Microsoft KB Archive/68864

History of Upgrades for Word for MS-DOS Versions 1.0 through 6.0

PSS ID Number: Q68864 Article last modified on 02-04-1998

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.15, 2.0, 2.01 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 ——————————————————————-

= SUMMARY =

This article contains a history of upgrades for Microsoft Word.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Version 1.00
Word version 1.00 was released in October 1983. Version 1.00 included a system disk and a program disk, and ran on 128K memory.

Version 1.10
Word version 1.10 was released in March 1984. The following features were added:


 * CONVPRD utility
 * PCjr support
 * Merge
 * Hercules support
 * No Jump Running Head
 * Cannot make floppy copy
 * Backup disk included

Version 1.15
Word version 1.15 was released in September 1984. The following features were added:


 * Runs on 192K memory
 * DOS version 2.00 minimum requirements
 * AT support
 * LaserJet support
 * Spell
 * Defaults to color monitor (/m for monochrome monitor)
 * Learning Word disks

Version 2.00
Word version 2.00 was released in February 1985. The following features were added:


 * 256K memory required for Library commands
 * Two double-sided disk drives required
 * EGA support
 * IBM 3270 support
 * Spell integrated (80,000 words)
 * Hyphenation added
 * Library Run
 * Interactive repagination (Confirm option)
 * New manual
 * SETUP utility to configure disks, hard disk copy
 * Learning Word with mouse disk included with mouse, not with Word

Version 2.01
Word version 2.01 was released in October 1985. The following features were added:


 * READY utility bundled with original version 2.01 (not in the update kit)
 * Additional printer drivers included

Word version 2.01 was released in November 1985. The following features were added:


 * Fixes to PRD files for Canon Laserprinter, DEC LN03, HP LaserJet downloadable fonts, IBM Proprinter, and NEC P5
 * Smaller README.DOC file (that is, 1K memory free on disk)

Version 3.00
Word version 3.00 was released in March 1986. The following features were added:


 * Outlining
 * Index and Table of Contents
 * Columnar manipulation capabilities
 * Math capabilities
 * Sorting
 * Side-by-side paragraphs
 * Hidden text
 * Tabs treated like typewriter tabs
 * Help Tutorial from within Word
 * Automatic paragraph numbering and outline numbering
 * Additional printers supported, including download programs for supported printers
 * Format Division command split into several commands
 * 3.5-inch disks available
 * Removal of copy protection

Version 3.10
Word version 3.10 was released in October 1986. The following features were added:


 * 220,000 word Thesaurus
 * Optional decimal characters
 * International date and time formats
 * Editing read-only files
 * Hercules Plus Ramfont mode support
 * Genius card support
 * New path for NORMAL.STY and .GLY files
 * Additional printer support
 * CTRL-SHIFT- to redraw screen area
 * Program files larger (floppy system problem)
 * Shipped with Mouse version 6.00
 * Line count after repagination or print
 * 3.5-inch disks available

Version 3.11
Word version 3.11 was released in April 1987. The following features were added:


 * 5.25-inch disks
 * Supports the IBM PS/2 machines
 * Mouse version 6.03 driver to support IBM mouse
 * New logo
 * MW.HLP file moved to Spell disk
 * Cursor restored as an underscore upon exiting
 * 3.5-inch disks included
 * Version number and serial number on the back of the disk
 * Patch on MW.PGM file to fix the “Insert Thesaurus Disk” problem on two floppy machines

Version 4.00
Word version 4.00 was released in September 1987. The following features were added:


 * ESC key toggles between document and menu
 * Macros
 * Line and column count
 * Graphics integration
 * New Spell (200 word buffer)
 * Document retrieval and summary information about formatted files
 * Line drawing capabilities and paragraph borders
 * Print Merge to a file
 * Redlining
 * Side-by-side paragraphs will print overlapped if indents are incorrect
 * Form generation
 * Additional file conversion utilities
 * Running head variant in style sheet
 * Library link imports spreadsheets from Multiplan, Lotus, and Excel
 * Switch between graphics and text in Options menu
 * Window zooming
 * Search and Replace of formats
 * Cursor speed can be set
 * Additional printer support
 * New video support (Hercules GB222, Genius (graphics mode), VGA mode)
 * Table of contents created from outline
 * Recording of style sheets
 * Added color to menu
 * Spell path field in Options menu
 * Start in graphics mode (word/g)

Version 5.00
Word version 5.00 was released in April 1989. The following features were added:


