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EasiWriter

As a user of !Writer you are entitled to upgrade to EasiWriter professional or TechWriter professional at a huge saving off the normal price.

Here are some of the features:

Microsoft Word import and export

Invaluable for Acorn users who are obliged to use a PC at work, or for school pupils who may have access to a PC at home. Originally developed for the Network computer, EasiWriter professional can read and write documents in MS Word 6, 7, 8 (Office 97/98) and Office 2000 format. This includes fast saved documents. EasiWriter can also read (but not write) DOCX documents as saved by later versions of MS Word and has some support for reading ODT documents (with formatting and styles, but currently without graphics) as saved by OpenOffice.org.

This is a screen dump of a Microsoft Word 8 document on an Apple Macintosh. This is the same document when opened in EasiWriter professional on a RISC PC.

RTF import and export

EasiWriter professional can import RTF (Rich Text Format) EasiWriter Pro+ can also write RTF.

Powerful spell checking

EasiWriter has built-in English spell checking. With optional dictionaries it can spell check in most of the European languages as well.

Table editor

{Table creation is a dream – its definitely the star turn.|

Table creation has never been simpler. EasiWriter has a unique table editor that automatically adjusts the width of columns as you type – no need to move tab stops.

You can insert or delete rows and columns, add borders & rules and allow items to span more than one column. If you edit the contents of a cell EasiWriter automatically adjusts the format as you type. CSV (comma separated value) files created by other applications are automatically turned into tables when inserted into an EasiWriter document.

Automatic Lists

Creating lists in EasiWriter is as easy as choosing List from the Structure menu. EasiWriter does the rest – adjusting the ruler’s margin markers and typing the optional (and user definable) bullet character. Naturally there are list styles, so you can change this:

into this:

  1. Example of a bulleted list.
  2. When word wrap takes place EasiWriter automatically aligns the left margin.
  3. Lists can be automatically numbered.

with a single keystroke.

Automatic numbering

Lists, Chapters, Sections and Sub Sections can be numbered automatically. Numbers can be normal, Roman, Dingbats, letters of the alphabet and can include text. i.e. ‘Item ix’

‘Legal’ numbering allows the inheritance of numbers for hierarchical numbering such as

1 Section

1.1 Subsection one

1.2 Subsection two

1.2.1 Sub sub section etc.

Index and table of contents generation

EasiWriter professional can generate an index of words and phrases complete with page number. This can be saved as a text file or directly into the document.

The index is sorted and page numbers and alphabetic headings are added automatically.

A contents list can be generated from Chapter, Section and Sub section headings.

Pamphlet printing

A pamphlet printing option allows two pages to be printed side by side on a single sheet of paper. Folding the sheet of paper in half between the two pages creates a pamphlet, or a booklet if several pages are folded together.

Floating graphics

In-line graphics can now be moved to the left or right of a paragraph and the text will automatically flow around them.

This illustration show how three images have been incorporated into a single paragraph, two to the left and one to the right.

Impression import

EasiWriter can read files saved as Text with Styles from Impression. Formatting is preserved.

HTML

EasiWriter can not only read HTML but it can write it too. Documents can be split into smaller HTML pages and will be automatically linked. A linked table of contents is generated automatically.


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