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1. City After selecting the country the City button located below is automatically activated and displays the list of cities avail able for the selected country state Again scroll through the different choices to find the city you want then double click on its name You can also type the first letters of the city to access it directly by typing New you will arrive directly to the cities beginning with these letters A final possibility is to use the search box on the right if you type York in this area and click on the Search button you will get all the cities including these characters Then double click on the desired city Once you have selected the city the cursor will move directly to the input box date and the software will auto matically display its latitude and longitude below the city name Selection of the city depending on the selected country if the number of available cities is important like for Spain an interme diate window will appear asking you to indicate the first letter of the city name Clicking on a letter will display only the cities starting with that letter Date Enter now the date of the Natal chart You can type the year month and the day of birth in the individual windows You will have to enter year month day or month dav vear or day year month depending on your Windows parameters You may find it easier to use the arrows next to each win dow to increase or decrease the numbers If yo
2. matically at the same time than the program Chapter 1 Installation 15 How do you save your chart data from previous versions of Aureas programs If you already have a previous version of an Aureas astrological program on the same computer you can save your old chart files via the following method In your new program click on the menu item Help and select Restore personal data In the subsequent text window that displays you must indicate the source files from the old program which is normally C Program Files Aureas7 for Version 7 or C Program Files Aureas8 for Version 8 or Documents Aureas85 for Versions 8 5 and 8 7 unless you have made deliberate choices to store the files elsewhere Then click on OK A text window will ask you to indicate which files you want to retrieve check all files you desire Then click on OK the files you selected will be copied from the old location to the new Documents Aureas95 You can now proceed to deinstall the old program per the standard Windows de uninstalla tion procedure see section 1 6 1 5 INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM If you purchase several AUREAS astrological programs version 9 5 for example both ASTRO PC and SPECIAL URANIAN ASTROLOGY their individual functions will merge automatically into a single pro gram after installation To insure that this occurs you must install the various programs at the same time indicating
3. Help menu of the software For more information on how to proceed click the Help button when you in the setting window of the Save personal data function 2 13 LESSON 11 Modifying the options You can change an option by using the Options menu and selecting 42 Chapter 2 Tutorial the desired options group Let s suppose we want to display all the asteroids of our Natal chart e Display the Options menu by clicking on it Select the Planets and Special Points group e In the window look for the Chiron line There are two boxes to its right the first one allows us to display Chiron or not the sec ond one allows us to view the aspects to this element or not Click on the first box a checkmark should display indicating that this element will be displayed on the chart e If you also want the aspects to Chiron check the second box Implement the same process for the other asteroids and points e After you have made all your choices click OK The changes will be taken into consideration and you ll see the asteroids in your chart If they do not appear display again the chart by clicking on the Natal menu Natal Chart line then OK button Note that instead of the OK button you can also use the Preview button when you change options In this case the chart will be redrawn tempo rarily with the changes you have made If they are right for you click the Validate choices button that appear at the top left of
4. How to leave Screen help To leave the on screen help and go back to the program functions you can press the Esc key or else the Alt F4 keys simultaneously We recommend that you make yourself familiar with the use of the help files because you may frequently need them And this will save you a tremendous amount of time later on Now click the Contents button in order to go to the home page of the on screen help and study the different chapters Printed help files If you want to print the main help file on paper more than 300 pages open with Word or Wordpad the Help doc file located in the astrological directory c program files aureas95 Tips on startup Each time you start the software you can ask to see on the screen a tip or advice on how to use the program To do this select the Help menu Tip of the day and check the option line View the tip screen at startup 52 Chapter 3 General information Contextual information When you move the mouse over some items such as buttons a small yellow line will tell you the meaning of the element concerned 3 2 HOWTO DO TO A special tip file available directly from the software will show you classified by field the sequence of commands to enter if you want to change options or input choices You can access it with the Help menu of your program then selecting How to Warning depending on the version of the astrological software that you own some sequ
5. To know the meaning of the other buttons on the Tools window see the on screen help refer to Chapter 3 To close the data windows opened after the use of some buttons like PHPos click the X box located at the top right corner of the window to be closed or press the F12 key To see all the data in a window you can use scrollbars in the window margins or stretch the windows out by dragging the window borders To get the data tables in black and white or color click the Options menu select Lists and Tables and check the desired option line For a general summary of all positions of the planets and houses plane tary aspects and strengths click on the Interpretation menu select General summary of positions and click OK To print the chart e Using the menus Files menu Print function OK Using the keyboard Press the key OK e To print the details of the positions Click the PHPos or AspTable button Pos then press the F8 key and click OK Size of the printed chart Note that the size of charts printed on paper is set independently of the size of charts displayed on the computer screen The size of the screen chart is changed via the menu item Options Chart Graphics and in the S U P via Options Advanced Users The size of the printed chart is changed via the menu item Files Print then by modifying the percentage stated in the area Chart size Zoom If you cannot see the details of t
6. degree of the zodiac which potentially forms an aspect or midpoint with a planet or point already in the chart Shortcut A shortcut is a copy of the icon or button that activates a program The shortcut icon can be placed anywhere for instance on the Desktop and automatically open the file or the program it is linked to Your Windows help sources will explain how to create shortcuts Special points Special points include astrological factors which are technically not classed as planets but which are important for the astrologer These potentially include Ascendant the Midheaven the Lunar Nodes the Black Moon the Part of Fortune and other factors Tab This word has two meaning in the computer context There is a Tab key which moves one around the screen or indents a paragraph Then there is also the Tab which emulates the Tab of a file folder it may be selected to open up for viewing the information inside a set of stacked folders In the Aureas programs you find such Tabs in the Tools window Title bar The title bar is the text that appears at the very top of a win dow and it reminds you of the contents of the window Validate Validating consists of pressing the Enter key or clicking on a button after selecting or inputting data thus confirming the typed data or Chapter 3 General information 57 the desired function Window A window is a frame in which text or pictures display For Astro PC charts
7. file Personal Custom ers How to use the screen help Note that you can use the F2 keyboard shortcut to access the data input window more quickly In this window you can get various information about the input areas 34 Chapter 2 Tutorial To get general help about data input select the Help button lo cated on the right To get specific help with the various data input boxes and func tions move the cursor to the specific box or button and then press F1 To end and close the help window press Esc or Alt F4 or click top right on the X box Later we will deal with the particulars of the help screens Note that with Windows 8 7 or Vista the help screen is displayed by default in a form not very convenient to read See Chapter 3 for information on obtaining a much more readable and practical interactive help 2 8 LESSON 6 Chart Comparison Note Go to the next lesson if the Comparisons menu is not an option available in your software Now we are going to see how to compare two charts Once again we will use Catherine Deneuve s chart see previous les son as an example and compare it to Yves Montand s chart First of all press F2 keyboard shortcut to access the data input window and type Ctr1 D to recover the data of the previous chart you worked with If the displayed data are not those of Catherine Deneuve s do again lesson 5 to select her chart Now we are going to fill in the Le
8. like to see im plemented ASTRO PC is our main program It has been developed over a pe riod of several years and is continually being improved and updated to meet the needs of the international astrological community It is now available in several languages including French English Span ish and Italian We attempt to include all widely used astrological techniques ASTRO PC is available in two versions a Basic version and a Pro professional version the difference between the two versions is outlined on our web site at www aureas com In addition various INFOCIEL special application modules have sprung out of the ASTRO PC program and follow the same compati bility standards Each INFOCIEL module contains selected functions from ASTRO PC plus extras in some cases designed to meet the needs of specialist methods and techniques Thus there is a module for those using Traditional astrology another for Karmic astrology another for Uranian astrology and others for still other schools and techniques Many but not all of these are available in English as of 2013 One key feature of the various specialized modules is that they automatically work together if you choose to add other modules together with them You may start with one and add others accord ing to your needs in order to build a combined set that suits special ist needs and work habits Introduction 1 This user s guide which is common to all Aureas astrolog
9. number of choices in the contextual menus varies depending on which Aureas computer program you are using 2 6 LESSON 4 Access to the various menus When the menu bar Files Natal Comparisons Transits Returns Directions Interpretation Special Options Help is on the first line of the screen you can access the various menus by clicking on the titles or by pressing Alt and the underlined letter of the desired menu Note according to the individual program version or module you have the above order or content may differ e For instance to see the Natal menu functions click on it once or press Alt N The Natal menu will then appear on the screen e Select now the Transits menu go to the next lesson if this doesn t exist in your program Click on the Transit Chart line and select the On 2 adjacent windows choice and Transit Chart amp Transit Chart for the aspects Then click OK and you will get the Transit 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial Chart next to the Natal Chart To get the Transits for the next day simply click on the Future button of the tools window Time group or type on the key board key Use the Past button or the key to get the previ ous day the Transits dates are automatically changed as you can see in the chart window e To get details on The aspects of the Transits Chart click the Chart button Asp group of the Tools window The aspects of the Natal Ch
