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1. 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 CONTENTS SCREEN HELP 46 HOW TO DO TO 50 ACCURACY OF CALCULATIONS 50 WARRANTY 50 GLOSSARY 51 Chapter 3 General information 45 3 1 SCREEN HELP Our programs possesses a highlv useful integrated screen help function available at anv moment bv several methods 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 anv moment vou need it in order to guide vou through how to use the program F1 kev 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 con cerning 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 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 pr
2. 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 the Files menu of the data input window and select the Natal Open line or click on the Files button A window listing the chart files present in the directory displays With the mouse or the keyboard select the CINEMA GAM file in the list Note these files are located in the Aureas85 directory that you can find in the My Documents directory of your computer If you saved your personal files in another directory you will have to come back to Aureas85 to find the files of famous persons 32 Chapter 2 Tutorial 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 desired chart e In the window listing the charts present in the CINEMA GAM 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 arrow keys and the Enter key to select the lin
3. 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 Chapter 2 Tutorial 27 for vour charts Once vou are familiar with the program vou 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 ac tive chart file use Natal Open in the Files menu or click on the Files button located above the Name button The program will display a window with the existing chart files including personal chart files plus famous personality chart files supplied with the program for you study To select the desired file simply double click on it and it will become the active chart file and the program will automatically display the list of the charts you can select from We will see an example of the famous personalities files in Lesson 5 2 5 LESSON 3 Bevond the birth chart Once a chart is displaved on the screen vou 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 With Astro PC the Tools Window to the left can be displaved in two different formats classic displav as in Version 7 orina more colorful and intuitive format available since Version 8 You can switch between the 2 display options
4. 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 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 Next click OK The Natal Chart then displays 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 e A table of the aspects between the two charts can be displayed by clicking the DC Nat button Aspects group These are the comparison aspects between the transiting planets and the Natal chart Spot the Slow Moving Planets Aspect Natal Chart ti tle at the top of the data window It means that the planets in the left column under the Slow Moving Planets title 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 with the mouse e You can also view the aspects between a transiting planet and natal planets by clicking directly on the tran
5. astrological directory c program files aureas85 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 interested 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 you click one of the proposed choices printed in color characters each time The Back button allows you to go back to the previous topic each time you click on it Chapter 3 General information 47 Print button This button allows vou to print out the contents of the displaved 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 Glossarv button For those new to computers the Glossarv 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 Su
6. by clicking the button V7 Format or V8 Format at the bottom of the Tools Win dow 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 V7 Format button to follow this lesson In the Tools windows you may have to select a button located in a group of commands different from the group folder you currently see on the window There are three groups of commands in the main section of the window each accessible by clicking on the 3 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial folder tabs called Time Positions Pos and Aspects Asp or Conf with the S U P To view the contents of each of these groups folders simply click on the folder tab name and you will see the window contents change Then click on the desired button Some of the command buttons listed below are followed in pa rentheses by the tab category they belong to First you must click the appropriate tab and then you will see the subcategories and individual functions For example to get e Planetary longitudes in Minutes click the Min button in the Pos group e Degrees of longitude only click the Deg button Pos group e Planetary Strengths weightings click the Stren button Pos e Placidian Domitudes click the Domi button Pos f Domitude often more widely used in Europe than in other regions is the long
7. can click the Refresh button instead of click ing Ok and this automatically draws the chart again with the new options 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 loca tion as that of the Level 2 Chart in the Data Input Window By default the program indicates USA California and Los An geles If you want the default location to be where you live click on the Options menu and select the line Usual place and Local Time Zone In the window that then appears click on the State button and se lect from the countries and states listed Then click on the City button and 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 just selected as well as when you create new charts 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 Op tions 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 F
