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AUTHOR Pollard, Jim TITLE Product Descriptions: for School Use. A Critical Review of Products. A MicroSIFT Report. INSTITUTION Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, Oreg. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Rescik:cri and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE May 89 CONTRACT 400-86-006 NOTE 13p.; For narrative descriptions, see IR 052 891. PUB TYPE Book/Product Reviews (072)

EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Reviews; Costs; *; Elementary Secondary Education; *Evaluation Criteria; Layout (Publications); *; Publishing Industry; *User Needs (Information)

ABSTRACT This report presents tabular evaluations of 13 products described by their publishers as appropriate for desktop publishing. These products have in common the ability to combine text and on a ; however, they vary greatly in capabilities and cost. Some products have a very narrow use (e.g., certificate makers and puzzle generators), and some have a very general use (e.g., drawing programs thrt can also format text into columns). Each product evaluated fulfills tne following criteria: (1) text and graphics must be able to move freely on the page; (2) text and graphics must be able to be imported from other sources;.(3) the program must be defined by the publisher as appropriate for use in schools; and (4) the product must operate on an Apple II series, a , or an MS-DOS compatible . Although some products are specially packaged for schools, most are designed for business or professional use, and schools will have to make certain adjustments to those programs to fit an educational setting or specific curriculum. The reviews for each of the individual products are summarized and presented in five tables: (1) Summary of Performance (the best and worst features of each of the products together with a general recommendation about appropriate applications; (2) Required and Optional Equipment, including minimum memory requirements;(3) Features; (4) Word Processing and Graphics Features; and (5) Other Features, which include search and replace; spellcheck; style sheet, , and software programs that can be used with the product. A list of publishers' addresses and phone Is included. (SD)

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS: DESKTOP PUBLISHING FOR SCHOOL USE

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PRODUCTS

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May 1989

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Jim Pollard

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 101 S.W. Main, Suite 500 Portland, Oregon 97204

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This publication is based on work sponsored, whollyor in This publication is based on work sponsored whollyor in part by part, by the Office of Educational Research and Improve- the U.S. Department of Education under Cooperative Agreement ment (OERI), Department of Education, under Contract Number S188A80003. The content of this publication doesnot Number 400-86-006. The content of this publication does necessarily reflect the views of the department or any other not necessarily reflect the views of the OERi, the Depart- agency of the U.S. Government. ment, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Table of Contents

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Introduction 1 Summaries Byline 1.0 4 Children's Writing and Publishing Center School Edition 4 First Publisher 2.0 4 Medley 1.0 S Page Maker 3.0 MS-DOS 5 Page Maker 3.G Macintosh 6 6 Publish It! 1.01 Apple II 7 Publish It! 1.11 MS-COS 7 Quark Style 1.01 7 Quark "Tress 2.0 8 Springboard Publisher 1.11 Apple II 8 Springboard Publisher 1 06 Macintosh 8 Required and Optional Equipment 9 Page Layout Features 10 Word Processing and Graphics Features 11 Other Features 13 Publishers 14

i Introduction

In this report, we have summarized our look at a number of products which are described by their publishersas appropriate for "desktop publishing.' The products ..ave in common the ability to combine text and graphicson a page, but beyond that there is a very wide range of capabilities and prices. There are products which are also marketed as desktop publishing software but which have a very narrow use (e.g., certificate makers, puzzle generators, etc.) or a very broad use (e.g., a drawing program which can also format text into columns.) In choosing products for this report we use the following criteria:

the product must allow text and graphics to be placed and no-ed freely on a page;

the product must import both text and graphics from other sources;

the publisher must identify the product as appropriate for desktop publishing in the schools; and

the product must operate on an Apple II series, a Macintosh, or an MS-DOS compatible microcomputer.

The products reviewed were not written for the school market. Some, like the Children's Writing and Publishing Center, were written for a broader market and specially packaged for schools. Most, however,were designed for business and professional use. If schools find them useful, they will have to make the adjustmentsto fit an educational setting and a specific curriculum.

