Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 268
Copying and pasting a table, Sending a file to a remote location, Simplifying communications tasks
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10-8 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Copying and pasting a table In the Help index,* see: E Copy Table command If you receive a table of data during a communications session, you can paste it into a spreadsheet so it lines up one item per cell, or into a text document or frame so that the columns line up. To copy a table during a communications session, select the text you want changed to a table (the text must have at least two spaces between columns). Choose Copy Table from the Edit menu, and then paste the data into a spreadsheet or word processing table. Sending a file to a remote location In the Help index,* see: E sending files You can send a file to another computer if the computers have the same transfer method. When you send a file, be sure that the other computer is set up to receive files automatically or that someone is available at the other end of the connection to initiate the transfer. Before sending a file, you need to set up the transfer method on the sending computer. To set up the transfer method for the sending computer, click on the Default button bar. The receiving computer needs to be set up with the same transfer method, To set up the transfer method for the receiving computer, click on the Default button bar. Simplifying communications tasks You can automate communications tasks and work more efficiently by using the AppleWorks phone book, templates, and macro features. In the Help index,* see: E connecting computers E log-on macro E phone book To Start or edit a phone book Place a call using the phone book Make a communications document into a template Create a log-on macro Do this Choose Phone Book from the Settings menu, type in the Edit Phone Book Entry dialog box, and click OK. Click Done when you are finished making entries. Click the phone book icon in the tool bar and select an entry you wish to call. See "Saving document formatting as templates (stationery)" on page 2-12. Record a macro that enters the necessary passwords and ID information to connect to an online service. See onscreen Help for instructions. * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.