8. 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 GAM file Since the file name given just above the input area of the name is not CINEMA GAM click the Files menu select the Level 2 Open line and select the CINEMA GAM file as we did in the pre vious lesson The window listing the charts in the CINEMA GAM file is auto matically displayed To select Yves Montand s chart press M to go directly to the names beginning with this letter With the mouse or the arrow keys go down the list and select the chart Confirm your choice and check the data 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 Level 2 amp Level 2 for the aspects and click ox The two charts are displayed side by side You can click Nat DC or DC Nat of the Aspects 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 34 Chapter 2 Tutorial forget that you can enlarge and reduce zoom the charts by clicking twice in the chart grap
9. guide applies to all Aureas astrological programs since the structure of each is similar After installing vour program vou will find more specific infor mation on the program vou have bought under main menu bar Help If for example you use our Special Uranian program you will find the following options under Help Special Uranian Help Documentation provides you with the in formation in English and German needed to use the majority 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 How to use the software Training Lessons pro vides vou access to lessons for learning to use the specific functions of the Uranian program To learn how to use the les sons function after you have opened up the lessons and have them displayed on the screen press the FI key You may also print these out onto paper for careful and thorough study which will greatly simplify operating the program in the future Chapter 1 Installation 19 Chapter 2 TUTORIAL SUMMARV 2 1 LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM 21 2 2 DISPLAY 21 2 3 LESSON 1 DATA INPUT 23 2 4 LESSON 2 DATA INPUT CHART FILES 27 2 5 LESSON 3 BEVOND THE BIRTH CHART 28 2 6 LESSON 4 ACCESSING THE VARIOUS MENUS 31 2 7 LESSON 5 ANIN DEPTHLOOKAT DATAINPUT 32 2 8 LESSON6 CHART COMPARISON 34 2 9 LESSON 7
10. on the City button and select Paris in the list or type the city name directly into the input field The software will automatically update the longi tude and the latitude For the Solar Return date enter the same day and month as the Chapter 2 Tutorial 35 birth date plus the vear for which vou want the S R For in stance 22nd October 2001 The software will automaticallv calculate the Solar return that goes from 22nd October 2001 to 22nd October 2002 There is no need to enter the hour it is computed automatically by the software e That s all the needed data entry now click ox Click on the Returns menu and select the Solar Return function In the dis play choices select On 2 adjacent windows and Solar Return amp Solar Return aspects and click ox 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 you just click on the 1R but ton tools window Time group To get the previous SR click IR You can also select the desired date of SR in the Exact dates table that appears when you ask for a Solar Return e For all returns solar lunar and others you must enter the de sired place and date of return in the LEVEL 2 CHART section then the software will automatically calculate the exact date and hour of the return e For the Transits a
11. 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 ver sion e First we will enter the data of an example chart To call up the data input window 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 e 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 1 of May 2001 at 13h30 1 30pm in New York If necessary use the mouse or the four arrow keys located to the right of the standard keyboard keys on most keyboards to correct any mistakes made along the way 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 Chapter 2 Tutorial 23 help e 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 e When you arrive in the data input window you can see that it is made of two identical sections data of the Natal c
12. the Security Protections of every one of your programs if you have more than one installed and close this window when finished Exit button Remove the program To deinstall the program click on the Start button select A pro Chapter 1 Installation 15 grams the Aureas v8 7 group and click on Uninstall Astrology Aureas v8 7 Another way 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 Vista or Seven 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 appears click on the Aureas v8 7 icon then on the Remove button XP or Uninstall button Vista Seven At the end of this procedure your astrological program will be deleted from your hard drive except for your personal files located in the Aureas85 directory of the My Documents directory Documents with Vista Seven If you don t want to keep these files delete them manually 1 6 INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM If you purchase several AUREAS astrological programs for exam ple 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 vario
13. 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 comer 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 comer of each window 22 Chapter 2 Tutorial TUTORIAL 2 3 LESSON 1 DATA INPUT Note that for the Special Uranian Program special lessons de signed for that program and its special functions are available within the S U P via main menu Help Lessons and those should be used instead of this Tutorial Thev 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 mav 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
