Find the preferences folder under: Users/~you/Library/Preferences Open the Appleworks folder and move the preferences file to the trash. Go to the documents folder: inside the Appleworks folder find the folder Recent Items. delete the contents. (When this folder gets full it slows down Appleworks) These files should be deleted automatically but they aren't. Start appleworks it should work then. John On Aug 30, 2006, at 7:48 AM, Keith Mills wrote: > Hello everyone and Help! > > Until last night, Appleworks was working; I wrote a couple of > letters and updated a database. This morning (I always switch off > overnght), it is not responding. All I get is the spinning ball. > Everything but Appleworks seems to be working normally. > > Any ideas please. > > Thank you in advance > Keith -- Define: De thing you get for breaking de law.