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│ WINDOWS GRAPHICS PROGRAMS │
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│ INDEX: this section is divided into several │
│ categories, listed in the order below: │
│ 1) word processing and DTP. │
│ 2) drawing programs, graphics utilities. │
│ 3) multimedia presentation systems │
│ 4) childrens graphics programs │
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WINDOWS: WORD PROCESSORS & D.T.P Adults
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W461: WORD EXPRESS (94) MICROVISION - £3.00 HD ONLY
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First shareware Windows word processor. VERY impressive! Fully featured yet
very easy to use. Includes basic DTP features, ideal for quickly creating
documents, letters, and leaflets. True WYSIWYG display, paragraph/character
styles, embedded tables and pictures (PCX, BMP, TIF, WMF), columns, headers &
footers, borders and shades, bullets, numbered lists, insert fields, mail
merge, spell checker. Text frames (portrait or rotated), drawing tools, snap
to guides or grid, user editable guides. Crop, clip or rotate pictures, many
other features. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. 1.2MB(2.5); £46 (thesaurus, manual,
larger spellchecker in language of choice); 386+. WIN 3.1+. 4MB RAM. *****
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WINDOWS: DRAWING AND GRAPHICS MANIPULATION Adults
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W267: WINDOWS GRAPHICS MANIPULATORS - £3.00 HD ONLY
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GRAPHICS WORKSHOP FOR WINDOWS v1.1 (93) ALCHEMY MINDWORKS - Windows version
of Graphics Workshop (H264), performs most of the funtions of the DOS version
(no scanner support) plus a thumbnail mode (each image represented by a small
picture). Extremely useful for converting, viewing & printing graphics files
to required formats (supports & converts between GEM/IMG, PIC, MSP, EPS, RLE,
Halo CUT, BMP, EPS, IMG, GIF, MAC, PCX, TIF, WPG, IFF/LBM, ASCII text & self-
displaying EXE files). Use to flip, dither, reverse, rotate, sharpen, soften,
scale, crop, convert colour pics to b&w for inclusion in DTP, etc. Tag files
for converting whole batches at once (useful for clipart). 14+; 300K(850);
£36.43 (update, support, screen capture). *****
PAINTSHOP PRO v2.0 (93) JASC - award winning Windows graphics program that
seems to be everyone's favourite. Supports & converts between JPEG, KODAK CD,
BMP, CLP, CUT, DIB, EPS, GIF, IFF, IMG, JAS, JIF, LBM, MAC, MSP, PIC, PCX,
RAS, RLE, TGA, TIFF, WMF, WMP pics. Work with multiple images, batch convert,
screen capture, OLE server, scanner support. Flip, rotate, greyscale, adjust
palette, zoom, dither etc. BRILLIANT and very easy to use. 12+;600K(1MB); £49
+ VAT (manual, support); *****
W495: WINDOWS GRAPHICS UTILITIES - £3.00 HD ONLY
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MEDIA CENTRE (94) JASC - indispensable for large collections of clipart or
sound files. Produce "albums" with small thumbnails representing each file.
These can be pictures, sounds or animations. All types can be mixed in a
single album - covers MIDI, WAV, FLI and AVI (video for windows) plus 37
graphic formats (raster & vector) including PCX, BMP, GIF, WMF, GEM,
CORELDRAW, ETC. To view full screen picture or listen to a file simply click
on the thumbnail. You can select your own files or get the program to scan
directories for certain file types. Once you have made an album you can view
without actually having the files in place (ideal for keeping track of CD
clipart collections). Slideshow. Add comments. Albums can be added to,
merged, printed etc. 800k (1.7MB); £47 (manual, support) *****
SCREEN THIEF FOR WINDOWS v1.0 (95) NILDRAM (UK) - the ultimate Windows screen
capture system - up to 8 user definable hotkey combinations. Capture desktop,
windows, active application only, or user defined cutout. "Auto- demote" to
lowest graphic resolution to save disk space, save to BMP, PCX, GIF or RLE.
Auto naming/numbering of captured files. Print. 290K (700K); £23.55 (no
reminders, update); EXCELLENT. *****
ULTRACLIP v1.9 (94) OVERMYER - very useful extension to Windows clipboard.
Save objects in multiple windows, plus more! 170K (500); FW; ****
W390: TOPDRAW v1.0b (94) TOP SOFTWARE - £3.00 ONLY
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Very powerful Windows object-orientated drawing program. Perfect for experts
and beginners. Use for brochures, diagrams, newsletters, logos, diagrams, DTP
etc. Includes a large pre-drawn selection of symbols & shapes, plus example
drawings. Features include - layers, text wrap to fit shapes, patterns, line
styles. On-line help. OUTSTANDING. 14+; 900K(2MB); *REG* £49+VAT (manual,
support, more shapes); 2MB RAM. *****
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WINDOWS: MULTIMEDIA COLLECTION from SOFTLINE INC Adults
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Series of "talking" programs, each with a different purpose. All play sound
files through the PC internal speaker (or an installed Windows sound device).
