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Allpurchasesamsubjedtoavailability.Prices andspecifica!ionsmaybechangedwiltloulnotice;pricesOOoot nctudeshfpilgaodhandilg.3<ktaymoney -backpolicydoesnotlnduderetwn freijltand original~charges. appliesonlyto Micronbrarldproductsandbegilsfromdaleof~ L ARsalesaresobjecltoMicrooEiedronics'cooenttennsandconditionsolsale.Leasepricesbasedon3&monthlease. The lnlellnside logo and PenUum are registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark or tnt~ corpomtlon. Microsoft, Wndows, Wndows NT and the Wndows logo aTe regislered tradema:ks and ol M'aosofl Corpofation. AB other service marKs. trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respedive companies. SOOT970Nl 114 A simple touch makes everything • Close your hand around the new eas1er. Microsoft" lntelliMouse: Right beneath your index finger is a raised rubber Wheel. Go to Microsoft Excel 97. Press the In Microsoft Word 97 roll the Wheel forward . CTRL key and push the Wheel forward You zip up toward the top of your document. or backward. You zoom in closer or Roll it backward and you zip back toward zoom out farther. See how manageable the end. Roll it slowly to move just a few even a massive spreadsheet becomes. lines at a time. This is how the new A final touch. lntelliMouse works with new To scroll through Web pages with Microsoft Office 97 and lots Microsoft Internet Explorer, press of other lntelli Mouse- compatib le programs the Wheel once and move the to make getting mouse downward. Your computer your work done goes into AutoScroll mode. easier. Automatically, ro lling line by line through your entire document. Without even lifting a finger. Microsoft• IntelliMouse Where do you want to go today?• www.microsoft.comjhardwarej february 1997 EDITORIAL Editor in Chief: Brad Dosland Senior Editor: Michael Brown News Editor: Brya n Del Rizzo Technical Editor: Chri s Dunph y Reviews Editor: And rew Sanchez Production Editor: Ingrid Bush Contributing Editors: Tom Halfhill, Shel Kim en, T. Li am McDonald, David Pescovitz, Jon Phillips Contributing Writers: Jay Boor, Mike Brittman, Lee Buchanan, Brad Craig, Christina Davis, Adam Douglas, Marty Jerome, Neil Redding Disc Editor: Sean Downey Associate Disc Editor: Sean Cleveland Web Goth : Daevid Vin ce nt ART Art Director: Lau ra Morris Associate Art Director: lnka Petersen Contributing Artist: Becky Albe r, Lou Beach, Gerry Se rrano Contributing Photographers: Aaron Lauer, Mark Madeo PRODUCTION Production Director: