Microsoft KB Archive/50311

Works 2.00: Contents of README.WPS

PSS ID Number: Q50311 Article last modified on 04-21-1998

2.00

MS-DOS

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The following is the contents of the Works 2.00 README file. This document includes topics not included in the Version 2.00 “Microsoft Works Reference” or Learning Works tutorial.

More Information:

Users of Earlier Versions of Works
Read the “Notes To Version 1 Users” topic in the Help Basic Skills category.

Users of MS-Key with Earlier Versions of Works
Macros are now built into Works; do not use MS-Key anymore. To use macros, press ALT+/. For more information, see “Appendix E: Macros” in the “Microsoft Works Reference” manual.

Problems Using Key Combinations in Macros
Macros are designed to run on computers that are 100 percent compatible with the IBM PC and PS/2. On computers that are not 100 percent compatible, some key combinations such as CTRL+; may work differently, or may not work at all. If a key or key combination does not work as you expect it to, find another combination of keys to do the same thing. For example, in the Word Processor the series of keystrokes for the command ALT+E P C ENTER does the same thing as the keystrokes for the shortcut method CTRL+;.

If You Have One 3.5-inch 720K Floppy Disk Drive, No Hard Disk
Because your computer has only one disk drive, you must save your data files on a disk other than your working copy and then insert that disk into the drive whenever Works asks for it. You can have as many data disks as you like.

To create a new file: Choose File Create New File.

To save a new file for the first time:


 * 1) Choose File Save.
 * 2) Replace the working copy with your data disk.
 * 3) In the Save File As box, type a name for the file.
 * 4) Choose OK (ENTER).

To open an existing file:


 * 1) Choose File Open.
 * 2) Replace the working copy with your data disk.
 * 3) Press ENTER.
 * 4) In the Files box, select your file from the updated list.
 * 5) Choose OK (ENTER).
 * 6) Switch disks as requested.

To save an existing file:


 * 1) Choose File Save.
 * 2) Switch disks as requested.

If you want to, you can put DOS on your working copy. If you put DOS on your working copy, you can use your working copy to start your computer, but you will occasionally have to switch disks when you ordinarily wouldn’t need to.

If You Have One 3.5-inch 1.44M Floppy Disk Drive, No Hard Disk
You should normally save your data on your working copy. But if you run out of space on your working copy you can save your data files also on another disk and then insert that disk whenever Works asks for it. In addition, if you put DOS on your working copy, you can use your working copy to start your computer. To put data files on another disk or DOS on your working copy, read the previous section “If You Have One 3.5-inch 720K Floppy Disk Drive, No Hard Disk.”

If You Have Two 5.75-inch 360K Floppy Disk Drives, No Hard Disk
Because there is no room for DOS on your working copy, you will have to insert your DOS disk in Drive A to start your computer, then replace the DOS disk with your working copy to start Works. Unless Works asks you to switch disks, you should keep the working copy in Drive A and save your data files to a data disk in Drive B.

To save a new file for the first time:


 * 1) Choose File Save.
 * 2) If B is not already the current drive, select Drive B in the Directories list box and press ENTER.
 * 3) In the Save File As box, type a name for your file.
 * 4) Choose OK (ENTER).

To open a file:


 * 1) Choose File Open.
 * 2) If B is not already the current drive, select Drive Bin the Directories list box and press ENTER.
 * 3) In the Files box, select the file you want to open.
 * 4) Choose OK (ENTER).

As you use Works, you might create more data files than will fit on a single data disk. You can work with as many as eight different data files from different data disks at the same time.

To open a file from a different disk:


 * 1) Choose File Open.
 * 2) Insert in Drive B the data disk containing the file you want to open.
 * 3) Press ENTER.
 * 4) In the Files box select the file from the updated list.
 * 5) Choose OK (ENTER).
 * 6) Switch disks as requested.

If You Have Mouse Problems

 * 1) First, make sure you have the latest Works mouse program, MOUSE.COM. To make sure, run the Works Setup program again and highlight “Yes” when asked if Setup should update your mouse.
 * 2) Next, try replacing Works’ mouse program, MOUSE.COM, with the mouse program that came with your mouse, or try running Works in text mode. To change modes, use the Options Works Settings command.

If your mouse still doesn’t work, contact your mouse manufacturer.

Using a Terminate-and-Stay-Resident Program (such as Sidekick) with Works ——————————————————————-

To use a Terminate-And-Stay-Resident (TSR) program with Works, you must run Works in text mode. To change modes, use the Options Works Settings command. Don’t use a TSR program while Works is displaying a chart or a previewing a page.

If You Cannot Run “Learning Works” from within Works, or You Cannot Use Help or Spelling Checker ——————————————————————-

Check the number of file handles specified in the FILES- line of your CONFIG.SYS file. Works requires 15 or more file handles. To set or change the number of file handles, add or change the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file to be at least 15:

FILES-15

If You Have Problems with Word Processor Borders

 * 1) Your printer may not be able to print border characters. To find out if your printer can print borders, see your printer manual.
 * 2) To add a border to a chart, make the chart’s window active, choose View and a chart number in Chart view, and then use the Options Border command.

Tab-Delimited and Comma-Delimited Text Files
You may use the File Save As command to save Spreadsheet or Database files as either comma- or tab-delimited text files.

Comma-delimited text files look like the following (where  is a paragraph mark):

“text”,“02139”,123  “text”,“02139”,123  For comma-delimited text files:


 * 1) Database fields and Spreadsheet cells are separated by commas.
 * 2) Text is inside double quotation marks; numbers are not.
 * 3) There is a paragraph mark at the end of every database record or spreadsheet row.
 * 4) Displayed number formats, for example “currency” are not saved.

Tab-delimited text files look like the following (where  is a paragraph mark,  a tab mark):

text02139123$1,230.00  text02139123$1,230.00  For tab-delimited text files:


 * 1) Database fields and Spreadsheet cells are separated by tabs.
 * 2) There is a paragraph mark at the end of every Database record or Spreadsheet row.
 * 3) Numbers that are text are not differentiated from other numbers.
 * 4) Displayed number formats are saved.

Using Works or Learning Works with Microsoft Windows
Use the WORKS.PIF and LEARN.PIF files included on the Works Setup disk in order to run Works or Learning Works under Windows. To run Works or Learning Works under Windows, select WORKS.PIF or LEARN.PIF, not WORKS.EXE or LEARN.EXE, and then press ENTER.

Note: You may find that Works’ colors are incorrect after returning to Works from Windows: To return them to their correct colors, use the Options Works Settings command.

Using Works in the OS/2 DOS Compatibility Box
Please note the following:


 * 1) If you are running Works in graphics mode and your underline cursor doesn’t blink, run Works in text mode. To change modes, use the Options Works Settings command.
 * 2) When using Works with Microsoft LAN Manager, Works cannot print to a redirected port unless you have that same hardware port on your personal computer.
 * 3) If you press CTRL+ESC to go to Presentation Manager’s Task List while in the chart or preview screen, and then return to Works, the chart or preview screen is no longer displayed. Press ESC to return to Works.

If You Can’t See Your Files after Changing Lines On Screen
When you use the Options Works Settings command to change the number of lines on your screen from a larger to a smaller number, for example from 43 to 25, the files in the lower part of the screen may no longer be visible. To see all of your files again, either (a) choose the Window Arrange All command or (b) use the Options Works Settings command to change back to the larger number of lines, use the Window Move command to move your files into the upper part of the screen, then use the Options Works Settings command to change again to the smaller number of lines.

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