Creative Writer 2 Explained

Creative Writer 2 / Mon Atelier d'Écriture / Junior Schreibstudio
Screenshot Size:	240px
Developer:	Microsoft Kids
Latest Release Version:	2.0
Latest Release Date:	1997
Operating System:	Windows 95 and up
Language:	English, French^[1]
Discontinued:	yes
Replaces:	Creative Writer
Genre:	Word processing
License:	Proprietary
Website:	microsoft.com/kids/creativewriter (archived)

Creative Writer 2, known as Mon Atelier d'Écriture in French and Junior Schreibstudio in German, was a word processing program released in 1996 by Microsoft Kids. The interface was updated and the program was now designed for Windows 95.

New or changed features

• The menu has been rearranged, following a study carried out by Microsoft.^[2]
• The program ran in a window, ranging in size from 640x480 pixels to 1024x768 pixels, depending on the display resolution set on the computer. It did not run in full screen.
• Microsoft's Paint It!, from their Plus for Kids pack, was included at no additional charge with Creative Writer 2. Although it was a separate program, it could be used to edit any images double-clicked in a word processing document.
• Support for creating and publishing websites was also included through Microsoft's Web Publishing Wizard.
• Support for opening and saving in Rich Text Format (.rtf) files and text files (.txt).
• Nearly a dozen of themes based on nature and sports are included to customize the program's look and feel. The demo only includes the ocean theme.

Removed features

• Imaginopolis
• Support for Microsoft Word (.doc) files.
• The McZee character, although he makes a cameo appearance as a font and in the clip art gallery.^[3]

Viewer

The Microsoft Creative Writer 2 Document Viewer was available free of charge. It allows users without Creative Writer 2 to view, but not edit, .max files created with Creative Writer 2.

See also

• Microsoft Home
• Fine Artist
• Creative Writer

External links

• Creative Writer website (archived)
• [ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/kids/cw2install.exe Creative Writer 2 Trial Version Download]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mon Atelier d'Écriture. French. My Writing Workshop. Communiqué de press (Press Release). Microsoft. January 30, 1997. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207101202/http://www.microsoft.com/france/CP/1997/1/300197_a3.mspx. December 7, 2008.
2. Web site: Is This Computer Broken or What. Microsoft.
3. Web site: McZee - Version 1.00 . Typography . . 2011-12-28.