The criteria for reviewing desktop publishing software for schools are not greatly different from those which might he used to evaluate the products for business. A product must work well and have featuresw hich are essential if it is to be useful in either setting. In addition to these considerations, since teachers have reported that much of the software they have been using is too difficult fcr their students to learn, we lockedat the products with ease of use and ease of learning in mind.

The general features we looked at were:

PriceThe least expensive packages cost in the 570-S100 range, themost expensive were in the S700-5800 range.

Minimum RAMThe range was not significant except on Apple II seriescomputers. Macintosh and MS-DOS products tended to operate with the standard RAM, but Apple IIGS products often required themost memory possible on the machine.

Required HardwareOther than your computer, what will you need tooperate the program? The extras can be ctly if they include a hard disk drive, high resolution monitor, etc.

Optional HardwareCan you use any of the fancy equipment thatyou already own?

Some features specific to desktop publishers that we looked atwere:

Master PagesCan you graphics, layouts, borders, etc. which automaticallyappear on every page? This feature is not essential, but it can save timeon lengthy .

UndoCan you change your mind about the last actionyou performed and have the document restored to how it was? Most have this feature.

RulesCan you draw lines to separate columns, stories, banners, etc.?

Import TextSince a desktop publisher is used to assemble elements from othersources, the specific word processing from which the package will import text isvery important. Especially look for the you use, since it is a bother to have to reformat your text after it is in the page layoutprogram.

5 Import GraphicsSimilarly, you should be able to import the pictures you draw elsewhere. If you havea large Clip Art collection, make sure that the package will import graphics in that format.

DrawCan you create graphics within the desktop publishing program? Some allow simple frames and lines, others provide a complete set of painting tools.

Number of columnsThis number is not especially important if it is at least four. More columns on a pageare usually only necessary if you are using paper other than letter size.

LeadingCan you vary the amount of space between lines? Varying often helps in makinga page more readable and attractive.

KerningCan you vary the iistance between particular letter pairs (e.g., reduce thespace between the "w" and the "o" in "word"). is not essential for most school publishing. Some programs do not kern but will allow you to vary the between all of the letters.

TemplatesAre there templates to guide you in creating an appealing layout? Some products provide them and some of those require them.

Clip ArtDoes the package have some graphics included?

TypefacesWhat does the program provide? (For Macintosh programs the fontsare not provided with the program but are part of the system you are using.)

Font sizesThis figure will be a range. Not all typefaces will have all of the sizes. Macintosh products will usually allow any size within the range for any .

Type StylesWhat can you use to emphasize the text?

Search and replaceCan you find a particular piece of text and substitutesome other text automatically? This is important primarily if you are using the package to enter most of your text.

Spell checkDoes the program check spelling automatically? Even ifyou enter the text somewhere else, this feature is helpful.

ExportWill any other programs be able to use any of the information fromyour completed page layout?

Style SheetsA style sheet allows you to package a group of formatting commands and givethem a name. When you .vant a to look a particular way, you just attach that style'sname to the paragraph.

RulersMost programs have rulers which help you design you page.

Finally, we made some judgments to determine the following criteria:

Grade Range Since most of the packages were not intended to be used in schools,they did not usually list a grade range.

Ease of LearningThis was one of the primary considerations for teachers. We ratednot only the software, but also the supplementary materials.

Ease of UseOnce you know how to use a package, how easy is iton a day-to-day basis? This perception is not always the same as ease of learning, since some of the things that make a programeasy to learn get in the way when you just want to do things fast.

Best FeaturesThis was not only what we liked best, but also what would bemost appropriate in the school.

Worst FeaturesWhat bothered the reviewers most about the program?

2 6 _. Finally, for each product we have made a rec ommendation. It is difficult to make an overall recommendation since the needs w ithin a school differ so greatly. In gcnerai,)ou are planning to produce quality products on an ongoing basis, then the entry level MS-DOS and Apple II products may not be powerful enough. In all of the Apple II products the lack of speed was a problem which would become significant in day-to-day use.

