richard583a
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Q: ... comparable to AppleWorks [6.2], suitable for Mac OS X 10.6.8 ?

Most likely - I'm guessing, a fairly often submitted question:

 

Is there an application anywhere comparable to AppleWorks [6.2], suitable for Mac OS X 10.6.8 ?

 

 

— To this point, I've been satisfied enough sticking with the original.

 

But with having to re-open AW [6.2] .... (which I certainly do like quite a bit.), .... between chosing different of its main features operations, ....

 

.. this, with its having - at least apparently, .... lead to some crash-like symtoms where running and while doing something more recently, ...

 

.. has lead me "here", to begin searching for something other: .... and, as I've pointed to above, hopefully at least somewhat "comparable".

 

 

Why was it ever abandoned, in the first place. ... Who can "really" tell. (?)

 

 

 

 

Appreciate your time.

Posted on Nov 29, 2011 12:49 AM

by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer
Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1
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A:

If you don't have v6.2.9 you should update to it - http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleWorks_6_2_9_for_Mac

 

That version is stable on OSX 10.6.8, but if you are having problems you should also trash (user)/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/Starting Points/Recent Items as this tends to fill up with aliases of opened documents and slow everything up. You should empty it periodically.

 

That done you should be OK: there is no single application which can replace AppleWorks. This article examines alternatives:

 

http://rfwilmut.net/aw

 

You should be aware that AppleWorks will not run under Lion: and that nothing will open Database or Paint documents, so if you are thinking about upgrading to Lion at any point you must export these documents first. More details on that in the article.

Posted on Nov 29, 2011 1:22 AM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Nov 29, 2011 1:22 AM in response to richard583a
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    Nov 29, 2011 1:22 AM in response to richard583a

    If you don't have v6.2.9 you should update to it - http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleWorks_6_2_9_for_Mac

     

    That version is stable on OSX 10.6.8, but if you are having problems you should also trash (user)/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/Starting Points/Recent Items as this tends to fill up with aliases of opened documents and slow everything up. You should empty it periodically.

     

    That done you should be OK: there is no single application which can replace AppleWorks. This article examines alternatives:

     

    http://rfwilmut.net/aw

     

    You should be aware that AppleWorks will not run under Lion: and that nothing will open Database or Paint documents, so if you are thinking about upgrading to Lion at any point you must export these documents first. More details on that in the article.

  • by richard583a,

    richard583a richard583a Nov 29, 2011 1:56 AM in response to richard583a
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    Nov 29, 2011 1:56 AM in response to richard583a

    Thanks, and appreciate your response - and answer, very much .. Roger.

     

     

    ....

  • by chipster uk,

    chipster uk chipster uk Dec 3, 2011 5:43 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Dec 3, 2011 5:43 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Hey roger maybe you could help me!

     

    i have a G5 imac with appleworks 6.2.9 installed..  i recently used this to do my accounts.. Trouble is my accountant can not read cwk files!!

     

    So i switched to My intel mac mini.. Which has windows office 2011 installed

     

    im sure i appleworks used to be able to convert to a xls file! but i no longer get this option!! maybe i used windows office for  the g5 to do this but i cant find this anymore

     

    so i'm a bit stuck.. You cant even cut and past between the two machines

     

    Help please

     

    regards

     

    chip

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Dec 3, 2011 6:15 AM in response to chipster uk
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    Dec 3, 2011 6:15 AM in response to chipster uk

    These are the File Format options I get when I do a 'Save As' on a spreadsheet:

     

    xls.jpg

    I would have thought Office 2011 would have opened any of the Excel formats listed there. If not you would have to use ASCII text, but of course this won't bring over any calculation fields, only their results.

     

    Otherwise, Numbers will open AppleWorks 6 spreadsheeets and can save or export to Excel format.