Press Release
WordPerfect 6.1 For Windows Offers New Level Of Integration With OS/2 Warp WordPerfect for Windows integrates with the Workplace Shell better than any Windows or OS/2 word processor OREM, Utah -- January 18, 1995 -- Novell, Inc. is now shipping a new tools disk that gives WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows users a new level of integration with IBM's OS/2 Warp. The OS/2 Integration Tools Disk gives OS/2 Warp customers using WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows more Workplace Shell integration than any other Windows or OS/2 word processor. "This integration demonstrates our commitment to our customers who have OS/2 Warp as their desktop operating system," said Mark Calkins, general manager of Novell's Business Applications Division. "WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows gives users the latest word processing technology, strong performance and the best integration with the object-oriented Workplace Shell." According to an OS/2 Magazine study, more than 85 percent of OS/2 users run Windows applications under OS/2. In March 1994, WordPerfect for Windows was the winner of the word processing review in OS/2 Magazine, beating out the OS/2 word processors Lotus Ami Pro and Describe Inc.'s Describe. The review named WordPerfect for Windows the best word processor for use under OS/2. "The WordPerfect integration with the Workplace Shell lets Windows users take advantage of the new capabilities in OS/2 Warp," said John W. Thompson, general manager of Software Developer Programs at IBM. "OS/2 Warp gives customers the power of a 32-bit environment today." WordPerfect's exclusive Automatic Document Detection (ADD) feature automatically registers files as document objects on the Workplace Shell. Once objects are registered, users can take advantage of the object-oriented capabilities of OS/2 such as drag and drop. Users can turn ADD on for any or all folders to automatically register any WordPerfect 5.x and 6.0 file, as well as any other format that can be opened and converted by WordPerfect 6.1. WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows takes advantage of all the drag and drop capabilities of the OS/2 Workplace Shell including: Launching.Dragging a file onto the WordPerfect program object will launch WordPerfect and open the file. Opening.Dragging a WordPerfect document object to a WordPerfect document window will open the file. Users can open multiple files this way. Inserting.Dragging any file to an open WordPerfect document while holding down the Ctrl key will insert the file into the document. Graphic images will be inserted into graphics boxes; spreadsheet and database information will be inserted into tables. Linking.Dragging a file to an open document, while holding down the Ctrl-Shift keys, embeds the file as a sub-document with a link to the original file. Printing.Dragging a WordPerfect object to an OS/2 printer object will print the file with WordPerfect formatting intact. Fonts and Colors.Dragging a font or color from the OS/2 Font Palette into a WordPerfect document will change the font or color at the insert point. The OS/2 Integration Tools Disk works with both WordPerfect 6.0a and 6.1 for Windows, and with OS/2 2.x and OS/2 Warp version 3. The disk is available for $4 by calling (800) 321-4566 and is also available from CompuServe, SpaceWorks and the WordPerfect BBS.