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Claris MacWrite Pro
Key Features and Context:
- Release and Market Position: MacWrite Pro was released in 1993, at a time when the word processing market was already dominated by Microsoft Word. While earlier versions of MacWrite had been popular, MacWrite Pro's late arrival and stiff competition made it less successful in the marketplace.
- Focus on Usability: MacWrite Pro was praised for its ease of use. It was designed to be a powerful yet approachable word processor, and many reviewers noted that it offered all the necessary tools without the bloat of its competitors. This made it a good choice for users who wanted a solid word processor without the complexity of more feature-heavy applications.
- Features: It included a number of features that were standard for the time, such as a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface, spell-checking, a thesaurus, and text-formatting options. It also introduced new "style" capabilities and Claris's XTND file translation technology, which allowed it to open and save a wide variety of file formats.
- Integration with the Claris Suite: The "Pro" in its name was part of a larger effort by Claris to create a consistent and integrated suite of applications, which also included FileMaker Pro and MacDraw Pro. These programs shared a common user interface and could easily read and write each other's file formats, creating a cohesive software environment.
- Legacy: Although MacWrite Pro was not a commercial success, its word processing engine and design principles were later incorporated into ClarisWorks, a popular integrated office suite. This continued the lineage of MacWrite's core functionality within a new product that would eventually be rebranded as AppleWorks