AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual

If you prefer a more streamlined alternative to the bloat and complexity of Microsoft "sport-utility" programs, AppleWorks 6 is the stealth office suite. Hugely popular in classrooms, colleges, and small offices, it's got word processing, graphics, database, web design, spreadsheet, and slide-show functions in a single, beautifully integrated application.

Every year, AppleWorks arrives in the hands of four million Apple iMac and iBook buyers. There it sits on the hard drive, a masterpiece of smooth integration and clever interface design, accompanied by templates, art libraries, and fonts--and no printed instructions. AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual is the book that should have been in the box.

Chapter 1: The Sneak Preview
    Starting Points
          Starting Points Tabs
    Meet the Modules
          Words-The Word Processing Module
          Facts-The Database Module
          Numbers-The Spreadsheet Module
          Graphics-The Drawing and Painting Modules
          Show Time-The Presentation Module
     AppleWorks Grand Tour
          Button Bar Basics
          The First Look At a Document
          The Document Window
          Frames: A Short Tutorial
     AppleWorks for the Overworked (or Lazy)
          Assistants
          Templates
          Clippings
          Macros
          Links
          Exchanging Files
     Help
          Balloon Help
          AppleWorks Help
          Still More Help on the Internet

 Chapter 2: Word Processing Basics
     Creating a Document
          The Document Window
     The Document Window
          The Button Bar
          Zoom and Toolbox Controls
          Page-Number Indicator and Window Splitter
     Word Processing in AppleWorks
          Navigation
          Inserting
          Deleting
          Making the Selection
          Cut, Copy and, Paste
          Drag-and-Drop Editing
          The Undo and Revert Commands
     Formatting
          Character Formatting
          Paragraph Formatting
          Section Formatting
          Document Formatting
     Spell Checking
          Spelling-Check Basics
          Mastering the Dictionary Files
          Selecting and Creating User Dictionaries
          Editing the User Dictionary
          Importing and Exporting User Dictionaries

 Chapter 3: Advanced Word Processing
          Find and ChangeFind
          Find/Change
     The Thesaurus
     Stylesheets
          Stylesheets: An Overview
          Using Styles
     Columns
     Sections
          Page Numbers
          Headers and Footers
     Section and Page Breaks
     Outlining
     The Insert Command
          Drag and Insert
     Headers and Footers
          Adding Headers and Footers Inserting Placeholders
          Page-Number Placeholders
          Adding Page Numbers to a Header or Footer
     Word Count

 Chapter 4: The Database
     Database Basics
          Computer Databases
     AppleWorks Database Preview
          Layouts
          Modes
     Phase 1: Design the Database
          Plan Ahead
          The Music Collection
          Sketch the Layouts
     Phase 2: Build the Database
          Open a New File; Create a Field
          Choose a Field Type
          Tutorial: Designing the Music Collection
          Editing Field Definitions
     Phase 3: Fill In the Blanks
          Entering Data
          Tutorial: Filling in the Music Collection
          List Mode
     Phase 4: Design New Layouts
          Layout Parts
          Tutorial Layout 1: The Data-Entry Layout
          Tutorial Layout 2: The Search Screen
          Tutorial Layout 3: The List Report
          Tutorial: Create a Grand Summary
          Tutorial: Create a Sub-summary (Subtotal)
     Find Mode
          How Searching Works
          Multiple Simultaneous Requests
          Save That Search
          Matching Records
          Tutorial: A Complex "Match Records" Request
     Sorting Your Data
          Sorting Using the Button Bar
          More Complex Sorting
     Printing
          Printing Labels
          Using the Label Assistant
          Setting Up Labels Manually
          Sliding

 Chapter 5: The Spreadsheet
     Spreadsheet Basics
          Navigating the Grid
          Selecting a Range
     Tutorial: Creating a Spreadsheet
          Formatting Cells
          Entering Data
          Totaling Columns
          Fill Right
     Formulas and Functions
          Named Ranges
          References: Absolute and Relative
          Copying and Pasting Cells
     Adjusting Rows and Columns
          Text Wrap
          Adjusting Row Height and Column Width
          Inserting or Removing Rows and Columns
          Inserting or Deleting Cells
     Advanced Formatting
          Font Formatting
          Cell Borders
          Number Formats
          Adding Colors and Patterns
          Style Sheets
          Copying and Pasting Cell Formats
          Locking Cells
          Locking Titles
          Sorting
          Transposing Rows and Columns
          Display Options
          Headers and Footers
          Manual Calculation
     Charts and Graphs
          Chart Parts
          Creating a Chart
          Axis Options
          Series Options
          Label Options
          General Options
          Pictograms
          Chart Formatting
          Further Modifications
     Printing the Spreadsheet
          Page Breaks
          Print Range
          Print Dialog Box

