ATLANTIS WORD PROCESSOR v.1.0.0.48 NOVA
32 bit freeware - Copyright © 2000, 2001, Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. http://www.rssol.com

For anyone wishing to distribute Atlantis Nova,
the freeware version of our Atlantis Word Processor,
this file provides all necessary information, including
a Distribution Agreement, suggested program descriptions,
and keywords for search engine reference.

For best viewing, please open this file in Atlantis
or NOTEPAD.EXE and maximize the document window.
Use the text search function to go directly to your section
of interest. For example, a search for the "7." string
will take you directly to the section devoted to
the "Main Features Of Atlantis Nova" .

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Table of Contents:
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1. Distribution Agreement
2. Obtaining The Latest Version Of Atlantis
3. Suggested Keywords For Search Engine Reference
4. Suggested One Line Description For Atlantis Nova
5. Suggested Short Description For Atlantis Nova
6. Suggested Long Description For Atlantis Nova
7. Main Features Of Atlantis Nova
8. Minimum Hardware And Software Configuration
9. Program Links And Contact Information
10. Benefits Of The Shareware Version Of Atlantis
11. Suggested Introduction To Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.

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1. Distribution Agreement:
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The complete License Agreement is contained in the LICENSE.TXT file.
The following paragraph is an extract from the License Agreement
regarding the distribution of Atlantis 1.x:

| You may install the Software and create as many copies of the Software
on storage media as you wish.
| You may redistribute the Software freely on on-line services, bulletin
boards, or other electronic media as long as the files are distributed in
their entirety.
| The Software may not be distributed on CD-ROM, disk, or other physical
media for a fee without the permission of Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.
| THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO LICENSEE "AS IS". ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH
DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
| IN NO EVENT WILL RISING SUN SOLUTIONS, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE
(INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC
ADVANTAGE).


2. Obtaining The Latest Version Of Atlantis:
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Before distributing Atlantis please verify that you have the latest
version. The latest version of Atlantis is always available on the
Atlantis Home site at

http://www.rssol.com/en/html/export/downloads.htm

The normal filename for Atlantis 1.0 Nova is

   atlant10n_en.exe


3. Suggested Keywords For Search Engine Reference:
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word processor,word processing,text editor,text editing,editing,text formatting,formatting,document,document creation,letter writing,letter,mail,script,screenplay,scenario,project,book,novel,essay,thesis,RTF,RTF format,Atlantis,Nova


4. Suggested One Line Description:
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Innovative, full-featured, user-friendly, Atlantis Nova
is a dream Word Processor come true!

5. Suggested Short Description:
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Atlantis Nova is a full-featured user-friendly Word Processor
with the power and functionality to satisfy the most demanding
word processing tasks effortlessly. Most word processing commands
are only a keypress or mouse click away. The Atlantis user interface
is coherent and integrated, a real treat for both novice
and experienced users. Bring sunshine into word processing!
Adopt Atlantis!

6. Suggested Long Description:
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Atlantis Nova is a full-featured user-friendly Word Processor
with the power and functionality to satisfy the most demanding word
processing tasks effortlessly. Most word processing commands
are only a keypress or mouse click away. Very compact, Atlantis Nova
takes only 650 Kb of disk space in minimal configuration
and so will easily launch from a floppy for maximum portability.
Also Atlantis Nova has a very small memory footprint. No wonder
laptop owners rank among the greatest fans of Atlantis!
The Atlantis user interface is coherent and integrated,
a real treat for both novice and experienced users.
Bring sunshine into word processing! Adopt Atlantis!

7. Main Features Of Atlantis Nova:
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* COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE VIEWING OF DOCUMENTS:

. "Page layout" mode
. 100% WYSIWYG no-flicker document editing
. A Hide All mode for maximum working space
. A Magnifying Glass tool for instant high/low magnification
. Many zooming factors to fine-tune the document screen display

* COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE HANDLING OF DOCUMENTS:

. Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
. a dual set of commands for each of the 3 toolbars: at the flick
  of a switch you will alternate the Main and the Alternative set
  of commands
. A Document Bar with name-tabs for quick and easy access to any open
  document
. Ruler with full state-of-the-art controls
. Support for the Wheel mouse advanced functions
. A Easy Hand "grabbing" mode to navigate effortlessly
  through any document
. Live Scrolling for precision scrolling up and down documents
. Automatic anticipatory scrolling of upcoming document lines
. Most commands are available at the click of a button
. Instant access to most operations from the keyboard with more than
  200 hotkeys
. A Document Folder option to specify a favorite working folder
. A Send by Email command for immediate transfer of files.
. A Minimize To System Tray option and command
. Comprehensive help file, built-in contextual help, Tip Of The Day

* COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE EDITING OF DOCUMENTS:

. Easy and versatile selection of text with keyboard or mouse
. Traditional text selection by full lines or paragraphs
. "Zigzag" selection of whole text blocks (or column blocks)
. Option for automatic selection of the whole word with the mouse pointer
. Powerful Drag & Drop editing: move text, duplicate text to another
  location with a simple glide of your mouse pointer
. Command to duplicate selection, change case
. A Paste Special option (As Plain Text, As Rich Text)
. Insert file, picture, date, time, special symbols
. Smart Cut & Paste with automatic management of blank spaces
. Unlimited undo / redo, Group Undo, Undo After Save
. Find/Replace text with Find Word at Cursor option
. Paragraph sorting in ascending/descending order
. Comprehensive page numbering function
. Full statistics on a selection of text or on the whole document
. A command for direct printing of a selection of text
. Save Selection As File, Save Selected Picture As Graphic File
. A Clippy Bank to store clipboard items for later retrieval
. A Hot Calculator adding computational capability to traditional
  word processing
. An option for the document first line to be suggested as saving title

* A COMPLETE PANOPLY OF WORD PROCESSING FUNCTIONS:

. Easy document creation and formatting with Templates

. Comprehensive Style Sheet support for advanced users

. All the traditional font and paragraph formatting commands:

  bold, italic, underline, strike, superscript, subscript;
  typeface, font size, font color;
  character spacing, kerning;
  vertical offset;
  fully customizable tab stops;
  left/right paragraph indent, first line indent and outdent;
  spacing before/after paragraph, 6 types of interline spacing;
  keep with next paragraph, keep intact,
  page break before, widow / orphan control;
  and plenty more only a mouse click or a keypress away...

. A graphic-type Format Brush to change font type. You will use
  a specific mouse pointer to format text in the same way as
  you would with a paint brush.

* COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT SUPPORT:

. Unlimited document size
. Multiple document formats are supported:
  RTF, MS Word 6.0/95/97/2000, MS Write, etc.
. Multiple graphic formats can be used to complement text:
  BMP, EMF, WMF, JPG, GIF, PNG, PCX, TGA, ICO, etc.
. Saving is done to the universal RTF format, insuring maximum portability
. Option to save supercompact lightweight RTF documents

* FULL DOCUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

. Comprehensive help is available via the Atlantis main Help menu
. Specific contextual help is always available by pressing the F1 key
. All elements of the Atlantis interface have tooltips which pop up
  under a hovering mouse pointer
. The Atlantis Tips Of the Day can always be browsed for tricks and ideas
. Detailed documentation is available on the Atlantis site and is constantly
  updated: FAQ, Tips & Tricks, etc.
. A Forum is available to the community of Atlantis users. Questions,
  replies, comments can be posted on the site at
  http://www.rssol.com/en/forum.htm


8. Minimum Hardware And Software Configuration:
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- The current Atlantis version requires any of the following OSes:
  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME or higher, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000.
- A Pentium-class 75 Mhz processor or higher and 16 MB RAM.
- 650 KB to 1.0 MB of free space on a hard drive or floppy, depending on
  the choice of installed components.
- To be able to use the Wheel Mouse advanced features in Atlantis, you
  need to have one of the following operating systems:
  Windows 98, Windows ME or higher, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000.
  Windows 95 has no support for the Wheel Mouse advanced features.