10. page is displayed The software waits for your instructions 2 2 DISPLAY When running the program the program screen displayed is com posed of several parts including 1 The menu bar at the top of the screen 2 The tools window on the left 3 The Chart Graphics window and Welcome screen 4 The sidebands of functions left and right 5 Various possible data windows 1 The menu bar Located at the very top of the screen the menu bar organizes most all the program functions by category For instance the Natal menu contains the functions related to calculating and viewing a natal chart 2 The Tools window Located at the left of the screen the Tools window allows you to 22 Chapter 2 Tutorial easily and quickly implement modifications of charts and data al ready displayed as well as display extra data tables Take time to carefully study it and experiment with the buttons because it will help you save time in the long run see the screen help for further details 3 The Chart Graphics window When starting up the program this window displays various symbols along with your name or a chart depending on the options The program is waiting for you to choose a function from one of the menus before displaying an astrological chart in its place For in stance you can display a natal chart by using the Natal menu Natal chart function and by clicking on the OK button after which your software will
11. programs This user s guide applies to all Aureas astrological programs since the structure of each is similar After installing your program you will find more specific information on the program you have bought under main menu bar Help If for example you use our Special Uranian program you will find the following options under Help Chapter 1 Installation 19 Special Uranian Astrology Help Documentation provides you with the information in English and German needed to use the ma jority of functions in the Special Uranian Program It is suggested that you print this documentation out on paper by using the Print button at the bottom of text window Studying it will greatly simplify operation of the program Help menu Training Lessons Special Uranian Astrology provides you access to lessons for learning to use the specific functions of the Uranian program To learn how to use the lessons function after you have opened up the lessons and have them displayed on the screen press the F1 key You may also print these out onto paper for careful and thorough study which will greatly simplify operating the program in the future 20 Chapter 1 Installation Chapter 2 TUTORIAL SUMMARY 2 1 LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM 22 2 2 DISPLAY 22 2 3 LESSON 1 DATA INPUT 24 2 4 LESSON 2 DATA INPUT CHART FILES 28 2 5 LESSON 3 BEYOND THE BIRTH CHART 29 2 6 LESSON 4 ACCESSING THE VARIOUS MENUS 32 2 7 LESSON 5 ANINDEPTHLOOKAT
12. the screen offer new buttons to access more quickly and easily to the different software functions The screen tiles Windows 8 style When you start the program a window with colored buttons ap pears automatically It offers especially with touch screens to obtain more simply the desired charts For example clicking or pressing the Natal Chart button you will get a new simplified setup win dow by clicking the Full Page button the chart will be displayed on the screen Chapter 2 Tutorial 45 To view again this screen of colored buttons just move the mouse or finger on the left side of the screen where the colored sideband is With the keyboard you can also activate it by using the left arrow key or the lt key If you click the Natal Chart button while holding the Shift key pressed it is the classic and full setup window with a grey back ground that will be proposed Finally if you hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the button you get directly the desired chart without any setup window but in this case the chart is displayed by default with a full page presentation Depending on the software you have and the size of your screen the buttons displayed on the right may not be all visible In this case you can scroll the window to the right or to the left To do this using the mouse just click on the bottom of the screen in an empty area keep the mouse button pressed mak
13. the chart The other two buttons allow you to return to the options to make further changes or to cancel them e To cancel out the asteroids do the same as above but uncheck the display boxes Another example allowing you to modify the Usual place and time zone whenever you select a derived chart such as a Solar Return or a Transit chart you simply enter the derived chart location as that of the Level 2 Chart in the Data Input Window By default the program indicates USA California and Los Ange les If you want the default location to be where you live click on the Options menu and select the line Default Location and Local Time Zone In the window that then appears click on the Country button and select from the countries and states listed Then choose the city you want Next click on the OK button From that point onward the city appearing by default for the Level 2 Chart will be the one you Chapter 2 Tutorial 43 just selected as well as when you create new charts Setting the variable option is one of the first procedures you will want to implement so that the program will be suited to your cus tomary usage Use the choice Colors in the Options menu to suit the colors of the various chart components to your preferences The choice Aspects and Orbs will allow you to indicate the aspects you wish to use in your charts and their orbs as well as other options When you modify the options you shoul
14. you can open several graphic windows in which you can view several astrological functions For instance one window might contain the natal chart of a person while another window contains the natal chart of a second person and a third window might even contain the midpoints between these two charts Windows called data windows will appear when you ask for special functions activated by the buttons in the Tools window A window includes a title bar and a window contain ing more data than can be displayed on the screen include a scroll bar see these words for definitions 58 Chapter 3 General information NOTES NOTES AUREAS 15 rue du Cardinal Lemoine 75005 PARIS France Phone 01 43 54 88 88 Fax 09 58 09 89 91 From Europe Tel 00 33 1 43 54 88 88 Fax 00 33 9 58 09 89 91 nternet www aureas com E mail aureas aureas com YOUR SERIAL NUMBER IS You will have to provide us with this number if you contact our hotline
15. ASTRO PC INFOCIEL a S U P User Guide ASTROLOGICAL SOFTWARE FOR PC COMPUTERS Version 9 5 for Windows 8 7 VISTA and XP INSTALLATION e TUTORIAL amp LESSONS e GENERAL INFORMATION ts NOTE The purpose of this concise User s Guide is to help you to learn to use your new program as quickly as possible More detailed information is available directly via the Help screens included in your program Chapter 3 of this guide explains how to access and use the on screen Help documentation Aureas a professional team of astrologers Hotline from Tuesday to Friday from 10 00 am to 6 00 pm 15 rue Cardinal Lemoine 75005 PARIS France Phone 1 43 54 88 88 Internet www aureas com Email aureas aureas com Sarl with a capital of 45511 Euros RCS Paris B 338 711 641 ASTRO PC INFOCIEL 8 S U A User s Guide Version 9 5 for Windows 8 7 Vista amp XP Welcome to the world of Aureas Our company has specialized in the development of astrological tools books and software applica tions for general practice as well as for astrological research in French since 1987 Since then our main products have also be come accessible in English and other languages Aureas products have satisfied thousands of users in Europe and overseas and we believe that this program will fulfill your needs Please don t hesitate to give us any feedback feel free to make suggestions regarding any improvements you would
16. DATA INPUT 33 2 8 LESSON 6 CHART COMPARISON 35 2 9 LESSON 7 VIEWING A SOLAR RETURN 36 2 10 LESSON 8 OUTER TRANSITS IN MOTION 38 2 11 LESSON 9 GETTING TRANSIT DATES 41 2 12 LESSON 10 BACKUP amp RESTORE 42 2 13 LESSON 11 MODIFYING THE OPTIONS 42 2 14 LESSON 12 THE BUTTONS OF THE SIDEBANDS 45 It is important to take the time to review these lessons as they will save you much much time later on when trying to understand how it operates These lessons are also included inside most programs Chapter 2 Tutorial 21 2 1 LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM At the end of the installation a shortcut for starting the program is automatically created on your Desktop as well as in the Start menu All Programs Aureas v9 5 with Windows 7 Vista and XP or an additional tile in the Windows 8 start screen In the lessons covered in this chapter we will assume that your program is located in the directory desig nated automatically during installation and that the options are set to the original default If you need to reset the options to their origi nal configuration use the program s Options Menu 1 To launch the program simply double click on the Aureas v9 5 shortcut on your Desktop if you use Windows 8 you can also use the tile Aureas from the start screen Another way with Windows 7 Vista or XP Click the start but ton select All Programs and click on the Aureas v9 5 shortcut 2 When starting the program a home
17. File Light Colors Then go to the menu item Options Color Choices to select the color you want displayed on the screen If you need help with this click on the Help button in the option window displayed Now create your second Option File again use the menu item Op tions New option file and create another file to be called Dark Colors Then return to the menu item Options Color Choices and specify the dark colors you want Next display a natal chart on the screen Now you can right click on any blank area surrounding the chart and trigger a contextual menu In the contextual menu you should now see the options Refresh Light Colors and Refresh Dark Colors If you click on the first option the natal chart will be displayed in light colors 1f you want to print however in dark colors select Refresh Dark Col ors and then proceed with the Files Print function You can create files for a wide range of possible options Via con venient use of the mouse your charts will be immediately re displayed in the format of your choice You can thus for example see your charts quickly and alternately with or without asteroids in tropical or sidereal zodiac in 90 dial format or 360 dial format with different orbs or still other options 2 14 LESSON 12 Buttons of the sidebands Since Version 9 5 of our programs and the new operating system of Microsoft Windows 8 two sidebands located at left and right of
18. all the previous chart data type Ctrl D on the keyboard You can also click on the little yellow button X located to the right of the city input field it will have the same effect Creating a new Chart File After entering the information of the desired chart click the Save chart button at the top of the window under the banner Natal Chart 1 chart The program will ask you in what file you want to save the data you entered By default after installing the software it will suggest the file named Personal but you can select any existing file like Cus tomers or create a new file by typing the name you want Family Friends etc in the input box of the file name Then click on the Save button your chart will be saved in the selected file and you can from now on save as many charts in it as you want This file is referred to as the active chart file and its name is now indicated above the chart name to the right of the Active file text On the first line is displayed the disk and folder in which it is located such as Documents Aureas95 Aureas_ gam that is to say the Aureas_gam folder located in the Aureas95 folder which is in the Documents directory The second line shows the name of the file eg Personal and its extension gam Whenever you click on the Name button in the Data Input window the list of charts contained within the active chart file will appear and note tha
19. all the serial numbers one below the other during installation When you have entered the serial number of your first program type the other serial number Click the OK button only when you have entered all your serial numbers If you install a second program at a later date do the following select the Help menu of the software then click on the first line Info on In the window that appears the second yellow box indicates the serial number of your current software double click on it this action will exit the program Restart it you will find again the input 16 Chapter 1 Installation window of the serial numbers where you can add to your new soft ware Note that all programs must be of the same version version 9 5 otherwise you will first have to make an upgrade of your older software Contact us if you have any doubts about how to proceed 1 6 DEINSTALL amp REINSTALL THE PROGRAM Before you begin to deinstall uninstall the program it is important that you make a backup copy of the files with your personal charts and options so that they are not lost To do this click on the Help menu and select Save personal data You can save your data to a CD USB flashdrive or other storage device After saving your per sonal files you can remove the security protection as follows 1 Remove the security protection Even if your program was acquired with a USB security key we recommend that you follow this procedu
