Apple 5400 Series manual You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer

You experience problems using a document from a DOS computer.

If you can’t open a DOS document using a Macintosh program, try the following:

mOpen the document from within the program by choosing Open in the program’s File menu.

mUse the PC Exchange control panel (in the Control Panels folder in the Apple [K] menu) to specify which Macintosh program will open the document.

If a DOS document is displayed incorrectly, or you see strange codes or characters in the document, try one of the following:

mYour application program may have special procedures for opening and saving documents with different file formats. See the information that came with your program, or call the program’s publisher.

mTry opening the document in another program.

Note: Some characters that can be displayed on the Macintosh are not accurately displayed on DOS computers.

For more information about working with DOS documents on your Macintosh, see the information about using DOS in Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu.

Your computer starts up and you see large folder-shaped areas, containing labeled pictorial buttons, instead of the usual Macintosh desktop.

mYour computer may have started up from a CD-ROM disc containing At Ease, an alternative to the Macintosh desktop. You need to have the Macintosh desktop on your screen before you can use any of the software installation instructions in this manual.

To return to the Macintosh desktop, choose Shut Down from the Special menu. When your computer is off, restart the computer, then press the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the tray. Remove the CD-ROM disc. Close the tray. Then start up your computer again.

To avoid having the computer start up from a CD-ROM disc, remember to remove any disc in the drive before you shut down your computer.

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