Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 18)

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Functionality enhancements
New AppleWorks features make it easier to accomplish the work you do
every day.
Set a default font
You can now specify a default font for word processing documents. Every
time you create a new word processing document, AppleWorks
automatically uses the font you specify as the default font.
Add multimedia fields to database documents
You can now include graphics, frames, and movies in database fields. You
define a field in a database document and select the Multimedia type.
Enhance your graphics
You can now add textures (multicolored fill patterns) to objects you’ve
drawn, to text frames, to charts, or to database fields.
Create complex equations
The Equation Editor utility program from Design Science, Inc. is available
within AppleWorks. Using the Equation Editor, you can create complex
mathematical and scientific equations that you can insert into a word
processing document or a text frame.
Use named cells
You can use ordinary, natural language in spreadsheet formulas. You can
assign a name, such as Expenses or Fees, to a single cell or range of cells.
Then you can use the cell name instead of the cell address to
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help you remember the purpose of the data in a particular cell or cell range
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search for cells by name
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refer to cells by name in calculations and formulas
Improved file compatibility
AppleWorks now can read files created in Microsoft Office 95. AppleWorks
can also save files in these and other formats. New filters include an
improved HTML translator and new GIF and JPEG graphics filters.