3 Summary of Performance

Title Best Features Worst Features Recommendation Byline 1.0 The program does not require There is no autclow around Byline is difficult to use. The Ashton-Tate any special equipment for MS-graphic elements or other text program is designed to be run DOS compatible elements. When a picture is on less powerful , microcomputers. It will work added, it is a difficult task to and while this is an asset in with a CGA and change the layout of the text tosome respects, it greatly monitor and without a mouse. accommodate it. restricts the ways in which the user interacts with the The of the general The page layout screen cannot program. shape of each of the elements be read. A view of the text is of text and graphics is accurate.available when editing but the Consider this program only if changes in text are not reflectedyou already use a word The program ,apports a on the screen until the user processor on the PC and it is number of printers. leaves the . one of the programs which are supported. If your school is Byline does not import text under so strict a budget that from Worl. you cannot afford a mouse for your page layout tasks, then this might be useful.

Children's The supplemental materials areThe program lacks many basicsThe program's supplemental Writing and very good lesson plans for of a text processor and does notactivities make it a reasonable Publishing teaching the writing process. allow the importing of text. learning tool. However, if the Center: SchoolThere is some on Text is not easy to revise in tool is intended for use in Edition page design, but more on format since it must be deletedproducing ongoing The Learning writing. then re-entered. newsletters, posters, etc. its Company limitations would soon The program is easy to use, "laity of the choices which become overwhelming. especially in integrating contribute to effective page graphics and text. layout are forced by the program. Students learn only very simplistic (e.g., one- column or two-column) design considerations.

First Publisher The program is very quick to The screen shows a limited While the program will import 2.0 learn. The pull-down menus section of a page and is not text and graphics from an Software are well labeled and organized.WYSIWYG. impressive variety of word Publishing processors and paint Company The screens are easy to read. Multi-page documents are programs, First Publisher is difficult to handle. not powerful enough for even may be simple page layout. The imported from a variety of Importing art from Clip Art inability to import more than word processors. collections is difficult. one text file in a document limits its use to simple flyers A variety of paint tools is Each document may have onlyand posters. included. one text file in it.

4 8 Title Best Features Worst Features Recommendation Medley 1.0 The best part of the program isThe program is very slow at The program is a capable word Milliken the complete integration of the refreshing the screen when anyprocessor and drawing three r ajor parts: word text is changed. This would program, but only adequate as a processing, drawing, and page make a student less likely to page layout program. Middle layout. Both the word experiment with changes. school students would probably processing module and the enjoy the graphic drawing module are as The text does not always flow representation of the text, but complete as any dedicated around graphics in predictable the word processor is too slow programs for the Apple figs. ways. to consider for producing anything but short articles. The autoflow around odd- The screen does not always shaped graphics is very nice. redraw accurately. When a The host use of Medley might graphic is resized or moved, be to compose illustrated The word processor includes aportions of the original graphicstories. Since each document spelling checker, automatic will remain on the screen. can contain only one word hyphenation, and a thesaurus. processing file, it^ use in The program will not scroll constructing class or school when making mouse selections.newspapers is limited.

There is no page preview.

Page Maker The program imports Word processing must still be PageMaker continues as one of 3.0 (MS-DOS)documents very easily and done with another application. the best page layout programs. Aldus completely. Because There is no spelling checker orAdvantages to using it in the PageMaker is a standard on thesearch and replace function. school include the fact that this PC, as applications are is the program the students are developed they are made to be The price is high for a school likely to encounter after they compatible with this program. budget. The program itself is leave school. expensive and the required Style sheets allow paragraph hardware is more powerful thanWhile the price of the program styles to be designed and is found in most secondary is high, the actual cost of using applied to a document. schools. it is higher. Each computer Changing the style sheet must be compatible with an changes all of the IBM AT and have a hard disk which are designed in that in order to use PageMaker. If style. your needs are for a professional-looking product or There are several levels of for a program to teach zoom which speed the page vocational page layout skills, layout process. General layout then PageMaker for the PC is a can be done with the entire good choice. page showing while editing text can be done at actual size or larger.

