Lotus Freelance Graphics
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Basic data
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developer | lotus |
Current version | 9.8 (October 2006) |
operating system | OS / 2 , Microsoft Windows |
category | Presentation program |
License | Proprietary |
German speaking | Yes |
www.ibm.com |
Lotus Freelance Graphics is a presentation program from Lotus Development Corporation (now an IBM company ).
The program allows the user to incorporate text, images, drawings and diagrams (such as bar and pie charts) into a Microsoft PowerPoint- like slide show.
history
Freelance Graphics was the successor product to the presentation program Freelance Plus under DOS
The first version was released in early 1990 for the OS / 2 Presentation Manager . Data from Lotus 1-2-3 could already be integrated. In 1993 version 2.0 for OS / 2 2.0 and Microsoft Windows came onto the market.
Freelance Graphics is part of the Lotus SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows. The current version is 9.8 (as of October 2006).
File format
The files created with Freelance have the extension .prz, older versions save with the file extension .pre. Template files (so-called SmartMaster) have the file extension .smc. The file format itself is proprietary and cannot be easily read by other programs. With Freelance Graphics you can read, edit and save many foreign formats (e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint ). However, there is a viewer for Windows that can be used to view the files.
Versions
- 1990: Lotus Freelance Graphics 1.0 (for OS / 2 1.2)
- 1991: Lotus Freelance Graphics 1.0 for Windows
- 1991: Lotus Freelance Graphics 4.0 for DOS
- 1991: Lotus SmartPics for Freelance
- 1993: Lotus Freelance Graphics 2.0 (for Windows 3.x / for OS / 2 2.0)
- June 1994: Lotus Freelance Graphics 2.1 (for Windows 3.x / for OS / 2 2.1)
- December 1995: Lotus Freelance Graphics 96 Edition for Windows 95
Web links
- ftp://ftp.lotus.com/pub/lotusweb/product/smartsuite/Kvlotus.exe Windows file viewer for .prz files (exe) from the manufacturer