Mac Works 4.0: Preferences and Defaults
  
PSS ID Number: Q120880
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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Works for the Macintosh saves its default settings in a preferences file.
This file contains the following information:
 
 - All the custom default settings for each of the modules.
 
 - The location of the dictionary, if it has been moved from the default
   location.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The preferences file is kept in the System Folder:Preferences:Works 4.0
Preferences.
 
If the Works 4.0 preferences file is deleted, you will lose all custom
default settings. The settings will return to the program's internal
defaults, which are as follows:
 
Spreadsheet Defaults
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   Chart Type: Bar
   Font: Geneva
   Font Size: 9 point
 
Communications Defaults
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   Overflow Area Size: Small
   Always Capture Text: Checked
   Notify Before Closing Connections: Checked
 
Database Default Settings
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   Font: Geneva
   Font Size: 9 point
   Field Type: Text
 
Word Processor Default Settings
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   Font: Geneva
   Font size: 12 point
   Smart Quotes is selected
   Drag and Drop is selected
 
Defaults for All Types
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   Date and Time: 12/31/94  6:00:00 PM
   Units: Inches
   Open Documents Showing Ruler is selected
   Balloon Help is selected
   Preview Fonts in Menus is selected
   Always show start up dialog is selected
 
Calendar Preferences
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   Reminders set to ON
   Reminders set automatically 15 minutes early
   Play Sound is ON
   Day starts at 8:00 AM
   Week Starts on Monday
   Month starts on Sunday
 
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Version           : 4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo
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