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1. If the path to the install folder is referenced differently on other workstations different drive mappings or UNC paths for example then you may need to edit the copied Start menu listings to reflect those different paths Alternatively you could just create the Start menu listings from scratch on each workstation 2 If you also made a desktop shortcut on the installed workstation copy it to the other workstations The shortcut s target should point to the file insp7 exe located in the server install folder 3 All workstations except those running Windows 2000 require an additional installation to add text to speech capabilities Workstations running Windows 95 or NT also require an additional installation to allow for the creation of personal symbol libraries To install relevant support items on each workstation insert the Inspiration CD Use the Browse button to locate the Net Support folder then run Workstation Support exe from within that folder Macintosh 1 On one workstation create an alias to the Inspiration 7 x application file on the server 2 Copy the alias from the first workstation to all other workstations that are licensed to run Inspiration 3 All workstations except those running Mac OS 9 or higher require an additional installation to add text to speech capabilities On each workstation run the Installer located in the English Text to Speech 1 5 folder on your Inspiration CD Inspiration 7 x Network Install Note2. Inspiration ses Version 76 er Tak Ome Privile S Volume License ges Installation Instructions Your Inspiration volume license can be set up in either a local or network configuration LOCAL CONFIGURATION This configuration places the complete Inspiration application on each licensed workstation The advantages of this approach are that it requires no network bandwidth and provides maximum control for users To install Inspiration on a single workstation please refer to the installation instructions included in the Inspiration Getting Started Guide You will find your serial number on your volume license agreement Tip If you choose local configuration you might consider installing and personalizing Inspiration on a single workstation and then using your network to distribute the application to all licensed workstations All items required for distribution are contained in the Inspiration 7 x folder created during a single user install Windows All workstations except those running Windows 2000 require an additional installation to add text to speech capabilities Workstations running Windows 95 or NT also require an additional installation to allow for the creation of personal symbol libraries To install relevant support items on each workstation insert the Inspiration CD Use the Browse button to locate the Net Support folder then run Workstation Support exe from within that folder Macintosh All workstations excep
3. Install 7 When installation is complete Inspiration starts automatically The Personalize Inspiration dialog appears e Click in the School Organization box then enter the name of your school or organization e Click in the Serial Number box then enter your serial number found on your volume license agreement 8 Exit Inspiration and set permissions for the Inspiration 7 x folder to be read only read and execute or read and filescan depending on the server operating system for all users This restricted permission level is required for multiple users to run a shared copy of Inspiration at the same time if users are allowed to write to the install folder all users after the first will be prevented from starting Inspiration Note The Everyone group which is available as a default group to which you can assign permissions on most server operating systems can cause Inspiration to behave as though the first user has write access to the Inspiration folder Avoiding the Everyone group and instead using other more specific groups such as Users or Domain Users will avoid this problem Page 3 Workstation Setup Windows 1 Copy the Inspiration 7 x Start menu item from the first workstation the one you installed from to all licensed workstations The exact path to this shortcut is dependent on the specific operating system For example on Windows 95 and Windows 98 the path is Windows Start Menu Programs Inspiration 7 x Note
4. e protected Inspiration Templates folder on the server Templates here are available to all users but users are not able to save to this directory e User Dictionaries Each user can create a personal spelling dictionary Personal user dictionaries are found in the following location Inspiration Software Inspiration The Inspiration Software folder can be found in the user s local Settings or Preferences folder the exact path is dependent on the specific operating system If the users do not have write access to the local hard drive the folder can be found in the user profile s Settings or Preferences folder Page 1 1S76 US C019 G User Preferences Users can modify Inspiration preferences to meet their requirements These include Application Properties choice of default template and list of available fonts User preferences are stored in the following location Inspiration Software Inspiration 76 The Inspiration Software folder can be found in the user s Application Data or Preferences folder the exact path is dependent on the specific operating system Once the installation is complete network users are able to access Inspiration documents stored on the server in the folders for which they have permission Users must have read write and delete permission for the folder s in which they save files on the server Inspiration 7 x documents saved on the server are available to multiple users if a file is already open by a user subsequent use
5. rs may open untitled copies of that file Inspiration templates always open as untitled documents Network Operating System Support Inspiration supports both Windows and Macintosh workstations in a network configuration However a separate installation and configuration is required for each platform In particular if installing on a server please install each OS specific version into a separate folder Networks supported include Windows NT 4 Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Novell 5 Novell 6 AppleShare and Mac OS X Server version 10 1 5 and higher Please note that using Inspiration via the Prosoft Novell clients for Macintosh is not supported Instead Native File Access is recommended for Macintosh clients Netware 5 Services for AppleShare is not supported Workstation operating systems supported include Windows 95 98 ME NT 4 2000 and XP Mac OS 7 1 and higher including OS X version 10 1 5 and higher Windows The Inspiration installation supports the Universal Naming Convention UNC so mapped drives are not required Note to Novell users who use NDS If you plan to use a UNC path to your server please use the following format tree server_volume context lt yourfoldername gt Do not add a backslash to the end of the UNC path as this can result in operating system errors Server Installation Windows 1 Ata workstation insert the CD In the window that appears click the Install button 2 Fora server installation choose Cus
