Creative Writer 2, known as Mon Atelier d'Écriture in French and Junior Schreibstudio in German, was a word processing program released in 1996 by Microsoft Kids. The interface was updated and the program was now designed for Windows 95.
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 Screenshot of Mon Atelier d'Écriture, the French version of Creative Writer 2, with a basketball theme. | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft Kids |
|---|---|
| Final release | 2.0
/ 1997 |
| Operating system | Windows 95 and up |
| Predecessor | Creative Writer |
| Available in | English, French[1] |
| Type | Word processing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | microsoft.com/kids/creativewriter (archived) |
New or changed features
edit- The menu has been rearranged, following a study carried out by Microsoft.[2]
- The program ran in a window, ranging in size from 640x480 pixels to 1024x768 pixels, depending on the display resolution set on the computer. It did not run in full screen.
- Microsoft's Paint It!, from their Plus for Kids pack, was included at no additional charge with Creative Writer 2. Although it was a separate program, it could be used to edit any images double-clicked in a word processing document.
- Support for creating and publishing websites was also included through Microsoft's Web Publishing Wizard.
- Support for opening and saving in Rich Text Format (.rtf) files and text files (.txt).
- Nearly a dozen of themes based on nature and sports are included to customize the program's look and feel. The demo only includes the ocean theme.
Removed features
edit- Imaginopolis
- Support for Microsoft Word (.doc) files.
- The McZee character, although he makes a cameo appearance as a font and in the clip art gallery.[3]
Viewer
editThe Microsoft Creative Writer 2 Document Viewer was available free of charge. It allows users without Creative Writer 2 to view, but not edit, .max files created with Creative Writer 2.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mon Atelier d'Écriture" [My Writing Workshop]. Communiqué de press (Press Release) (in French). Microsoft. January 30, 1997. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008.
- ^ "Is This Computer Broken or What". Microsoft.
- ^ "McZee - Version 1.00". Typography. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-12-28.