Microsoft File on the Apple
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Article last modified on 10-13-1986
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MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH
by Nancy Andrews
Price: $18.95  Pages: 374
ISBN: 0-914845-65-9
Pub. Date: March 28, 1986

   First introduced in December 1984, Microsoft File has been praised for its
design, power, and ease of use:
   "Microsoft File is an outstanding product...By putting form and report
design in graphics terms, it brings a new level of ease to what has
traditionally been a complex, often frustrating chore.  That's what a
Macintosh application is supposed to do." - Macworld, May 1985
   "Managing files is the most exciting aspect of Microsoft File.  No other
Mac database manager lets you redesign a file so easily after you've entered
data ... the most flexible Mac filing program." - InfoAge, March 1985
   "...a database manager well-suited to the Macintosh...an excellent
alternative for the user who wants to start small and add other applications
as needed ... ease of use: excellent." - InfoWorld, April 29, 1985
   "One of the best data base programs available for the Macintosh has been
developed by Microsoft ... Microsoft File ... a very powerful program." - The
MACazine, May, 1985

   This March, Microsoft Press will publish MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE
MACINTOSH, a comprehensive look at exploring the capabilities of Microsoft
File.  Author Nancy Andrews, who operates a successful technical writing and
consulting company, demonstrates how to use this popular package to set up and
run a small business.
   Following a concise explanation of how Microsoft File is structured,
Andrews uses actual business scenarios to accomplish specific tasks with this
database.  She uses a step-by-step approach to show readers how to:
   - create a database for personnel and payroll records
   - set up inventory and ordering systems
   - develop systems to make bids and track actual costs
   MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH also includes information on sharing
data from a mainframe computer, and on integrating information from other
programs, such as a chart or spreadsheet, into Microsoft File.  For
programmers, MICROSOFT FILE ON THE APPLE MACINTOSH contains a handy appendix
that explains how to take a datafile from Microsoft File, use BASIC to do some
computations on one of the fields, and then bring it back to File.
   Nancy Andrews brings her writing and teaching together in MICROSOFT FILE ON
THE APPLE MACINTOSH.  She earned both Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts
degrees in English, and started her career as an English teacher.  Nancy has
also worked in the field of training design, as a writer of training
materials.  Nancy's company, Plain English, provides written documentation, as
well as training and consulting services, for small business.  Her next book,
WINDOWS: The Official Guide to Microsoft's Operating Environment, will be
published in May 1986.
   Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington, develops and sells a
wide range of operating systems, languages, application programs, and hardware
products, as well as books, for the microcomputer marketplace.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986.