Editing PC-Write (section)

==Reception==
''[[PC Magazine]]'' in 1984 stated that version 1.3 of "''PC-Write'' rates extremely well and compares favorably with many word processors costing much more". It cited very fast performance, good use of color, and availability of source code as advantages, while lack of built-in support for printing bold or underline and keyboard macros was a disadvantage.{{r|pitt19840221}} In a 1987 review of low-cost word processors, the magazine approved of version 2.7 power and speed, stating that its features "compare well against even some of the best professional word processors". While another program with [[WYSIWYG]] and [[context-sensitive help]] might be better for a novice, ''PC'' said, PC-Write "may be the only word processor you'll ever need".<ref name="sagman19870224">{{Cite magazine |last=Sagman |first=Stephen |date=1987-02-24 |title=PC-Write |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phxlBt4dX3oC&pg=PA131#v=onepage&q&f=true |access-date=2025-04-15 |magazine=PC Magazine |pages=154, 156}}</ref> The same article said of Brown Bag Word Processor that those who wanted a [[DOS shell]], [[outliner]], and other utilities should choose it over PC-Write, while those who did not should buy the otherwise-identical latter and save $40.{{r|bb}} ''[[Compute!]]'' complimented PC-Write's "clean implementation of standard editing features", cited its "truly staggering" level of customization, and after mentioning a few flaws stated that they should be "viewed in context of the program's overall excellence".<ref name="leemon198501">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1985-02-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_057_1985_Feb#page/n83/mode/2up | title=PC-Write Word Processor For PC & PCjr | work=Compute! | date=January 1985 | accessdate=30 October 2013 | author=Leemon, Sheldon |page=82}}</ref>