MICROSOFT OFFICE WITH BOOKSHELF 1996-97 EDITION FOR THE MACINTOSH NOW
AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE

Students Master Applications With Ease, Gain Quick Access to Rich
Multimedia Content

REDMOND, WASH. - MAY 28, 1996 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the
availability of the Microsoft Office with Bookshelf 1996-97 Edition for
the Macintosh on CD-ROM. Available for students and educators only, this
edition provides the most powerful productivity tools available for the
Macintosh and includes Microsoft Excel version 5.0, Microsoft Word 6.0.1,
the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation graphics program 4.0, and a
workstation license for Microsoft Mail (version 3.1 or earlier) or
Starnine Mail, plus the new Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 Edition multimedia
reference library. The Bookshelf CD-ROM library provides users instant
access to a vast world of information with nine essential reference works,
including the new Microsoft Bookshelf Internet Directory 96 and Concise
Encarta 96 World Atlas.

"Students are looking for software that helps them succeed in school and
beyond," said Jeff Weber, merchandising manager at Educational Resources.
"Microsoft Office with Bookshelf gives students new ways to explore their
ideas and provides the essential tools they need to get their work done
more easily and quickly. From analysis and word processing to exploring
rich content, this product is right on target when it comes to meeting the
needs of today's students."

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY EASES LEARNING CURVE

Microsoft Office 4.2.1 allows users to discover and learn the programs'
capabilities, share information easily between applications, and build
better solutions. Because of the applications' similar functionality and
interface, users spend less time learning the applications and more time
using them as tools to help with their academic responsibilities. Programs
in Microsoft Office work together, letting users combine text, data and
graphics simply by using drag-and-drop functionality. What's more,
IntelliSense&#153; technology helps the programs sense what the user wants
to do and intelligently produce the desired result quickly and easily.

MULTIMEDIA REFERENCE WORKS GIVE ACCESS TO RICH CONTENT

The new Bookshelf CD-ROM reference library gives users powerful tools to
help locate facts, research topics for reports, and explore rich content
quickly and easily. Updated monthly using the Bookshelf World Wide Web
site, the Microsoft Bookshelf Internet Directory 96 is a guide to finding
information on the Internet and contains more than 4,000 Web, Gopher and
FTP sites as well as Usenet newsgroups. Bookshelf is also the quickest way
to get best-selling reference information with one-step searching across
all nine reference books.

"We are committed to providing students and educators with tools that
enable them to reach their full potential," said Dave Meltzer, group
product manager of Macintosh applications at Microsoft. "The Microsoft
Office and Bookshelf 1996-97 Edition for the Macintosh is an
easy-to-learn, comprehensive package of applications that will help
students and educators with their daily tasks and give them new ways to
explore their ideas."

PRICING, AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT

Microsoft Office with Bookshelf 1996-97 Edition is specially priced at
approximately $199 for educators and higher-education students. This
edition is available in stores. To locate an authorized education
reseller, students and educators can call Microsoft Sales at (800)
426-9400. Users of Microsoft Office with Bookshelf 1996-97 Edition for the
Macintosh CD-ROM receive unlimited product support by phone at no charge
(toll charges apply).

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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