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

1-6 AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Getting additional help
Here are more ways to learn about AppleWorks:
Working with AppleWorks
With the AppleWorks application, you can do all the jobs you perform most
often on a personal computer: word processing, outlining, drawing and
painting, presentations, spreadsheet computation and charting, database
management, and telecommunications. The rest of this chapter describes the
different types of work you can do with AppleWorks.
First go through the introductory material (both in print and onscreen) that
you received with your computer. When you’re ready to learn about
AppleWorks, start by running the onscreen tour, “Introduction to
AppleWorks.” For instructions on starting AppleWorks and running the
onscreen tour, see “How to start” on page 1-1. The tour is an easy way to see
what AppleWorks can do for you.
To Do this
Take an onscreen tour of the most important
AppleWorks features and concepts Choose Introduction to AppleWorks from the
or Help menu.
Use automated assistance in creating various
types of documents (such as newsletters and
presentations) Choose New from the File menu, and then
select Use Assistant or Stationery . Choose a
category from the pop-up menu, and then
select an Assistant from the scrolling list.
(For more information about Assistants,
see “Using an Assistant” on page 2-4.)
Use automated assistance in performing complex
tasks (such as adding footnotes or tables to a
document) Choose AppleWorks Assistants from the
or Help menu.
See brief descriptions of AppleWorks buttons and
menus in the button bar (when displayed) Hold the pointer over the item for a few
seconds. You see information about this
item in the Info Line, in the lower part of
the button bar. (You can also see this
information if you choose
Show Balloons
from the or Help menu. To turn off
Balloon Help, choose Hide Balloons .)
Get step-by-step help for commonly requested
tasks Choose Frequently Asked Questions from the
or Help menu. This Apple Guide
system guides you through the tasks.
Should you make an error, you’re alerted
to the problem and shown how to correct
it. See the Quick Reference on the back
cover for more information.
Info Line