Stating that GrandView was "more than an outliner", BYTE in 1988 approved of its built-in word processor. While noting the software's complexity, the magazine concluded that "GrandView—once you get over the top of the learning curve—will save scads of time and money", with a "more than reasonable" $295 price.2 BYTE in 1989 listed GrandView as among the "Distinction" winners of the BYTE Awards, stating that it was "packed with goodies" and worth the time necessary to learn how to use it.3
"GrandView Outliner Integrates Classic Features and New Tools". PC Magazine. June 14, 1988. Retrieved February 13, 2015. https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq0wALnyM_MC&q=%22grandview%22+%22friend%22+outliner&pg=PA34 ↩
Miastkowski, Stan (July 1988). "GrandView: More than an Outliner". Short Takes. Byte. pp. 94, 98. Retrieved 2025-04-12. https://archive.org/details/byte-1988-07_202104/page/n117/mode/1up?view=theater ↩
"The BYTE Awards". BYTE. January 1989. p. 332. https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1989-01/1989_01_BYTE_14-01_PC_Communications_and_Annual_Awards_and_Digitizing_Tablets#page/n378/mode/2up ↩