Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 37
Finding documents, Show Preview, Create, Preferences, General, Create Preview
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Creating, opening, and printing documents 2-11 In the Open dialog box, you can search for a document and choose the type of document you want to open. Choose a folder or disk to see documents and folders in that location Preview of the selected document Click to display a preview of the selected document Contents of the selected folder or drive (double-click a folder to show its contents) Choose the type of document to open (such as Painting) Choose the file type for the document to open (such as GIF) Note If you have the QuickTime extension in your Extensions folder (in your System Folder), you see Show Preview under the scrolling list in the Open dialog box. Selecting Show Preview displays a preview image (thumbnail sketch) of a selected PICT, QuickTime, or AppleWorks word processing, draw, or paint document. To create a preview, click the Create button when the button is active (not dimmed). To save an AppleWorks document with a preview image, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, choose General from the Topic pop-up menu, select Create Preview in the Saved Documents area, and then click OK. Then, save the document. For more information, see "Setting preferences" on page 3-21. Note You can also open a document using the Convert Documents script. See "Converting documents" on page 2-19. Finding documents When you need help locating a document on your computer, or in your computer system when you have external drives, use the Find AppleWorks Documents Assistant. For more information, see "Using an Assistant" on page 2-4.