 Chapter 6: The Art Department: Drawing
     Intro to Drawing: Shapes, Lines, and Text
     Tools, One by One
          Arrow pointer
          Text tool
          Line tool
          Rectangle tool
          Rounded Rectangle tool
          Oval tool
          Freehand tool
          Bizier tool
          Regular polygon tool
          Polygon tool
          Arc tool
          Eyedropper
     What to Do With a Selected Object
          Movement and Manipulation
          Resizing
          Rotating
          Reshaping
          Duplicating
          Flipping
          Deleting
          Changing Color and Line Thicknesses
     The Accents Palette
          The Five Tabs of Accents
     When Objects Collide
          Layers
          Groups
          Alignment
     AppleWorks as PageMaker
          The Master Page
          Text frames
          Linked frames
          Entering and Importing text
          Wrapping
          Printing

 Chapter 7: The Art Department: Painting
     The Painting Module: Photoshop Junior
     The Tools, One by One
          The Shared Tools
          The Painting-Only Tools
     Selections
     Transformations
          Distorting ImagesSize and Orientation
          Special Effects
     Grids, Modes, and Size
          The Grid
          Mode Settings
          Document Settings
     Clippings
     Understanding Graphics Formats

 Chapter 8: Presentations and Slide Shows
     Presentation Module Basics
          When to Draw and When to Present
          Using a Presentation Template
     Designing a Presentation from Scratch
          The Controls Palette
          Creating Master Slides
          Groups
          The Show Tab
     Playing the Slide Show
     Drawing-Module Presentations
          Creating the Master Page
          Managing Multiple Slides
          Hiding Master Page Items
          Hiding and Configuring Slides
          Playing the Slide Show

 <h3>Part II: AppleWorks Power</h3>

 Chapter 9: Templates, Clippings, and Assistants
     Templates: A Leg Up
          The 36 Starter Templates
          Default Templates: Real Time Savers
     Clippings: Artist in a Box
          Using Clippings
          Customizing the Clippings window
     Assistants: Better than a Butler

 Chapter 10: AppleWorks on the Internet
     Starting Points
          Newsletter
          Templates
     Web-Based Clippings
          Downloading Clippings from Apple
          Downloading Graphics from Web Pages
     Creating Web Pages
          Adding Text
          Adding Graphics
          Adding Links
          Saving the Page
          Uploading Your Pages

 Chapter 11: Preferences, Customization, and Macros
     The AppleWorks Preferences
     General Preferences
          Topic: General
          Topic: Files
          Topic: Text
          Topic: Graphics
          Topic: Spreadsheet
     Editing the Button Bar
          Customizing your Button Bar
          Reshaping the Button Bar
          Creating New Buttons
          Exporting Buttons
     HTML Import/Export
          Topic: Export Preferences (Basic)
          Topic: HTML Export (Advanced)
          Topic: HTML Import (Advanced)
          Escape Codes (Advanced)
     Customizing Your Palettes
          Moving or Hiding the Tabs
          Settings for Starting Points and Clippings
          Moving or Reshaping the Toolbar
     Macros
          Recording a Macro
          Playing a Macro
          Editing a Macro
          Self-Triggering Macros

 Chapter 12: Frames, Tables, and Module Integration
     Drawing Tools
          Graphics in the Word Processor: Inline vs. Floating
     Movies, Sounds, and Equations
          Inserting Movies and Sounds
          nserting Equations
     Frames
          Frame rules
          Insert a graph
          External cell references
          Musical modules
     Tables
          Adding a table
          Selecting tables
          Selecting cells
          Adding and deleting cells
          Cell and table borders
          Table text
          Converting a table into text or text into a table
          Table styles
     Mail merge
          The merge form
          Making the merge
     Links
          Anchors
          Document links
          Internet links
          Editing links

 Chapter 13: Sharing Documents
     AppleWorks 6: The Missing Translators
          The Missing Manuals Discount
     The Built-in Format Translators
          Exchanging with Older AppleWorks Versions
          Exchanging Word Processing Documents
          Exchanging Spreadsheet Documents
          Exporting Database Documents
          Exchanging Drawing Documents
          Exchanging Painting Documents
          Exchanging Presentation Documents
     Opening Files From Other Programs
     Mac to Windows and Back
          Transferring Files by Disk
          Transferring Files by Email
          Transferring Files by Network
          Setting up the Network
          Ways to Make the Connection