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FACT SHEET: Word 6.0, Excel 5.0 and Office 4.2 32-bit versions for Windows NT

When would you use Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT?

Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT are the industrial strength versions of their Windows and Macintosh siblings. While they include all of the same ease-of-use features, they also take advantage of the enhanced capabilities that only Windows NT can provide. Examples of scenarios where you would recommend using Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT are:

• Mission Critical Financial Trading-you need a real-time trading application that pulls data from the New York Stock Exchange and determines how and when to sell securities. This is a system that calls for a high performance operating system with powerful applications, like Excel, that must have the highest level of reliability or you lose a lot of money. This is perfect fit for Excel 5.0 for Windows NT.
• Large Data Analysis-you need to quickly analyse vast amounts of data from your SQL Server or even a legacy database system. Excel 5.0 for Windows NT provides you with all the data analysis tools and the capacity to work with virtually limitless amounts of data.
• Working with Large Documents-you are working in a collaborative environment with many authors on a very large document. You need a feature like Master Documents in Word 6.0 for Windows but the document you are working on is too big. Word 6.0 for Windows NT is the perfect solution because its improved capacity for creating and managing long documents makes it easier for you and you workgroup to build huge documents.
• Document Publishing Systems-you need a mission critical document publishing system that prints and distributes interest rate levels around the world for a multinational banking firm. Since your business depends on this solution, you need a system that can handle very large volumes of information and process it reliably. Word 6.0 for Windows NT is the solution you are looking for.
• High Security Needs-your company has three shifts that operate around the clock using the same machines. However, your company has strict security guidelines and requires that users cannot modify their applications and more importantly, cannot modify other peoples applications. Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT are perfectly suited for this operation because they both use the Windows NT Registry which enables systems administrators to create per-user word processing and spreadsheet environments for individual users or groups of users.

Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT are true Win32 applications, meaning that users benefit from the advanced security, performance, and application robustness features provided in Windows NT Workstation. For example:

• Core Code Applications-Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 share nearly every feature across the Windows, Windows NT and Macintosh platforms. Now, users can choose these best-of-breed applications regardless of platform. Benefits:

  1. No file conversions

  2. Identical user interface

  3. No extra training or support costs

  4. Distribute Office-based solutions across multiple platforms

• Support for Long Filenames-Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT users will be able save their documents with descriptive filenames up to 255 characters, making it easier to manage and identify documents.
• Windows NT's Robust Security Model-All Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 for Windows NT configuration information and user preferences are stored in Windows NT's Registry. This means that administrators and power users will be able to create unique word processing and spreadsheet environments that are customized for particular users.
• Superior Resource Management-Windows NT's exceptional resource management capabilities make it easier for Word 6.0 for Windows NT to work with large amounts of data.
• Bigger PivotTables and spreadsheets-the PivotTable cache is only limited by available memory vs. 64K in Excel 5.0 for Windows. Now, every cell in a worksheet can contain data at once.
• Improved Master Document capabilities-over 500 sub-docs vs. 40 for Word 6.0 for Windows makes it easier for users to create and manage long, complex documents.
• Multi-threaded Processing Background Printing is implemented as a separate threaded in Word 6.0 for Windows NT Workstation. This means that users who print documents will be spawning a separate process, quickly returning control back to the user.

Go Farther with Microsoft Office for Windows NT

Get the most from Windows NT with the Microsoft Office for Windows NT - a set of leading, full-featured programs designed to work together like one. Featuring 32-bit versions of Microsoft Excel 5.0 and Word 6.0, it also includes PowerPoint presentation graphics program for Windows and the Microsoft Office Manager, which allows you to easily launch and switch between applications.

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