Geoworks Writer (PC, 1.44MB 3 1/2" Disk) Geoworks - 1991 USA, Canada Release

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Geoworks Writer
Product ID 14233-21030
Product UPC 014233210303
Platform(s) PC
Packaging Retail Box
Media 1.44MB 3.5" Disk
Copyright date 1991
Publisher(s) Geoworks
Category(s) Productivity, Desktop Publishing
Country of Origin United States of America

Description from the packaging.

Fast and easy word processing for the most professional results.

  • Easy to use desktop publishing features.
  • "What You See Is What You Get." No surprises from screen to printer.
  • Laser-printer quality output from standard dot matrix printers.
  • Perfect for laptop and desktop PC's.

GeoWorks Writer was designed for those of you who not only care about what you day but how you say it. It combines the word processing features you need with the desktop publishing and layout features you've always wanted.

Easy.
No experience required! GeoWorks Writer puts power at your fingertips. Simply point and click your mouse and let the drop down menus do the rest. Fonts, styles, graphics, custom borders and layouts are only a button click away.

Fast.
Use any of the included 45 template layouts or 100 clip art images to get a jump start on memos, reports, newsletters and more! Or, create your own documents just as quickly - the "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) display lets you see on screen exactly what you'll print out - saving time and guesswork.

Most professional results.
Special printing technology built into GeoWorks Writer guarantees your dot matrix printer will produce the most stunning looking output you've ever seen!

Part of an award winning family.
GeoWorks Writer is one part of the GeoWorks Personal Office Series. Also part of the series is GeoWorks Designer, the "graphics workshop", and GeoWorks Desktop, the information and hard disk organizer. All three are based on the award winning PC/GEOS graphical environment.

Features:

Word Processing.

  • "What You See Is What You Get".
  • 100,000 Word spelling dictionary.
  • Cut/copy/paste text & graphics.
  • Edit multiple pages/documents at the same time.
  • 8 Editing/viewing levels (25% to 200% of normal size).
  • 7 Styles (plain, bold, italic, underline, strike through, superscript).
  • 16 Text colors in 4 tones.
  • Multi line headers & footers.
  • Automatic pagination.
  • Import ASCII text files from other word processors.
  • Print letter, legal, tabloid, note, or custom page sizes in portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) mode.

Desktop Publishing.

  • Multi column layouts (up to four).
  • 9 Scalable typefaces (0.5" to 11" high).
  • Over 100 clip art images included.
  • Import and scale .PCX and .TIFF graphics from other programs.
  • Sophisticated paragraph formatting (color, borders, spacing, line reading).
  • Over 45 flexible templates for routine projects (Signs, letterhead & stationary, resumes, business forms, newsletters).

"What you see is what you get." Fonts, sizes, styles, graphics and layouts appear on the screen as they will on the printed page.

GeoWorks Writer is a member of the award winning PC/GEOS family of products.

It's incredibly easy to produce beautiful and a diverse number of documents. That's because over 45 templates do most of the work for you.

System Requirements

PC MS-DOS 3.1
Required CPU AT 286
Required RAM 512K
Req. Hard Drive 4.5MB Free
Supported Video CGA
EGA
VGA
MCGA
Hercules Monochrome

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