[comp.sys.mac.misc] MS Word 4.00B, C, and D

jo1m+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeffrey T. Oplinger) (03/11/91)

Here's the lowdown on the differences amongst Word 4.0 -,B,C,D...
straight from Microsoft via a file that came with my Word 4.0D... hope
it answers your questions....

                        -- Jeff

FROM MICROSOFT (CAME WITH WORD 4.0D):
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Update for Microsoft Word Version 4 Users

Please note the following corrections and additions to Microsoft Word
version 4.00D and its documentation. You can print this document for
convenient reference.

For information about using PostScript instructions, see the document
~Using PostScript with Word~ in the PostScript Glossary folder on the
Word Utilities 1 disk.

Microsoft Word Version 4.00D

Release 4.00D improves Word in the following areas:

~	A small number of files not in Word document format could not be
opened by Word 4.00C.  This problem was unique to version 4.00C and is
fixed in 4.00D.
~	All of the earlier improvements described below.

Release 4.00C improved Word in the following areas:

~	Documents saved in Word for the Macintosh format in Word for Windows
are opened properly by Word for the Macintosh.
~	All of the earlier improvements described below.

Release 4.00B improved Word in the following areas:

~	Fractional Widths option allowed with ImageWriter printers.
~	Macintosh IIci compatibility.
~	Text and color display on large monitors, on multiple-monitor
configurations, and on monitors capable of displaying more than a
million colors (24-bit display monitors).
~	Compatibility with Desk Accessories using multiple windows.
~	Display of drop-down lists in dialog boxes when the list extends below
the window.
~	Removes the extra blank line below a positioned paragraph within
wrapping text.
~	Allows you to add dotted lines to menus using the ---Separator---
option in the Commands dialog box.
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