Yes, Richard, I feel your pain. Appleworks was a great bit of software that did everything it was supposed to do without being mystifying and hard to understand. Lately I have been using a clever little freebie word processor called, "ABWORD". Check it out if you are looking for something simple. I use it on my 1gb flash drive that I keep in my pocket. In a pinch I can use it anywhere. It is MS Word compatible. Vent away, we are here for you. Bill