[G4] Appleworks.

[Jamie Pruden]

Hi Pat,

I just tried said procedure and it works fine on my MacBook Pro (Core  
2 Duo, 2.33, 10.4.10)

It is possible that he's having some sort of problem with his prefs  
file. I just took a look at mine:

~/Library/Preferences/AppleWorks/AppleWorks 6 Preferences

and it appears that the default font for WP is stored right after the  
language preference.

Try deleting this file, relaunch AW, then see if he can change the  
preferences and have it work when he creates a new document. If not,  
he can open the Preferences file with TextEdit and look down into the  
file until he sees "English", then a space, then the name of the font  
that is the default for WP files. If it says Monaco and AW is still  
opening with Helvetica, there's something else going on here...

smiles,
Jamie
(ClarisWorks Tech Support 1992-1995)

On Jun 30, 2007, at 4:09 PM, Pat Crowe wrote:

> My friend has an Intel Core Duo iMac and he has written to me with  
> this problem.
>
> "When I open up Appleworks 6 to write a letter, the text ALWAYS  
> appears as Helvetica, a font I heartily dislike. I have repeatedly  
> gone into Appleworks preferences and changed the  font to Monaco,  
> then clicked  “MAKE DEFAULT”. But  as soon as I start typing,  
> Helvetica  comes up again like a bad smell, even though the  
> preference window shows Monaco.  If I type a few characters, then  
> SELECT them and change the font to Monaco, I can continue writing  
> for as long as I like and it will always be in Monaco. But start a  
> new letter, and back comes bloody Helvetica again. It’s as though  
> the MAKE DEFAULT is jammed on Helvetica and so my Monaco preference  
> is ignored."
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received.
> PatC.
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