New York--June 23, 1992--Reference Software, the publisher of Grammatik
grammar-checking software, has introduced a complete new line of
electronic reference works called Instant Answers. The first four
titles--The Electronic Business Writer's Handbook, The Electronic
Financial Mathematics Handbook, The Electronic Associated Press Stylebook
and The Electronic Complete Secretary's Handbook--are on display at PC
Expo.

The Instant Answers products run as both terminate and stay resident (TSR)
and standalone programs and work across DOS and Windows platforms. The
suggested retail price is $59 per handbook. They are available
immediately.

The four electronic titles are ideal reference tools for virtually all
office environments. Each half-ounce disk replaces up to four pounds and
665 pages of information. These savings are particularly useful to
business travelers who can tote them on their laptops instead of carrying
books or waiting to return to the office to correct documents. They are
easy to use and offer information that is quick to access and digest, such
as: financial planning and writing tips, punctuation and stylistic rules,
desktop publishing guidelines, sample business letters and much more.

Special features like the bookmark, cross-reference and search functions
provide highly flexible and more sophisticated ways to access information
and return to often-cited passages. All screens can be printed if hard
copy is needed.

"Writing is a process, not an event," says Don Emery, president and CEO.
"Reference Software's goal is to provide writing tools to help at every
step of the process. Instant Answers serves as a reference while people
are writing, and Grammatik works as a proofreading tool and writing
improvement tutorial at the end of the process."

The series

The Electronic Business Writer's Handbook offers the first available
electronic guide for desktop publishing, as well as general rules on
grammar, punctuation and business correspondence. It includes a glossary
of computer terms, common foreign words, a library of famous quotations,
reference sources and an effective misspeller's dictionary. The desktop
publishing chapter provides graphics illustrating such terms as kerning,
leading and fonts and explanations of desktop publishing terms.

The Electronic Financial Mathematics Handbook runs through topics such as
simple and compound interest, investment information, annuities
calculations and bond formulas. Each section presents a financial formula
in algebraic and Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet notation with a definition of the
concept and examples of its use.

The Electronic Associated Press Stylebook is the Bible for professional
writers. The Instant Answers version is based on the 1992 hard cover
manual and offers writing guidelines on style, usage, punctuation,
abbreviations and so on. Its geography dictionary reflects the new world
order with up-to-date definitions like "Soviet Union: No longer exists. n

The Electronic Complete Secretary's Handbook is actually a manual on
running a business, useful for anyone who writes business correspondence,
plans events, manages an office or needs a quick reference for accounting
or finance questions. The handbook, based on the best-selling hard cover
version (with over 1 million copies sold), provides sample business
letters that can be exported into word processing files for personalized
editing.

Requirements and availability

Each Instant Answers product includes both DOS and Windows versions on
disk. They are instantly accessible from all word processors, spreadsheets
and any other PC program. The DOS version requires DOS 3.0 or greater and
58K RAM; the Windows version requires Windows 3.0 or 3.1.

The series is available from Reference Software International
(800-872-9933), major computer retailing and warehouse outlets and the
following distributors: Ingram Micro, Kenfil, Merisel, Soft-Kat, Software
Resource, JB Marketing. They retail for $59 per handbook or $179 for the
complete set.

Reference Software International
330 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107
415-541-0222

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