Text can flow around or through graphics.

Control over typographies is very precise.

5 Title Best Features Forst Features Recommendation PageMaker Tile program imports Word processing must still be PageMaker continues as one of 3.0 documents very easily and done with another application. the best page layout programs. (Macintosh) completely. Because There is not spelling checker orAdvantages to using it in the Aldus Page Maker is a standard on thesearch and replace function. school include the fact that this Macintosh, as applications arc is the program the students are developed they are made to be The price is high for a school likely to encounter after they comnatible with this program. budget. leave school.

Style sheets make changing the While the price of the program format of paragraphs very easy. is high, the actual cost of using it is higher. Each computer The program has several levels must also have a hard disk in ' of zoom. General layout can be order to use PageMaker. If done with the entire page your needs are for a showing while editing text can professional looking product or be done at actual size or larger. for a program to teach vocational page layout skills, Text can flow around or then PageMaker is a very good through graphics. choice.

Control over kerning and leading and line widths is very precise.

Pages The program is well layed out There is no for underlinedIf your need is for very simple Pin and easy to use. words. page layout and you plan to use Software your own word processor .hen may be imported from a The program can be very slow Pages is a good choice. It is wide array of word processors,at updating screens. At times too slow to consider as a word paint programs, and Lotus even moderately fast typists processor, but it does well at 1-2-3. can outpace the software. importing both text and When this happens the graphics. are scalable. computer beeps to signal that keystrokes are being lost. TheThe price is very good for the The program is inexpensive. suggested fix for this, turning number of features available. off the feature which displays Some which are missing, such actual fonts, defeats much of as underlining and text the purpose of the program andwrapping, may be important is only parially successful. enough to warrant a more powerful program, however. Pages does not automatically wrap text around graphics.

The user may not edit the page when the full-page view is showing.

6 z0 Title Best Features Worst Features Recommendation Publish It! The program is relatively fast The word processing portion isAt Vie price, this program is a 1.01 for an Apple II page layout poor as a means of entering good product for page layout (Apple II) program. The text is greeked new text. The screen display isafter the text and graphics have Timcworks, for all but the actual size very slow and portions of the been produced. The text Inc representations. text are lost when even a editing and graphics included moderately fast typist gets too are adequate only for minor Publish It! will import from a far ahead of the display. The changes to existing text and for number of widely used sourcesprogram should not be adding frames, rules, etc. including Apple Works, Bank considered as a word processor Street Writer, and Print Shop on an Apple Ile or IIc. Students should have little difficulty moving from Publish The program uses an interface There is no way to determine It!2 v.. :Imilar programs on similar to the one used by how text blocks have been more powerful desktop publishing programs linked. microcomputers. on the Macintosh.

Publish It! Publish It! will import from a The word processing portion isPublish It! is a good choice for 1.11 number of widely used sourcespoor as a means of entering simple page layout on MS- (MS-DOS) including MS Word, Word new text. The screen display isDOS compatible Timcworks, Perfect, and Word Star. slow and portions of the text microcomputers. It will work Inc are lost when even a on the equipment which is The program uses an interface moderately fast typist gets too usually available in secondary similar to the one used by desk-far ahead of the display. schools (although the addition top publishing programs on the of a mouse is nearly essential), Macintosh. There is no way to determine and is reasonably priced. The how text blocks have been program provides a The style sheets feature is linked. WYSIWYG view of the unusual in an inexpensive document and incluues a program. The program allows Style sheets which are number of features found on control of leading, kerning, developed in the word only much more sophisticated indents, tabs, fonts, and a processing programs are not programs. number of typestyles through carried into Publish It!. the style sheet.

