Cutting Edge Software Upgrades Quickoffice Version for HandEra 330 to Include Formatting Options and HTML Editing.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001 Users of HandEra 330 Handhelds Can Now Produce "Office Quality" Documents in Quickword Cutting Edge Software, Inc. announces today the release of a new version of its Quickoffice(TM) productivity suite for Palm Powered(TM) handhelds. The new version expands the recently released word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and and spreadsheet features to users of HandEra 330(TM) handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. , giving them unequaled ability to view and edit Excel and Word files while on-the-go. This version of Quickoffice is available to past purchasers of HandEra 330 handhelds free of charge, and will be included with future HandEra 330 product shipments. Quickoffice offers HandEra 330 users a word processor with full-text formatting and HTML-editing capabilities, in addition to a spreadsheet with over 80 functions. Users can employ a wide range of fonts and the ability to specify sizes and styles such as bold, italics and underlining un·der·lin·ing n. 1. The act of drawing a line under; underscoring. 2. Emphasis or stress, as in instruction or argument. for the various typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif Here you can find a graphical version of this table.
 , providing a growing number of professionals who write content for Internet and intranet Web pages with a powerful tool for preparing Web-ready materials while away from the office. "Our users have applauded our choice of Quickoffice with the HandEra 330," said Allen Penkake, HandEra, Inc.'s vice president of sales. "The enhancements provided in the most recent version of Quickoffice will further expand the usefulness of the HandEra 330 as the preeminent Palm Powered business tool. The capabilities of Quickword for editing word processing documents are unmatched, and the fact that our customers will be able to enjoy these features without cost provides even greater value to our customers." Quickword also supports bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. with Word, enabling users to create hyperlinked bookmarks within either Word or Quickword that retain their links during synchronization. Advanced users will be able to use this capability to create a hyperlinked table of contents within Quickword documents. Other enhancements include full support for Office XP documents and spreadsheets with improved integration between Quickword and MS Word 97 or newer, including formatting preservation. Quickword also preserves tables, embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. objects, images, charts, bulleted bul·let·ed adj. Printing Highlighted or set off with bullets: a bulleted list. and numbered lists, and line formatting. Along with the improvements to Quickword, Quicksheet has many significant enhancements, adding more than 20 new spreadsheet functions and optimizing the speed at which Quicksheet recalculates cells. Cutting Edge Software has also worked to further improve the appearance of spreadsheets on color Palm Powered devices by enabling users to add cell and text colors which can be set on the device and synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. bi-directionally with the Excel file on the desktop PC. Quickoffice is included with all HandEra devices and is available for purchase at Quickoffice.com or any leading online retailer of Palm OS applications, including PalmGear.com and Handango.com, in addition to leading office supply and electronics retailers nationwide. It retails for US$39.95. About Cutting Edge Software, Inc. Cutting Edge Software, Inc. is a privately-held company that develops, markets and supports business productivity software solutions for the mobile professional and enterprises, including spreadsheet, charting, and document reading/editing software. The company's flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Quicksheet and Quickword, have won numerous industry awards. Cutting Edge Software has also developed technology that enables these applications to be used for diverse, customized handheld and wireless solutions. For more information, visit www.quickoffice.com or call 800/991-7360. International inquiries should call 214/956-9806. HandEra and HandEra 330 are registered trademarks of HandEra, Inc. Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark of Palm, Inc. All other products, services and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or services marks of their respective owners. |
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