Version 5 for Windows/Max comparison to Version 6 for Windows

Start Dot: The Start Dot shows your student where to begin each letter. Use the Start Dot in combination with other features to create all kinds of exciting worksheets.

Letter Outline: Get the youngest ones started by tracing lines within the outline of each letter.

Decision Dots: These dots indicate critical points in a letter, where each stroke begins, ends, bends, curves, zigs or zags. So children can practice what comes next.

Color Letters: Designate each stroke with a color or shade of gray, indicating which comes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Teach your kids technique with a fun, colorful exercise.

Dotted Shapes: Place these objects on the same line as the word, so students can trace geometric shapes and learn to write their names: square, circle, triangle.

Spanish Fonts: Now Spanish speakers can practice in their own language, and other kids can learn special characters like ñ and é.

GET CREATIVE!

Spice up your worksheets. Robust design tools make editing easier, and put you in control of color, size and graphic elements, from borders to clip art.

• Grid: Grid view helps you to align Text and Art Boxes on the screen, but doesn't show up in the printed version.
  
  
• Flowing Text: Lets content flow from one Text Box to another.
  
  
• Border Art: Put fun, bright borders around the box, or add a picture associated with the letter or word the child is practicing.
  
  
• Area Highlight: Now you can highlight any or all of the three writing areas – bottom, middle, and top-in any color or shade of gray.
  
  
• Color everywhere: You can also change the color of almost any element on the page. Green arrows? Red guidelines? Make your worksheets sparkle!
  
  
• Choose Handwriting Fonts including Manuscript (similar to Zaner-Bloser™), Manuscript-Simple (similar to Zaner-Bloser™, Simplified), Modern Manuscript (similar to D'Nealian™) and Italic (similar to Getty-Dubay™ or Portland Italic), PLMR (Similar to Palmer™), HWOT Similar to Handwriting Without Tears™), VIC (Victoria - Australia), QLD (Queensland - Australia), NSW (New South Wales - Australia), Clocks Font, Money Font, Math Font 1 and Math Font 2.
  
  
• Use Cursive Fonts that correspond to the above-mentioned educational fonts, for the advanced student.
  
  
• Expand Font Sizes anywhere from 1/4" to as big as the page.
  
  
• Choose Shading of Fonts from Dark to Light for all levels of learners.
  
  
• Choose From Four Guide Line Options: Top, Middle, Bottom and Descender. Change any line to solid or dashed and colors to red, black or blue.
  
  
• Type dotted, dashed, or solid letters.
  
  
• Stroke Arrows for proper letter formation.
  
  
• Clip Art Included or import your own JPG or BMP clip art to make pages fun...
  
  
• Print Worksheets on Plain Paper from your own printer – no hassle and no expensive special paper needed.
  
  
• Print in Landscape or Portrait for your convenience and creativity.
  
  
• Custom Lessons are included (or can be downloaded free from Homepage) for quick and easy lesson preparation time.
  
  
• Use Startwrite's other Standard Word Processing Functions like cut, copy, paste, new, open, save, print, zoom, etc. for extra ease in preparation.
  
  
• Utilize 100,000-Word Spell Checker for accurate worksheet preparation.
  
  
• Save Lessons for future use to create your own curriculum in minutes, and save time and effort when repeating lessons.
  
  
• Use Spanish and Math Fonts∗ for even more learning potential.
  
  
• Create a Variety of Pages like phonics pages, spelling pages, a letter to a friend, scrapbook pages, etc. for more practice and fun while learning handwriting.
  
  
• And much more.