14. win dows You will have to enter year month day or month day year or day year month depending on your Windows parameters You may find it easier to use the arrows next to each window to increase or decrease the numbers If you 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 Hours should be entered in the standard international 24 hour format which very simply adds 12 hours to births after noon this stan dard 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 oper Chapter 2 Tutorial 25 ating program and so remains identical to the settings vou have chosen for your Windows operating system Difference from Universal Time U T for our example the Automatic TZ DST search option must be checked TZ Time Zone DST Daylight Saving Time If it is not click on this line with the mouse to make a checkmark appear in the adjacent box With this box checked the local time zone is determined automatically from the data base in your program Verify TZ DST button the program automatically checks the time change database 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 below You have t
15. 1 The menu bar 2 The tools window 3 The Chart Graphics window and Welcome screen 4 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 Chapter 2 Tutorial 21 2 The Tools window Located at the left of the screen the Tools window allows you to easily and quickly implement modifications of charts and data already 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 sym bols along with your name The program is waiting for you to choose a function from one of the menus before displaying an astrological chart in its place For instance 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 display a chart in the graphic window 4 The Data windows By using for example the tools window you have access to a number 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
16. ASTRO PC INFOCIEL amp Special Uranian User s Guide Version 8 7 for Windows 7 Vista amp XP Welcome to the world of Aureas Our company has specialized in the development of astrological tools books and software appli cations 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 like to see implemented Warning Version 8 7 is designed to work with Windows Seven Vista and XP If you are using an older system like Windows 98 or ME you will need to install version 8 0 for which page 55 of this guide provides installation instructions ASTRO PC is our main program It has been developed over a pe riod of several years and is continually being improved and up dated to meet the needs of the international astrological commu nity It is now available in several languages including French English Spanish and Italian with German language programs under development We attempt to include all widely used astro logical techniques ASTRO PC is available in two versions a Basic version and a Pro professional version the difference between the two versions i
17. ATION 8 REINSTALLATION 1 6 INSTALLATION OF 2 OR MORE PROGRAMS 1 7 SOFTWARE UPDATES 1 8 SPECIAL KEYS 6 Chapter 1 Installation 14 14 16 16 17 1 1 PRELIMINARV NOTES The CDs and USB Kevs We remind vou that CDs and USB kevs required in certain coun tries can sustain only a certain amount of mishandling or neglect We also caution against contact with cigarettes and liquids which can accidentally damage computers CDs and USB keys There fore it is important to watch drinking cups flower pots ashes or dirt when using or handling them Do not expose CDs to dust or high temperatures such as bright sunlight or heat and connect USB keys carefully Do not scratch or get fingerprints on CDs 1 2 SERIAL NUMBER My program Serial Number is 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 The serial number will be required when you install the program on your hard drive and at any time you contact our Technical Sup port 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 s
18. ION 45 Installation of files for Windows versions older than XP 55 Introduction 3 Important Help and Technical Support We encourage vou to read this User s Guide carefullv Take the time to study it well as it has been organized to ease your intro duction 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 It gives you access to the information needed to maximize your astrological 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 Support 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 Micro
19. RAM CONFIGURATION Once the installation of your program has finished you can put away your installation CD as you will need it again only if you have to re install the program You can now download the most recent program updates as explained in section 1 7 in order to be sure you have the most recent version We recommend that you do this at least twice a year When you start up your Aureas astrological program for the first time you may see this message Do you want to update your time change files by internet download Click on No as it is not necessary to do this right away The program will automati cally ask you this same question every six months At this time instead consult the Help menu in the Downloading updates sec tion to know how to proceed with this process later 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 available choices in the Options menu Check also the pro gram s Screen Help see Chapter 3 To configure your system to fit your program s requirements for display and printing screen resolution printer settings etc use the Windows Control Panel See your Windows User s Guide if you don t know how to do it 1 5 DEINSTALL amp REINSTALL THE PROGRAM Before you begin to deinstall uninstall the program it is important that you make a
