MacWrite files of MS-BASIC code can be turned into a program.
1. Leave MacWrite and open a new MS-BASIC document.
2. Type the MERGE command with the syntax, MERGE "volumename:filename", where
"volumename" is the name shown under the disk's icon on the desktop and
"filename" is the name you gave your MacWrite file.
See page 119 of the MS-BASIC manual for information about MERGE.
Note that if you stored text in more than one MacWrite document, you should repeat the command until you have MERGED the remainder of your files into the new BASIC program. The program will be named with the name of the last file you merged into it.