<s>
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Kids	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
and	O
environment	O
is	O
especially	O
targeted	O
towards	O
children	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Imaginopolis	B-Application
with	O
the	O
main	O
helper	O
being	O
a	O
character	O
known	O
as	O
McZee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Creative	B-Application
Writer	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
now	O
discontinued	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
acquired	O
from	O
online	O
stores	O
and	O
auction	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
1993	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
computers	O
running	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
from	O
the	O
System	B-Protocol
6	I-Protocol
version	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
place	O
of	O
Imaginopolis	B-Application
and	O
had	O
several	O
levels	O
of	O
a	O
building	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
topic	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
sister	O
program	O
Fine	B-Application
Artist	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
product	O
called	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Bob	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
featured	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
found	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Word	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
product	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
WordArt	O
feature	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
titles	O
and	O
headlines	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
clip	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
also	O
used	O
sounds	O
heavily	O
where	O
each	O
tool	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
different	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Creative	B-Application
Writer	I-Application
2	I-Application
both	O
use	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
.max	O
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
file	O
format	O
does	O
not	O
open	O
in	O
other	O
word	B-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
created	O
in	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
Creative	B-Application
Writer	I-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
files	O
saved	O
using	O
Creative	B-Application
Writer	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
not	O
open	O
correctly	O
in	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
open	O
.doc	O
files	O
kept	O
in	O
a	O
location	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Outside	O
Of	O
Imaginopolis	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
Ghostwriter	O
Mysteries	O
for	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
