Software Reviews : LOTUS Manuscript,Version 1.0 Publisher: Lotus Development Corp.,55 Cambridge Parkway,Cambridge,MA 02142 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Eight disks,two manuals Price: $495 Availability: IBM XT,AT,Portable,COMPAQ Portable,Deskpro,Plus,COMPAQ 286,Hewlett-Packard Vectra PC System Requirements: Minimum 512K,DOS 2.0,hard disk Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Poor Documentation: Fair

Abstract

LOTUS MANUSCRIPT is a sophisticated word and document processor that mixes different types of information on the same page: text, graphs, charts, tables, and equations. It accepts material from 1-2-3, SYMPHONY, and THINKTANK. Text is divided into blocks and sections that can be moved, indexed, footnoted, and cross-referenced. The document-compare feature highlights changes between revisions. A powerful print formatter makes tables and columns and sets fonts and point sizes. MANUSCRIPT includes a document outliner and a spell checker.