20. anently If you are using two computers you will need to move the key from 8 Chapter 1 Installation one PC to another depending on your needs Be careful to not lose the USB key as it functions as the license to operate your program Warning the USB key must be inserted into your computer after full installation of the program see section 1 2 and not before Note that if you want to install the program on a Macintosh with a Windows emulator like Virtual PC Parallels Desktop etc the USB key may in some cases not work correctly In that case you need to contact us for other means of protection security required to operate your program 1 2 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM If you already have an older Aureas astrological program and therefore are making an update of your program read first paragraph 1 4 Version 9 5 programs work with Windows 8 7 Vista and XP You need to have a basic understanding of Windows to install the Aureas program properly If you need to refer to the Windows User s Guide or ask someone knowledgeable of computers to help you Important Begin by closing all open programs It is essential that you install the program in an Administrator account and not a lim ited user account Also unless you have purchased a USB security key the software is usually only available in the Administrator account on which you installed the program single session If you want to make the program accessible to all user
21. ard past The speed rate is indicated in the Time group of the Tools window click on the tab of this group if necessary or press Ctr1 1 You can change the number of days to go forward or backward in time by changing the value in the Tools window under days If for example you want to trace the movement of Mars month by Chapter 2 Tutorial 39 month type 30 for the number of Chart days of advance ment or reversal e There are two working modes for this function Automatic or Manual You are in Manual mode when you ask for this function which is more practical when you want to take time to look at a chart To view the movement of transits every 10 days press now on the key or click the Future button of the Tools win dow Time group The chart will move 10 days ahead you can check it by looking at the date at the top of the chart display win dow You can use the key or the Past button in the Tools window to go backward in time You can use these keys or but tons as many times as you wish to repeat or reverse their func tions A table of the aspects between the two charts can be displayed by clicking the DC Nat button Aspects group These are the com parison aspects between the transiting planets and the Natal chart Spot the Slow Moving Planets Aspect Natal Chart title at the top of the data window It means that the planets in the left column under the Slow Moving Planets tit
22. are not the ones we want To change them click on the Change chart data button located to the right This button allows you to access the data input specific to the function That means that you will be requested to input only the information necessary to calculate the chart you selected For a S R the program only needs the location and the desired year the right side of the data input level 2 chart will therefore ask you to enter only this information Tip to introduce the data of a chart you can therefore either use the main data input window File menu Open as we have seen in the previous lessons or use the local input of each function which is more simple and only asks for the necessary in formation Note also that when using the local input window the data of the Natal chart are not blanked as when you use the main data input window In the local data input window that appears verify that the data of Catherine Deneuve s chart are still those displayed for the Na tal chart If this is not so do lesson 5 again in order to select the right chart On the right side of the local input window if you just finished the previous lesson part of the data of Yves Montand s chart coun try city and year are still displayed We are going to change them Click on the Country button on the right side of the input win dow the list of countries appears Press FRA to go directly to the countries beginning with
23. art click the Natal button Asp The aspects between these two charts click Nat DC or DC Nat Asp Nat Natal DC Displayed Chart The detail of the positions click PHPos Pos or select the Interpretation menu General summary of positions check the choices Natal Chart and Transit Chart on the left then click OK The positions on the printer press on F8 after the PHPos button e To get the aspects for a planet you can also use the contextual menu by clicking with the right mouse button on the planet sym bol see previous lesson 2 7 LESSON 5 In depth look at data input Viewing a chart file e After having selected the Open Chart data input line in the Files menu we are going to have a look at an example file which con cerns movie stars Many charts of famous persons classified by profession or function politicians scientists religious figures etc are provided with your program See the screen help for further information e When arriving at the data input window click on the button Open chart located below the banner Natal Chart 15 chart A win dow listing the chart files present in the directorv displavs With the mouse or the kevboard select the Cinema file in the list the Chapter 2 Tutorial 33 fastest way is to double click on its name Note these files are lo cated in the Aureas_gam folder of the Aureas95 directory that you can find in the My Documents direc
24. ble point of your choice or making that you can display in the charts 56 Chapter 3 General information Radio Buttons These are circles next to items in a list indicating that you can choose any one of the listed items If the circle is empty the item is not selected If the circle however has a black dot in the center the function or factors whose name follows it has been selected to oper ate Scroll bar and buttons This is are a thin shaded area located on the right side and at the bottom of the data windows Each scroll bar con tains a little square called a scroll button as well as two arrows at each end The scroll button tells you where you are in the list of data displayed in the window and moves you up and down the page If it is at the top it means that the lines displayed in the window are those of beginning of data If it is at the bottom you are at the bottom of the data list Select This literally means to choose something It usually consists of clicking on any desired button icon or word The selected item will then be highlighted for contrast to show that it has been selected By clicking one more time or by pressing the Enter key the desired action is per formed You can also select text by positioning the mouse at the be ginning of the desired word or phrase s and then clicking and dragging to the end of the text where you release the mouse button Sensitive point A sensitive point is an empty
25. chart on the Natal Chart or other options in some cases Choose Dual ring Natal on inside and Natal amp Slow moving planets aspects The Planets section allows to select the planets you want to have in the transit list For our example select Mars through Pluto To indicate the starting date for the transit calculation you can use the Change chart data button on the right as we did in a previous lesson In this case as this function does not need to state the loca tion you will just have to input the desired date More simply note that it is also possible to initialize the data of the forecast chart Level 2 chart by clicking on the small button R located to the right of the data of the slow moving planets chart in the Chart Data section This button automatically sets up the data for today at this time The time is extracted from your Windows system computer clock If it is not accurate you need to re set your computer clock by double clicking on the time at the bottom right of your screen and mak ing adjustments in the window which displays Click now on OK The Natal Chart is displayed in a smaller size and a second ring of transiting planets appears on the outside ring They will move around the Natal Chart with a speed that can be adjusted If a help window appears you can close it e We are now going to make the transiting planets move with a variable speed either forward future or backw
26. code in which case the program will tell you to input it again This unlock code changes with each new installation of the program so it is not necessary to write it down If you purchased several Aureas astrological programs in version 9 5 repeat the activation process for each program The installation of your program is finished If you have had a prob lem so that installation was not carried out effectively contact our technical support service hotline aureas com You can also visit our website www aureas com section Customer Service which provides solutions to a number of common problems 1 3 PROGRAM CONFIGURATION Once the installation of your program has finished you can put away your installation CD or archive the files that you downloaded as you will need them again only if you have to re install the pro gram When you start up your astrological software for the first time a small window Aureas Installation will appear during decom 14 Chapter 1 Installation pression of some files Then you will get the screen of colored buttons tiles that allows to access in a more convenient way the functions of the software if you use for instance a touchscreen We will not use it for now so you can click on the close button X in the upper right window or reduce it with the _ box You can configure the program to show you tips and advice for use each time you start the software To do this click o
27. continue to hold down the Ctrl key while you are pressing on the key letter N When the User s Guide asks that you enter F8 this means the Function Key F8 and not letter F followed by number 8 This applies to the other Function Keys F1 through F12 The frequently used Tab key is usually represented on the key boards by a key with two horizontal arrows one pointing right and one pointing left It can be found on the upper left side of the keyboard next to letter Q The Enter key is the largest key on most keyboards on the right side of the alphabetic keys above the Shift key The Esc key is the uppermost key at the left side of the keyboard The Win Windows key is located on the lower left side of the space bar between the Ctrl and Alt keys It is frequently used with Windows 8 as it allows for example to move from the Windows 8 Start screen to the Desktop interface When the User s Guide mentions the Backspace key it refers to the key used to erase the last character that was typed This key can be found above the Enter key at the right side of the key board It is often represented by an arrow pointing left When the User s Guide mentions the Arrow Keys it refers to the keys used to move the cursor right left up and down on the screen On most keyboards they are grouped to the right of the standard keyboard key section and represented by four arrows pointing up down right and left tf vo Note on Aureas
28. curity protection on the hard disk If your software was pro vided with the usual security protection on the hard disk Aureas will provide after sales assistance necessary for the installation of the security protection for at least four years This service is free of charge but limited to 3 reinstallations by year If you need more you will have the opportunity to buy a USB security key see prices on our web site If provided with a security protection on the hard disk the purchase of the software represents the pur chase of the right of use for a single computer If you want to use the program on several computers you will have to buy a USB security key e Security protection with a special USB key The USB security key functions as the license for your program so be very careful to not lose it as you will otherwise need to pay the cost of a new program to continue In case of malfunctions within one year of purchase this key will be replaced free of charge except the shipping charges In case of deterioration of the key it can be replaced by Aureas for a period of at least two years for a cost of 55 plus shipping 54 Chapter 3 General information charges Or you can choose to change your USB protection sys tem to a security protection on the hard disk see above For any USB key replacement we recommend to send it back to us by registered mail even if the key is broken Caution in case of th
