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