9. Program links and Contact Information:
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- Program Links:

Atlantis Word Processor Home Page: http://www.rssol.com/en
Atlantis Downloads Page: http://www.rssol.com/en/html/export/downloads.htm
Atlantis Nova PAD File: http://www.rssol.com/shared/padinfo/atlant10n_en_pad.xml

- Contact Information:

Company name: Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.
Web: http://www.rssol.com
Atlantis Word Processor Press Room: http://www.rssol.com/en/html/export/press_room.htm
Atlantis Press & Media Mailing List: http://www.rssol.com/en/html/export/press_mailinglist.htm
Press contacts: press@rssol.com
Business, cooperation offers: offer@rssol.com
Translation offers: translation@rssol.com
Suggestions for future improvement of Atlantis: suggest@rssol.com
Other topics: comment@rssol.com
Author: Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.


10. Benefits Of The Shareware Version Of Atlantis:
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Atlantis Nova has a big sister program called Atlantis Ocean Mind.
Atlantis Ocean Mind is available as a try-before-you-buy product,
ie as shareware. As shareware ATLANTIS OCEAN MIND incorporates
EXTRA FEATURES of great value:

A fully customizable interface to suit all tastes and needs:
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. All 4 toolbars have customizable buttons and commands
. Personalized individual settings for multiple users
. A whole array of command-line parameters for power users
. Customizable Color Schemes
. Customizable Sound Schemes

Added control over the viewing of documents:
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. Hide All and Full Screen modes combine for maximum working space
. A Preview mode gives perfect control over the printed output

Added control over the handling of documents:
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. An extra toolbar and plenty more buttons/commands on 4 toolbars,
  each with its own dual set of commands
. An option to associate and launch Atlantis with selected file types
. Internal Atlantis file compression commands:
  "Save As Zip..." and "Save All As Zip..."
. Documents can be sent by email as ZIP files

Added control over the editing of documents:
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. A "Click & Type" function. Users can double-click a target blank area
  in their document and start typing straight away from there
. The AutoCorrect will dramatically simplify your word processing life.

Added word processing functions:
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. A big expandable collection of Document Templates and Sample Letters
. A big expandable Clipart Gallery
. Two graphic-type formatting modes to change font colour and highlight text.
  Specific mouse pointers allow Ocean Mind users to format text in the same way
  as they would with a paint brush.
. Atlantis Ocean Mind users can format their documents with a revolutionary
  Format Palette and its companion Format Brush cursor. Even the most
  complex formatting jobs can be done exclusively with the mouse, using
  the Atlantis Format Brush and a Palette loaded with formatting templates.
  A default palette is provided but users can customize their own format
  palettes in any way they like...
. A multilingual Spellchecker (16 languages or dialects) helps
  Ocean Mind users create documents with perfect language.

Added control over the safety of documents:
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. Automatic safeguards preserve open documents against system lock-ups
  or crashes
. A powerful 256-bit encryption function is available to protect private
  information. Combined with the option to save supercompact lightweight
  RTF documents, and the Atlantis internal Zip compression, this option
  is ideal for files travelling on the Internet.

Full technical support:
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. Free technical support is provided to all registered users by email
  at support@rssol.com

Choice between 3 different installation procedures:
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Ocean Mind users have the choice of three different setup files.
All three will install strictly identical versions of Atlantis Ocean Mind,
only the setup files differ for our users' convenience.

. The Single Installation File includes all files in a single
  self-extracting EXE. This is the traditional setup and it will be
  most convenient for a first install of Atlantis.

. The Multidisk Install is broken up into separate files that fit
  on floppy disks and is particularly suited to users with laptops.

. Online Install will allow users to select only specific components
  to install. This makes it the ideal setup for upgrades and will spare
  you a lot of costly connection time. Only updated files are offered
  for downloading.


11. Suggested Introduction To Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.:
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Rising Sun Solutions Inc., a brand new Internet venture,
was born with the new millennium, in January 2000.
The creative energy and enthusiasm of this young team
bode well for the future of their company.
Rising Sun Solutions Inc. is primarily devoted
to the development and distribution of software
for office and domestic use. The company's long-term objective
is simple: to offer quality innovative software solutions
to the largest possible audience. Its most recent and accomplished
product is the Atlantis Word Processor. Its obvious qualities
have gained the Atlantis Word Processor a lot of attention all over
the Internet from power and novice users alike. This is due mainly
to the fact that Atlantis has been carefully designed with the end-user
in mind and seeks to satisfy the aspirations of today's frustrated
word processor users. The Rising Sun Solutions team really wants to make
life easier for all people involved in word processing and document creation.