Experiment with a vast range of easy-to-implement graphic effects - including blends, skews, rotations and different fill styles – then use them to liven up your DTP, word processor and other Windows documents. This award winning drawing program is ideal for beginners, but also includes comprehensive design features that professionals will appreciate.
Features include:
Text on curve Blend two shapes or text Draw shapes with drawing tools Colour fill styles Palette control paint box mix Line styles Autotraces bitmaps identifying outline shapes - makes editable vector paths Easy text functionality Create patterns Page Pilots (wizards) Colour, rotate or skew bitmaps Multi step undo Multi-document support OLE2 server.

Additional utilities include Picture Browser - Export in 10 different formats: JPEG, PCX, PNG, Tiff, Targa, Photoshop, BMP, Windows Metafile, CGM & GEM. Drag&Drop your chosen image into any application that supports OLE2. Snapshot – An invaluable utility for capturing images on-screen. Capture the screen, window, region or object and export as WMF, TIF, or PCX. KeyPad – A utility for locating special characters not available on a standard keyboard, including the Euro symbol.

Webstyle offers a quick and easy way to produce customised web graphics – no artistic skill and no complicated graphics software required. Simply modify the ready-made vector graphic templates – specifically 2D and 3D headings, bullets, buttons, dividers, logos, and backgrounds. The advantage of using vector graphics is that they lose no quality when you modify them – for example, when you change the text, the size, the colour, or the texture – unlike standard bitmap graphic collections.

Xara Webstylen version 1 is suitable for use with Windows 95/98/2000/NT4/Me/XP.
 
Simply customise the ready-made templates to create professional quality graphics No loss of quality, even when you change the size of the graphic Simple one-click editing of the wording, font, colour, texture, size, and realistic shadow effects The graphics are optimised for the web and antialiased (edges smoothed) without the user needing to know or understand any of the jargon Export your graphic as GIFs or Jpegs
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Note: for space reasons, Webstyle has only 50% of the template graphics that shipped on the original version 1.2 CD-ROM. The software is fully functional in all other respects.
15-day fully functional trial version of Xara Webstyle 2 (with subset of the complete templates)

Webstyle 2 offers significant enhancements over v1, in terms of new graphic categories, improved designs, and further levels of control over the customisation of graphics. New features in version 2 include: ò A wide range of new, top-quality, professionally designed templates ò Two important new categories of template graphics: animated banner ads and NavBars (button bars) ò NavBars can have off, over, and selected states; and all the necessary HTML and Javascript required is created automatically and exported with the graphic ò Fully matching themed sets comprising vertical and horizontal NavBars, headings, bullets, buttons, dividers, and logos ò Greater control over text, bevels, textures, colour depth, etc ò PNG support ò The CD (included in upgrade offer price) contains almost 1000 template graphics, Webstyle 2 software, introductory movie tutorial, and free fonts

Full details including a comprehensive feature walkthrough, movie, example templates, differences between v1 and v2 etc, can be found at: www.xara.com/products/webstyle
Xara Webstyle 2 can normally be purchased over the internet for US$69 (about UK£48 plus VAT). Up to 31 May 2002, readers of PCW who have registered their free copies of Zara Webstyle 1 can buy a full copy of Webstyle 2 for just $59 (that's about UK£41 plus VAT) - almost 15% off the normal price. Simply follow the register and upgrade links from within Webstyle 1 or go to the special offer pages at: www.xara.com/ws1offer.asp?p=vnu to register Webstyle 1, and www.xara.com/ws1upgrade.asp?p=vnu to upgrade to Webstyle 2.

