MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator CS5 / CS5.1 / CS6 32-bit / CS6 64-bit

Installation Guide
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Windows:
- Adobe Illustrator CS5 / CS5.1 / CS6 32-bit / CS6 64-bit
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or higher (Dual core recommended)
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- 4 GB of RAM (8 GB of RAM or higher recommended)
- 500 MB free hard disk space


INSTALLATION

1. Make sure that Adobe Illustrator CS5, CS5.1, CS6 32-bit, CS6 64-bit 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 (activate MAPublisher later) go to the menu Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management in Adobe Illustrator .
	
If you have an Internet connection, click 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 a license file or activate MAPublisher from the License Management dialog box, please visit http://www.avenza.com/activation. Complete the form and you will be sent an e-mail with the license file and instructions 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 use the License Key that was provided to you by Avenza Systems at the time of product purchase.

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 Adobe Illustrator without MAPublisher (activate MAPublisher later), go to the menu Help > MAPublisher Licensing > License Management in Adobe Illustrator.
		
If you have an Internet connection, click the 'Register' button and complete the registration form. Once the form is complete enter the License Key provided to you. Click the  'Register' button and to download a license file 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 a license file or activate MAPublisher from the License Management dialog box, please visit http://www.avenza.com/activation. Complete the form and you will be sent an e-mail with the license file and instructions will be indicated in the e-mail.  


UPGRADING FROM MAPUBLISHER 8.7 OR EARLIER

This requires a MAPublisher 9 License Key starting with 'MP9-'.  To obtain a MAPublisher 9 License Key go to the web page: https://www.avenza.com/mmp/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 registered with.  Once you receive an upgraded MAPublisher 9 License Key, click the 'Retrieve' button to activate MAPublisher 9 on your computer.


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