Microsoft KB Archive/11912

Windows PSS ID Number: Q11912 Article last modified on 09-22-1986 PSS database name: PRESS

WINDOWS by Nancy Andrews $17.95 Pages: 308 ISBN: 0-914845-70-5 Pub. Date: May 20, 1986

MICROSOFT PRESS PUBLISHES WINDOWS First Available Book on This Powerful Operating Environment

Microsoft Windows, the state-of-the-art, graphics-based operating environment for MS-DOS compatible computers, debuted last June to widespread critical acclaim:

“It was worth waiting for Windows.” Stewart Alsop’s PC Letter August 7, 1985

Microsoft must be cheered for taking the time to do Windows right. (It) is the face DOS will wear in the future.&quot; PC Magazine February 25, 1986

“It (Windows) is as close as anyone has come to an all-things-to-all-people package.” Bill Machrone PC Magazine August 20, 1985

On May 20, Microsoft Press will publish WINDOWS: The Official Guide to Microsoft’s Operating Environment. In this comprehensive book, author Nancy Andrews demonstrates how serious computer users can increase productivity with this low cost package. Microsoft Press will support this title with a major print advertising campaign in July issues of PC World, InfoWorld, PC Week and Business Software. In the first part of WINDOWS, Andrews guides the reader through the basic operations of the Windows environment. The author also introduces the seven Windows desktop applications: Notepad, Calendar, Clock, Cardfile, Terminal, Calculator and the game Reversi. The book shows how to choose commands from menus, transfer information between these applications, and how to run MS-DOS commands. In addition to providing instructions on using Windows Write and Windows Paint (the two full-featured applications that come with this package), Andrews demonstrates how to create a document in one application, such as Write, and bring in data from the other desktop applications. Readers will learn how to customize their systems by running their favorite applications under Windows. The book offers a thorough explanation of running standard applications (programs not specifically written to work with Windows), such as Microsoft Multiplan, dBASE III, and R:BASE III and Microsoft Project, into a document under Windows Write. WINDOWS provides an in-depth look at In-A-Vision, Micrografx’s sophisticated drawing program, to preview how the next generation of software created for the Windows environment operates. In addition, the book contains a helpful section on how to enhance Window’s performance with additional equipment, such as an Enhanced Graphics Adapter card or Intel’s Above Board/PC. Nancy Andrews earned both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English. She has 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 previous book, Microsoft File on the Apple Macintosh, was published in March 1986. Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington, develops and sells a wide range of software, including: operating systems, languages, application programs, as well as hardware products, and books, for the microcomputer marketplace.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986.