SJDMK@UNO.BITNET (11/29/86)
Does Appleworks have any macro capabilities similar to Lotus 1-2-3?
I just learned Lotus (a little bit of it) and found that the macros
can be very helpful.
Steve
Steven J. Dawson
SJDMK@UNO.BITNET
9951 East Rockton Circle
New Orleans, LA 70127
(504) 241-2244cbenson@reed.UUCP (Jackson Shea) (12/14/86)
In article <8611282058.aa04610@VGR.BRL.ARPA>, SJDMK@UNO.BITNET writes: > Does Appleworks have any macro capabilities similar to Lotus 1-2-3? > > I just learned Lotus (a little bit of it) and found that the macros > can be very helpful. > > Steve > > Steven J. Dawson > > SJDMK@UNO.BITNET > > 9951 East Rockton Circle > New Orleans, LA 70127 > > (504) 241-2244 I have come across, in the last six months, a package put together by Beagle Brothers called Macroworks. It allows you to have preprogrammed sequences of all Appleworks commands, not just spreadsheet, by using the closed-apple key. One major drawback of this wonderful idea is that you have to write the macros with the Appleworks word processor, save it as at text file and then compile it with their supplied compiler. This means that you can't try out for bugs until you compile it and that makes debugging a real hassle. But it also means that you won't accidentally delete a line of you macro by deleting a line in your spreadsheet, like if you were using Lotus 1-2-3 for databasing. All in all, with the time hassles aside, Macroworks (costing ~$30-40) is a worthwhile addititon to Appleworks, especially if $40 can make Appleworks a truly time-efficient business tool in the long run. I was introduced to it by a employee of the Portland Public Schools who used it to do grading for some 200 kids in 5 different class periods. It was quite a spectacular thing to see. But with this new capability you may find that even a 55K desktop may not be enough. I hope I've been of some help. Jackson Shea /u/v/cbenson/jshea@reed