Quark Style The word processor in Style is The program is relatively slow Quark Style is a good choice if 1.01 powerful enough to use in at redrawing screens. you do not already have a word Quark creating stories. There is a processor for your Macintosh. spelling checker, automatic Style has a full-featured word hyphenation, multiple columns, processor and a very good page and style sheets to make text layout module. The templates entry fast and easy. There are a are easy to modify and number of zoom levels to view represent the design ideas of the text as it is entered. professionals. The program will import and export from and to most Macintosh word processors and graphics programs.

Text sizes may vary from 2 to 500 points. Tab rulers are particularly easy to set.

7 I1 Title hest Features Worst Features Recommendation Quark XPressThe word processor in Xpress The program is very expensiveThe S795 list price; buys a great 2.0 is powerful enough to use in for a school. deal of power, but if you Quark creating stories. There is a already have a word processor spelling checker, automatic The use of text frames is not and don't have a color monitor hyphenation, multiple columns,intuitive. or , much of that power and style sheets to make text might be wasted. The effective entry fast and easy. There are a price is even higher since the number of zoom levels to view program requires a hard disk. the text as it is entered. If you are intending to do The program will impost and (with output on a export from and to most very high resolution print.:r) the Macintosh word processors and program is unbeatable graphics programs. pre ision.

There is exact control over typographies

Springboard The program has most of the The program is too slow and This program is much too slow Publisher 1.11features which would make a .herefore too tedious. Scrollingto consider for classroom use. (Apple II) page layout program attractive.just one line took over a minuteThe slowness makes it Springboard in a three-column document uninviting to experiment v.ith a The graphics mode is with just two pages. page layout, phrasing, The particularly full-featured. In tendency of th.c word addition to all the normal Entering text ,rithin existing processing mode to lose text graphics tools, the student maytext is extremely slow. The which is typed in faser than it inverse and flip images and program does not keep up withcan keep up with (in some change the perspective of a the student's typing and loses cases as slow as four characters drawing. characters. per minute) makes the program inaccurate.

Springboard The graphics portion of the The program lacks a sL, le sheetSpringboard Publisher is an Publisher 1.06software is a very complete feature, spell checking, and excellent program, especially if (Macintosh) paint program with numerous hyphenation which are you do not already own a word Springboard special effects, tools, and common in word processors. processor and a graphics options. program. The word processor The character formatting will is more than adequate and the The word processing program not allow a font size larger thanpaint program is excellent. As has many of the features of 72 points (one inch). a page layout program, dedicated word processors. A Publisher will probably do separate, optional text entry There is no kerning of characterwhatever is required of most window is useful to prevent thepairs. schools. Be cautious of the slow updating of screens in a limitations on importing complex document. Publisher will not import scanned and PostScript images scanned images (TIFF) or EPShow,.r.vr. As these formats Stories may flow automaticallyfiles. become more common, the in a background text frame or program's importing they may be linked from text shortcomings may become frame to text frame. more severe. The wraparound graphics feature is very powerful.

8 2 Required and Optional Equipment

Min. Required Optional Title Computer Ram Equipment Equipment Byline 1.0 MS-DOS 384 K Two 5.25 inch disk drives orEGA, Hercules, AT&T 6300 Compatible hard disk displays; dot matrix or laser CGA or better display printer

Children's Apple H 128 K Apple He or newer Mouse, dot matrix printer, color Writing and monitor and printer Publishing Center:

First Publisher MS-DOS 512 K Two disk drive, CGA, 3.5 inch disks, mouse, laser 2.0 Compatible Hercules or EGA Video, printers printer

Medley 1.0 Apple JIGS 1.25 MB 3.5" disk drive Second disk drive, color monitor, dot matrix or laser printer

Page Maker 3.0 MS-DOS 640 K IBM AT, System/2 or other Laser printer, color Compatible Windows compatible computer, Hard disk, EGA, VGA, Hercules or better display, mouse

Page Maker 3.0 Macintosh 1 MB Macintosh Plus or newer, Laser printer, color hard disk

Pages MS-DOS 512 K Two 5.25" disk drives or oneColor monitor, laser printer Compatible 3.5" drive, graphics display adapter, printer, mouse

