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Works document disappeared!!

Posted: 25 Apr 2007 09:15 AM PDT

Hi Riley:

I can change the font color of all characters in a Works 7.0
Word-Processing document with this sequence of keystrokes:

Ctrl+A, Alt+O, F, Alt+C, W, Enter.

Is this the key sequence to which you refer, or is there another?
I'm motivated to ask because I find it odd to think that people
could type that sequence unintentionally.

~ Mark


"LClyde" <net> wrote:
 

Using Word documents in Works 8

Posted: 22 Apr 2007 04:22 PM PDT

If your son is a student, buy a copy of Works Suite that comes with
Word...or Office. You will never be happy with converting Word docs to wps
or rtf format, or the other way around, or with the formatting losses when
trying to use alternatives such as OpenOffice.

DavidF

"T0pcat" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How Do I Get Pasted Text To Take On New Format?

Posted: 21 Apr 2007 11:30 PM PDT

The Paste Special works for me in my Works 6. I don't know what version
you are using.

One thing to be aware of when pasting, is that the font for a blank area
may be different than the nearby text. For a test, try doing the paste
special into the middle of a word and see if the new text takes on the
correct font of the word.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Mark M Morse" <com> wrote in message
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Subtotals in Works 8 Database

Posted: 21 Apr 2007 10:36 AM PDT

Spot on Ken, it appears that I created that database in April 2004.

Please note that the Sub-total of the item Quantity counts the item types
and is not meant to sum the quantity of Items in each group.

For that you would SUM the Quantity field and not COUNT it as I have
illustrated.

HTH,
--
KevinJ


"Ken" <Thanks> wrote in message
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| Hello Linda,
|
| Attached is a example home inventory, I believe created by Kevin James,
| perhaps you will find it interesting..
|
| Ken
|
| "Linda Stark" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:com...
|| I have created a Home Inventory with a column called (Item Cost); I was
| able
|| to create a Report that would Total the entire 1000 items listed in the
|| database; however, I would like to Subtotal the different Catagories (such
|| as: clothing, appliances, dishes, tools, etc.) I can't figure out how to
| do
|| it. Can anyone help? I am pretty good with programs and computers but
| this
|| Works database is HARD to learn. Thanks for your help!
|| --
|| Linda Stark
|

Works 3.0 and Portability

Posted: 18 Apr 2007 07:41 PM PDT

aafuss wrote: 

I'm not sure what "laptop install type" means. Can I just copy the
msworks3 from my hard drive to my flash stick and then carry it to
another computer? Will it work that way? Thanks.


--

---------------------------
Jeffrey Needle
com

How can we type Math problems in Works?

Posted: 17 Apr 2007 04:58 PM PDT


"KMP" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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way 
it 

I just posted a simutaneous equation query
to uk.education.math
and got upbraided for posting an (linked) image.
The US respondent claimed you can employ
the common keyboard characters IIRC.

Installation problems after wipe/restore

Posted: 15 Apr 2007 02:18 PM PDT

Hi Chuck, thanks for letting us know it worked, good information.

Ken

"Gualtier Malde" <com> wrote in message
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| Ken wrote:
| > Re: If everything fails, what, if anything, is available to me to get my
| > calendar data?
| >
| > See post with subject "Help restoring a calendar file"
| >
|
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Kevin James" <com>
| > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.works.win
| > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:01 AM
| > Subject: Re: Help restoring a calendar file
| >
| >
| > Hi Lou,
| >
| > Perhaps open the file in Access?
| >
| > Copy the file and rename with a file extension of mdb
| > e.g. mswkscal.mdb
| >
| > Open this file with Microsoft Access.
| >
| > Select Queries from the list of Objects
| >
| > Open the Query named 'EventQuery'
| >
| > View a list of events.
| >
| > HTH,
|
| That worked! I don't have Office but my daughter does, and she got the
information and sent it to
| me in several sorted formats.
|
| Thank you for all your good help.
|
| Chuck

Works and Windows 98

Posted: 13 Apr 2007 10:55 AM PDT


"kraut" <org> wrote in message
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Great opportunity for a lecture on prudence and discretion!

I negotiate this chicane with my 12yo, by having him
supply 33% of the cost of any purchase.
It tends to dull the desire.

Metadata on Works files

Posted: 11 Apr 2007 09:56 AM PDT

I don't think Works does that. Looking at my Works (version 6), there
doesn't seem to be anything like the Word: File, Properties option.

The CD should have the correct last updated date/time. But that
information is lost when you send via e-mail.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Brenda" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Font problem with Works 8 word processor

Posted: 11 Apr 2007 05:48 AM PDT

Good evening,


Thank you all very much for your help.

Indeed, as I need to print a lot ( I'm a student and I type each
lesson I have on my notebook ) I had managed to recover ( to save from
the bin actually ) an old Star LC100 printer ( dot matrix printer ). I
doesn't cost me a penny ( or an euro ) to print pages and pages so it
is very useful to me.

And indeed, after I had changed the printer's resolution, all the
characters have appeared clearly.

Thank you very much for this ; I wouldn't have thought the problem was
the printer !!



Regards,
Gabriel.

burt young's official website

Posted: 10 Apr 2007 02:24 AM PDT

Does this site feature MSWorks???

"santa v" <com> wrote in message
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Works 8 Database

Posted: 09 Apr 2007 01:46 PM PDT

That's the nature of a CD. You can't update data, only add new files.
Even if you were to save using the same name (as some CD software
allows), the original file is still there, but it becomes inaccessible
except using special software. And every time you write files to CD you
can lose several MB to overhead.

A CD-R is write once.

A CD-RW is erasable. It acts like a CD-R for the most part, but you can
erase it (wiping out everything on it) and start over.

A CD is not suitable for files that you update frequently. It's best
for periodic backups or files that are updated rarely.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"glass_kitty" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Works for DOS 6?

Posted: 04 Apr 2007 01:35 PM PDT

You're welcome. Enjoy!

Tony.

"Gualtier Malde" <com> wrote in message
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Works 7.0 Database will not open in Works 8.5?

Posted: 04 Apr 2007 10:46 AM PDT

Hi Jim,

Perhaps I should clarify that I believe that you should try a different
printer
driver, as described in the Workaround section.

HTH,
--
KevinJ



"Kevin James" <com> wrote in message
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| Hi Jim,
|
| Perhaps this helps.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=65f5b806-e6a1-4f92-a656-e56eeda67e3d&DisplayLang=en
|
| Here's the accompanying Knowledge Base article
|
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933828/
|
|
| HTH,
| --
| KevinJ
|
|
|
| "Jim in Texas" <microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:com...
||I have a new laptop with Windows XP Media that came with Works 8.5 and when
I
|| try to open my Works database I get a "hard crash of Works 8.5" saying
|| "Microsoft Works 8 has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are
|| sorry for the inconvenience." and then it send an error report to
Microsoft.
|| This happens every time so I am not able to open my database. This
database
|| still opens OK on my old laptop with Windows XP Professional and Works 7.0?
|| Please Help?
|
|

Spreadsheet format question

Posted: 03 Apr 2007 05:00 PM PDT

Ken wrote: 
Yeah - Those "feature changes" just piss me off more and more in this version. OTOH: At my old age
of 71 I can manage a little league team and plan a women's reading group - all sorts of wonderful
templates for that.

Programmers should not be allowed to design software. Not in the old days, not now, not ever.

Chuck