why do I have typing delays in my Appleworks and spinning ball

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Wrennette Author

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why do I have typing delays in my Appleworks and spinning ball

I am experiencing typing delays in my Appleworks 6+ program. This just began bugging me a few months ago.

I also have little spin balls.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 1:07 PM

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Peggy

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Oct 13, 2015 9:52 PM in response to Wrennette

You have run into the most complained about bug in AppleWorks 6 - known as the "Recent Items bug" - & has been around since AppleWorks 6 was released in March, 2000. Take a look at these user tips by Dale Gillard - AppleWorks slow? Spinning ball appears? and Recent items not visible/updated.

I haven't need to use this answer for many years. I did check & the links to the user tips still work.

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Wrennette Author

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Oct 13, 2015 10:08 PM in response to Peggy

Thank you! Peggy - dumping the alias "recents" tip sure worked. Thank you again for your response and help.

(Never made it over to the newer versions of the writing programs...)

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