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I have found that, in drawing reaction schemes for organic chemistry exams, the schemes would not easily fit in the allowed workspace if I drew on two or more lines. In v.3.1, the tools were confined to a small palettesand this palette could be made to float so that it could be moved out of the way. However, unlike the previous version, the buttons and other bells and whistles take up half of the viewing area on a 13inch screen.

It appears to have been copied from the typical Microsoft interface familiar to users of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and so forth. First, I do not like the user interface as well.

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However, ChemWindow DB has several problems when compared to the previous version, ChemWindow Professional 3.1.

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New features have been added most are more convenient implementations of useful features (such as dotted double bonds) which were present in the previous version, but one which is both new and very useful is the tool which places bars in the window for manual alignment. The interface remains intuitive and easy to use. As an example, all the components of Microsoft Office are OLE applications. This means that ChemWindow DB can be opened from inside any other OLE application, inserting an editable drawing into a document or other OLE applications may be used as servers from within ChemWindow.

The most useful new feature of ChemWindow DB is the fact that it is OLE-enabled. I have come to expect the highest standards from SoftShell. The new version, ChemWindow DB, is a fine program, but do not rush out to get it and delete your copies of ChemWindow Professional 3.1. I also like the support for files created by other programs and the associated Entropy databases of structures and pictures. I very much like its feel, the intuitive interface, and that the fact that one can work in a large window unencumbered by toolbars. I was attracted to it by the low price which SoftShell maintains for students and have been kept by its features. I have used ChemWindow for several years.

Berger† Bluffton College, 280 West College Avenue, Bluffton, Ohio 45817-1196 Received November 14, 1996