29. d and the cursor blinks in the input field of the name white area to the right of the Name button Name Enter the name you want to give to your chart EXAMPLE then click on the Country button located below Country When you click on this button a list of countries and regions will appear Have a look on this list to become famil iar with how the states and countries are categorized and notated With the mouse you can use the scroll bar to the right of the window to find the correct section of the alpha bet where the country of birth is located You can also type on the keyboard the first letters of the country to access it di rectly for example if you type USA quickly you will ar rive directly to the first country beginning with these letters You can then select the desired country by double clicking on its name A third way to select the country is to use the search function located to the right type only some letters of its name in the input field and click on the Search button A Chapter 2 Tutorial 25 new window will display the list of all the countries including the characters you typed Just double click on the desired country State or Region If you select a country using several time zones such as the United States an additional window will appear asking you to choose the state or region province area etc Proceed like for the country For our example you will have to select USA NEW YORK
30. d re display a chart on the screen in order to see your new modifications The changes are automatically saved to memory If you exit the program and return later you will find you new choices in effect Another example available in Astro PC only choice of chart displayed when the program is started up When you start up the program a chart may be displayed automatically in the chart display window You can choose this via the option Options Startup displays If you for example want to see the chart of the current moment each time you start the program click the following options At program startup Draw the chart Level2 then For Natal data use last calculated chart For the Level2 data use chart of the day The Option Files available in Astro PC only With Astro PC you can create up to 11 standard configuration for mats and then at any moment automatically re display a chart in any one of these formats upon re selecting your personal Option File format Here s an example let s say you want to see the charts on the screen with light colors but prefer to print the charts in darker col ors To do this create an option file with light colors to know how to do this click on the menu items Options position the mouse on the line New option file until it is highlighted and then press the F1 key you will obtain a help screen describing this function 44 Chapter 2 Tutorial Name the new Option
31. display a chart in the graphic window 4 The sidebands The multicolored bar on the left provides access to the window of function buttons for example for touchscreens The right bar allows to display around the chart many buttons of the Tools window 5 The Data windows By using for example the tools window you have access to a num ber of data lists that will be displayed in additional windows You can display as many data windows as you wish but they may cover up other essential data You can use the mouse to move these windows around the screen as you choose As soon as you want to close a window click the x box located on the top right corner of the window or press the Ctr1 F4 keys or to go faster and keep only the tools window and the graphics window on the screen press the F12 key The graphics chart window as well as the data windows can be moved anywhere on the screen To do so click on the title bar of the window to be moved keep the mouse button pressed down and move the mouse to where you want the window relocated Then release the mouse button Windows can also be expanded or reduced by dragging the edges with your mouse or clicking on the expand reduce key in the middle of the 3 keys at the upper right corner of each window Chapter 2 Tutorial 23 TUTORIAL 2 3 LESSON 1 DATA INPUT Note that for the Special Uranian Program special lessons designed for that program and its special
32. e Exact dates option and select Mars to Pluto for the planets Then click OK The transit dates will be displayed in a new window The two dates at the top of the window give the beginning date and the end date of the search depending on the search duration Then the transits dates are listed in chronological order with the transiting planets on the left and the natal planets on the right For example Plan Position Asp Plan Position Date Natal 2 24025 A Q 24 02 M 05 07 2002 22h56 040y07m J 00700 4 D 4 13 07 2002 15h23 040y07m 1 2623 o k 26 23 V5 16 07 2002 10h58 040y08m 5 24 09 11 VI 25 07 2002 11h58 040y08m 14 54 7 D 26 08 2002 11h00 040y09m b 29 05 II R 11 10 2002 13h02 040y10m 1 The first line indicates that transiting Jupiter at 24 02 Cancer forms a trine to natal Venus at 24 02 Scorpio on 5 July 2002 when the native is 40 years and 7 months old 2 On 13 July 2002 at 15h23 Mars enters Leo in Direct movement and otherwise an R would appear instead of D when a planet is re entering a sign via retrograde movement 3 On 16 July Jupiter is in opposition to natal Saturn The last column tited Natal indicates if an aspect between these same two planets exists Chapter 2 Tutorial 41 natally in the natal chart In our example there is a Jupiter Saturn con junction in the natal chart To get this column you must select the Display the Natal aspects opti
33. e Win key is on the key board In the window that will be displayed type without spaces D SETUPCD EXE and then click OK change the letter D to the one assigned to your CD ROM drive if it is different from D this may for example be the case when you have more than one hard drive on your computer If this procedure does not work on your computer here is an alternate method Windows 8 7 or Vista start Windows Explorer using the Win E shortcut key combination In the windows that appears click on the left on the Computer choice then double click on the icon of your CD ROM drive Aureas located on the right and finally double click on the file SetupCD Windows XP double click on the My Computer icon located on your Desktop screen In the resulting window double click on the icon representing your CD ROM drive where your Aureas CD should be loaded After the double click the contents of your Aureas CD will show Now double click on the SetupCD file 1 A first window will display indicating that you must shut down all other running programs before starting the installation of your new program Do so and click Next to continue e A new screen allows you to select the program that you want to install Select Astrology and click Next to continue e The next step concerns the installation of the driver of the USB key If you acquired a USB security key from us see 1 1 with the program click the Install the dri
34. e a move to the left or to the right then release the mouse With a touch screen touch and drag your finger in the desired direction Clicking with the right mouse button on the left sideband you will get a small menu that allows you to set the colors of the buttons their classification their mode of operation etc If this new screen of buttons does not help you you can disable it by clicking on the op tion Activate at startup in this menu If necessary you can display it again by clicking on the left sidebar For more information on this screen of buttons see the on screen help of the software You can also point the mouse on the Help for buttons button to get some basic information The buttons of function for the charts When an astrological chart is displayed on the screen you can get much more information using the buttons of the Tools window on the left side of the screen The sidebar on the right of the screen allows you to access to the functions of most of the Tools window buttons in a new way with a display directly around the astrological chart For example when a Natal chart is displayed on the screen if you move the mouse or finger to the right of the screen several buttons will appear around 46 Chapter 2 Tutorial the chart You can then simply click on one of them to get the de sired data Note that if you simply move the mouse over a button without clicking a small line summarizes the in
35. e de leted from your hard drive except for your personal files located in the Aureas95 directory of the Documents directory My Docu ments with XP If you don t want to keep these files delete them manually Another way if you use Windows 7 Vista or XP click the Start button and select Control Panel In the Control Panel icons double click on the choice Add Remove programs if you are using Windows XP With Windows 7 or Vista select Programs and features if you are using the Classic view of the Control panel or click on the Uninstall a program option under the Programs category with the usual view In the list of programs that ap pears click on the Aureas v9 5 icon then on the Remove button XP or Uninstall button 7 Vista If you installed the expanded city database available with Astro PC Pro only you can uninstall it by going in the Control Panel and selecting the program Aureas Cities 1 7 SPECIAL KEYS The following remarks are directed mainly to the users who are not familiar with the special keys on the keyboard e The Alt Ctrl and Shift keys are used in combination with other keys and are found on the lower right and left sides of the space bar on most keyboards Each of these keys must be held down like the shift key normally is while pressing the other keys 18 Chapter 1 Installation to be combined with them For example with the combination Ctr1 N you must
36. eft or loss the supply of a new key will be charged 70 of the usual price of the software So take good care of it Some tips attach a cord to the key to see it better tell your family that is it not a memory key but a specific protection for your software If you use the program on one computer only you can switch to a protection system on the hard drive see above as the license is then managed by Aureas at each installa tion and there is consequently no risk of theft or loss 3 5 GLOSSARY of a few basic computer terms for the new computer user Astrological function This is a process such as drawing a chart or a creating a list of data from a chart Functions are available through the main menu bar in the Tools window Button Buttons in the program function like buttons on electrical equip ment By clicking on them with your mouse i e pressing them or selecting them via the keys Tab Arrow and Spacebar keys they auto matically perform functions such as creating and displaying tables opening data windows or redrawing charts Most often they appear as a rectangle with a name in the center that describes their function Some examples of command buttons in the Data Input window are OK Cancel Help These differ from Radio Buttons which are used for selecting options from a list Click Clicking the mouse means you press one of the buttons on the mouse with your finger usually after moving it to the function y
37. ences may not be available 3 3 SOFTWARE ACCURACY Vou will find in the Help menu selecting Technical information and Software accuracv an information file on this subject as well as how to use dates before 1600 Gregorian and Julian calendars The accuracy level is among the highest among astrological programs 3 4 WARRANTY SOFTWARE Aureas liability concerning this software is limited to normal use The buyer is liable for his or her use outside our recommended condi tions and for the possible consequences coming from it as the Aureas company cannot be held responsible for resulting damage Two modes of delivery are available Chapter 3 General information 53 Download of the program on our website AUREAS ensures the availability of the downloaded software on his website for a minimum of 4 years We recommend that you perform immediately a backup copy of the downloaded software on a CD ROM or other support e CD ROM delivered by mail AUREAS will exchange all defective program CDs during a period of 3 months following your purchase of the product as verified by documentation After this period you will be able to download the software see above paragraph on our website In other cases if you ask Aureas to send you a new CD this service will be charged contact us to know the price SECURITY It is inseparable from the software There are two types of protection see page 7 of this manual e Se
