Microsoft KB Archive/34962

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

File: New Features in Version 2.00
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q34962

Summary:

Microsoft File version 2.00 is a major upgrade from File version 1.05. The new features in version 2.00 include the following:


 * 1) Many speed optimizations to make File 2.00 much faster
 * 2) Enhanced compatibility with Microsoft Word's print merge facility
 * 3) Support of custom-size paper for any size form
 * 4) Support of multicolumn mailing labels
 * 5) Memo fields (Text fields that are over 255 characters) added
 * 6) Computed field support for date fields
 * 7) Control of header/footer font
 * 8) AppleShare Network compatibility
 * 9) Sampler disk with more than 100 forms and templates
 * 10) AutoMac III version 2.00 macro package included (before July 1990)
 * 11) Font and style control in summary and grand-summary fields
 * 12) Works with all Macintosh-compatible printers
 * 13) Ability to set field-border default
 * 14) Text, number, date fields automatically indexed
 * 15) Zoom box added to all windows
 * 16) Free SuperPaint version 1.1MS upon registration (before September 1989)