Saving Default Settings Using Stationery for ClarisWorks Windows

How to set default settings for your ClarisWorks documents, including special steps for the Communication module. The manual accidentally omitted how to set these automatic documents.

This information was provided by Claris Corporation on 16 March 1998, and incorporated into Apple Computer's Tech Info Library.

ClarisWorks for Windows 1.0v1 has the ability to store many default settings that are not in the Preferences dialog. Examples of such settings might be the default font to use, default size, page margins, or even a default logo to place in the header. To set these defaults, setup a new, blank document with all of the settings as desired, then choose Save As from the File menu. The file type should be changed from ClarisWorks to ClarisWorks Stationery, and the file should be saved in either the ClarisWorks directory, or the Claris directory (which is usually located as a sub-directory under the Windows directory). The name for the file should be one of the following:

WPOPTION.CWS -- Word Processing Default Options
DBOPTION.CWS -- Database Default Options
SSOPTION.CWS -- Spreadsheet Default Options
GROPTION.CWS -- Graphics Default Options

The communications module simply launches Microsoft Terminal, which ships with Windows. Since it is not a native ClarisWorks application, saving the settings is a little bit different. Do the following to save the default baud rate, communications port, etc. for the communications module:


1. Open a new communications "document".
2. From Terminal's Settings menu, select the appropriate communications, terminal preferences, binary transfer settings, etc.
3. Do not set the phone number unless you will always dial the same number all the time.
4. From the File menu, choose Save As.
5. You can name your settings file anything you wish, as long as it adheres to the standard DOS naming conventions of eight characters (no spaces) followed by the extension for the program, e.g., DEFAULT.TRM.
6. It is best to save the file in your Windows directory, where Terminal.exe is located. This will require you to change the directory from C:\\CLWORKS to C:\\WINDOWS.
7. Exit ClarisWorks.
8. Use a text editor such as Notepad or Write to edit the CLARIS.INI file, which is located in your Windows directory.
9. In the [ClarisWorks] section, edit the "Terminal=" line to indicate that you want Terminal to launch using the file you created in Step 5, above. In this example, Terminal will launch with the settings file, default.trm. For clarity, a caret is used to indicate that you should type a space.


Terminal=TERMINAL.EXE^C:\\WINDOWS\\DEFAULT.TRM

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012