38. esson 5 If you selected a new chart file and want later to return to your pre vious file of personal charts repeat the same procedure as above Open chart and select your file again Personal Customers Fam ily 2 5 LESSON 3 Beyond the birth chart Once a chart is displayed on the screen you can ask for other in formation at the same time To do so use the command buttons of the Tools window located on the left If you are using our Astro PC program the Tools window to the left can be displayed in two different formats classic display as in our Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 previous versions or in a more colorful and intuitive format avail able since version 8 You can switch between the 2 display options by clicking the button Format 1 2 or Format 2 2 at the bottom of the Tools window In our examples we will be referring to the classic display The other display option is described in the Help window see chapter 3 If you purchased Astro PC you may consequently want to click on the Format 1 2 button to follow this lesson You can also switch from one display to another using the Ctr1 7 format 1 2 and ctr1 8 format 2 2 keyboard keys There are three groups of commands in the main section of the Tools window each accessible by clicking on the 3 folder tabs called Time Pos Positions and Asp Aspects or Conf Configura tion with the S U P To view the contents of each of these groups folders s
39. formation it will dis play With the keyboard you can also get the display of these buttons using the right arrow key or the gt key By clicking on the right sidebar with the right mouse button you can access a small menu to perform various actions and settings You will find a choice to dis able this sidebar if you do not want to use this new system For more information about the other possibilities see the on screen help The lessons are finished Now we recommend that you study the specifics of the program by looking at the screen help We ll see how to do this in the next chapter Chapter 2 Tutorial 47 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 Chapter 3 GENERAL INFORMATION CONTENTS SCREEN HELP HOW TO DO TO ACCURACY OF CALCULATIONS WARRANTY GLOSSARY 48 Chapter 3 General information 49 53 53 53 55 3 1 SCREEN HELP Our programs possesses a highly useful integrated screen help func tion available at any moment by several methods Important if you are using Windows 8 7 or Vista the display of the on screen help is different from the previous versions and many buttons described below will not appear To allow the help files to be displayed as presented in this chapter in a much more intuitive and practical form you need to download a special program on a Micro soft website For instructions click the Help menu in your software select Technical Information and then
40. functions are available within the software via main menu Help Training Lessons Special Uranian Astrology and those should be used instead of this Tutorial They can be printed out on paper using the print function on the lesson screens Important notes before proceeding In the following lessons a small number of the commands menus or buttons may not be in the particular program that you own In that case please ignore those items and proceed onward ALSO if you are testing the Demo Version and have not bought the full version you are able to enter only one natal chart and you should therefore substitute the data for that chart in this lesson noting that the full atlas and database of time zones changes is not included in the demo version Two input modes are available a full mode for former users of our programs and a simplified format more intuitive for new custom ers You can change from one mode to another by clicking on the buttons Full data entry Simplified format in the data input window In these lessons we will use the simplified mode The same lessons with the full data entry mode are available from the Help menu of the software selecting the Training Lessons choice If you are a former user of our software you can discover the new simplified input mode in these lessons and then activate the full data entry if you prefer e In this lesson we will enter the data of an example chart To call up the data input w
41. g selected a button or a command General Help The access to screen help as we just saw it above displays the help specific to the desired item You can also use the screen help in a general way by going to its first page and then by studying the different chapters topics pro posed To do so select the Help Contents function of the Help menu F11 How to use the help The upper part of the help screen consists of a menu bar allowing you to access a number of functions Below that bar command buttons allow to take specific actions For instance to go to the very beginning of the help text click the Contents button located at the top left of the help screen The most used functions are those of the Options menu and of the direct access menus to the help topics Following are descriptions of what the buttons do Contents button This button will always take you back to the home page of the help screens wherever you are Search button This button gives you access to a very practical tool for the help screens the key word search A large number of subjects are sorted alphabetically and you can make your choice by moving through the list with the scroll bars or by typing a word directly in the box A simple double click on the chart you are inter ested in will take you to the desired topic Back button When you move from one screen to the next going from one topic to another and possibly from one file to another
42. get that you can enlarge and reduce zoom the charts by click ing twice in the chart graphics window For those who work with composite charts midpoints between two charts select the Composite chart function of the same Comparisons menu to get that chart Note that when you display the comparison aspects between two charts the orbs are automatically reduced to avoid overloading the map To in crease or decrease the number of aspects click on the Options menu choose Aspects and orbs and select the desired value for the percentage of comparison between two charts 100 many aspects 50 ap proximately two times less etc 2 9 LESSON 7 Viewing a Solar Return Note Go to the next lesson if the Solar Return function is not available in your software When you wish to calculate Returns Transits Directions or other secondary charts you must first enter the date and place for which the chart has to be calculated in the Level 2 Chart sec tion of the data input window Let s take an example and calcu late the Solar Return of Catherine Deneuve for 2011 in Paris France Click on the Returns menu and select the Solar Return function The settings window that appears recalls the data of the Natal 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial chart October 22 1943 and those that are going to be used for the Solar return As we just made in the previous lesson a com parison with Yves Montand s chart the data shown for Level 2
43. he chart well enough and wish to enlarge it on the screen double click on the chart It will then display over the entire screen of your computer and in this case menus will be invisible and unavailable To return to the regular display and menu options double click on the window again with the mouse or click on the X at top right To reduce the display drag the corner of Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 the chart display window and the chart size will reduce or expand accordingly Note that some program functions are not available with full screen chart display With a touch screen you can also use the Zoom button accessed by pressing the right sidebar see lesson 13 and then return to the normal display with Ok return to the bot tom right Contextual menu You can also obtain other data or information relating to a chart by using the right side button on your mouse With a Natal Chart al ready displayed on the screen right click on the Sun glyph in the chart and a scroll down window or contextual menu will appear You can then choose from the choices offered by again clicking with the left button on your mouse The Contextual Menu functions whenever you click on a planet zodiacal sign house number or aspect line on the glyph of the aspect In addition if you click in the blank background area of a chart away from any symbols or lines yet another menu will provide you with further options data or information Note the
44. he program on your hard drive and at any time you contact our Technical Support Department SOFTWARE PROTECTION To avoid illegal copies and to be able to continue to offer you after sales service our programs include security protection either as 1 Security code registered onto your hard drive This number sequence is the standard protection provided with our software including Special Uranian Astrology or 2 Protection with a USB key This one allows you to use the program on several computers If you have acquired a USB key the serial number of your program starts with 12016 1 Security protection on the hard drive Each program is sold with one security protection code and is in tended for use on a single computer single user version After in stallation once the security code is written onto your hard drive you will not need your CD ROM for routine use and you can safely store it Warning If you have created multiple user accounts on your computer the software is normally only accessible in the user account where you have Chapter 1 Installation 7 installed it single session If you want to make the program accessible to all users multi session you must specify it when installing as we will see later If you change your computer or your hard drive later on you will need to re install a security protection code as explained below Important notice As the security protection is copied onto y
45. hese products aimed at satisfying the needs of beginners and professional astrologers have contributed to Aureas reputation for competence and reliability Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on our entire line of products or visit our web site AUREAS 15 rue du Cardinal Lemoine 75005 PARIS France Phone 00 33 1 43 54 88 88 Fax 00 33 1 463 463 40 From Overseas Tel 0 11 33 1 43 54 88 88 Fax 0 11 33 1 463 463 40 Internet www aureas com E mail aureas aureas com 2 Introduction ASTRO PC INFOCIEL amp SPECIAL URANIAN ASTROLOGY FOR WINDOWS 8 7 VISTA AND XP CONTENTS 1 INSTALLATION 8 OPERATION 6 2 TUTORIAL 21 3 GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION 48 Introduction 3 Important Help and Technical Support We encourage you to read this User s Guide carefully Take the time to study it well as it has been organized to ease your introduction to our astrological programs and modules Any time you invest in studying it right now will save you much time later on Take it with you when riding in a vehicle or waiting for office appointments t gives you access to the information needed to maximize your astro logical potential in working with the program The most complete help guide for this software is available at any time on your screen Go to Chapter 3 to find how you can access this detailed help Technical Support You can reach Technical S
46. ical pro grams will give you the essential information on the software you have purchased You will then find additional information in many different places See the chapter 3 for more information e ASTRO PC and INFOCIEL modules offer several types of chart on the screen Attractive functional graphics with modifiable chart parameters complete data input a variety of detailed data tables and quality printing make these programs and modules some of the most desirable on the in ternational market e The learning time required for ASTRO PC and INFOCIEL is only a couple of hours thanks to various help sources on screen lessons for new users which can be printed out on paper dynamic on screen help and a printed user s manual with tutorial and optional technical assistance by Internet or phone e The AUREAS company has been actively involved in the European astro logical community for a number of years has lengthy experience in digi tal astrology and is now working with American astrologers to broaden its scope During its history it has developed 7 Minitel Servers 7 Astro logical Pocket Micro computers 7 Programming on ASTROFLASH micro computers 7 Ephemerides and Astrological Tables THE NEW INTERNA TIONAL EPHEMERIDES 1900 2050 THE COMPLETE EPHEMERIDES 1930 2030 and others 7 Publication of other astrological materials 7 Publica tion of French language astrology books see our French web site for more information All t