Xara Webstyle 2 is suitable for use with Windows 95/98/2000/NT4/Me/XP


TurboCAD Learning Edition, is a comprehensive, fully functional 2D CAD application. It's an ideal vehicle for new users to discover the concepts behind CAD software. It is also a viable product for producing professional 2D CAD drawings. The software includes the informative Complete Guide to Learning TurboCAD by Randall Newton and Robert Berry (245pp), the useful crossover guide TurboCAD for AutoCAD Users (136pp) and a full multimedia Quick Tour. These are designed to reduce the learning curve and provide easier accessibility to the software for entry-level users.
From humble beginnings in the mid 1980s, TurboCAD has grown to become one of the top low-cost CAD (Computer Aided Design) software products. TurboCAD 4 for Windows, is filled with features that rival much more expensive products. In addition to its comprehensive set of drawing commands, you can also customise the program, to link drawings with files created by other Windows programs, and to extend its capabilities by writing external software programs that use TurboCAD as a drafting engine.
NOTE: after installation you will have to register your copy of TurbioCAD 4 before using it for the first time. For details on how to register follow the on-screen prompts that appear.
version 8 (trial)
MediaGold UK has announced the launch of TurboCAD 8, a major upgrade to the award winning CAD software from IMSI, which expands on the power of Version 7 to deliver unprecedented tools for architectural, mechanical and general design. You'll find over 50 key improvements geared to making your design process faster and more efficient. These include:
Part Tree Materials Editor Palette Luminance Roofs Wall Openings Extendable Walls Design Director Faster, Better Rendering Render-Scene Environments New Expanded Documentation ... and much more.
Includes a trial of the advanced functions of Money Box Pro integrated into the same program. After 60 days it reverts to the Personal Level functions only
Get your personal finances in order with Money Box. Just focus on recording your receipts and payments and know exactly where you are with your cashflow. With the simplest ever reconciliation technique, balance your Bank and Charge accounts. Stay one step ahead of your Bank manager!
ò Do you have a foreign Bank account, do you use your credit card overseas? MoneyBox handles it all. Record transactions, maintain Bank and Charge accounts in any currency
ò MoneyBox is fully graphical and intuitive. Get a vivid and detailed picture of your financial transactions with graphs displaying Cashflow Planning, Budgets vs Actuals, Actuals vs Last Year and other key information.

IMPORTANT MoneyBox is a "lite" version of MoneyBox Pro. It is perfectly suitable for home accounts and even small businesses as the main features it is lacking over its professional version are automated VAT handling and fully integrated invoice handling. The software on this disc is a trial version of MoneyBox Pro which also contains within it the complete version of MoneyBox. This lets you try out the full MoneyBox Pro functions for a period of 60 days and after that time you will be given the option to register as a MoneyBox Pro user at an annual fee of £20.00. If you decide you do not need the additional functionality of MoneyBox Pro, you can continue to use MoneyBox free for as long as you like. The software automatically resorts to a FREE fully-functioning copy of Money Box to keep track of personal finances for ever. At any time in the future, you can still upgrade.
Money Box Pro Functions (60-day free trial)
Advanced Personal Level Financial reports are clear and easy for the non-accountant to follow. The Income and Expenditure Account tells you whether you are earning more than you spend. The Balance Sheet lists what you own and what you owe, and tells you your net worth. The Financing report tells you what you did with your surplus income - or how you financed your expense overrun! These are invaluable tools when talking to your financial adviser, your accountant, or your Bank manager.
Professional Level Preparing invoices is as easy as entering ordinary payments and receipts plus you get full sales analysis by customer, product etc
ò Use the reconciliation facilities to track exactly which invoices have been paid ò Manage your cashflow with 30, 60, 90 day analysis of Bank, Charge, Customer and Supplier accounts ò View what products you have sold to which customers ò Just by entering the tax rate for each transaction, you have full Sales and Value Added Tax accounting and reporting ò Doing your VAT return is a 5 minute breeze. You know at any time how much you are due to pay over to the tax man.
WebAssist (new & updated)
This free program provides a substantial directory of useful web links, all neatly and conveniently organised so that you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily. Categories include Shopping, News and weather, Sport, Hobbies, Travel, Finance, Property, Computers, Phones, Motoring, Games, TV, and Music. Also useful is the fact that you can add your own favourite links to the program's database.

 
ZoneAlarm 2.6
Gain control over the door to your computer
With Stealth Mode enabled, ZoneAlarm's Firewall renders your computer invisible to the internet and potential intruders. If you can't be seen, you can't be attacked. Because you tell ZoneAlarm how you use your computer, the firewall only allows traffic that you understand and initiate.