Every chapter concludes with “Summary and Tips.”
Preface.
What You Should Know to Begin.
Software Versions.
Which Version of AppleWorks Do I Have?.
Who Should Use this Book?.
National Education Technology Standards.
How to Use this Book.
Menus for the Word Processing Environment.
1. The Word Processing Environment: Getting Started.
Opening AppleWorks.
Creating a New Word Processing Document.
Working with Text.
Formatting Text.
Keystroke and Mouse Shortcuts.
2. Power Word Processing.
Extending the Word Processor.
Tools Used in Multiple Environments.
Customizing Your Screen.
Styles and Stylesheets.
Success with Styles.
Menus for the Paint Environment.
3. Using the Paint Environment.
Introduction.
Getting Started.
Customizing the Paint Screen.
Ah! So Many Tools.
Using Selected Images.
Some “Tricks” Worth Knowing.
Menus for the Draw Environment.
4. Using the Draw Environment.
Getting Started.
Using Tools in Draw.
Working with Draw Objects.
Aligning Objects.
Grouping Objects.
Paint Versus Draw—Again!.
Creating a Title.
Inline and Floating Graphics.
Graphics? Where?.
Menus for the Presentation Environment.
5. Tables, Outlines, and Presentations.
Using Tables.
The Value of Symbols.
Creating Outlines.
Using the Presentation Environment.
Slide Shows.
Menus for the Spreadsheet Environment.
6. Getting Started Using Spreadsheets.
An Introduction to Spreadsheets.
Getting Started.
Formatting in Spreadsheets.
Using Formulas in Spreadsheets.
Valuable Spreadsheet Features.
7. Spreadsheet Charts and More.
Some Tips and Techniques.
Making Charts (Graphs).
The Charts Options Dialog Box.
A Chart Problem: Non-Adjacent Data.
More Tips.
Menus for the Database Environment.
8. Getting Started in the Database Environment.
Understanding Databases.
Creating a Database.
Examining Your Database.
Editing Your Database.
Sorting.
Searching.
9. Using Databases to Represent Information.
Representing Different Data Types.
Exploring Layouts for a Report.
Using Mail Merge.
Appendix 1. Keyboard ShortCuts.
Appendix 2. More Keyboard ShortCuts.
Index.