47. imply click on the folder tab name and you will see the window contents change Then click on the desired button You can also move from one group to another using the Ctr1 1 Time Ctr1 2 Pos and ctr1 3 Asp Conf keyboard keys Some of the command buttons listed below are followed in paren theses by the tab category they belong to First you must click the appropriate tab and then you will see the subcategories and indi vidual functions For example to get e Positions of the planets and houses click the PHPos button in the Pos group e Details of Natal aspects click the Natal button Asp group or the AspTable button in the Pos group e Planet by planet aspects click directly on the desired planet in the chart windows or click the up or down arrow under Plan Asp group if this does not trigger the desired effect refresh the Natal chart display menu item Natal Natal Chart or click on the Refresh button in the Tools window e Investigation of each aspect type click the up or down arrow under Asp Asp group e Planetary longitudes in Minutes click the Min button Pos group Degrees of longitude only click the Deg button Pos group 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial e Planetary Strengths weightings click the Streng button Pos The three last buttons change the values directly on the chart Note The commands followed by are not available in all the programs
48. in the Summer Time DST help file and you want to go to the previous state or the next state you can press the appropriate button to scroll either to the previous state or the next state one by one Topic lines In most of the screens you will see words or sentences in underlined and in bold color characters These take you to chap ters paragraphs or topics that you can reach directly by simply clicking on them The on screen help is introduced in hierarchically which means that the first page of the screen gives a summary of the chapters and they in turn give you access to sub chapters You can move as you want around the help screens following the proposed structure or by using the Search function or the gt gt and lt lt but tons Size of characters on screen You can reduce or enlarge the Chapter 3 General information 51 help screen print If you cannot easily see what is displayed use the Options menu of the help file Fonts function and Large choice Help files The program contains three help files a main help file explaining all the capabilities of the software a help file for Summer Time DST and time zones and a third one for technical help You can identify in which help file you are at the moment just by looking at the first line of the screen You can go from one file to another by clicking on Help Tech help or DST help or via the bold color text links within the text displayed below the menu
49. indow at the upper left corner of the screen click on the Files menu of the menu bar The first function line Open Chart data input allows you to enter the chart data Click on this line to go to the data input window Make sure you are in the simplified input mode this window has a yellow background 24 Chapter 2 Tutorial If it does not click on the Simplified format button on the right By using the mouse or the keyboard and the Enter and Tab keys we will fill the input fields with the following example Natal chart EXAMPLE born the 15 of May 2010 at 13h30 1 30pm in New York In these lessons we will pay attention primarily to the commands we need to make our examples work The data input is described in more detail in the screen help file of the program see chapter 3 Screen help On the keyboard the Tab key and the Shift Tab key combi nation allow you to move to the different input fields Shift Tab allows to go backward If you prefer to use the mouse just click on the desired area to move the cursor When you arrive in the data input window you can see that it is made of two identical sections data of the Natal chart on the left side and data of the Level 2 chart second chart for sy nastry or prognostic work on the right For the moment we only are going to use the left side Click on the button New chart lo cated below the banner Natal Chart 1 chart The data of the Natal chart are blanke
50. l lation of the program In case you requested the installation of the ex panded city database a last step will allow you to install Aureas Cities see above If your program was acquired with a USB key connect it now e A shortcut icon called Aureas v9 5 has automatically been cre ated on your Desktop screen as well as on the Windows 8 Start screen if you use this system Now you can start up your program by doing a double click on this program icon Alternative with Windows 7 Vista and XP Click the Start button at the bottom left of the screen select All Programs then click on the Aureas v9 5 icon Preliminary activation of the program e When you launch the program for the first time a message asks you to enter your program s Serial Number see section 1 1 This Chapter 1 Installation 11 number is made up of 5 digits a dash three letters a dash and one letter Enter the Serial Number as it is shown without spaces After entering you serial number the name of the program that is going to be activated is displayed on the right Important notice if you have two or more Aureas astrological programs in version 9 5 you have to install them at the same time entering the serial numbers one below the other for more information see section 1 5 Installation in multi user mode if you created multiple user accounts on your computer you can request the program to be accessible for all account
51. le refer to the Level 2 Chart planets transits while the right column under Natal Chart refers to the natal planets This window can be moved anywhere on the screen to do so you just have to click its title bar and keep the mouse button pressed down while dragging the window to the desired place You can close it with Ctr1 F4 or F12 or with the mouse e You can also view the aspects between a transiting planet and natal planets by clicking directly on the transiting planet The as pect lines will appear in the center of the chart If they do not appear either there are no aspects based upon the aspects you have indicated to be used in the program or you may sometimes need to click on the Refresh button at the top of the Tools win dow to activate this function For further information about this function see the program s screen help 40 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 11 LESSON 9 Getting the exact transit dates Note Go to the next lesson if the Date Search Transit Natal function is not available in your software On the menu bar select the Transits menu then the Date Search Transit Natal line The search window appears Within the listing of the planets select those for which you want a date search by clicking them with the mouse if a checkmark is at the left of the planet it is selected In put for example 6 months for the duration select the major aspects and List 1 date for the display method check th
52. n the Help menu select Tip of the day and check the option line View the screen tips at startup You can disable this option later by unchecking the same line We recommend that the first time you use your program you con figure it and customize it to fit your usual astrological criteria Refer to the various options like Astrology School Settings and the avail able choices in the Options menu Check also the program s Screen Help see Chapter 3 You can also download the latest update of your program see below to make sure you have the most recent version We recommend to do it 1 4 SOFTWARE UPDATES For downloading free subsequent program updates use the follow ing procedure after making sure you have installed your program as described in section 1 2 Inside your new astrological program click on the Help menu and then select the option Upgrading program and summer time files In the subsequent text window that displays click on the Software and DST files button You will get a window letting you download the update automati cally from our web site file called aureas95update In case of problem you can also manually download the update from our web site www aureas com Download Updates topic We recommend that you implement this process 1 or 2 times per year in order to work with the most recent version of your program Note that the update for Daylight Summer Time files is done auto
53. ny times as necessary an activation window will appear for each program To get the other windows click on the Demo button at the bottom of the activation window and then again on the Demo button of the small message that will appear Then while you are waiting to receive your User Code click on the Demo button in the Aureas Activation window The program will be launched as a demo version and you will be able to discover the various functions it has to offer The Demo will ask you to select the Chapter 1 Installation 13 program you want to test click on the name of the software you purchased When you first start the demo you will be asked to enter the data of the chart you want to use For more information see this page of our website http www aureas org AurUS HelpDemo htm Entering the User Code To enter the activation code when you will receive it start the pro gram to find again the Aureas Activation window At the bottom of this screen the line Unlock code allows you to enter your code Use the keyboard to type the 14 digits of your user code Verify it carefully and click the Activate button the security protection is in stalled on your hard disk and the program is launched in full version On the top of the screen the words Aureas Demo will replaced by the name of your program From now on the previous setup win dows will not appear again unless you make a mistake while typing your
54. ommunicate the informa tion listed in that window Last and First Name Address Serial Number and the System Info 1 and 2 From this we will generate the User Code that you need to finish the installation You can re quest your code By phone For quick installation call us by phone and we can do the final steps of the installation together We can be reached Tuesday through Friday from 10 00 am to 6 00 pm at 1 43 54 88 88 or 4 90 76 93 90 France Take into account the time difference Note for foreign customers our Customer Service Department can com municate only in English French Italian and Spanish at this time By e mail Otherwise for example during the weekend send us by e mail your request with the above mentioned data Here is how to proceed When you are in the Aureas Activation window click on the gt Email button This will automatically open your email pro gram and create a new message for us you just have to send it If you have a problem with this procedure or if you use an Internet mail service like Gmail MSN etc webmail use the Copy Clipboard but ton of the Activation window Then go to your mail service create a new message with our email address hotline aureas com and use the Paste function to copy the information of the Activation window in the message you send to us If you have installed several Aureas astrological programs in ver sion 9 5 repeat the procedure as ma
55. on in the Display tab of the Date search function window 4 On the 25 Saturn re enters by direct movement into natal house VI 5 On 26 August Pluto changes from retrograde movement to direct move ment D at 14 54 Sagittarius 6 On 11 October Saturn goes retrograde A number of choices are available for this function The DATE SEARCH window displayed after having chosen the search function allows us to 7 display the transits classified by planet or date 7 dis play or not display the ingresses of transiting planets in the signs in the natal houses as well as the retrograde ingresses 7 select the aspects to take into consideration choose the planets and special points for which we want the transit dates determine the search duration 7 ask for the precise date of transit or take orbs into con sideration 7 choose the birth planets for which we want to do the search and other functions See the on screen help for further in formation 2 12 LESSON 10 Backup and Restore Your personal chart files as well as the astrological settings options of the software are stored on the hard drive of your computer It is recommended to regularly back up these files in case you have a problem with your PC This process also allows you to transfer your personal files from a computer to another for example if you use your program on several PCs with a USB security key These functions of Save and Restore data are available in the
