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Q: Converting AppleWorks .cwk files

I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks and my AppleWorks app was no longer useable. I borrowed a 2006 MacBook running Tiger (10.4.11) from a friend. All AppleWorks I found are updaters. Where can I find the app to install on Tiger?

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Posted on Jul 22, 2014 5:07 PM

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Q: Converting AppleWorks .cwk files

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  • by Peggy,Helpful

    Peggy Peggy Jul 23, 2014 6:02 AM in response to tannoy
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    Jul 23, 2014 6:02 AM in response to tannoy

    You could try eBay and do a search for "AppleWorks" or "Apple Works" (some people put a "space" in the name). Hardcore Mac sells AppleWorks 6.2.4.

     

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  • by tannoy,

    tannoy tannoy Jul 23, 2014 9:45 AM in response to Peggy
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    Jul 23, 2014 9:45 AM in response to Peggy

    Thanks Peggy. I will order it from Hardcore Mac and install it on a 2007 MacBook running Tiger (OS X 10.4.11) and then update it.

  • by fosnola,Helpful

    fosnola fosnola Jul 23, 2014 11:41 PM in response to tannoy
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    Jul 23, 2014 11:41 PM in response to tannoy

    Hello Tannoy,

    if you just want to convert your files, you can also take a look at http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/aw/page1.html , i.e.

    • if iWork'09 was installed on your computer, it must still be here and can convert your AppleWorks 6 word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents,
    • or if your documents are not too complex, you can also try to convert them using LibreOffice (free), ...
  • by tannoy,

    tannoy tannoy Jul 24, 2014 12:37 PM in response to fosnola
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    Jul 24, 2014 12:37 PM in response to fosnola

    Thanks for the tips. I do have AppleWorks drawing files (.cwk) I need to open and save as .PDF or .JPG and it looks like I have to buy the original AppleWorks and run it on a G4 iBook to convert them. I tried LibreOffice but it is kinda clunky with the text. Maybe it is having a problem substituting the fonts with those in Mavericks.

  • by fosnola,

    fosnola fosnola Jul 25, 2014 12:42 AM in response to tannoy
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    Jul 25, 2014 12:42 AM in response to tannoy

    Hello,

    tannoy wrote:

    I tried LibreOffice but it is kinda clunky with the text. Maybe it is having a problem substituting the fonts with those in Mavericks.

    the LibreOffice's convertor is still far from perfect: ie. it has problem converting groups which contains a picture and some shapes ( I am trying to improve that ), if a shape/picture/group appear on several pages, it will be put the shape/... on the first page :-~, there exists some wrapping problems, etc...

     

    Concerning the text, a big problem is that each application uses different algorithm to render text ( so perfection is impossible ), there is also the problem of fonts' substitution and I may have make some mistakes in the conversion's code(*)...

     

    (*)  if you have some no confidential, proprietary files that you can send me, I can check what happens ...

     

    Note: EazyDraw is cited in http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/aw/page3.html as a way to convert drawing file  ( read also http://www.eazydraw.com/appleWorks.htm ), it is not free but it may be an application to consider...

  • by tannoy,

    tannoy tannoy Jul 25, 2014 11:25 AM in response to fosnola
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    Jul 25, 2014 11:25 AM in response to fosnola

    I do find the information about dealing with AppleWorks .cwk files helpful. I am not criticizing the LibreOffice app. It's just that I couldn't easily edit the .cwf document it open. Some text just can't be changed (font, size etc.). It is in text boxes but I can't access the full text but some I could easily change the font and size. Maybe I will send the files (2) to fosnola once I have an email address. It is info about my family tree that I created in AppleWorks 6.2.9 in Snow Leopard. After Mavericks flagged AppleWorks as unusable, I made the mistake of deleting it instead of saving it for another Mac that has SL. I have an Apple 5.5 Installation but that won't run on Tiger. Probably need something I am missing.

    Thanks

  • by fosnola,

    fosnola fosnola Jul 26, 2014 1:11 AM in response to tannoy
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    Jul 26, 2014 1:11 AM in response to tannoy

    Hello,

    yes, selecting background image/shape is/was painful in LibreOffice but some improvements seem to have appeared in LibreOffice 4.3 (*). OpenOffice 4.0 has the same problem, I do not know if it is corrected in OpenOffice 4.1 ; i.e. as when LibreOffice converts a document, you can save the result and then opened it with OpenOffice/NeoOffice, ... , this may be another solution.

     

    (*) i.e. I test the release candidate on some few files and I can now select easily some picture/textbox which were difficult to select before...

     

    Note: concerning my email address, you can find it in http://www.loria.fr/~alonso/ .