Publish It! 1.01 Apple H 128 K Mouse or joystick, at least Dot matrix and laser printers, one disk drive additional RAM

Publish It! 1.11 MS-DOS 512 K Two floppy disks or one Laser printer, mouse Compatible floppy and a hard disk, graphics monitor, printer

Quark Style 1.01 Macintosh 1 MB Macintosh Plus or newer, Laser printer hard disk

Quark XPress 2.0Macintosh 1 MB Hard disk Laser printer, 24 bit color

Springboard Apple II 128 K One disk drive 3.5" disk, printer, mouse, Publisher 1.11 additional RAM

Springboard Macintosh 1 MB Macintosh Plus or newer Dot matrix or laser printer Publisher 1.06

9 Page Layout Features

Pages Undo Draw Templates Columns Leading Kerning Rulers

Byline Y Y Y N oo Y Y N Children's Writing N N N 2 2 N N N and Publishing Center First Publisher N Y Y Y 4 Y N Y Medley Y Y Y N .... Y N Y Page Maker Y Y Y Y .... Y Y Y (MS-DOS) Page Maker Y Y Y Y . Y Y Y (Macintosh) Pages N Y Y Y .... Y N Y Publish It! (Apple N N Y Y .... Y Y Y II) Publish It! (MS- Y N N N . Y Y Y DOS) Quark Style N Y Y Y . Y Y Y Quark XPress N Y Y N . Y Y Y Springboard N Y Y N 9 Y N Y Publisher (Apple II) Springboard N Y Y N 9 Y N Y Publisher (Macintosh)

10 Word Processing and Graphics Features

Import Import Title Text Graphics Typestyles Typefaces Sizes Byline 1.0 , PC Paintbrush, Boldface, Times, Courier,Any MS-DOS WordPerfect, MacPaint,Lotus Underline, Italics,Bookman, WordStar, XyWrite, .PIC, Windows Subscript, Swiss, dBase ASC, Lotus 1-2-3 Paint Superscript, Elite Hidden, Strikethrough

Children's None Print Shop Eight fonts which Eight fonts Eight fonts Writing and are a combination which are a which are a Publishing of typeface, style combination ofcombination Center and size. typeface, style of typeface, Apple II and size. style and size.

First Publisher PFS:First Choice; PC Paintbrush; Bold, Italic, Elite; Geneva; 9,36 2.0 PFS:Write; MS Windows Normal ; New MS-DOS Professional Write; Paint; Logipaint; York; ; Publishers Multimate; Wang Paintbrush PC; WordPerfect; Wordstar; DCA; ASCII

Medley 1.0 Apple Works, ASCII Paint files Bold, Italic, Courier, 10,12,16, Apple IIGS Underline, Helvetica, custom Outline, Shadow Geneva, Shaston, Times, Venice

Page Maker 3.0 DCA, DEC WPS- PC Paint, PC Bold, Italic, Any installed 4-127 MS-DOS Plus, HP Paintbrush, Underline, Advance\Vrite, LotusWindows Paint, Strikethrough, , MS Mac Paint, TIFF, Reverse Word 3.0 & 4.0, EPS, HP-GL, Multimate, CGM, MAFLPS, WordPerfect, GDI WordStar, XyWrite

PageMaker 3.0 MacWrite, Word 3.0,TIFF, PICT, PIC,Bold. Italic, Any installed 4-127 Macintosh Works, \VriteNow EPSF Underline, Strikethrough, Outline, Shadow, Reverse

Pages Works, Word, WordPrint Shop, PC Bold, italic Modem, 2-126 MS-DOS Perfect, Wordstar, Painbrush, GEM roman, Script, Lotus 1-2-3 Paint, First Decor Publisher, Dubl- CI ick, MGI, Mac Paint

11 Word Processing and Graphics T'eatures

Import Mira Title Text Graphics Typestyles Typefaces Sizes Publish It! 1.01 Apple Works, Bank Any high reso- Bold, Italic, Desplaines, 9-72 Apple II Street Writer, ASCIIlution or double- Underline, Wilmette, high resolution, Outline, Shadow, Deerfield, Print Shop Superscript, Madison, Subscript Ravina, Westwood