56. ou want to perform In the majority of cases and where left click or right click is not indicated you press the left hand button in the other cases right click is noted Confirming Confirming means that you press the Enter key or click a button including the OK button after inputting data or after pressing another function button This action will end a data input process or will Chapter 3 General information 55 implement the actual function of another button selected Desktop The desktop is the screen which displays right after you first turn your computer before any of your programs are started It contains several icons one for most every program you have added to your com puter as well as one for the Recycle Bin etc A double click on one of these icons will either open it or automatically start its functions Double click To click twice quickly on any item on your screen Drag and drop To click on a moveable item usually a window and while keeping the mouse button depressed move the item by moving the mouse Once at the new desired position you drop the item usu ally a window by releasing the mouse button Explorer This is the generic Microsoft computer system program al lowing you to make copies of floppy disks and files removals and clas sifications and to view the directory contents of your computer files External point This is an extra astrological point you enter manually tha
57. our hard drive note that it may be destroyed by a computer crash by reformatting your hard drive or by reinstalling Windows You will then need to reinstall the software and ask for a new security code The same thing will hap pen if you change to a new computer How to reinstall or transfer the security 1 First remove the security protection from your actual hard drive the procedure is explained 1 6 You will get a deinstallation number that you will have to record and give us to pro ceed 2 Perform a new installation with your CD Rom see 1 2 and send us the information stated in the yellow window that will appear when you launch the program Last and First Name Address etc To this data you will also have to give us the deinstallation number given at point 1 We will then send you a new activation code Again our e mail address is aureas aureas com 2 USB key Security protection by USB key allows you to use the program on several computers Each time you start up the program the pres ence of the key will be checked If missing a message will tell you to connect it or you will be able to start the program in Demo mode The key is only needed while you are starting up the program as long as you don t quit exit the program you can remove the key and use the USB key for another computer or the USB port for another device If you have other USB ports unused you can of course leave the Aureas key connected perm
58. ow The Natal Chart displays with the pre set default options included with the program Later we ll see how to change these options The chart data converted to Universal Time are always recalled at the top of the graphics window in the Tools window and at the edge of the chart display window if this option is acti vated Remember that Level 2 data is only used for second or supplementary charts and can otherwise be ignored Notice that you can ask for on screen help wherever you are in the program If you need help concerning a precise component of your program simply move the cursor to the item you have ques tions about by using the Tab key or the mouse and a click and then press F1 at that point you ll get the desired screen help see chapter 3 for further information To close the help window and come back to the program data simply press the Esc key Chapter 2 Tutorial 27 2 4 LESSON 2 Data input chart files We recommend that you repeat Lesson 1 on how to enter chart data by working with the data of a family member or friend once you have the full program installed noting that the demo version allows you to enter only one natal chart We will then save it ina chart file When using the simplified data entry mode note that each time you return to the chart data input window with the Files menu the pre vious data is automatically blanked to allow you to introduce directly a new chart If you want to rec
59. re to eliminate all unused files To do this click the Help menu in your astrological software and select the first line Info on In the window that displays click on the Tools menu in the top left and then select Remove program and security codes This quits the software automatically and dis plays a yellow window titled Aureas Tools that shows you differ ent choices for example Remove security ASTRO PC Pro Uninstall the software Exit The buttons that appear in the frame Remove the Security Protec tion show the programs presently installed on your computer To remove protection click on the name of your program in the above example Astro PC Pro If your program has security protection on the hard disk the pro gram will ask you to confirm and will display a deinstallation num ber Write it down as you will need to send it to us when you ask Chapter 1 Installation 17 ask for a new User Code If your program was provided with a USB key there is no deinstallation number and you will only have a message telling you to reinstall the protection later Remove the Security Protections of every one of your programs if you have more than one installed and close this window when fin ished Exit button 2 Remove the program After the above step just click on the button Uninstall the software of the Aureas Tools window At the end of this procedure your astrological program will b
60. s multi session you must specify it during installation see below Some antivirus programs may cause problems during installation In that case you will have to deactivate them temporarily See your antivirus user s guide for indicators If you have already installed a demo version of our programs it is recom mended that you deinstall it before proceeding with the version you have purchased Installation of the program e Note During installation you will be prompted to choose the language in which you want to install the software However if you purchased a program including interpretation texts in French you must choose the same language when installing otherwise the texts will not be available Chapter 1 Installation 9 e If you downloaded the program on our website double click on the SetupAstro95 file and go directly to step 2 below If you have acquired a USB security key you need first to install its driver by starting the SetupCD file To do this follow the instructions of step 1 below e If you received the program by mail insert the Aureas CD in the CD ROM drive The installation program should start automatically when the CD is inserted in the CD ROM drive If this is the case go to step 1 Otherwise continue the operation as indicated here in the Desktop environment if you are using Windows 8 Start the Run function using the Win R shortcut key combination See section 1 7 if you don t know where th
61. s only Administrator accounts For this you have to check the small box O located at the bottom right of this window just above the note on a yellow background Click now on the OK button to continue Note if you don t enter any serial number and click on the Aureas Demo button the program will be launched in its demo version which allows you to test the program with one single Chart User information When your program shows a window named User Information you are asked to input some information which we will explain next To enter the information and move around the various lines in the input window use the mouse or the keyboard Tab key 1 2 Last Name and First Name Type your last and first names minimum two characters upper or lower case but no accented letters Address You can type up to three lines of text using the Enter key to go to the next line Number Street City Postal or Zip Code State or Province or County Country Click OK to continue If you have a USB key security protec tion go directly to section 1 3 the next part is only for those who have security protection on the hard drive Aureas Activation This new window recalls the information you have entered with two additional pieces of information System Info 1 and System Info 2 12 Chapter 1 Installation One more operation is needed to install security protection on your hard drive you need to contact us and c
62. service IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF A COMPUTER and its technical terms first read the Glossary in chapter 3 English language users should note that extensive on screen help under the Help menu covers nearly every question about the pro grams and that those in combination with other documentation supplied to you will help you master the programs on your own feeling empowered and confident as a technically competent as trologer Introduction 5 Chapter 1 INSTALLATION amp OPERATION CONTENTS 1 1 SERIAL NUMBER amp SOFTWARE PROTECTION 1 2 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM 1 3 PROGRAM CONFIGURATION 1 4 SOFTWARE UPDATES 1 5 INSTALLATION OF 2 OR MORE PROGRAMS 1 6 DEINSTALLATION amp REINSTALLATION 1 7 SPECIAL KEYS 6 Chapter 1 Installation 14 15 16 17 18 1 1 SERIAL NUMBER 8 SOFTWARE PROTECTION SERIAL NUMBER We reference and verify the program that you have purchased by means of a Serial Number indicated on the back cover of this guide Please write this number on the Warrantee Registration Card and return it to us We recommend that you do this right now you can do it by email so that you do not forget If you downloaded the program and the user s guide directly from our website you received after your purchase an email stating your serial number In this case write it down on the manual that you can print at home The serial number will be required when you install t
63. t section then the software will automatically calculate the exact date and hour of the return For the Transits and Directions do the same enter the place and date in the Level 2 Chart section Note that when you display a chart of the Returns menu the date stated in the Tools windows for the Level 2 will be automatically changed to match the calculated time of the return chart In the previous example for the SR of Catherine Deneuve the date of the Level 2 chart will therefore be modified by 21 Oct 2011 23 50 which corresponds to the exact time of its solar return for 2011 If you want to restore the Level 2 chart with the actual computer date and time just press the H key after the chart is displayed 2 10 LESSON 8 Outer planet transits in motion Note This function is available only in AstroPC and other larger Aureas programs Go to the next lesson if the Slow Moving Planets step by step function is not available in your specialty program 38 Chapter 2 Tutorial Display the transits step by step Now we are going to see an interesting function which allows us to view the transiting planets in movement through the chart On the menu bar select the Transits menu Click on Slow moving planets step by step The program displays the selection window which allows you to choose the manner of displaying the transits in motion either as a single chart on the entire screen full page or superimposed as a second
64. t is not calculated automatically by the program It could be a planet from another chart a geographic factor measured via the zodiac or another experimental factor you want to investigate The program will display the position in your charts and will calculate its aspects along with the rest of the chart factors It is also referred to as an Extra Point Icon This is a small picture that functions like a button see Button Menu bar This is the line of words displayed at the top of the screen It categorizes most all the functions of a program and by activating the category words on the menu you will usually then see a list menu of functions within that specific category and you can then choose the desired function from the list The Main Menu bar remains at the top of the main window for as long as the program runs except when charts are magnified via the zoom function Sometimes there are also sup plementary menu bars inside new windows opened Menu A menu is a list of functions gathered under the same category To view the list menu just activate its category name by clicking on it or by holding down the Alt key while you type the underlined letter in the category name you want Point To point the mouse consists of moving the mouse so that pointer the arrow is within any button word or icon you want to select open or view textual information about Programmable Point available with Astro PC this is a modifia
