1ST WORD RELEASE NOTE

                           VERSION 1.06


     This disk contains 1st Word,  the GEM word processor  written      
     by GST of Cambridge,  England and supplied with your Atari ST 
     computer.

     In  order to provide you with a fully working word  processor 
     as  soon  as  possible,  the  1st Word User  Guide  has  been 
     supplied  on the microfloppy disk together with the  1st Word 
     software.

                            Backing up

     Before you do anything else, backup the 1st Word disk!

                      Viewing the User Guide

     To view the User Guide on screen, do the following:

     *    Obtain a directory window of the 1st Word disk
     *    Double-click the item 1ST_WORD.PRG to load the program
     *    Double-click the item GUIDE.DOC to open the manual
     *    Scroll through the text using the vertical scroll bar
     *    Click the window close box when finished
     *    Click Quit in the File menu to exit 1st Word

                     Printing the User Guide

     To print the User Guide, do the following:

     *    Use Install Printer in the Desk menu to select Dot
     *    Obtain a directory window of the 1st Word disk
     *    Double-click the item 1ST_WORD.PRG to load the program
     *    When the Item Selector is displayed click CANCEL
     *    Click Print in the File menu
     *    Select GUIDE.DOC from the directory listing
     *    Answer the questions on the PRINT MENU then click OK
     *    To pause printing, hold the mouse button until the 
          pointer  appears  then  click  when  you  are  ready  to 
          continue. Click in the close box to cancel the print.
     *    Click Quit in the File menu to exit 1st Word

     You may need to experiment with the page offset value.

     1st Word  is initially configured with an  ASCII-only   print 
     driver  which should be capable of driving all printers,  but 
     will  not  print special styles such as bold  or  underlined.  
     You  should  print  a fair copy of  your  manual  (which  may 
     require  editing  for  page layout  changes)  when  you  have 
     configured 1st Word to drive your printer intelligently.


     If  you  have been using version 1.00 or 1.01  of  1st  Word, 
     please  make sure you use all of the new files on this  disk, 
     including  printer  configuration files.  To convert  an  old 
     configuration  file,  you  must  add a sixth  number  to  the 
     "Miscellaneous Configurable Variables" which should  normally 
     be zero.  A non-zero value causes the print program to  pause 
     between pages.