
Msg#: 2367                                   Date: 03-15-94  11:56
From: Wp Sysop Weston                        Read: Yes    Replied: No
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Subj: OS/2 Tools Announcement

                           WordPerfect 6.0a for
                                  Windows
OS/2 WPS Integration Tools

Executive Summary
WordPerfect Corporation is currently working on an interim release of
WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows. WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows is scheduled
to ship in March 1994 and will provide a new level of integration for
Windows applications running under OS/2 2.1. An OS/2 WPS Integration
Tools disk will ship separately and will be available free of charge
by calling WordPerfect at (800) 321-4566. The files will also be
available on CompuServe, SpaceWorks and the WordPerfect BBS and work
only with 6.0a installed.

The OS/2 WPS Integration Tools will allow WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows
users to take advantage of the object-oriented capabilities of OS/2
with functionality that exceeds the Workplace Shell integration found
in WordPerfect 5.2 for OS/2.

WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows gives OS/2 users the latest word
processing technology with more advanced Workplace Shell integration
than any other Windows or OS/2 product.

Scheduled Features:

OS/2 Install.  Similar to a native OS/2 application, installation of
the OS/2 WPS Integration Tools disk will create a WordPerfect 6.0 for
Windows folder on your desktop. The WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows folder
will contain objects and online help for the following: WPWin 6.0,
WPWin Setup, Speller, Thesaurus, QuickFinder, KickOff, ADD utility,
Documents folder, Templates folder, WordPerfect Printers folder, and
Graphics folder.

Automatic Document Detection (ADD). The Automatic Document Detection
feature automatically registers your files as document objects on the
Workplace Shell so you can take advantage of OS/2's advanced
technology. ADD will detect any WordPerfect 5.x and 6.0 file, as well
as any other format that can be opened and converted by WordPerfect
6.0a. You can turn ADD on for all folders or for selected folders.

WordPerfect Templates Folder.  Templates are a quick and easy way to
create professional-looking documents. The WordPerfect Templates
folder includes more than 70 ExpressDocs templates for newsletters,
envelopes, fax cover sheets, letters, memos, etc. ExpressDocs are
automated and will prompt you for necessary information such as the
name and number on a fax cover sheet.

Document Summary.  In addition to the normal file attributes,
WordPerfect Document Summary information (which is stored in the
WordPerfect document file) can be displayed in a folder as well as the
Settings view of all WordPerfect 6.0 objects. This gives you more
information about your WordPerfect documents and the ability to sort
or filter folders according to Document Summary information.

Drag and Drop. WordPerfect 6.0a users can take full advantage of the
drag and drop capabilities of the Workplace Shell.

Launching. Dragging a file onto the WordPerfect program object will
launch WordPerfect and open the file. You can also double-click a
WordPerfect object to launch WordPerfect and open the file.

Opening.  Dragging a WordPerfect document object to a WordPerfect
document window will open the file. You 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.  A link drag with
a graphic image will insert the image in your document, but leave it
stored on your hard drive or network. A link drag with a spreadsheet
or database will create a data link so your information can be
updated automatically.

Printing. Dragging an object to an OS/2 printer object will print the
file with WordPerfect formatting intact. WordPerfect printers and
Windows printers can also be realized as printer objects on the OS/2
desktop.

Other File Formats. All drag and drop functionality works with any
file format supported by WordPerfect including other word processing,
graphics, spreadsheet and database formats.

Fonts and Colors. Dragging a font from the OS/2 Font Palette into a
WordPerfect document will change the font at the insertion point. If
text is selected, the font change will apply only to selected text.
Color changes can be made to text by dragging colors from the OS/2
Color Palette.

QuickLaunch Utility.  When placed in the Startup folder, this utility
will cut launch time in half, making WordPerfect 6.0a launch faster
than any native OS/2 word processor.

Customer Support
For support questions regarding the integration between WordPerfect
6.0a and OS/2, call the WordPerfect OS/2 support technicians at (800)
321-1230. Refer to the current WordPerfect for Windows support numbers
for other feature questions. A listing of support numbers is found in
the WordPerfect 6.0 documentation.

System Requirements
386DX 25Mhz IBM PC or compatible with VGA monitor
OS/2 2.1 with Win-OS/2 installed (or OS/2 for Windows with Win 3.1)
33MB hard disk space
12MB RAM minimum; 16MB recommended
Mouse

Other Recommendations
1)   Because the OS/2 High Performance File System will allow
filenames that cannot be used by Windows applications, we recommend
installing WordPerfect 6.0a onto a hard disk partition that uses the
DOS FAT file system.  Files created in WordPerfect should also be
saved to a partition that uses the DOS FAT file system, to ensure that
they can be opened later.

2)   Install the printer drivers for the same set of printers in both
Win-OS/2 and the OS/2 Workplace Shell. This will improve printer
selection for drag and drop printing.

3)   The same Adobe fonts must be installed in both Win-OS/2 and the
OS/2 Workplace Shell for font drag and drop to work correctly.

4)   The DDE and Clipboard settings in the Win-OS/2 Setup object
(found in the System Setup folder) should be set to Public (default).
These settings can be made for each program object. Because changing
these settings for another program object could have an impact on
WordPerfect, we recommend leaving these set to Public for all
objects.

Win-OS/2 Settings
The installation utility will create the WPWin 6.0a program object
with the settings listed below. These settings will also be used for
the Quick Launch utility. If you need to modify these settings, we do
not recommend dropping the values lower than those listed as minimum
settings.

Setting Name: Minimum Setting, Suggested Setting

        DOS_FILES: 30,100
         DOS_HIGH: ON,ON
          DOS_UMB: OFF,ON
DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT: 6,128
 EMS_MEMORY_LIMIT: 0,0
     IDLE_SECONDS: 5,5
 IDLE_SENSITIVITY: 50,95
 XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT: 6144,6144
          WIN_DDE: ON,ON
    WIN_CLIPBOARD: ON,ON
     DPMI_DOS_API: ENABLED,ENABLED
     WIN_RUN_MODE: 3.1,Enhanced

