Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 221
Important, Make a backup copy of your AppleWorks database before
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Database 8-39 1 insert information from another AppleWorks database. AppleWorks pastes the whole database into the current database. 1 insert information from saved ASCII, DBF, DIF, or SYLK formats. You select the fields to insert from the other database. Any changes you make in AppleWorks affect only the AppleWorks document into which you import or insert the data. The document that the data comes from remains unchanged. Important Make a backup copy of your AppleWorks database before you insert from another document. To Import a database Insert a database Do this Choose Open from the File menu, and then choose Database from the Document Type pop-up menu. Choose a file format from the File Type pop-up menu, and then click Open. Create a database, or open a database to insert into. Click on the Default button bar, or choose Insert from the File menu, and then select the file to insert. If you selected an AppleWorks database, AppleWorks inserts it. If you selected an ASCII, DBF, DIF, or SYLK database, choose the fields to insert in the Import Field Order dialog box, and then click OK. AppleWorks supports these formats: Supported format AppleWorks DB ASCII text DBF DIF MS Works 2.0 DB SYLK Used by AppleWorks Most applications dBASE files Some spreadsheet applications, database applications, and AppleWorks Microsoft Works 2.0 Spreadsheet applications such as Apple Resolve, Wingz, and Microsoft Excel