AppleWorks 6 CD Scripts

2000.06.12 

 

http://www.barefeetware.com/appleworks/aw6cd/

14 Scripts in
AppleWorks 6

 

 

AppleWorks 6 ships with 14 scripts from BareFeetWare, listed in the Scripts Menu. These are just a sample of what’s available. As they are published, the links below provide a more detailed description.

Enhancement Pack

 

Upgrade now. The scripts included with the AppleWorks 6 CD are just a sample of those included in BareFeetWare’s Enhancement Pack for AppleWorks 6. The Enhancement Pack includes later versions of some scripts and over 20 additional scripts such as Table of Contents, Index, Database Web Publish, document Compare, Dashed Lines.

Database

 

Database scripts work on the open database document, visible (found) records, the selected records or current record. Only one database script is included on the AppleWorks 6 CD.

Duplicate Record
Multiple

 

Duplicates the current record any number of times.

More

 

Upgrade to the Enhancement Pack to add: Audit Fields, Compare, Replace, Web Publish (live database searching via a web browser).

Drawing

 

Drawing scripts alter graphic objects in the drawing area of most documents.

Join Prism
Corners

 

Select two rectangles then run this script to join their corners to make a prism.

Text Along Arc

 

Places the characters from the selected text in a circular pattern around the selected arc.

More

 

Upgrade to add: Compare Text Frames, Dashed Lines, Grow, Show Properties.

Functions

 

Function scripts are not generally accessed through the Scripts Menu. You call them from the AppleWorks MACRO function.

Linear Regression

 

Linear Regression calculates the slope and intercept of the line that best fits a series of x-y data points.

More

 

Functions in the Enhancement Pack can be selected from a list, do not clutter the Scripts Menu, are faster and add: Lookup (database relationships), Median, Mode, Rank.

Spreadsheet

 

Spreadsheet scripts affect the selected cells or the active spreadsheet document.

Draw Cell
Borders

 

Since AppleWorks 6 still doesn’t provide thick cell borders for spreadsheets, this script draws lines above the borders, which you can thicken, recolor or pattern.

Negative Cells Red

 

Changes the text color to red in any selected cells whose value is negative.

Text

 

Text scripts operate on the current text selection. The AppleWorks installaer actually places these scripts in the Word Processing folder.

Small Caps

 

Formats selected text in capitals (upper case) with smaller size font for trailing letters.

Title Caps

 

Capitalizes the first letter of each word except prepositions (eg to, in, from) and articles (a, the).

Word Caps

 

Capitalizes the first letter of each selected word.

More

 

Upgrade to the Enhancement Pack to add: Fraction, Lower Case, Upper Case, Paste Plain Text, Unwrap Lines.

Universal

 

These scripts do not require a particular type of document. Some don’t even require any document to be open.

Copy File's Path

 

Copies the active document’s file path (such as “Macintosh HD:Documents:My Memo”) to the clipboard, so you can paste it anywhere you like.

Reveal in Finder

 

Switches to the Finder and selects the icon of the active AppleWorks document.

More

 

If you upgrade, you also receive: Batch Convert Files, Copy Function Script, List Disks & Space.

Word Processing

 

Word Processing scripts operate on the whole document.

Extract Containing

 

Asks you for a search phrase, then copies all paragraphs containing that phrase to a new document.

Find
Repeated Words

 

Hilights any words repeated like this this, allowing you to delete or skip to the next.

More

 

Upgrade to the Enhancement Pack to add: Compare, Export for XPress, Index, Convert Labels, Table of Contents, and Web Publish.



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