MAPublisher 8.2 for Adobe Illustrator CS3 or CS4

Installation Guide
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Windows:
- Adobe Illustrator CS3 / CS4
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or higher (Dual core recommended)
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM or higher recommended)
- 300mb free hard disk space


INSTALLATION

1. Make sure that Adobe Illustrator CS3 or CS4 are installed on your computer. If Adobe Illustrator is running, exit the program.

2. Double click the 'Setup.exe' file and follow the on screen instructions.

3. Launch Adobe Illustrator.

4. Obtain a license via 'Register' or 'Evaluate'.



ACTIVATION

ACTIVATING AN EVALUATION VERSION OF MAPUBLISHER

After installation of MAPublisher, launch the version of Adobe Illustrator you installed to. The MAPublisher Welcome Screen will appear automatically. If you wish to delay the start of your 14 day evaluation period, you can close and evaluate MAPublisher later by navigating to the Help menu in Adobe Illustrator and then to Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management.
	
If you have an Internet connection, select the 'Evaluate' button and then fill out the form to complete the activation. Once the evaluation is registered, you can click 'Retrieve' and your license file will be downloaded to your computer.

If you do not have an Internet connection then phone us at (+1) 416.487.5116 to supply Avenza with the Machine ID you see on the License Management Screen. We will then send you an email with a zipped license file attachment. You must unzip this attachment and save the *.lic file to your MAPublisher Plug-in folder. This will be inside the Illustrator Plug-ins folder of your appropriate version(s).

When you are ready to purchase the software you can re-open the License Management at Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management and click the 'Register' button.


ACTIVATING A PURCHASED COPY OF MAPUBLISHER

To activate MAPublisher you must supply Avenza Systems with the Serial Number which was supplied to you by Avenza when you purchased the product.

After installation of MAPublisher, launch the version of Adobe Illustrator you installed to. The MAPublisher Welcome Screen will appear automatically. If you wish to continue to use Illustrator without MAPublisher, you can close and activate MAPublisher later by navigating to the Help menu in Adobe Illustrator and then to MAPublisher Licensing > License Management.
		
If you have an Internet connection, select the 'Register' button and then fill out the form to complete the activation. Once registered, you can click 'Retrieve' and your license file will be downloaded to your computer.

If you do not have an Internet connection then phone us at (+1) 416.487.5116 to supply Avenza with the Machine ID you see on the License Management Screen. We will then send you an email with a zipped license file attachment. You must unzip this attachment and save the *.lic file to your MAPublisher Plug-in folder. This will be inside the Illustrator Plug-ins folder of your appropriate version(s).


UPGRADING FROM MAPUBLISHER 7.x

You will need to obtain a new license. Click the 'Register' button in the MAPublisher Welcome Screen to obtain a license, which will be shown when running the application for the first time. Alternatively, it can be accessed through Illustrator's help menu by clicking on the menu Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management.




Avenza Systems Inc.
124 Merton Street, Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4S 2Z2
http://www.avenza.com
(+1) 416 487-5116