{fb1000000is also a very useful reference section, for when you become a little more competent. Style also boasts a new feature, on-line help. This looks very similar to the MS _Windows_"Features.Windows" help system, with hyper-text links. In this on-line help there is a reasonable amount of explanation on how to do things, and what menu items do what job. The smaller bundled applications are not so well off though.

The suite of applications supplied is of an equally high standard. Equasor, the equation editor lets you put great looking equations into documents, but it can be very tricky to use, and the results aren't always what you want. Equasor has now been superseded by Formulix. WordWorks is the hyper-text based speller and thesaurus. This is useful if you want to change a word to something with a similar meaning. WordWorks uses the same engine as the hyper-text help, so you can click on a word, then jump to another. TableMate is the final application supplied, which is nothing more than a table editor. Having said this, how often have you used a spreadsheet to create a small table of names, or numbers? This is what TableMate is intended to do, and it will do it very well, so long as the table is not too big, and you've read the manual. Perhaps the biggest let down is the lack of on-line help with these applications. Acorn's interactive help is available, but this is only really basic.

So, in conclusion, Impression Style is a great all round Desktop Publishing System, with everything the beginner will need. It's lacking in a few areas, such as irregular frames, import/ export modules and colour separations, but the average user won't need any of these, and the serious user could always save up a bit longer and get _Impression Publisher_"Reviews.Apps.Publisher1".

Ease of use 8/10 - the manuals and the on-line hyper-text help make this one of the best documented processor packages available for the Acorn.

Speed 6/10 - although written in ARM code, Style is a little sluggish on my A4000.

Features 9/10 - it's got all you'll need, almost as many as the super-high end DTP systems on _Apple Macs_"Reviews.Apps.MacFS".

Value 9/10 - for the asking price, it's a real bargain, it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the competition on different platforms.

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Product: Impression Style
Price: 116.32
Availability: All Acorn 32-bit machines
Contact: Computer Concepts (01442) 63933

Notes: Formulix is also available for 81.07, or as an upgrade from Equasor for 57.58. 2Mb+ and a hard disc are required for full WordWorks functionality.

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