If I have AppleWorks documents open and my computer crashes or shuts down unexpectedly, the AppleWorks documents I was working on opens automatically when I restart. I would like to disable this function, but I cannot find a way to turn it off in AppleWorks preferences. Why does this happen and how I do I turn it off?

This behavior is part of the new Auto-Save feature of AppleWorks 6. It allows you to recover work that you might not have saved if your computer crashes for any reason. When you restart, AppleWorks automatically opens any document you were working on. If you made any changes since the last time you saved the document, you can recover those changes by selecting the Auto-Saved version of the document.

To prevent these documents from ever appearing on startup, disable the Auto-Save feature in the Files section of the Preferences panel. This prevents you from taking advantage of any Auto-Save features.

Alternatively, you can prevent these documents from appearing on a startup-by-startup basis. There are two ways to prevent these documents from appearing on restart:

Method One

1. Observe the startup process as extensions load and their icons appear at the bottom of the screen.

2. At any time after extensions begin loading but before the desktop appears, hold down the Shift key and keep it held down until startup is complete.

Method Two

1. Hold down the space bar when you hear the startup chime.

2. When the Extensions Manager window appears, release the space bar.

3. Choose "View as folders" from the "Selected Set:" popup menu.

4. Scroll down to the Startup Items folder and deselect any AppleWorks document that you do not wish to open on startup.

5. Click Continue.
Your computer finishes starting up normally.

Note: Any item you deselect is moved to the "Startup Items (Disabled)" folder inside the System Folder. You may wish to delete these items to prevent this folder from becoming cluttered. The items that AppleWorks places here are aliases, so they can be deleted without affecting the original document.