This article contains late breaking news associated with the release of AppleWorks 6.1.

AppleWorks Web site

Be sure to check out the AppleWorks Web site for tutorials and tips, free stuff, product information, and updates: www.apple.com/appleworks/

Upgrade issues

Tables saved in previous versions of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks

A new feature in AppleWorks 6 is the ability to create tables. When you save an AppleWorks 6 document that contains a table in AppleWorks 5, ClarisWorks 4, or ClarisWorks for Kids format, the table is converted to a non-editable object.

Macros and Button Bar buttons

You must re-create macros and Button Bar buttons created with earlier versions of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks. (For instructions, use the Search feature or the index of AppleWorks Help.)

Dictionary, hyphenation, or thesaurus files from previous versions of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks

AppleWorks 6 does not recognize dictionary, hyphenation, or thesaurus files (including user dictionary files) from previous versions of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks. For user dictionaries, however, you can avoid having to reenter terms manually. To do so, use your old version of AppleWorks or ClarisWorks to export the terms from an old user dictionary into a text file, then use AppleWorks 6 to import the terms from that text file into a new user dictionary. For instructions, see the topic "Working with dictionaries" in AppleWorks Help.

Software issues

Updating system software

For your convenience, three system software updaters are provided on the AppleWorks 6 CD. These updaters are in the System Software Updates folder in the AppleWorks Extras folder. (In some cases, only the first two updaters are on the AppleWorks CD. You can download the third update free from www.apple.com.)

• "Update to Mac OS 8.1" updates your system from Mac OS 8.0 to Mac OS 8.1.
• "Update to Mac OS 8.6" updates your system from Mac OS 8.5 or 8.5.1 to Mac OS 8.6.
• "Update to Mac OS 9.1" updates your system from Mac OS 9.0 through 9.0.4 to Mac OS 9.1.

Installation requires standard Views font

Installation of AppleWorks 6 requires that the Views font for the Mac OS Finder be set to a standard system font.

To confirm this setting:

• If you're using Mac OS 8.6 or later, choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, then choose Appearance from the submenu. Click the Fonts tab and confirm that Views Font is set to a standard system font, such as Geneva or Charcoal.
• If you're using Mac OS 8.1, choose Preferences from the Edit menu in the Mac OS Finder. Confirm that "Font for views" is set to a standard system font, such as Geneva or Charcoal.

User dictionary word limit

User dictionaries in AppleWorks 6 can contain a maximum of 2883 words. If you import a text file into a user dictionary that would cause the total word count to exceed 2883, the excess words will not be added to the user dictionary.

Accessing AppleWorks Help on Mac OS 8.1 systems

If you are using Mac OS 8.1, you must have Web browser software (for example, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) installed on your computer to view AppleWorks Help and to use the Help buttons in dialog boxes. When you open Help, it displays in your default browser. With Mac OS 8.5 and later, you don't need Web browser software to view the Help.

Alignment and Spacing commands in List mode

In List mode (in a database document), the Alignment and Spacing commands in the Format menu may not be functional even though they appear to be active. The Font, Size, Style, and Text Color commands work correctly.

Using the Equation Editor

If you are using system software later than Mac OS 8.6, when you insert an Equation Editor equation into an AppleWorks document, you see a message that you must install the Symbol font included with Equation Editor. You can ignore this message.

Accessing the Web using Clippings or Starting Points

If you use a PPP dialup connection to the Internet, and you want to use Clippings or Starting Points to access images or documents on the Web, your TCP/IP settings must be active.

To make sure TCP/IP is active:

1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, then choose TCP/IP from the submenu.

2. Choose User Mode from the Edit menu.

3. Click Advanced, then click OK.

4. Click Options.

5. If necessary, click Active.

6. Deselect the "Load only when needed" option.

If your network connection is interrupted while your computer is in sleep, you may experience delays or the computer may appear to "freeze" when you try to get Internet content in AppleWorks. If this happens, wait a while or force AppleWorks to quit by pressing Command-Option-Escape.

To avoid this issue, make sure you have an active Internet connection before you access Internet content in AppleWorks.

Problems accessing Web content

If your network connection is interrupted while your computer is in sleep, you may have issues connecting to the Internet after you wake the computer. If this occurs, either wait a while or quit and reopen AppleWorks.