Publish It! 1.11 Word Writer PC, 1st Gem Draw, Gem Bold, Underline, Swiss, Dutch, 7-36 (some MS-DOS Word, Word Perfect,Paint, Lotus 1 -2-Italic, Light, Rockface, fonts) WordStar, Quintet, 3, PC Paintbrush White, Ravina, Drury Beyond Words, MS Superscript, Lane Caps, Word 4.0, ASCII Subscript Madison, Bullets

Quark Style 1.01 MacWrite, Word 3.0,TIFF, RIFF, EPS,Bold, Italic, Any installed 2-500 Macintosh Works, WriteNow, PICT, PICT2, Underline, Quark Xpress Mac Paint Strikethrough, Outline, Shadow, Reverse, Subscript, Superscript, , , Superir-r, Word Underline

Quark XPress 2.0MacWrite, Word 3.0,TIFF, RIFF, EPS,Bold, Italic, Any installed 2-500 Macintosh Works, WriteNow PICT, PICT2, Underline, Mac Paint Strikethrough, Outline, Shadow, Reverse, Subscript, Superscript, All Caps, Small caps, Superior, Word Underline

Springboard ASCII Works of Art, Bold, Italic, Gothic, Sans 9-72 Publisher 1.11 Springboard Underline, , Serif Apple II Clip Art, Hi Res Outline, Shadow, Pictures Superscript, Subscript, Inverse

Springboard Micro Soft Word, Mac Paint, PICT, Bold, Italic, Any installed 9-72 Publisher 1.06 Mac Paint, ASCII Full Paint Underline, Word Macintosh Underline, Character Underline, Outline, Shadow, Superscript, Subscript, Inverse

12 16 Other Features

Search & Spell Style Grades Pr:ze Replace Check Sheet Clip ArtExport By. lir.e 1.0 9-20 S295.00 Y N N N MultiMate, WordPerfect, MS-DOS Word Star, XyWrite, ASC, Lotus 1-2-3 Children's 2-12 S79.95 N N N Y None Writing and Publishing Center Apple II First Publisher 7-12 S129.00 N N N Y None 2.0 MS-DOS

Medley 1.0 4-12 S195.00 Y Y N Y ASCII, Paint Apple IIGS Page Maker 3.0 9-12 S695.00 N N Y N DCA, MS Word MS-DOS

Page Maker 3.0 9-12 S595.00 N N Y N Word 3.0, MacWrite Macintosh Pages 6-12 S79.95 Y N N N None MS-DOS

Publish It! 1.01 9-12 S99.95 Y N N Y None Apple II Publish It! 1.11 9-12 S199.95 Y N N Y None MS-DOS

Quark Style 1.01 9-12 S795.00 Y Y Y N Quark Xpress Macintosh Quark XPress 9-12 S795.00 Y Y Y N MacWrite, Word 10, 2.0 Write Now Macintosh

Springboard 9-12 S139.95 N N N Y None Publisher 1.11 Apple II

Springboard 6-12 5199.95 Y N N N Mac Paint, ASCII Publisher 1.06 Macintosh

13 Publishers

Aldus 411 1st Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 206-628-2352

Ashton-Tate. 20101 Hamilton Ave. Toffence, CA 90502 213-329-8000

Milliken POBox 21579 St. Louis, MO 63132 800-643-0008

Pin Point Software PO Box 13323 Oakland, CA 94661 415-654-3050

Quark 1983 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94103 800-356-9363

Software Publishing Company 1901 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94039 415-962-8910

Springboard 7808 Creehidge Cr. Minneapolis, MN 55435 800-654-6301

The Learning Company 6493 Kaiser Drive Fremont, CA 94555 800-852-2255

Timeworks, Inc 444 Lake Cook Rd. Deerfi Lld, IL 60015 312-948-9200