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From: GRAY@ADMIN.HumberC.ON.CA (Kelly Gray)
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Subject: Re: AW and Text files
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Date: 24 Feb 91 13:05:05 GMT
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Appleworks 3.0 can handle any printer you care to name. There are a
number of printer types defined in the setup menu, or you can define
your own.
 There is a serious bug in AW3.0 though. If you remove the default
printer from the list of defined printers, the program will bomb. This
one of a number of known serious bugs to Appleworks 3.0. There are a
 couple of solutions to the problem though. First, there is a Freeware
patch from Beagle Bros. that will fix those bugs. I'm not sure if the
patch is available via FTP, but it is available on Genie, and on a
local BBS here in Toronto.
 There is also the Appleworks 3.0 Companion from Beagle Bros. This
program fixes all the known bugs in AW3.0, and also allows you to
customize a number of the menus and prompts within Appleworks. I
purchased my copy of Appleworks 3.0 Companion through A2-Central for
$39.95. It should be available through any dealer that handles Beagle
products.

As for Appleworks reading text files, EVERY version of Appleworks I
have used, including Appleworks 1.0 has had that capability. It's
under the create a new file for the word processor. Simply select
'from a text (ascii) file' and give Appleworks the pathname.

There are some things to watch out for if you are moving files from
AW 3.0 to 2.X. Appleworks 3.0 creates files that are compatible with
earlier versions of Appleworks until you use one of the new features.
Once you have used a new feature in an Appleworks 3.0 file, that file
is no longer compatible with earlier versions of Appleworks, even if
you later delete the feature you used! (be real careful of the tab key
if compatibility is important!)

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