 * Can be run under DOS and OS/2
 * Now requires 384K of available system memory
 * Enhanced display adapter and keyboard support with external video driver file (SCREEN.VID). MAKEVID.EXE utility provided for creating video driver files manually
 * Built-in support for networks
 * Built-in support for downloading fonts
 * New printer description (PRD) file format
 * New mouse driver (MOUSE.SYS version 6.25.21)
 * Integrated Speller (now part of WORD.EXE)
 * Macro conversion utility (MACROCNV.EXE version 1.00) for converting Word 4.00 macros for use with Word 5.00
 * Directory enumeration/navigation in list boxes displayed by using the F1 key
 * Format pOsition command for absolute positioning of text and graphics. Text can flow around positioned text or graphics
 * Format Annotations command for insertion of annotations
 * Format bookmarK command for creating bookmarks and cross references
 * Help: new Keyboard and Mouse topics
 * Jump command expanded to allow jumps between annotation references and annotation text, bookmarks
 * Library-Document retrieval: new Copy and Delete options
 * Library Link Graphics command for graphics file integration Graphics file formats supported: Lotus PIC, Paintbrush PCX or PCC, Pageview, HPGL Plotter (7470A ColorPro subset), Postscript, TIFF B compressed or uncompressed, TIFF G uncompressed, Print files, CAPTURE.COM screen capture utility, Windows Clipboard (bitmapped)
 * New Options command that consolidates the Options and Windows Options commands
 * Show Layout mode that displays side-by-side paragraphs, multiple columns, and relative placement of graphics files on the screen
 * Manual or automatic background pagination of documents
 * Set colors for menus, borders, messages, status line, text size, or text formatting
 * Count blank space option that takes into account page margins and line spacing when displaying line numbers
 * Print preView command for previewing a document’s layout before printing it on a printer
 * Transfer Save command allows documents to be saved as text-only, text-only-with-line-breaks, RTF
 * Transfer Allsave command for saving all open documents, style sheets, and glossaries in one step

Version 5.50
Word version 5.50 was released in October 1990. The following features were added:


 * New, easier to use Character Windows (CW) Interface that meets IBM’s CUA/SAA standard, with pull down menus, dialog boxes, and combination boxes
 * Context-sensitive Help, with a transitional help topic for Word 5.00 users, and an option for starting the Learning Word tutorial from within Word
 * New blinking underscore cursor instead of a block cursor, to illustrate the new insertion point model
 * File and directory boxes for navigating drives and directories
 * New Rich Text Format (RTF) and Document Content Architecture/ Revisable Forms Text (DCA/RFT) file conversion utilities
 * Improved mouse support, with on screen icons for closing, sizing, splitting, and moving windows
 * Macro conversion utility (MACROCNV.EXE version 2.0) for converting Word 5.00 macros for use in Word 5.50
 * New mouse driver (MOUSE.SYS version 7.05)
 * New formatting Ribbon for viewing and applying paragraph styles, character font/font size, bold/italic/underline character formatting
 * Ability to view up to nine overlapping windows, including style sheet and Help windows
 * Character speed formatting keys that toggle on/off
 * Improved Glossary and Macros interface, with glossaries and macros maintained separately
 * More flexibility in selecting the display of nonprinting characters (individual settings for tabs, paragraph marks, optional hyphens, spaces and hidden text)
 * More flexibility in setting colors for screen display and document text with the View Preferences Colors command
 * Improved style sheet interface
 * Ability to do a Word count for an entire document or selected area within a document
 * An option for using Word 5.00 or 5.50 function key assignments
 * An option for using the INS key for overtype mode or insertion of text from the scrap
 * Improved macro interface for recording, creating, and editing macros

Version 6.0
Word version 6.0 was released in May 1993. The following features were added:


 * New Table tool inserts a table in one easy step
 * Automatic Bullet feature instantly adds bullets or numbers to selected text
 * Drag and Drop editing, pioneered in Word for Windows and Word for the Macintosh, now is implemented in Word 6.0 for MS-DOS
 * TrueType fonts provide professional-quality output on printed documents
 * New Ribbon gives one-click access to common formatting functions, such as changing fonts, indenting or un-indenting, and making text bold, italic or underlined
 * Grammatik grammar checker proofreads documents and catches grammatical errors
 * Print Preview mode can magnify images from 50 percent to 200 percent
 * New Print Merge Helper gives step-by-step guidance for creating mail merges
 * Special symbols and foreign language characters are conveniently available on a single palette
 * Multilingual Spelling Checker checks multiple languages in a single pass
 * Line and Border tools frame tables and text and add visual interest to documents
 * Integrated outlining with the Outlining Toolbar makes organizing long documents easier
 * New macros simplify creation of envelopes and mailing labels in all the most popular sizes
 * Word 5.0 Transition Help explains changes between Word for MS-DOS versions 5.0 and 6.0
 * WordPerfect Help guides WordPerfect users moving to Microsoft Word Improved file conversion tools convert Word for Windows, Word for the Macintosh, WordPerfect, MultiMate, DisplayWrite and WordStar files

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 1.15 2.00 2.01 3.00 3.10 3.11 4.00 5.00 5.50 6.00 ====================================================================== Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.