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# 6215 - New Features Of WordPerfect 5.1+ DOS
DocumentID: 10015
Revision Date: 27-Feb-97 11:28:45 AM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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WordPerfect 5.1 + for DOS is an update to the popular word processing program WordPerfect 5. 1. It offers seamless file format compatibility with WordPerfect 5.x and 6.x for DOS and Windows, and it doesn't have stringent hardware requirements. Its vast feature set and character-based interface provide word processing speed and flexibility on virtually any DOS-platform personal computer.

WordPerfect 5.1 + is ideal for you or your organization in the following circumstances:

      You are a longtime user of WordPerfect 5.1 or earlier, have limited hardware resources and desire a more up-to-date version.
      Your organization operates with different levels of hardware and software. You can use 5.1 + on lower-end machines and still share files with users that have upgraded hardware and use WordPerfect 6.0 or above.
      You use a less powerful word processor and want the advanced features of a word processor that will have the ability to grow with your organization and that will be supported well into the future.
      You are a new word processing user looking for the security that comes From the proven, reliable and best-supported word processor in the world.

FEATURES
      Offers direct compatibility with other word processors including WordPerfect 5.0
      Provides powerful File Management capabilities
      Supports GroupWise E-mail
      Supports faxing directly from the application
      Includes special editions of Bitstream Facelift and Stairway Software's ScreenExtender


WordPerfect 5.x and 5.x Compatibility
WordPerfect 5. I + enables you to exchange files freely with WordPerfect 5.x and 6.x for DOS and Windows. You can also easily import or export WordPerfect 5.1 + files to many other word processing formats.

Powerful File Management Capabilities
WordPerfect 5.1 + enables you to take care of all your file management needs within WordPerfect. You can copy, delete, move and rename files in any local or network directory to which you have rights. And with WordPerfect 5.1 +'s new sorting capability, you can list files by name, date/time, extension or file size.

E-Mail Enabled
If your computer has the GroupWise 4.x for DOS client installed, you can access its E-mail capability right from your WordPerfect editing screen. A single keystroke will instantly attach your current document to an E-mail message, allowing you to simply address the message then send the file.

Direct Fax Support
With WordPerfect 5. 1+, you have the ability to fax documents from within WordPerfect. WordPerfect 5. I + communicates with a variety of fax/modems and network fax servers that support FaxBIOS, Class 1, Class 2 or CAS standards. With WordPerfect-supplied fax software installed, the print menu expands, enabling you to fax documents wing lists or groups of names and attaching a cover sheet.

Third-Party Bonuses
WordPerfect 5.1 + includes third-party bonuses, it ships with award-winning special editions of Bitstream Facelift and Stairway Software's ScreenExtender.

Bitstream Facelift provides a set of scalable Bitstream fonts that are identical to the set that ships with WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS.

Stairway Software's ScreenExtender displays text attributes such as italic, double underline and others while in document creation mode. When you are using small fonts in WordPerfect, ScreenExtender lengths the screen horizontally so that you can clearly see all the text without scrolling across the page.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
An XT class or better personal computer
397KB of conventional RAM
5MB of free disk space

Note: WordPerfect 5. I + for DOS will run on a computer with only two diskette drives, but you will not be able to use many of the new features. And while the program was designed to run on XT computers, a machine with a 286 or faster processor is recommended. The third-party products that are included with WordPerfect 5. I + for DOS require additional memory.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
DOS 3.1 or above

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