Users create their own pictures (BMP), and sound files (with Windows Sound
Recorder). Soundcard & microphone needed. Once you've created your brochure,
resumé, slideshow etc. it can be played back on any PC that has Windows
installed (no extra hardware required). Speech is surpisingly clear even
through PC speaker. All programs come with easy windows installation program.
W339: SOFTLINE BROCHURE v3.3 (93)
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A commercial advertising tool for companies - assemble your talking brochure
and distribute it freely ( no royalties - registered version only ) through
mailouts, trade shows etc, etc. Accesses windows Write files for more textual
information that can be read or printed out by potential customers. Easy to
use and setup. 300K(700); $99.95; MICROPHONE. SOUNDCARD. ****
W340: SOFTLINE RESUME v3.3 (93)
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A unique and attention-grabbing way of making sure your future employer reads
your job application! Scan in your photo, talk about yourself, include
details in a Write file. 250K(500); $29.95. ****
W342: PICTURE IT WITH SOUND v3.3 (93)
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Create your own lessons, tutorials & other works (see LOOK & LISTEN series
for children in Windows Educational section) using your own pictures and
voice. Picture shrink/stretch (fully resizeable). 300K (700); $9.95. ****
W341: TALKING SLIDESHOW v3.3 (93)
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Assemble your own professional presentations for tradeshows, meetings etc.
Sound and loop adjustment. Similar to W342 (above) but does not auto
stretch/shrink picture files so is the better choice for using with scanned
photos or other high resolution pictures. 300K(700); $9.95. ****
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WINDOWS: Childrens Graphics Programs Ages 4-Adult
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W432: GRAPHIC FUN FOR WINDOWS - £3.00 HD ONLY
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS (92) SOFTWARE IN MOTION - computer version of "Lights Alive"
pegboard game. Create, save and load coloured pegboard pictures. Then light
them up! Simple pleasure for the very young or those that like to doodle! 42K
(80); $15 (update); MOUSE. ****
CHILDS PLAY (95) ALSTON LABS - amazing 256 colour paint program with super
sound effects (soundcard needed) and an array of tools, "rubber stamps" and
special effects. These include crazy pens, chalk, spirograph, "toothpaste",
automatic "reflections" and much more. Load, save and print pictures (BMP
format). Easy and fun for all ages from 3½ upwards. 280K (600); £17.50 (more
sound and no shareware reminders); needs VBRUN 300 (see disk W400). *****
BLAZON (92) P.BARRETT (UK) - good heraldic design program that can teach many
principles of heraldry in a fun way. Select basic shape & design from menus,
choose tincture (colour), patterns, lines, pictures and drag into position.
Samples, detailed help, suggestions of useful books. Teachers! brighten up
medieval history lessons. 9-ADULT; 100K(160); £10(update). ****
PICTURE THIS! (94) ALSTON LABS - super drawing/painting for kids or the young
at heart! Fully fledged paint program with extras - sound effects, special
effects (inverter, magnifier, imploder, confetti, starbursts etc) and a nice
"stamp pad". Chalk, paint, pen, marker etc. 4 types of eraser! 4-ADULT;
330K(700); £20 (more stamps, sound, options); *****
FACEMAKER (92) create faces for printing or transferring to other programs.
Supports multiple windows - tile all your creations to make a rogues gallery!
15 "heads" including lightbulb, globe, apple, disk. Also eyes, hair, mouths,
noses. Add captions. "Animate" feature. 5-12; 91K(160); FW. ****
FLICBOOK (92) CHANNEL SYSTEMS (UK) - like old flick books. Dots recorded as
drawn, then play back to animate.20 demos provide ideas for your own. 8+; 90K
(150); £30 (£10 schools, more dots). NEEDS VBRUN100 (disk W400). ***
*** THATS RIGHT! TRY ALL SIX OF THE ABOVE TITLES FOR JUST £3.00 ***
W271: JURASSIC CAD (93) TRIBAL SOFTWARE
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Select dinosaurs and scenery (volcanoes, trees) from a picture menu bar or
import bitmaps & icons. Move, crop, & resize individual pics to create your
own scenes.Also simple drawing tools - line, circle etc.). 7+; 430K(1MB); $20
(no shareware screens, other demos); Win 3.1. ****
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│ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │
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│ Related programs that may be of interest - to │
│ locate, make a note of disk number, then use │
│ the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │
│ 1) H257 - KIDART - BMP pics (for wallpaper?) │
│ 2) H497 - GRAPHICS WORKSHOP (DOS version) │
│ 3) W564 - DESIGN A ROOM excellent planner │
│ PCX CLIPART (suitable for Windows Paintbrush, │
│ Word Express, Topdraw) is under MISCELLANOUS. │
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