QuickCard Development Kit Corporate Edition Now Available from Microsoft
Press

New Kit Makes It Easy to Create Customizable On-Screen User Help and
Training System

Redmond, Wash--Feb. 13, 1995--Microsoft Press announced today the
availability of the QUICKCARD DEVELOPMENT KIT--CORPORATE EDITION, the
authoring tool that allows a broad range of computer training and support
professionals to add custom help and training facilities to existing
applications for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Based on the on-screen step-by-step help tool architecture developed by
Usability Sciences Corporation, the QUICKCARD DEVELOPMENT KIT--CORPORATE
EDITION allows online information and procedures to be developed and
attached to any Windows-based application. This additional functionality
gives developers and non-developers alike the ability to add QuickCards to
existing applications in cases where access to the source code is not an
option. Once QuickCards have been created, anyone with the QUICKCARD
DEVELOPMENT KIT--CORPORATE EDITION can customize or add QuickCards as
needed. Technical writers, trainers, support personnel, and developers
will find it easy to add and modify QuickCards.

One of the most significant benefits of QuickCards is the speed with which
they get a user up and running. New and intermediate users typically
cannot spend a lot of time reading documentation, searching help, taking
tutorials, or attending costly and time-consuming classroom training when
they want to get a task completed quickly. They want step-by-step
instructions--on the screen--that clearly tells them how to perform the
task they want to do. That's exactly what QuickCards provide.

With the QUICKCARD DEVELOPMENT KIT--CORPORATE EDITION, QuickCards can also
be linked in a custom application--with no programming required. The link
is created automatically, allowing users to easily attach sets of custom
QuickCards to any Windows-based application via a button on its
application title bar. The DEVELOPMENT KIT also allows users to add custom
procedures to existing sets of QuickCards while still providing a
consistent look and feel. QuickCards, QuickTutors, and easy-to-use
documentation make the QUICKCARD DEVELOPMENT KIT easy to learn and use.

Availability and Pricing

The QUICKCARD DEVELOPMENT KIT--CORPORATE EDITION (ISBN: 1-55615-795-9) is
available wherever books and software are sold. Suggested retail price is
$995.00 ($1,342.95 Canada). It is also available through resellers,
directly from Microsoft Press at 1-800-MSPRESS, or through the CompuServe
Electronic Mall (GO MSP).

Usability Sciences Corporation is an industry leader in software usability
testing and providing tools to make software easier to learn and use.
Founded in 1988, Usability Sciences has contributed to the success of
products throughout the microcomputer industry through independent
usability testing services.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation
and the leading publisher of quality computer books about Microsoft
products. Millions of users at all skill levels rely on a complete line of
Microsoft Press books to make learning and using software easier. Titles
ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to
technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book
and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also
order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS and through the
CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP).

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.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS

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