Apple Mac OS 7.6 - Manual (Page 19)

In addition to greater stability and performance, Mac OS 7.6 includes new
features that make it easier to connect to the Internet, enhance multimedia
capabilities, increase your productivity, and more.
Read this chapter to get an overview of the new features.
OpenDoc
Mac OS 7.6 includes OpenDoc, a new way to use software. You can add new
features to your applications with OpenDoc software “parts.” When you drag
a part into an OpenDoc-aware application (also called a “container
application”), you add that object’s features to the application. For example,
you could drag a chart-making object into a word-processing application.
You can also create documents entirely out of OpenDoc parts, simply by
combining the parts you need. Some sample parts are included with
OpenDoc Essentials, available with Mac OS 7.6. Others will be available from
third-party developers. Only computers with PowerPC microprocessors can
use OpenDoc.
To get started with OpenDoc, see the printed booklet Getting Started With
OpenDoc. When you’re working in an OpenDoc document, you can find help
for that document in the Guide menu. Choose the Guide named after your
document to see help for general OpenDoc concepts and for the various parts
contained in the document.
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