Clash of the template titans
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Direct comparison of Capsoft's $99 HotDocs and Intercon's $495 PowerTXT word processing template software reveals no clear winner. Both packages are popular for legal document production and each offers advantages. HotDocs is the easier package to use, but PowerTXT is more intuitive in some ways, especially with longer documents and those in which it is useful to choose from among several possible paragraphs using a checklist metaphor. HotDocs uses a dialog box approach that allows for automatic calculations and range defining. It is available as a button in the word processor, whereas only PowerTXT's template creation portion can be summoned from within the word processor. PowerTXT uses an arcane coding language that takes some time to learn.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1996
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Hot templates with HotDocs
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CapSoft Development's HotDocs is a very helpful word processing add-on program that turns ordinary files into templates. The program works with many popular word processors, including WordPerfect for Windows 5.2 and 6.0, AmiPro 3.x, and WinWord 2.0 and 6.0. Users need to install HotDoc's icon in their systems' toolbars; this process is easiest in WinWord and AmiPro. Using a source document, the file is then saved as a template. Despite supposed similarities to the "Save As" command, this process actually gives a number of new controls over variables such as optional text and dialog boxes. This package is particularly well-suited to law offices because of the number of standardized contracts and forms they process.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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Is anyone leading the legal software market? Where are the innovative programs that the Windows environment promised?
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Legal-software developers are proving very slow and unimaginative their development of Windows-based packages. The few offerings that are available are, in most cases, very poor adoptions of the many innovations possible under Windows. Even market leaders WestMate and WinLexis are not close to state of the art, and small developers' products are almost nonexistent. One problem may be that small firms are waiting for Windows 95's debut before committing resources. Some offerings, such as CompareRite for Windows, have a good look but are actually bizarre hybrids of Windows and DOS technology. Attorneys should make their displeasure known if the situation is to improve.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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