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Microsoft Word The Most Popular Word Processor for Windows Version 6.0

Word is the most popular word processor for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Small wonder. It was specifically designed to make both routine chores and complex tasks go faster. And that makes every day easier. For instance, with AutoCorrect, you'll fuss with fewer typos. For example, type "Teh" when you mean "The" and Word fixes it automatically. Tired of typing long phrases over and over? Put in an abbreviation instead and AutoText expands it for you.

OVERVIEW

What most people want from a word processor is an easier way to do their day-to-day work. Maybe that's why more people choose Microsoft Word than any other word processor for Microsoft Windows. As a member of the Microsoft Office family of programs, Word features IntelliSenseTM technology - built-in intelligence that senses what you want to do and produces the desired result, making routine tasks automatic and complex jobs easier. Word offers IntelliSense innovations such as AutoCorrect and AutoText, which automatically fix typos and expand your own abbreviations into full text for you.

Routine tasks also go fast with tools such as customizable toolbars, a new vertical ruler, and multilevel Undo. Word simplifies complex tasks with new AutoFormat, so you can preview and apply even advanced formats with a click. You also get wizards that build entire page layouts for you, improved Mail Merge, powerful tools for creating forms, and even special tools that simplify switching from WordPerfectr. Finally, all programs in the Microsoft Office family look alike and work together, so it's simple to do more with all your information. Try Word and see for yourself. And make every day easy.

HIGHLIGHTS

Word makes routine tasks go fast.

AutoCorrect automatically corrects misspelled words or common typing errors, such as miscapitalization.
AutoText helps you enter text faster by expanding entries from abbreviations.
Customizable toolbars provide one-step access to tools you use every day, let you create extra toolbars, and let you put them on-screen wherever you want.
Drag-and-drop editing lets you move text and graphics with the mouse and even corrects word spacing for you.
Vertical ruler makes it easy to place graphics exactly where you want them.
Multilevel Undo shows you a list of past actions, so you can track what you've done and undo it with a click.
Shortcut menus give you context-sensitive help when you click on screen items with the secondary mouse button.
Fully editable Print Preview displays up to 128* "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" (WYSIWYG ) pages and lets you drag text and graphics between pages.
Integrated grammar and spelling checkers spot errors, suggest corrections, and run fast because they're not separate programs.

Word makes complex tasks simple.

AutoFormat helps anyone create great-looking documents fast-just browse the gallery of sample document styles, then click one to choose or change your document's look.
Tables and table formatting are simple. Click the Tables button to insert a table, then click Table AutoFormat to see and apply any of 34 formats. Depending on screen resolution.
Wizards make entire page layouts fast; just choose the style of newsletter, resu-mé, or other layout you want, and wiz-ards build it for you.
Smart bullets and numbering make it easy to create lists. New lines are bul-leted or renumbered automatically.
Borders and shading are simple. Add them with a few clicks to give your key points the emphasis they deserve.
Variable-width columns are simple. Just click the Columns button to create up to 45 columns of text, then point and click to set column widths wherever you want.
Improved Mail Merge gives you step-by-step help to make creating personalized form letters and bulk mailings a breeze. Plus, it makes it easier to output the merge to labels, envelopes, and even electronic mail.
Print custom label sizes and print bar codes on envelopes for mass mailings.
Styles and templates by the dozen are ready-made in Word, and you can also create them from your own documents.
Forms no longer require a separate program. Word gives you several popular forms, plus all the tools you need to make your own.
Improved Drawing tool lets you make graphics and use drawing layers, so you can create logos or "watermarks" and place them behind text. WordArt lets you stretch, curve, reverse, and otherwise jazz up text.

Integrated charting is a click away on the toolbar.

Choose from 84 styles, including pie, bar, column, and 3-D.
Frames let you put words or graphics in invisible boxes that you can move anywhere on the page-text wraps around them.
Improved Revision Marking and Compare Versions let you easily edit and review workgroup revisions to a document online.

Switch easily from WordPerfect to Word.

Use old WordPerfect commands with a feature called Help for WordPerfect Users, which shows you equivalent Word commands so you can learn while you work.
Use your WordPerfect files as usual thanks to unsurpassed file conversion that converts documents on the fly.
See how superior the conversion capabilities in Word are by converting WordPerfect's printer.tst.
Switch from other programs without missing a beat. Word converts files from all major word processing programs.

THE MICROSOFT OFFICE FAMILY: A WHOLE NEW WAY TO WORK.

The Microsoft Office family is a set of essential, full-featured programs for the Windows operating system that work alike and work together. With exclusive IntelliSense technology and OfficeLinks, the Microsoft Office family redefines consistency and goes beyond the usual ideas about ease of use, beyond cut and paste, and beyond macros. The best way to get the benefits of the Microsoft Office family is in the Microsoft Office Standard and Professional editions, the most popular office suites on the market today.

SPECIFICATIONS

To run Word, you need:

MS-DOSr operating system version 3.1 or later

Any of the following (must be acquired separately): Microsoft Windows v. 3.1 or later, Microsoft WindowsTM for Workgroups version 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows NTTM version 3.1 or later, Microsoft WindowsTM for Pen Computing

Personal computer using a 286, 386, or higher microprocessor, 4 MB of memory required, One 3.5" high-density (1.44 MB) disk drive [3.5" low-density (720K) disks or 5.25" high-density (1.2 MB) disks available separately], EGA or higher resolution monitor compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later, Hard-disk space needed:

Laptop (min.) installation: 5 MB, Typical installation: 18 MB, Full installation: 25 MB

If networked, you need: Networks compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later

To print, choose from: Printers, plotters, and networks supported by Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later (no special net-work version required)

Options:Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device, Supported graphics and text file formats (Word supports 17 graphic file formats and more than 30 text file formats)

Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and IntelliSense, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CorrectText Grammar Correction System developed by Houghton Mifflin Company; underlying technology developed by Language Systems, Inc. English spelling software developed by Houghton Mifflin Company, publishers of The American Heritage Dictionary. WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.

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