

      MICROPRO ANNOUNCES WORDSTAR PROFESSIONAL RELEASE 5.5
        with Graphics, Style Sheets, and File Conversions

      Robert J. Sawyer, Associate Sysop, The WordStar Forum

                          10 March 1989

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WordStar Professional Release 5.5, to be available in about 60 
days, adds the following major features:

1) Graphics:  you will be able to add graphics to your documents, 
   preview them with Advanced Page Preview, and print them on 
   dot-matrix or laser printers.  This feature is provided 
   through the addition of an integrated version of InSet, the 
   same graphics program currently used in WordStar 2000.

2) Style sheets:  you will be able to store margin, tab, font, 
   and attribute settings in named style sheets and attach them 
   easily to any part of your document.

3) File conversions:  you will be able to convert documents to 
   and from the formats used by WordStar 2000, WordPerfect, and 
   Microsoft Word, as well as ASCII and DCA.

Also announced:  additional printer support.  

RamFont and Ultravision support will be available immediately
upon release of WordStar 5.5 through version 1.1 of WSEX:  The 
WordStar Executor, available on the CompuServe WordStar Forum.  

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Pricing:

If you bought WordStar 5.0 after February 1, 1989, but before the 
general release date of 5.5, the 5.5 update is free.  If you bought 
WordStar 5.0 before February 1, 1989, the charge is $49. 

If you want to upgrade a pre-5.0 release of WordStar (including 
WordStar 2000) the 5.5 update will cost $89. 

In all cases you will receive a 3-ring binder, a slipcase, new 
documentation, and diskettes in your choice of 5.25" or 3.5" 
size.  

60 days after the general release date of 5.5 prices will go up.  
At that time a 5.0 to 5.5 update will cost $89 and a pre-5.0 to 
5.5 update will cost $119.

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You can order WordStar 5.5 now by calling:  

             MICROPRO SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION

1-800-227-5609  (U.S.A. and Canada)
Monday to Friday      6:00 a.m. to  4 p.m. Pacific Time
                      9:00 a.m. to  7 p.m. Eastern Time

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