MICROSOFT PREVIEWS MACINTOSH VERSION OF INTERNET ASSISTANT FOR WORD

Makes It Easy to Create, Edit Documents for the Internet, Corporate Web
Sites

SAN FRANCISCO - JAN. 9, 1996 - Microsoft Corp. today demonstrated for the
first time its Internet Assistant version 2.0 for MicrosoftR Word for the
MacintoshR. The product, scheduled for release in the first quarter of
1996, is a no-charge add-on that will make it easy for Macintosh users to
create and edit hypertext markup language (HTML) documents for Internet
and Intranet sites from within Microsoft Word 6.0.1. Microsoft
demonstrated the software for members of the press, analysts and attendees
at MACWORLD in San Francisco.

The new version of Internet Assistant augments Microsoft Office - the
world's most popular business software suite - a complete cross- platform
solution for open environments using both WindowsR operating system-based
and Macintosh computers. It is also evidence of Microsoft's continued
commitment to the Macintosh platform.

"When users create documents for an Intranet or Internet site, they want to
take advantage of the same tools they use every day," said Dave Meltzer,
group product manager at Microsoft. "Internet Assistant works within
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, so Macintosh users already know how to
use it, and they can take advantage of powerful Microsoft Word features
such as AutoFormat and AutoCorrect."

"It is important for Microsoft to extend its solutions into the Internet.
This new version for the Mac&#153; of Internet Assistant for Microsoft
Word is a key part of that solution because of Word's dominant share of
the Mac word processing market," said Pieter Hartsook, editor of The
Hartsook Letter, a Macintosh market research service on the Internet at
http://www.hartsook.com. "In making optimum use of its familiar Word
application by automating the process of formatting documents for the
World Wide Web, Microsoft is giving millions of Macintosh users tremendous
power to become active Internet participants and creators."

Internet Assistant is a full-featured Internet authoring tool that
automatically converts Microsoft Word for Macintosh files to HTML format
and provides users with an interface for inserting hyperlinks, images and
forms into their documents. Users gain richly formatted Internet documents
without having to understand the complexities of HTML, the standard
authoring language for the Web.

Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word for the Macintosh provides the
following:

 FULL SUPPORT OF HTML COMMON TODAY. Internet Assistant will support
 authoring of commonly used HTML extensions such as tables, font
 size, image height and width, centering, background picture and
 background color. Internet Assistant supports Microsoft Internet
 Explorer's new HTML tags such as marquee text, watermarks,
 in-line video, superscript and subscript, and background sounds.

 EASY-TO-USE HYPERLINK AND FORMS INTERFACE. It's easy to create
 hyperlinks and Internet forms with Internet Assistant's interface.
 Users can create hyperlinks between HTML documents and other Microsoft
 Office documents on the Internet or an Intranet. Users can also
 insert hyperlinks in Word documents intended either for the corporate
 network or the Internet.

 EASY VIEWING AND EDITING OF HTML SOURCE CODE. This feature allows
 for easy toggling between HTML source code and a WYSIWYG view
 of the document. Users can edit the source code directly, if they
 choose.

 ABILITY TO WRITE AND TEST HYPERLINKS FROM WITHIN A SINGLE INTERFACE.
 Users can test hyperlinks from within Internet Assistant or click
 on the toolbar to toggle to their Web browser for a WYSIWYG view
 of their work.

Computer users worldwide can obtain information on Microsoft products for
the Macintosh at the Mac Office World Wide Web home page
(http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice). Internet Assistant version 2.0 for
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh is scheduled to be available for download
from that site at no charge (other than the cost of connect time, where
applicable) during the first quarter of 1996. Microsoft will also make
Internet Assistant available on diskette at a nominal charge.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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