To avoid this issue, make sure your Internet connection is working before you access Internet content in AppleWorks.

Opening the same document on multiple computers in a networked environment

In a networked environment, multiple users may try to open the same document at the same time. Usually, users will be advised that the document is already is use, and asked if they would like to open a copy of it instead. In a Macintosh Manager environment, however, users are not given this option. When they try to open a document that is already in use, they see the message "The file is being used by another application."

Using the magic wand in painting documents

When using the magic wand in a painting document to pick up a graphic attribute, you may only be able to select one pixel. If this happens, try one of the following solutions:

• Choose Resolution & Depth from the Format menu and change the depth setting to 256.
• If you are using AppleWorks with Mac OS 9.0 through 9.0.4, consider upgrading to Mac OS 9.1. (This problem does not occur in Mac OS 9.1.) You can find an updater for Mac OS 9.1 in the System Software Updates folder in the AppleWorks Extras folder on the AppleWorks CD, or on the Apple Web site: www.apple.com

To use the Uninstall option of the AppleWorks 6 Installer, make sure the AppleWorks 6 application folder is located at the top level of your hard disk (visible when you open the icon for your hard disk and not within another folder).

If the AppleWorks 6 application folder is not at the top level of your hard disk, performing an uninstall removes some components but doesn't remove the AppleWorks 6 application folder, even though you see a message reporting the uninstall action was successful.

Hardware compatibility issues

Setting monitor colors

If your monitor is set to display 256 colors (using the Monitors control panel), switching to something other than the Default color palette in the Accents window can cause the menu bar and other screen elements to change color.

For best results, set your Monitors control panel to display at least thousands of colors (if your computer and monitor support more than 256 colors).

Printing rotated text on non-PostScript printers

Rotated text printed on a non-PostScript (raster) printer may appear jagged.

To smooth the type:

1. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu, then choose General from the submenu.

2. Choose Text from the Topic pop-up menu.

3. In the Options area, click Fractional Character Widths.

Creating presentations on a Power Macintosh 9600 with a TwinTurbo video card by ixMicro

If you use AppleWorks 6.1 on a Power Macintosh 9600 with a TwinTurbo video card by ixMicro, you may encounter difficulties when working with presentation documents. When you move slides in the Controls window, AppleWorks may crash. If this happens, disable the 9600 Graphics Accelerator extension. (For instructions on disabling an extension, see the onscreen help that came with your computer.)

Third-party software issues

Printing on Hewlett-Packard USB printers

If you're using system software later than Mac OS 8.6 and a Hewlett-Packard USB (Universal Serial Bus) printer, and you don't see the expected dialog boxes when printing an AppleWorks document, you need to upgrade your printer driver.

The following Hewlett-Packard USB printers may be affected:

• HP DeskWriter 600, 660, 680, 690 series printer
• HP DeskJet 610, 612, 670, 680, 690 series printer
• HP DeskJet 850, 855, 870 series printer

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/printers/support_doc/bpm06276.html

IBM's ViaVoice 1.0 isn't compatible with AppleWorks 6

You can't use IBM's ViaVoice 1.0 speech recognition software with AppleWorks 6. ViaVoice 1.0.2 is compatible with AppleWorks 6, but you must change the name of the AppleWorks application icon from "AppleWorks 6" to "AppleWorks."

AppleScript issues

Using AppleScript with AppleWorks

You can use AppleScript to automate and extend many AppleWorks features. AppleWorks 6 includes several useful scripts. These scripts, and information about how to use them, are in the Scripts folder within the AppleWorks 6 folder.

Using the Activate command in the Script Editor

When working with AppleScripts, avoid running a script from within the Script Editor application if the script includes a command to activate AppleWorks.

For best results, run the script

• from the Script Editor, but send events to AppleWorks in the background (avoid the Activate command)
• from within AppleWorks using, for example, a Button Bar button or the AppleScript menu
• as a standalone AppleScript applet

Checking spelling in documents written in Spanish

To check the spelling of AppleWorks documents written in Spanish, you can use supplemental dictionary files provided on the AppleWorks 6 CD. These files are in the Spanish Dictionaries folder in the AppleWorks Extras folder. For information on how to use these dictionaries, see the topic "Working With Spelling Dictionaries" in AppleWorks Help.