Hi Sliphorn,
Start with the usual suspects—corrupted preferences.
Quit AppleWorks
Go to
yourname > Library > Preferences
• Locate and delete the file com.apple.appleworks,plist
• Locate and open the folder AppleWorks.
• Delete both cache files and the AppleWorks 6 Preferences file found in this folder.
Relaunch AppleWorks.
Beyond that, you might also do the following:
Updating to Mac OS X v10.6.8 via the incremental updates offered through Software Update left several uncorrected issues. The solution offered in other threads (for other issues, some of them pertaining to AppleWorks) is to run the Combo updater, available here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=answerlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple.com%2Fkb%2FDL1399&answerid=16777223&src=support_site.downloads.searchRegards,
Barry