MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator CS4 / CS5 / CS5.1

Installation Guide
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Copyright (c) 1995 - 2012, Avenza Systems Inc.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Windows:
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 / CS5 / CS5.1
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or higher (Dual core recommended)
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM or higher recommended)
- 500 MB free hard disk space


INSTALLATION

1. Make sure that Adobe Illustrator CS4, CS5, CS5.1 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 the MAPublisher Welcome Screen by clicking either the 'Register', 'Evaluate', or 'Retrieve' buttons.



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 registration. Once the form is complete you can click 'Evaluate' button and your license file will be downloaded to your computer. A warning will be prompted indicating the license is locked to your computer. Click 'Yes' to complete the registration process.

If you cannot obtain the license file or activate MAPublisher from the License Management dialog window, please visit http://www.avenza.com/activation
You will receive an e-mail with the license file and the instruction will be indicated in the e-mail.  

When you are ready to purchase the software please visit http://www.avenza.com/purchase or call 1-800-884-2555.


ACTIVATING A PURCHASED COPY OF MAPUBLISHER

To activate MAPublisher you must supply Avenza Systems with the License Key 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 registration. Once the form is complete enter the License Key given to you. Click the  'Register' button and your license file will be downloaded to your computer. A warning will be prompted that the licenses have been download and the licensing system has been restarted. Click 'OK' to complete to registration process.

If you cannot obtain the license file or activate MAPublisher from the License Management dialog window, please visit http://www.avenza.com/activation
You will receive an e-mail with the license file and the instruction will be indicated in the e-mail.


UPGRADING FROM MAPUBLISHER 8.x

You will need to obtain a new license. Click the 'Retreive' 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.


UPGRADING FROM MAPUBLISHER 7.x

This requires a MAPublisher 8 License Key starting with 'MP80'.  You can obtain a MAPublisher 8 License Key from the web page: https://www.avenza.com/mmp/mp8updates/request. 
Once you complete the form, the Avenza Activation department will verify your MAPublisher maintenance status and send you a MAPublisher License Key to the e-mail you register.  Once you receive an upgraded MAPublisher 8 License Key, click the 'Retrieve' button to activate MAPublisher 8 on your computer.



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