There are a number of ways to include different kinds of content within your document, depending on what you want to do.

Including text, spreadsheets, paintings, or tables (frames)

AppleWorks allows you to integrate different kinds of content by using frames, which are "mini-documents" that reside inside other documents. You can create frames that contain text, spreadsheets, paintings, or tables. For example, you can add a spreadsheet frame to a word-processing document, or a table frame to a drawing document.

Frames are also useful for structuring the layout of a document. For example, you could create linked text columns where text flows from one column to the other. Frames also make it easy to set off a block of text with special elements such as borders and backgrounds.

How frames work in a document:

•	When you select the frame, the menus change to the Drawing menus so that you can do things like use the Arrange commands to position the frame on a page.
•	When you enter a frame by double-clicking (or by clicking once if the frame is already selected), the menus and tools change to those that you need for that type of frame.

Integrating other types of content

Frames are not the only way to integrate different kinds of content. You can also:

•	add drawings with the drawing tools
•	insert images, documents, and other types of files
•	insert items from the Clippings window (clip art and more)
•	insert sounds and movies

Tip: You can edit an inserted image file (such as a picture) in one of two ways. If the image file was created in another application program, such as Photoshop, that you have on your computer, double-clicking the image opens the application used to create it. Otherwise, you can use the painting tools to edit the image.

Related topic

Choosing the right document type