ClarisWorks Customers:
* Small Business/Home Office Users will save time and money with only one application to buy and learn. ClarisWorks is the only general productivity tool they will need for creating letters, reports, invoices, presentations, proposals, mailing labels, customer lists, and newsletters.
* Home Users will benefit from the all-in-one design, with one application providing all the tools needed for Mom's home budget management, Dad's family newsletter, the kids' homework, and Grandma's recipe filing. The whole family will appreciate the step-by-step guidance and expert advice provided by the ClarisWorks Assistants.
* K-12 Educators will appreciate the excellent performance of ClarisWorks on the low-end Macintosh computers used most frequently in the classroom. And ClarisWorks in the Classroom and ClarisWorks for Teachers, popular add-on teaching aides available separately from Claris, make ClarisWorks the all-in-one favorite among teachers.
* Higher Education Students, Faculty and Administrators will use ClarisWorks as a one-stop productivity tool. And its outlining, full-strength word processor, end notes, research database and presentation capabilities make term paper publishing quick and easy.
* Mobile Professionals will benefit from the program's small size and fast performance. Its exclusive cross-platform compatibility allows users to easily share files with both Windows and Macintosh computers back in the office, and translate files from most other popular software programs.
Key Features and Benefits: Powerful, All-In-One Design
ClarisWorks 4.0 provides users with powerful, full-featured word-processing, spreadsheet, database, graphics, and presentation capabilities, in a single, easy-to-use program. Its seamless integration and all-in-one design allows users to switch from word-processing to spreadsheet capabilities with one click of the mouse, providing instant access to all of the program's features and the ability to combine words, graphs, tables, photo images -- and even video -- on a single page. ClarisWorks 4.0 provides all the tools users need to create everything from memos to presentations, customer lists to mailing labels, letters to college term papers, flyers to invitations, and home budgets to family newsletters.
From powerful new word processing capabilities like sections and stylesheets to enhanced database reporting, ClarisWorks 4.0 has the most robust set of features among all other Works programs making it the ideal choice for simple or complex tasks.
Expert Assistance and Time-Saving Automation
Demonstrably easy to install and use, ClarisWorks 4.0 offers step-by-step guidance and expert advice, to help users get their work done quickly. The ClarisWorks Assistants offer detailed, friendly help with layout, design and content in the automated creation of newsletters, presentations, tables, envelopes, labels, footnotes, address books and calendars.
ClarisWorks 4.0 includes three new Assistants:
* Mail Label
* Home Finance
* Certificate
ClarisWorks 4.0 also offers users many time-saving, automated features:
* 30 Stationary or sample templates for the creation of memos, letters, family address books, movie or music collection cataloging and more.
* Shortcuts provide push button access to over 170 of the most commonly used functions.
* The new ExpressStyle feature instantly formats text, paragraph, graphic, outline, and table styles. Both pre-defined and custom styles are available; all styles are 100% editable. Users can easily create and edit styles from one palette in the same way whether itÕs tables, graphs, outlines or text.
* The new ReadyArt Libraries allow users to store and organize hundreds of frequently-used clip art images, including both ready-made clip art and custom art such as business logos.
* The new FastReport feature automates searching, sorting, and reporting of frequently used data, saving time by allowing users to create and save custom reports, sorts, and searches.
The Compact, Fast & Friendly Office Alternative
ClarisWorks 4.0 is a compact and less expensive alternative to the software suites. ClarisWorks 4.0 provides users with just the right set of features, no bloated software stuffed with features users will never need. ClarisWorks 4.0 provides lightning fast performance while requiring minimal RAM and hard disk space. It save times and money with only one application to buy and learn. AND at well under half the price of the Microsoft Office, ClarisWorks 4.0 gives users the best software value.
Uniquely Compatible Across Platforms and Products
ClarisWorks 4.0 is the only Works program that is 100% cross-platform compatible with the same interface and file format for both Windows and Macintosh. Users can easily share files created on their Macintosh at home or with the Windows PC in the office without needing to translate. And ClarisWorks users can also share files with other popular stand alone programs for DOS, Windows and Macintosh.
New Features in ClarisWorks 4.0:
Expert Assistance & Automation
* 3 New Assistants (11 total): Mail Label, Home Finance and Certificate
* ExpressStyle for formatting text, paragraphs, outlines, tables and graphics
* ReadyArt Libraries for storing hundreds of clip art images or text
* FastReport for quick database searching, sorting or custom reporting
Word Processing
* Integrated outlining in any paragraph or document
* Sections for professional-looking documents
* Multiple headers & footers
* ExpressStyle pop-up in text ruler
* Left/right facing pages
* End notes
* Mail merge preview
* New font styles (superior, inferior, double underline)
Database
* Spreadsheet-like List View for easy database viewing and manipulation
* New field types (smart name, radio buttons, check boxes, pop-up menu, serial number, value list, record info.)
* FastReport toolbar buttons for layouts, searches, sorts and reports
Spreadsheet
* Fill special (month, day, year, time, quarter, etc.)
* Cell-shading (colors & patterns)
Graphics
* Free rotation of any object (by 1 degree increments)
* 500 pieces of clip art already stored in ReadyArt Libraries
Internet Authoring
* HTML (Hypertext Mark-Up Language) translator for creation of documents for the Internet or Home Page on the World Wide Web
Mac OS Support
* AppleScript & AppleEvents support for batch printing, converting multiple documents, and sample scripts for mail merge
* WorldScript support for multi-lingual documents
Windows 95 Ready
* 32-bit application
* Windows 95 look & feel
* Status bar
* Long-format file naming
* Right mouse button support
System Requirements:
Macintosh and Power Macintosh
* Macintosh computer with 68020 processor or higher
* Requires a hard disk and 4 MB RAM
* System 7.0 or higher
Windows
* PC with any 386 or higher processor
* Requires a hard disk drive and 8 MB RAM
* VGA or better video
* Windows 95
About Claris:
Claris Corporation is a leading worldwide vendor of Windows and Macintosh applications for business, education and home, and is a subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc., with headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.