The Claris Corporation, the software subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc., said it had bought Styleware Inc.

The Claris Corporation, a software subsidiary formed last spring by Apple Computer Inc., yesterday announced new software programs for the Macintosh computer.

Among her clients is the Claris Corporation, a software subsidiary of Apple Computer, based in Santa Clara, Calif.

MacWrite II from the Claris Corporation ($249) has a fresh look and some new features, and it is one of the easiest to learn and use.

Apple Computer Inc. said that its new software subsidiary would be named the Claris Corporation, reflecting "clarity and distinctiveness."

Both are from the Claris Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif., both are a delight to use, and both have a suggested price of $399.

Then Apple stopped including MacWrite free and formed a separate company called the Claris Corporation that is responsible for developing and selling software.

Apple Works ($249 from Claris Corporation; telephone 800-334-3535), a program that combines a word processor, a spreadsheet and a data base, is the main software in use.

She joined Apple in 1989 and has served as general counsel of the Claris Corporation, its software subsidiary.

He quit Apple to start the Claris Corporation, a software company.