65. t you should only have one so far To recall the data for a saved chart double click on the name in the list and the data 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial will automatically transfer to the data input text boxes For the next charts you want to save in this file just click on the button OK Save Natal located to the right The Save chart button is to be used only when you create a brand new file or when you want to save the chart in a file other than the already active chart file In this last case if the file exist already double click on its name in the list which appears and the chart will be saved in this file We recommend at the beginning that you only use one single file for your charts for example Personal Once you are familiar with the program you can create as many others as you choose Opening a chart file If you want to recall the data of a chart in a file other than the active chart file use the Open chart button at the top of the window under the banner Natal Chart 1 chart The program will display a window with the existing chart files in cluding personal chart files plus famous personality chart files sup plied with the program for you study To select the desired file simply double click on it and it will be come the active chart file and the program will automatically dis play the list of the charts you can select from We will see an exam ple of the famous personalities files in L
66. the line Download Windows Help This will display the Microsoft web page where you can download the program Windows Help WinHIp32 exe file After installing it you will have access to the on screen help of our pro gram with all its features Help buttons You already saw the help available through certain buttons such as in the data input window where the Help and DST help buttons will give you a lot of information if you ll just click on them In other windows like the options windows the Help button will be there at any moment you need it in order to guide you through how to use the program F1 key The F1 function key will also allow you to get help concerning the last executed function a specific option a command in the tools window or other specific functions at any point in the program 1 After a function of a menu If you just asked for a chart dis play for instance of a Natal Chart you simply press the F1 key immediately afterward and the program will display help concerning the function you just selected 2 In an option window When you are in an option window and you want to get information about one of the options go to that option line with the mouse or the keyboard and then press F1 you ll Chapter 3 General information 49 get the help corresponding to that option 3 In the Tools window Within the tools window you can ask for the help anywhere in the window by pressing F1 after havin
67. these letters and select FRANCE in the list When the list of the available cities is displayed select PARIS 75 The program will automatically update the latitude and longitude displayed below We now need to specify the year for which we want the SR type 2011 The software will consequently calculate the Solar return that goes from 22nd October 2011 to 22nd October 2012 there Chapter 2 Tutorial 37 is no need to enter the hour it is computed automatically Now click the OK button to exit the local data input and return to the setting window of the function e In this window select On 2 adjacent windows in the display choices and aspects between Solar Return amp Solar Return and click OK e On two windows side by side you will now see the Natal Chart on the left and the Solar Return on the right the precise SR date and hour has been calculated and is displayed in the window To display the next Solar Return assuming that the person will be at the same location you can just click on the Future button Tools window Time group or press the key To get the previous SR click Past or use the key You can also select the desired year of SR when you are in the setup window of the function us ing the buttons Previous Return and Next Return of the Chart Data section e For all returns solar lunar and others you must enter the de sired place and date of return in the Level 2 Char
68. tory of your computer If you saved your personal files in another directory you will have to come back to the Aureas_gam folder to find the files of famous persons e After having selected a file the program automatically activates the Name command button This button allows you to view a list of the charts saved in the active charts file and to choose the de sired data e In the window listing the charts present in the Cinema file select the desired chart with the mouse or the arrow keys We will as an example select Catherine Deneuve s chart Press on the letter D in order to go directly to the names beginning with that letter The file goes to the first name beginning with D DALLE Beatrice 19 12 1964 DELUBAC Jacqueline 27 05 1907 DENEUVE Catherine 22 10 1943 e Use the mouse or the keyboard to select the line with DENEUVE Catherine s name You can either double click on its name or click once to select it and then click on the button OK return e The data of the selected chart are displayed automatically in the input window Above DENEUVE Catherine s name you can see that the active chart file is now Cinema gam Click on the OK but ton located on the right to quit the data input window The natal chart of Catherine Deneuve is displayed on the screen e Note when you will want to go back to your usual personal chart file all you need is to return in the data input window click on the Open chart button and select your
69. u type in the numbers follow each entry with the Tab key to proceed to the next data window Use the mouse or the keyboard to go to each input area Note do not hit Enter after individual entries or the program may think you have finished entering all 26 Chapter 2 Tutorial data for the individual or event Use only the Tab key or mouse Hours should be entered in the standard international 24 hour format which very simply adds 12 hours to births after noon this standard international professional and business practice avoids confusion between AM and PM births The order of the year month and date is reset via the Regional Set tings options in the Control Panel of your Windows operating pro gram and so remains identical to the settings you have chosen for your Windows operating system Verify TZ DST button if you click on this button TZ Time Zone DST Daylight Saving Time the program will auto matically display below the time change for the state of New York for the entered date and displays the Universal Time of 17h30 5 30 pm and the time difference from U T Gender You have the option of entering the sex of the native before completing the data entry click M for male or F for female near the bottom of the window The choice is used for companies events etc We have now entered the essential data to calculate a chart Next click the OK button located on the right of the data input wind
70. upport in Europe by phone fax post or e mail or in the USA by e mail for any problem relating to Technical aspects of software installation Technical aspects of software operation use of com mands or setting options However we must emphasize that Technical Support will not be able to solve problems regarding Printer drivers check the printer s user guide or contact the printer manufacturer or Use of the Windows environment for which refer to your Windows User s Guide or contact Microsoft since these require specialized knowledge often available only from the manufacturer of your printer or the continually changing corpus of knowledge of Microsoft technicians Important When you contact us for technical support you must provide us with your product Serial number see back of this man ual and you need to be in front of your computer screen 4 Introduction Using Windows The Aureas astrological programs are programmed to function in the standard Windows mode Our programs are not guaranteed to func tion identically or fully with other configurations Phone e mail Support Phone e mail support for ASTRO PC is free for Two Years from the date of purchase Phone e mail support for INFOCIEL and SPECIAL URANIAN programs is free for One Year from the date of purchase After the initial free period Aureas offers Extended Annual Support on a Flat Fee basis Contact us if you are interested in this
71. vel 2 Chart section allowing us to enter a second chart data to do comparisons For this we will use the right hand data input window the buttons and input fields to the right of the Natal chart data buttons We are going to search for Yves Montand s chart which is also in the Cinema file Since the active chart file for the Level 2 Chart is not Cinema gam click on the Open chart button located below the banner Level 2 Chart for prognosis or synastry and then select the Cinema file as we did in the previous lesson The window listing the charts in this file is automatically dis played To select Yves Montand s chart press M to go directly to the names beginning with this letter With the mouse or the key Chapter 2 Tutorial 35 board go down the list and select the chart Check the data displayed and click next on the OK button of the input window Now we are going to display the comparison between the two charts Click on the Comparisons menu and select the Synastry function Choose the On 2 adjacent windows line select 2nd Chart amp 2nd Chart for the aspects and click OK The two charts are displayed side by side You can click Nat DC or DC Nat of the Aspects Asp group of the Tools window to get the comparison aspects between the two charts The Natal button will give you the aspects of the Natal chart Deneuve and the Chart button the aspects of the Level 2 Chart Montand Do not for
72. ver option If you did not 10 Chapter 1 Installation buy a USB key select Continue without installing or uninstalling the driver Click Next to continue You may be required to click Next one more time before the program installation starts de pending on the individual program setup 2 In the first window called Aureas v9 5 click Next to continue The next window indicates on which disk and in which directory the program will be installed You can change it but we recom mend that you use the directory selected by default to avoid later confusion Note that if you later want to change the directory where you installed the software it is necessary to completely uninstall the pro gram as explained at 1 6 then reinstall in the new desired directory e Click on the Next button to continue An optional new window called Additional Tasks allows you if you bought our Astro PC Pro software to install an expanded database of worldwide cities Check this option if you purchased Astro PC Professional Click Next to continue then click the Install button Note that if you downloaded your software from our website and therefore did not re ceive a CD the installation of this database must be made separately by downloading the SetupCities file on our website as stated in the email with the download links that you received after your purchase e Wait to see a message on the screen that verifies successful insta
73. you click one of the proposed choices printed in color characters each time The Back button allows you to go back to the previous 50 Chapter 3 General information topic each time you click on it Print button This button allows you to print out the contents of the displayed topic on paper For those interested an MS Word formatted file containing the entire text of all help files is available to you on the CD Glossary button For those new to computers the Glossary de fines some commonly used computer terms Help button Allows you to go to the summary of general help available for your astrological program see below DST Help button This button allows you to go to supplementary information on general use of Summer Time and Daylight Saving Time DST in countries and states around the world For very complex situations you may be referred to outside references Tech Help button This button displays the technical help and its different topics see below lt lt and gt gt buttons When these are accessible not shaded these buttons allow you to scroll backward and forward through the help screens horizontally for data within related topics rather than ver tically i e hierarchically or from one general category to the next In essence this means these buttons help you quickly move to other screens on closely related topics To illustrate their usefulness let s say you are looking at the American states

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