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Microsoft Word Most Common Computer Skill.

NEW YORK--June 2, 1999--Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the undisputed computer software and technology leader, has once again emerged victorious. According to VaultReports.com's just-released survey of 5,623 college seniors, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft's gold-standard word-processing software, is the most common technical skill for the class of 1999. The survey reveals that 91% of college grads from the class of 1999 know how to operate Word.

In fact, the four computer programs most known by college grads are all created by Microsoft--Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint.

The following are the ten most common computer skills for the class of 1999 according to the VaultReports.com survey:

Skill % of Class of `99 Indicating Proficiency
1.  Microsoft Word
2.  Microsoft Windows
3.  Microsoft Excel
4.  Microsoft Powerpoint
5.  WordPerfect by Corel (NASDAQ: COSFF)
6.  Overall Internet Savvy
7.  Familiarity with Apple Macintosh (NYSE: AAPL)
8.  HTML
9.  Lotus 123 [subsidiary of IBM (NYSE: IBM)]
10. Adobe Photoshop (NASDAQ: ADBE)
 91.4%
 88.0%
 83.8%
 70.5%
 68.2%
 53.2%
 50.1%
 39.8%
 36.5%
 29.9%


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