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Finding Answers and Instructions
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Identifying Items on the Screen
You can get information by moving the pointer over items on the screen.
Identifying Names and Functions of Items on the Screen
If you are using a version of the Mac OS earlier than Mac OS X, you can open Balloon Help to
learn the names and functions of items on the screen. To use Balloon Help:
1
Choose Show Balloons from the Help menu.
2
Move the pointer over the item you want to identify.
When you’re finished using Balloon Help, choose Hide Balloons from the Help menu.
Getting Information About Items in the Button Bar and Tools Window
AppleWorks includes “tooltips” about items in the Button Bar and items in the Tools window.
Move the pointer over an item and pause a moment to see the associated tooltip.
Note: The tooltips feature is turned on by default. To turn Button Bar tooltips off and on,
choose Preferences from the AppleWorks menu (in Mac OS X) or from the Edit menu (in Mac
OS 8 or 9 or in Windows), then choose Button Bar from the submenu. Select or deselect the
“Show tooltips” checkbox.
AppleWorks Resources on the Web
If you have an Internet connection, you can access free supplemental AppleWorks material
such as
m additional templates
m additional clip art
m tips and tricks
m news about AppleWorks
To access the additional templates, tips and tricks, and news about AppleWorks:
1
If the Starting Points window is not open, choose Show Starting Points from the File menu.
2
Click the Web tab and select a resource.
To access additional clip art that Apple provides via the Internet:
1
Open the document to which you want to add clip art.
2
If the Clippings window is not open, choose Show Clippings from the File menu.
3
In the Search box, type a keyword describing the type of clip art you want, and click Search.
(Make sure the Search Web Content checkbox is selected.)