Microsoft KB Archive/11945

Microsoft File on the Apple PSS ID Number: Q11945 Article last modified on 10-13-1986 PSS database name: PRESS

MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH by Nancy Andrews Price: $18.95 Pages: 374 ISBN: 0-914845-65-9 Pub. Date: March 28, 1986

First introduced in December 1984, Microsoft File has been praised for its design, power, and ease of use: “Microsoft File is an outstanding product…By putting form and report design in graphics terms, it brings a new level of ease to what has traditionally been a complex, often frustrating chore. That’s what a Macintosh application is supposed to do.” - Macworld, May 1985 “Managing files is the most exciting aspect of Microsoft File. No other Mac database manager lets you redesign a file so easily after you’ve entered data … the most flexible Mac filing program.” - InfoAge, March 1985 “…a database manager well-suited to the Macintosh…an excellent alternative for the user who wants to start small and add other applications as needed … ease of use: excellent.” - InfoWorld, April 29, 1985 “One of the best data base programs available for the Macintosh has been developed by Microsoft … Microsoft File … a very powerful program.” - The MACazine, May, 1985

This March, Microsoft Press will publish MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH, a comprehensive look at exploring the capabilities of Microsoft File. Author Nancy Andrews, who operates a successful technical writing and consulting company, demonstrates how to use this popular package to set up and run a small business. Following a concise explanation of how Microsoft File is structured, Andrews uses actual business scenarios to accomplish specific tasks with this database. She uses a step-by-step approach to show readers how to: - create a database for personnel and payroll records - set up inventory and ordering systems - develop systems to make bids and track actual costs MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH also includes information on sharing data from a mainframe computer, and on integrating information from other programs, such as a chart or spreadsheet, into Microsoft File. For programmers, MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH contains a handy appendix that explains how to take a datafile from Microsoft File, use BASIC to do some computations on one of the fields, and then bring it back to File. Nancy Andrews brings her writing and teaching together in MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH. She earned both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English, and started her career as an English teacher. Nancy has also worked in the field of training design, as a writer of training materials. Nancy’s company, Plain English, provides written documentation, as well as training and consulting services, for small business. Her next book, WINDOWS: The Official Guide to Microsoft’s Operating Environment, will be published in May 1986. Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington, develops and sells a wide range of operating systems, languages, application programs, and hardware products, as well as books, for the microcomputer marketplace.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986.