Sidekick is a Mac OS X menu bar item for AppleWorks 6. Sidekick makes AppleWorks easier to use, helping you to be more productive.

Now you can quickly access many of AppleWorks features from a single point without cluttering your Dock with icons or searching through the Finder for frequently used documents.

Without opening AppleWorks, you can create new documents and open recent items. You can also search web sites from within AppleWorks or quickly start companion programs.

Here are some key features of "Sidekick":

· Sidekick gives you the possibility to easily make a new document without first starting AppleWorks 6.
· Easily access your most recent documents.
· Use Mac OS X 10.4's Dictionary and Thesaurus program with AppleWorks 6 (registered users only).
· Access Mac OS X Services including Spotlight, Speak Text and Summarize (registered users only).
· Search Google, online encylopaedias, an online dictionary or an online thesaurus from a word processing document.
· Speed up AppleWorks by automatically removing recent items.
· Quickly launch Apple's iWork applications, Pages and Keynote.
· Start the Classic version of AppleWorks 6 (if installed).
· Reset AppleWorks to its factory state.
· Find AppleWorks tips and help by opening popular Apple and third-party web sites.
· Launch applications including Pages, Keynote, Address Book and Calculator.
· Universal Binary ready for Intel and PowerPC Macs.

Requirements:

· AppleWorks 6.2.4 or later.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Fixes an issue with the Send Selection > Spotlight menu item (Mac OS X 10.6 users only).
· Updates the Web Sites menu - some third-party web sites have a different address.
· Fixes an issue where Sidekick could not locate AppleWorks 6 if it had been renamed.