Archived - AppleWorks 6.0.4: May Quit Unexpectedly When Opened in Mac OS X
If you open AppleWorks 6.0.4 in Mac OS X, the application may unexpectedly quit when attempting to create a new paint document or when checking spelling.
Products Affected
AppleWorks, Mac OS X 10.0
Symptom
After opening AppleWorks 6.0.4 and clicking on the Paint module in the Starting Points palette, AppleWorks 6.0.4 quits unexpectedly. This may also occur when checking spelling.
Solution
This is a known issue with AppleWorks 6.0.4 when running natively in Mac OS X. This issue has been addressed in AppleWorks 6.1. You can locate the AppleWorks 6.1 Updater at the Apple Software Updates Web site (http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).
If the update is not yet available for your localized version of AppleWorks 6.0.4, it is possible to work around the issue by forcing AppleWorks to run in Classic. To do this, follow these steps:
The next time you open AppleWorks 6.0.4 it will open in the Classic environment and should work as expected.
Note: The preview version of AppleWorks 6.1 for Mac OS X is only available for the North American English version of AppleWorks. Versions of AppleWorks 6.1 that are localized for other regions will open in the Classic environment under Mac OS X by default.
After opening AppleWorks 6.0.4 and clicking on the Paint module in the Starting Points palette, AppleWorks 6.0.4 quits unexpectedly. This may also occur when checking spelling.
Solution
This is a known issue with AppleWorks 6.0.4 when running natively in Mac OS X. This issue has been addressed in AppleWorks 6.1. You can locate the AppleWorks 6.1 Updater at the Apple Software Updates Web site (http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).
If the update is not yet available for your localized version of AppleWorks 6.0.4, it is possible to work around the issue by forcing AppleWorks to run in Classic. To do this, follow these steps:
- 1. Locate the AppleWorks 6.0.4 application.
2. Click the application's icon to select it.
3. Choose Show Info from the File menu.
4. Click to enable the "Open in the Classic Environment" option.
The next time you open AppleWorks 6.0.4 it will open in the Classic environment and should work as expected.
Note: The preview version of AppleWorks 6.1 for Mac OS X is only available for the North American English version of AppleWorks. Versions of AppleWorks 6.1 that are localized for other regions will open in the Classic environment under Mac OS X by default.
