I find that unless I'm writing something very long, I still use AppleWorks as my text editor of choice. Anyone else still loving on this old piece of software?
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Who still uses AppleWorks?
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Absolutely. I despair of it's loss. Opened everything, great database and easy to use spreadsheet. Best feature, the drawing/painting function. No, iWorks and Bento doesn't come close.
Well made software, I just think its a pain to always have to export to Word format instead of saving as such every time.
I never used Appleworks as a text editor, I'd always go into drawing mode and make a nice looking page then stick a text block in the center…heh.
I used the painting and drawing tools a lot, I find now that Pages has made drawing tools redundant, and these days pixel graphics (from the painting mode) just aren't in.
I remember making custom artwork for Glider PRO, and designs for websites, and Mac icon designs, but now that computers can handle photographic icons it makes drawing them pixel by pixel impossible.
I used the painting and drawing tools a lot, I find now that Pages has made drawing tools redundant, and these days pixel graphics (from the painting mode) just aren't in.
I remember making custom artwork for Glider PRO, and designs for websites, and Mac icon designs, but now that computers can handle photographic icons it makes drawing them pixel by pixel impossible.
Nope...I had it on my hard drive for a while....to use as a spreadsheet app. But with Numbers I no longer needed it(although I have it somewhere I think)...and even when it was on it I started using Google Spreadsheet.
A good app though!
A good app though!
I don't personally, but a professor in our department still does. He uses it to make notes for his Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics course. He loves drawing diagrams in the program.
i always use it for anything drawing based. document-wise not so much, i use Word (even though it takes longer to open!).
appleworks is amazing, i still use it constantly.
appleworks is amazing, i still use it constantly.
Yes, I still have it and use it.
I use it for adding quick drawings or colored text to documents. Or when I just need to do a simple letter or page. Were I know compatibility, wont be a issue.
I do have iWork 08, but I have been using apple works for years. That I know all the ins and outs. Yes it does suck that Apple decided not to include any form of drawing or paint with iWork
I use it for adding quick drawings or colored text to documents. Or when I just need to do a simple letter or page. Were I know compatibility, wont be a issue.
I do have iWork 08, but I have been using apple works for years. That I know all the ins and outs. Yes it does suck that Apple decided not to include any form of drawing or paint with iWork
Its better than Office 2008 is, so I should probably look into going back to it. I hate Word 08, and Excel for that matter. I know I'm maybe off topic, but I hate that software. It sucks.
Appleworks still gets the job done. And it has a pretty handy image editor.
Appleworks still gets the job done. And it has a pretty handy image editor.
i disagree. office 08 is great
you cant exchange files in appleworks with windows users...
I use OpenOffice.org frequently because I use the ODT file format, but I really like using AppleWorks for text. This software is very fast and easy to use, which is so uncommon nowadays with basic applications gobbling huge amounts of system resources.
i agree with this!! appleworks, even tho it runs via rosetta, is a very stable and economic piece of software, i am starting to use TextEdit instead of Word, basically because it doesnt use anywhere near the amount of resources as Word...
WOW. thats impressive!
takes 15 seconds for me, i just timed it, on my CD MBP, its a tad old so forgive it! haha.
thats much much quicker than the 20 or so bounces Word does...AND IT RUNS NATIVE!
The last time I used AppleWorks was last year on a PC. I enjoyed using it; simple layout and easy to use. I remember using the painting and drawing tools, and the word processor.
well to be fair, that is the time it takes to get to the panel screen in appleworks. it then takes less than a second to get a document screen up and running
after i opened it up once and do it again, it opens even faster
when doing the same with word 08 (opening after i had opened it before), it takes just over 3 seconds to have a typable screen
my mb is quite a bit slower but owell lol
LOL how can you open appleworks on a PC. i think you are mistaken.
oh wow really?? i was timing how long it takes to stop bouncing! once i quit it and try to open again it comes up in 2 bounces, the menu bar still takes the same time (around 5 seconds) to come up no matter what.
word 08 is pathetically slow... not even going to get into it
are you serious!?!?! when did they ever make that?? was that around the time of OS9?
never ever never heard of that before. wow.
