I haven't used it for a while, but I found the 'mailmerge' function in Appleworks to work wonders with a database and form letters that had to be personalized. Does 'Pages' do this, or for that matter, 'Word'? One big advantage I miss in Excel is the ability to draw(boxes, etc). Not sure if you can do this in 'Numbers', either. Have we taken a giant step backwards? On Jan 30, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Tee Cashmore wrote: > > On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:02 AM, Paul Thomas wrote: > >> ... Are there any real advantages over Appleworks which I have >> and I understand has been replaced by iLife? >> Paul > > As Wayne said, iWork is not yet Appleworks, but hopefully some day. > Stick with your APW & don't assume iLife 08 is cheaper. You might > benefit from changes in iDVD, if there are any. > TeeC > --- > MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> > Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > > > > > Wayne Dobson pwdobson@xxxxxxxxxx (519) 474-1253 res. (519) 860-2725 cell --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>