6. ryone group which is available as a default group to which you can assign permissions on most server operating systems can cause Inspiration to behave as though the first user has write access to the Inspiration folder Avoiding the Everyone group and instead using other more specific groups such as Users or Domain Users will avoid this problem Page 2 Macintosh Note Please use the installer that corresponds to your workstations operating system If you have both Mac OS X workstations and workstations with older versions of the Mac OS please perform two separate installs one for each platform It may be necessary to install the Classic and OS X versions on separate volumes to ensure users don t inadvertently launch the version that is incompatible with their workstation For Mac OS X 1 Ata workstation insert the CD 2 Drag the Inspiration 7 x folder to the folder on the server in which you would like to install Inspiration 3 Launch Inspiration by double clicking the Inspiration 7 x icon 4 The Personalize Inspiration dialog appears e Click in the School Organization box then enter the name of your school or organization e Click in the Serial Number box then enter your serial number found on your volume license agreement 5 Exit Inspiration and set permissions for the Inspiration 7 x folder to be read only read and execute or read and filescan depending on the server operating system for all users This res
7. s e The Inspiration 7 x installer does not automatically replace a previously installed version of Inspiration If you no longer need to support earlier versions of Inspiration you will need to uninstall or manually delete these earlier releases from the server s or workstations Note Versions 7 and 7 x are fully compatible documents created and saved in one version can be opened by the other version e The file format used by Inspiration versions 7 and higher differs from that used in previous versions However Inspiration 7 and 7 x include the option to save as an Inspiration 6 document e If you ve modified symbol libraries or templates in Inspiration 5 6 or 7 you can copy them into the corresponding Inspiration 7 x folders and continue to use them If Inspiration is running when you copy the files restart it before attempting to use those copied files e If your current Inspiration configuration includes Windows 3 1 or Windows For Workgroups 3 11 workstations you must continue to use a previous version of Inspiration to support those systems e Prior to Inspiration 6 there were separate 68K and PPC versions of Inspiration for the Macintosh With Inspiration 7 x there s a single fat binary application installed This single application will run on Macintosh models based on either of those processors e The Inspiration User s Manual and other written documentation is available in the form of PDF files which may be distrib
8. t those running Mac OS 9 or higher require an additional installation to add text to speech capabilities On each workstation run the Installer located in the English Text to Speech 1 5 folder on your Inspiration CD All workstations running OS X require version 10 1 5 or higher NETWORK CONFIGURATION This configuration places the Inspiration application on a network server The advantages to this approach are that the application is easily managed and centrally controlled For this configuration to work properly network users must be able to run software from the Inspiration folder on the server The administrator must also create appropriate shortcuts Start menu listings or aliases on each workstation licensed to run Inspiration When Inspiration is run from a server users are not able to modify the shared common libraries templates examples or dictionaries stored on the server However they do have the ability to create their own custom libraries templates and dictionaries They can also alter application preferences to meet their own needs e Symbol Libraries When users create new symbol libraries the libraries become personal libraries which are saved in a user specific folder On a Macintosh this folder is typically the user s Documents folder On Windows computers this folder is usually the My Documents folder e Templates Inspiration 7 introduced the ability to save templates to any location However this excludes the writ
9. tom Install and then click Next 3 On the Select Components screen click Details 4 On the Details screen choose your installation options and then click OK 5 Click Next to go to the Directory screen 6 On the Directory screen enter a path to or browse for the folder on the server in which you d like to install za 10 Inspiration Click Next Inspiration installs automatically If necessary the installer will ask to add the required text to speech software to your computer Click OK to install After updating the computer s system software you can choose to restart your computer now or later Note You must restart your computer for the text to speech software to work with Inspiration When installation is complete Inspiration starts automatically The Personalize Inspiration dialog appears e Click in the School Organization box then enter the name of your school or organization e Click in the Serial Number box then enter your serial number found on your volume license agreement Exit Inspiration and set permissions for the Inspiration 7 x folder to be read only read and execute or read and filescan depending on the server operating system for all users This restricted permission level is required for multiple users to run a shared copy of Inspiration at the same time if users are allowed to write to the Inspiration folder all users after the first will be prevented from starting Inspiration Note The Eve
10. tricted permission level is required for multiple users to run a shared copy of Inspiration at the same time if users are allowed to write to the install folder all users after the first will be prevented from starting Inspiration Note The Everyone group which is available as a default group to which you can assign permissions on most server operating systems can cause Inspiration to behave as though the first user has write access to the Inspiration folder Avoiding the Everyone group and instead using other more specific groups such as Users or Domain Users will avoid this problem For Mac OS 7 1 9 x 1 Double click the Inspiration 7 x Install icon that appears on the CD If necessary the installer will ask to add the required text to speech software to your computer Click OK to install After updating the computer s system software your computer will restart and automatically continue the Inspiration installation 2 Read the Welcome dialog box and then click Continue 3 Read and accept the terms of the license agreement 4 On the drop down menu choose Easy Install or Custom Install e Choose Easy Install to install the full Inspiration application including symbols templates examples and Help e Choose Custom Install to selectively install the application symbols templates examples and Help 5 Choose the Install location by selecting the drive and folder in which you wish to install Inspiration 6 Click
11. uted to users Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view or print this information These documents can be found in the Documentation folder on the Inspiration CD They are also included in the Inspiration 7 x directory created when the software is fully installed Customer Service Inspiration Software Inc provides customer service and technical support for registered users Please return your license agreement to take advantage of our support services Our support services are available Monday through Friday from 8 a m to 5 p m Pacific Standard Time Telephone 503 297 3004 Fax 503 297 4676 Email techsupport inspiration com 2005 Inspiration Software Inc All rights reserved Inspiration and Inspiration Software are registered trademarks of Inspiration Software Inc All other brands and trademarks are property of their respective owners Page 4
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