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Delrina Technology Inc's $259.95 forms program for the PC, Per:Form, is highly recommended for its sophisticated features, excellent forms templates and easy operation. Per:Form allows the user to import and export data saved in comma-delimited format. Forms can be created by tracing a scanned form, using one of the 29 templates or designing from scratch. A 'comb' data area can be created with one command, and a Fill option can be used to designate text fields to be automatically filled in. Objects can be positioned with a mouse or by using menu options, and a single command will line up selected objects. Bit-mapped graphics can be imported in IMG, TIFF, Macpaint and PC Paintbrush formats. The program requires 640K of RAM, one floppy drive and one hard drive, and a graphics card.
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DB Publisher, from Digital Composition Systems, is a $695 report-generating software package that saves time and effort. Hardware requirements include: an IBM PC AT or compatible machine; IBM PS-2 50 or higher; hard disk, recommended 10Mbytes disk space; 640Kbytes RAM; EGA, VGA or Hercules graphics adapter; DOS 3.1 or later version; and Microsoft Mouse or compatible. Several font packages are available for DB Publisher: single font outline for $75; four-pack for $180; six-pack for $240; and a twelve-pack for $450. DB Publisher is compatible with the HP laserjet Plus and compatibles, PostScript devices and Epson or Star Micronics dot matrix printers. Learning how to use the software is not easy for people unfamiliar with report generators.
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Timeworks' $149 Publish It for Windows desktop publishing software is a competent version of Timeworks' DOS program. It incorporates all of the same program features except Template Manager and adds Adobe Type Manager and 25 fonts. Its most unusual feature is Power text, which allows users to rotate text, print it in a circle, skew it or give it a variety of textures. Publish It takes a frame-oriented approach. It corrects word and letter spacing during typing. It can print Power Text and certain graphics in color but not body text or bit-map graphics as the provided sample implies.
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