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APPLEWORKS - VERSION 3.0 - SUMMARY OF IMPROVEMENTS OVER EARLIER
VERSIONS
By Arch Mirrilees
BASIC IMPROVEMENTS
- SPELL CHECKER
- 26 MORE SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS (ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED)
- FORMATTING AND FILE ENHANCEMENTS
- BETTER INTEGRATION AND BUILT IN FASTCOPY SYSTEM
BUT-BUT-BUT - Earlier versions cannot handle the output of 3.0 because
they cannot produce 3.0's enhancements. However, 3.0 can handle all
output of earlier versions. NOTE: However #2 - the writer made basic
additions to files that were created with 2.0, using the 3.0 program -
and then printed them OK with 2.0. This was done with all three AWKS
programs (WP,SS,DB). It therefore seems OK as long as you stay away
from the special bells and whistles if you want to continue to read
2.0 files with a 2.0 program, that have basic additions made with 3.0.
- CAN RUN ON 128K APPLE IIe or IIc. IF USE IS ON 5.25" DRIVES ONLY -
FOUR DISKS ARE REQUIRED:
#1 - STARTUP #2 - DATA BASE and WORD PROCESSOR
#3 - SPREAD SHEET #4 - SPELL CHECKER
HOWEVER, these can be reorganized for single disk use for each
(DB,SS,WP) by copying ProDOS (startup and desktop files) and any one
of the three applications onto single 5.25" disks.
- USE ON 3.5" DISK AND DRIVE - Everything fits onto one disk.
- PROGRAM CAN BE CONFIGURED to load any or all of the 3 applications
to RAM.
- QUICK ACCESS TO SUBDIRECTORY FILES - No typing of pathnames. NOTE:
The tab key can be used to change the drive.
W O R D P R O C E S S O R
- FORWARD DELETE: - Use OA-Delete
- MOVE CURSOR TO END OF LINE: - Use OA< or OA> (or OA Comma & OA
Period)
- NEW PRINTING FEATURES:
Can specify range of pages to print.- Can print date and time (via
OA-O)
Can print page numbers (via OA-O) Can print multiline headers and
footers
Easier specialty and page configurations:
* CONTROL-B = BOLDFACE * CONTROL-U = UNDERLINE
* CONTROL-N )
* CONTROL-R ) JUSTIFICATIONS - NORMAL,
* CONTROL-F ) RIGHT, FULL & CENTER
* CONTROL-C )
* CONTROL-P = PAGE BREAK
- TABS: - Can set decimal tabs for left, right and center. Use OA-T.
- MULTIPLE RULERS: - Change settings in mid-document. Use OA-T.
- SPELL CHECKER: - Use OA-V - Purported to be better than QuickSpell
(B.B.)
- Can ignore all occurances of a word. Has personal dictionary.
- Gives list of possible spellings. Catches double words and typos.
- Gives summary of results - can move this to WP file via clipboard.
S P R E A D S H E E T
NEW @ FUNCTIONS:
14 FOR TRIG AND MATH: -
@ACIS-@ASIN-@ATAN-@ATAN2-@COS-@SIN-@TAN-@EXP-@LN
@LOG-@MOD-@DEG & @RAD to convert between
degrees
and radius and @PI.
6 FOR FINANCE: - @IRR (internal rate of return)
@FV (future value @PV (present value
@TERM-@PMT-@RATE
6 LOGIC FUNCTIONS: - @TRUE-@FALSE-@NOT-@ISBLANK-@ISERROR-@ISNA
MOVE OR COPY BLOCKS OF CELLS: - As well as rows or columns to
clipboard. Can also move to WP applications.
D A T A B A S E
MOVE SIDEWAYS on multiple record layout.
MAKE LEFT SIDE TITLES like is used in spread sheets.
PRINT two or three across labels.
REPORT FORMATTING is more versatile.
SORTING can be done three at a time.