The twopenny toolbox

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23 desktop publishing utility programs under $100 are profiled. For the Macintosh, programs include File Magic and On Cue 1.3, file and application organizers; Multiclip and Picture Book 3.0, editing and storage tools; E-Z Menu 1.1, a menu generator; Capture 1.3 and Snapjot, screen saving programs; Switch-A-Roo 1.3, which switches a screen between color and black and white; Suitcase II 2.1 and Master Juggler 1.13, font/accessory extenders; Keymaster, which turns graphics into typographic characters; and Graphicalc, a proportional scale program. Programs for PCs are LAser Torq 1.05, a laser print spooler; Backloader, which downloads fonts; PC-Kwik Power Pak 3.22, which increased computer speed and efficiency; Trading Post, which prints non-PostScript files on PostScript; 386 Max 4.04, a memory manager; and Easel 3.1, a bit-mapped graphics-file conversion program. Five utilities are specifically for use with PC Ventura Publisher. They are Desktop Manager, an workgroup organizer; Pubstar, which creates tagging macros; Soft Kicker, a screen extender; VP Toolbox, a program full of time-saving features; and XVP/Tabs, which reads Lotus 1-2-3 files directly.

Product/Service Evaluation, Desktop publishing software, Desktop utilities, Desktop Utility, DTP Software, Altsys Corp., CE Software Inc., Multisoft Corp., SNA Inc., Magnus Corp., ICOM Simulations Inc., Olduvai Corp., Loop Software, Mainstay Software Corp., Microseeds Publishing Inc., Fifth Generation Systems Inc., Trillium Software Inc., Pro Graphics, ALSoft Inc., LaserTools Corp., Roxxolid Corp., Qualitas Inc., Synergistic Enterprises, New Riders Inc., Aristocad Inc., Metroplex Digital Corp., Laser Edge, FileMagic (File management software), On Cue 1.3 (Utility program), MultiClip (Desktop publishing software), Picture Book 3.0 (Utility program), EZ-Menu 1.1 (Utility program), Capture 1.3 (Utility program), SnapJot (Utility program), Switch-a-Roo 1.3 (Utility program), Suitcase II 2.1 (Utility program), MasterJuggler 1.13 (Operating system enhancement), Keymaster (Utility program), Graphicalc (Utility program), Laser Torq 1.05 (Utility program), Backloader (Utility program), PC-Kwik Power Pak 3.22 (Operating system enhancement), Trading Post 1.03 (Utility program), 386Max 4.04 (Operating system enhancement), Easel 3.1 (Utility program), Desktop Manager (Utility program), PubStar (Utility program), Soft Kicker 1.22 (Utility program), VP Toolbox 3.0 (Utility program), XVP/Tabs 2.01 (Utility program)

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Do-it-yourself type effects

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Postcraft International's Laser FX offers 30 special effects for your type fonts, including drop shadows, three-dimensional perspective, and a brass plaque look-alike. Results can be printed for manual pasteup or can be exported to Pagemaker, Ready Set Go, or Microsoft Word. Effects created by Laser FX cannot be seen on the screen so getting the exact effect wanted may require several tries. More than one FX effect can be used in a single document. Laser FX has a list price of $195, is not copy protected, and requires 512K Enhanced Macintosh, System 3.2 or later version; Finder 5.3 or later version.

Computer fonts, Computer graphics, Software Packages, Font Package, PostCraft International Inc., Laser FX (Utility program)

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