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- ------------ WELCOME TO PROFESSIONAL WRITE 2.2! ------------
-
- This Trial Disk introduces the features of Professional
- Write 2.2 -- the word processor that helps you work quickly
- to produce fast, polished results.
-
- --------------- TRIAL DISK SPECIFICATIONS ------------------
-
- The Trial Disk version of Professional Write 2.2 is just
- like the actual product, except for a few limitations that
- the full product doesn't have:
-
- 1. You can't save a document (but you can save an
- address book).
- 2. You can print only the first page of a document, and
- you can't merge a data file when printing.
- 3. No dictionary features are provided (spell check or
- thesaurus).
-
- PLEASE NOTE: To use the Trial Disk files, you must run the
- Install program. Installation requires two megabytes of
- free space on your hard disk.
-
- ---------------------- NEW FEATURES ------------------------
-
- GRAMMAR CHECKER -- Professional Write 2.2's Grammar Checker
- lets you review and edit your document's grammar, style,
- punctuation, and word use. You can use any of four writing
- styles to tailor the program for your documents.
-
- NEW PRINTER SUPPORT --Professional Write version 2.2 now
- offers over 150 printers to choose from, including the Canon
- LBP-4, HP DeskJet PLUS, HP LaserJet III, IBM LaserPrinter
- and more. Many additional cartridges and soft fonts are
- supported for the HP line of printers.
-
- AUTOMATIC HYPHENATION -- Professional Write 2.2 can
- hyphenate all (or just portions) of your document
- automatically. You can hyphenate your document at the
- Preview or Print screen.
-
- LARGER DOCUMENTS -- With Professional Write 2.2, document
- size isn't tied to available memory. This means that you
- can create documents hundreds of pages long -- or as large
- as about half of the free space on your hard disk.
-
- SHARING ADDRESS BOOK DATA --Using the new Append and Copy
- features, you can import or export delimited ASCII data
- between your address book and other databases, such as
- Professional File.
-
- ----------------------- NEED HELP? -------------------------
-
- If you're running the Trial Disk and need help, just press
- F1. By pressing Ctrl-F1, you can access an on-line manual,
- the Help Menu, from anywhere in the program.
-
- ---------------------- THINGS TO TRY -----------------------
-
- USING MENUS -- When you start Professional Write, you see
- its Main Menu. With CREATE/EDIT, you type a new document or
- edit an old one. Use SETUP to tell Professional Write what
- kind of equipment you have. Choose EXIT to leave the
- program and return to DOS.
-
- To choose a menu item, type the corresponding number, or use
- the Up or Down Arrow keys to highlight it and then press
- Enter.
-
- SAMPLE DOCUMENTS -- This disk contains a sample document
- called Sample.ltr, which you can use to see most of
- Professional Write's features. Use the other document,
- Sample.doc, to see Grammar Checker features.
-
- CREATING AND EDITING -- Choose CREATE/EDIT to edit the
- sample document. Press F1 to see a list of cursor movement
- keys. The cursor shows where your typing will appear.
- Professional Write's automatic wordwrap feature takes care
- of line endings for you.
-
- PULL-DOWN MENUS -- Professional Write's pull-down menu
- features let you edit, reformat, print, and save your
- documents. To see one, press the function key beside the
- menu title. For example, press F3 to choose an Edit
- function.
-
- SPEED KEYS -- Some pull-down menu options have Ctrl key
- combinations beside them. These speed keys let you select
- frequently-used commands without pulling down the menu.
-
- CHECKING GRAMMAR -- To use Professional Write's new Grammar
- Checker, get the Sample.doc file and make it your working
- copy. To do this, press F2, then select GET FILE. When
- the program prompts you, type sample.doc and press Enter.
- The Sample.doc file appears on the screen. Press F5 and
- select CHECK GRAMMAR TO END OF DOCUMENT. The Grammar
- Checker pauses and highlights questionable words, phrases,
- and punctuation. You can continue checking, or you can
- select EDIT SENTENCE and change the text. To stop checking
- grammar, press Esc.
