Microsoft KB Archive/24417

Word: Changes from Version 3.00 to 3.01 PSS ID Number: Q24417 Article last modified on 07-07-1993 PSS database name: M_WorD

3.00 3.01

MACINTOSH

Summary:

The following information describes the differences between Microsoft

Word versions 3.00 and 3.01. This information is contained in the “Read Me” file located on the Microsoft Word 3.01 Program disk.


 * 1) The original Word disk should be personalized by the user; for details, see “Getting Started” in the “Learning Microsoft Word” manual. If Word is being installed on a file server, be sure to personalize Word before copying to the server.
 * 2) The first time Word 3.01 is launched, the menus will revert to their original state. You will need to add or delete fonts, sizes, formats, or Work menu items again. However, Word does retain the changes that you made by clicking any “Set Default” button.
 * 3) To ensure that all Word version 3.00 documents print correctly, use the following procedure for each document: open the document in Word version 3.01, hold down the SHIFT key while choosing Repaginate from the Document menu, and immediately save the document.
 * 4) When printing multiple copies on the LaserWriter, Word now prints faster by creating only one print job.
 * 5) When printing using Page Setup’s Next File option, the documents are opened and closed as needed instead of all being open at once.
 * 6) In the Print command (for LaserWriter), Reduce/Enlarge scales only the text and not the margins. To fit more text on the page, increase the paper size in Page Setup and set the reduction percentage in Print.
 * 7) When Page Preview is chosen, page breaks or margins cannot be changed unless Reduce/Enlarge is set to 100 percent. However, Page Preview does show the effects of the reduction or enlargement.
 * 8) In the Print dialog box for the LaserWriter, the Fractional Widths check box replaces the Quality options. This check box allows the use of the LaserWriter’s fractional character widths feature, which produces better output for some documents. Specifically, spacing between characters and words may look better when printed with Fractional Widths checked.
 * 9) When a document is printed using the Fractional Widths option, text displayed on the screen overflows the right margin when you use small fonts. This is normal and does not affect printing.
 * 10) When Quit is chosen from the File menu, Word will prompt you to save changes for each document.
 * 11) Word allows the use of all fonts in the System, except those with names starting with a period (.) or percent sign (%). Fonts are arranged alphabetically on the Font menu and in the Character dialog box. There is no limit to the number of fonts you can use. However, the Font menu has room for only 31 fonts and sizes.
 * 12) The “Word Underline” character format will not underline tabs or nonbreaking spaces.
 * 13) Press COMMAND+SHIFT+Z to remove character formats from text; the font and size, position, and spacing are not affected. (This was the function of the Plain Text command in Word 1.00.) Use the Plain Text command to restore selected characters to the character format defined for the style of that paragraph.
 * 14) In Spelling, if “No Change” is clicked when Word flags a word, Word will ignore that word for the rest of the session. However, Word will continue to display these words as it scans the document.
 * 15) When you choose Find, Spelling, or Hyphenate, Word scans the entire document only once.
 * 16) When you type measurements in the text boxes, Word will now allow a quotation mark (&quot;) to indicate inches.
 * 17) When text is formatted in multiple columns (using the Section command), a column break can be forced by inserting a page break character with SHIFT+ENTER. The Page Break Before paragraph option will always insert a page break before the selected paragraph.
 * 18) NUM LOCK now appears in the lower-left corner instead of showing as “N” in the upper-right corner of the menu bar.

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