 TapWorks
The 4-in-1 Business Productivity Tool
 
TapWorks* For Newton is the first Newton software that integrates text processing, spreadsheets, drawings and graphs into a single application. The TapWorks Guided Tour is a slide-show tour of the main features of TapWorks. This demo program takes up 48K of memory. The complete version takes 315K on a storage card.
 
TapWorks Product Description
TapWorks provides tools to improve the effectiveness of any document that you fax, print, beam or mail from your Newton. It combines fast and accurate text processing, powerful spreadsheets (with over 100 built-in functions), dynamic business charts and graphs, and advanced drawing and page layout tools into one convenient package for the Newton.  In addition, TapWorks makes it a snap to lay out a full 8-1/2 by 11 inch page for faxing or printing  P  what you see is what you get.
 
"The Newton already offers excellent built-in communications capabilities, and now TapWorks makes it easy to create the kind of documents on your Newton that you will want to communicate," said Avail President, Daryl L. Scott.   "Desktop computer users have grown accustomed to easily integrating text, drawings, spreadsheets and graphs into the documents that they prepare.  Now you can create these same kinds of sophisticated documents while traveling with your Newton."
 
TapWorks offers two exclusive benefits for Newton users:
 
   1) Four Integrated Modules
   TapWorks combines of four powerful modules into one software package:
   Text Processing, Spreadsheets, Drawings and Graphs.
 
   2) WYSIWYG  8 1/2 by 11 Inch Page Layout
   TapWorks is the first application for the Newton that allows you to lay out
   a full 8 1/2 by 11 inch page with "What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get" formatting.
 
Important features of TapWorks include:
 
Text Processing
The unique TapWorks text editor enables you to easily enter text in any font, size, style or border.  It combines handwritten words with keypad entry for numbers, punctuation and special symbols,  and popup menus with brackets, bullets, math and money symbols.  It also allows you to create text RmacrosS that can instantly insert often-used phrases that you define.
 
Spreadsheets
Over 100 built-in spreadsheet functions are included covering general math,statistics, finance, trigonometry, text, dates and conditional expressions. Advanced users can also include NewtonScript* commands in spreadsheet cells. You can quickly create spreadsheets at any page location.  Data is entered using handwritten values along with a special keypad for numbers, punctuation and math symbols, and popup menus for functions.
 
Drawings
A complete set of drawing tools are included for creating lines, rectangles, round-rectangles, ovals, curves, polygons, and pre-defined shapes.  Each can be rendered in a variety of pen widths and fill patterns.  The palette of 20 pre-drawn shapes includes stars, arrows and seals and pointers that can be scaled to any desired size.
 
Graphs
A wide variety of data-driven graphs can be instantly generated in TapWorks, including Single Bar, Double Bar, Stacked Bar, Single Line, Double Line, Bar & Line Combo and Pie charts.  The Bar and Line graphs can include one or two data sets per chart.
 
Page Layout
TapWorks offers complete control over the arrangement of the basic elements on the page.  In addition to moving and resizing objects, the "front to back" drawing order can be specified, and special commands are available to align and "nudge" objects for precision layout.  Manual page scrolling can be used to position the page on the Newton screen and automatic scrolling takes effect when objects are moved or resized.
 
TapWorks Viewer
The TapWorks package also comes with a separate "TapWorks Viewer" application. The Viewer can be freely distributed to other Newton users, and will be widely available through on-line services and bulletin-board systems.  The Viewer enables you to share TapWorks documents that you create with other Newton users.  Even if the other users do not own the full TapWorks program,  they can still scroll through TapWorks documents that you provide and print them from their own Newtons using the TapWorks Viewer.
 
TapWorks Specifications
 
Text
Fonts:  New York, Geneva, Espy.
Sizes:  9, 10, 12, 14, 18 point.
Styles:  Plain, Bold, Italic, Underline, Outline or any combination.
Justification:  Left, Center or Right.
Frame:  None, Rectangle, Round Rectangle, Shadow.
Tabs:  9 tab stops.
Word Wrap:  Wrapped or Clipped.
Text Entry:  Handwritten words, keypad with numbers, punctuation and special symbols, popup menus   with brackets, bullets, math and money symbols.
Macros:  Save any text phrase as a reusable macro.
 
Spreadsheets
Max Columns:  52.
Max Rows:  Limited by available memory.
Table Formatting:  Adjustable column width, title, grid lines, frame, font and font size.
Data Entry:  Handwritten values, keypad with numbers, punctuation and math symbols, popup menus for   functions.
Cell Formatting
   Numbers:  16 Display formats.
   Justification:  Left, Center or Right.
   Style:  Plain, Bold, Italic, Underline or Outline.
Editing:  Insert Column/Row, Delete Column/Row, Fill, Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear.
Recalculation:  Automatic or manual.
Built-In Functions (with On-Line Help):
   Strings:  BeginsWith, Capitalize, CapitalizeWords, DownCase, EndsWith, NumberStr, StrCompare, StrConcat, StrEqual, StringToNumber, StrLen, SubStr, UpCase, &, &&.
   General Math:  Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Max, Min, Pow, Round, Signum, Sqrt, Trun AvgAbove, AvgLeft, SumAbove, SumLeft, Div, Mod.
   Statistics:  Avg, Count, Median, MaxRange, MinRange, StdDev, StdDevp, Sum, Var, Varp, Above,  Below, Left, Right.
   Time & Money:  Date, DateAndTime, DateInfo, DayAndDate, TimeOfDay, Year, DDB FV, IPmt, NPer,    NPV, NYrs, PMT, PPMT, PV, SLN, SYD.
   Conditionals:  If, Then, Begin, End, Else, ;, <, <=, >, >=, <>, Not, And, Or
   Trigonometry:  ACos, ACosh, ASin, ATan, ATan2, ATanh, Cos, Cosh, Degrees, Er Erfc, Exp, Log,    Log10, Radians, Random, Sin, Sinh, Tan, Tanh, Pi.
NewtonScript:  Cell formulas can contain valid NewtonScript commands.
 
Drawings
Tools:  Line, Rectangle, Round Rectangle, Continuous Curve, Oval, Polygon, Pre-Drawn Shapes (20).
Constrained Shapes:  Horizontal/Vertical/Diagonal Lines, Squares, Circles, etc.
Pen Size:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 pixels.
Pen Pattern:  20 pattern palette.
Fill Pattern:  20 pattern palette or "none."
 
Graphs
Types:  Single Bar, Double Bar, Stacked Bar, Single Line, Double Line, Bar & Line Combo, Pie.
Graph Formatting:  Adjustable title, grid display, data divisions, frame, font and font size.
Fill Pattern:  20 pattern palette.
Ranges:  Automatic or manual.
Legend:  8 legend positions.
 
Page Layout
Document Size:  8 1/2" by 11" page.
Display:  WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get).
Position:  Move, Resize, Bring To Front, Send To Back, Move Forward, Move Backward.
Scrolling:  Manual page scroll and automatic scrolling during object move or resize.
Alignment:  Align, Nudge.
Editing:  Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear.
 
 
Pricing and Availability
The suggested retail price of TapWorks is $119.00.  Both Macintosh and Windows floppy disks are included in the package, for installation with the Newton Connection Kit.  TapWorks is distributed by StarCore of Apple Computer, Inc. The nearest TapWorks software dealer can be located by calling StarCore at 1-800-708-STAR.
 
Avail Technology, Inc.
1250 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 210
Sunnyvale, CA  94088-3599
Phone (408) 730-6855
FAX (408) 746-3630
 
 
TapWorks is a trademark of Avail Technology, Inc.  Newton, NewtonScript, StarCore, Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.