-
- EDIT BLOCKS OF TEXT -- Mark a TEXT BLOCK to move, copy,
- delete, or emphasize the whole block at once. Press F3 and
- select MARK TEXT. Use the arrow keys to highlight a section
- of text and then press F10. The TEXT BLOCK OPERATIONS menu
- lists the changes you can make to the marked block.
-
- PREVIEW YOUR DOCUMENT -- Use Preview to see how your text
- will print. Press F2 and select PREVIEW WORKING COPY to see
- a full-screen view of the sample letter. To zoom in, press
- F2 for OPTIONS and select CHANGE VIEW.
-
- To change fonts from the Preview screen, press F3 and then
- select CHANGE FONT. Select a new font from the list shown
- on the screen. Professional Write automatically changes the
- font in Preview and displays new line and page breaks.
- Press Esc to return to the Edit screen.
-
- AUTOMATIC HYPHENATION -- When you're in Preview or Print,
- you can use Professional Write's automatic hyphenation
- feature. In Preview, press F2 to display the Options menu,
- and select SET PRINT STYLES. Choose HYPHENATED and press
- Enter to see automatic hyphenation.
-
- PRINTING YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT -- To print the first page of
- your sample Professional Write letter, press F2 and display
- the FILE/PRINT menu. Select PRINT WORKING COPY to display
- the PRINT OPTIONS menu. To accept the default settings,
- press Enter. Press Esc to return to the Main Menu. Choose
- SETUP, then choose SELECT PRINTER 1. Press F1 for
- instructions.
-
- To change fonts for your printer, mark the text and choose
- new fonts from the Text Block Operations menu.
-
- KEYBOARD MACROS -- MACROS are recorded keystrokes that you
- can replay to save time and effort. You can create macros
- that type a simple phrase or perform all the steps in a
- task. Press F2 and select USE MACROS.
-
- -------------------- ADVANCED FEATURES ---------------------
- Professional Write increases your productivity with these
- other features:
-
- Professional-quality output with laser printer fonts,
- including soft fonts and cartridges for HP, Apple
- LaserWriter, PostScript printers, and many more.
-
- Quick and automatic document conversion to or from
- MultiMate, WordPerfect, OfficeWriter, WordStar, Microsoft
- Word, DisplayWrite (DCA), PFS:First Choice or Wang PC.
-
- Information merging from Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, Harvard
- Graphics charts, or ASCII files.
-
- Address books, each containing up to 2000 names and
- addresses, that you can use for the inside addresses of
- letters.
-
- Automatic search and replacement of a word or phrase.
-
- --------------------- SPREAD THE WORD ----------------------
-
- This Professional Write Trial Disk is not copy-protected.
- We encourage you to copy it and pass it on to your friends
- and associates.
-
- -------------------- WHERE TO FIND IT ----------------------
-
- Professional Write is available through leading retail
- stores and corporate suppliers nationwide.
-
- ------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --------------------
-
- Professional Write requires 512K memory (440K of free
- memory), using DOS Version 2.0 or higher. You'll need two
- 5-1/4" or two 3-1/2" diskette drives OR a hard disk and a
- diskette drive. We recommend a hard disk. Supported
- systems: IBM PC, XT, AT, Convertible and IBM PS/2 models 25,
- 30, 50, 60, 70 and 80, and other 100% IBM compatible
- desktop, portable and laptop computers. Color or monochrome
- monitor. Preview requires CGA, EGA, VGA, or 100% compatible
- graphics card with a color monitors, or Hercules card with a
- monochrome monitor.
-
- For a list of supported printers, choose SETUP from the
- Trial Disk Main Menu, and choose PRINTER 1. Press PG DN or
- PG UP to see the complete list of supported printers.
-
- --------------------- NETWORK SUPPORT ----------------------
-
- Professional Write allows multiple users to access the
- program on a network file server. A Professional Write LAN
- Pack allows one or five additional users to access
- Professional Write. Professional Write LAN Pack supports
- these network operating systems: Novell Advanced NetWare
- (version 2.0 and above), 3COM, IBM Token-Ring and PC
- Networks using the IBM PC LAN Program, and Banyan VINES.
-
- Professional Write supports file locking, and requires that
- workstations have DOS 3.1 and 440K available memory.