Reinstallation, no Apple Works

I did a clean reinstall of my operating system, now Apple Works is missing. Shouldn't it be there?

molly-o,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Appleworks should be on the Software Restore Disks that came with your computer.
This Topic: Lost Appleworks 6 application in the in the Appleworks Forum should help you find the procedure.
I was unable to provide a link for the thread, but enter "Lost Appleworks 6 application" into the search field and you will find the thread.
;~)
This link will work for that thread.
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"For starters: In MS-Word, when I click on Print, I can specify the quantity of copies, specify the pages to print, etc. How do I do this in AW?"
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