20. VIEWING A SOLAR RETURN 35 2 10 LESSON 8 OUTER TRANSITS IN MOTION 36 2 11 LESSON 9 GETTING TRANSIT DATES 38 2 12 LESSON 10 MODIFYING THE OPTIONS 40 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 20 Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 1 LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM In the lessons covered in this chapter we will assume that vour program is located in the directorv designated automaticallv dur ing installation and that the options are set to the original default If vou need to reset the options to their original configuration use the program s Options Menu 1 When you start up your computer the screen displays various icons in an area called the Desktop 2 How to launch the program double click on the Aureas v8 7 shortcut on your Desktop Otherwise you must click the Start button select All programs then the group Aureas v8 7 and the Aureas Astrology v8 7 shortcut Caution the program Tools in the Aureas v8 7 group is only used for special purposes If you select this item by mis take simply exit the window Similarly if you accidentally launch the deinstallation program close it 3 The program s front page is now displayed and awaits your instructions 2 2 DISPLAY When running the program the program screen displayed is com posed of several parts including
21. ailable with full screen chart display With Version 8 7 these include functions in the Astrology Tools window and mid 30 Chapter 2 Tutorial point displavs accessible bv clicking on chart planets the chart must be temporarilv reduced to normal size to use these functions but can be enlarged again afterward 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 already 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 eft button on your mouse The Contextual Menu func tions 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 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 Delineation 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 me
22. at 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 Immediate Installation For immediate installation call us by phone and we can do the final steps of the installation together We can be reached Monday 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 communicate only in English French Italian and Spanish at this time 12 Chapter 1 Installation Delayed Installation Otherwise send us vour request with the above mentioned data either bv e mail postal mail or fax Here are vour various options 1 By e mail you can click on the gt E mail button to send us automatically the information of the yellow window or you can copy the info to the clipboard use the Copy clipboard button then go to your e mail program and create a new mes sage address it to hotline aureas com and paste the infor mation into the body of the message that you are sending us 2 Click on the Print button to print the information displayed in the Aureas Setup window and Fax it to us at 1 463 463 40 in France or send it via regular postal mail making sure that your address is correct and complete 3 With a fax modem linked to a computer you can also use the Copy clipboard button t
23. backup copy of the files with your personal charts 14 Chapter 1 Installation and options so that thev are not lost To do this click on the Help menu and select Backup Save personal data You can save your data to a CD USB flashdrive diskette or other storage device After saving your personal files exit the program and then remove the security protection as follows Remove the security protection Even if your program was acquired with a USB security key we recommend that you follow this procedure to eliminate all unused files Click the Start button at lower left corner select All pro grams then the Aureas v8 7 group and click on the Tools choice A yellow window called Aureas Tools appears This window displays several buttons for example Remove security ASTRO PC Pro Download updates Exit The buttons that appear in the frame Remove the Security Pro tection show the programs presently installed on your computer To remove protection click on the name of a 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 number Write it down as you will need to send it to us when you 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
24. e with DENEUVE Catherine s name e After validation quickly check the data Above DENEUVE Catherine s name you can see a line reminding which is the ac tive file of charts C CINEMA GAM e Now click OK to quit the data input window The Natal Chart is displayed How to use the screen help In the data input window to return to this window use the F2 key or the Files menu and the program gives you information about the input areas e To get general help about data input select the Help button located on the right e 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 e To end and close the help window press Esc or Alt F4 Later we will deal with the particulars of the help screens Chapter 2 Tutorial 33 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 check that Catherine Deneuve s chart data are still those of the Natal chart If not go through lesson 5 again to learn how to select Deneuve s chart Now we are going to fill in the LEVEL 2 CHART section allow ing us to enter a second
25. ed structure or by using the Search function or the gt gt and lt lt but tons 48 Chapter 3 General information Size of characters on screen You can reduce or enlarge the 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 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 simultane ously 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 You can get further information about the use of the help screens by pressing the F1 key Printed help files If vou want to print the main help file on paper more than 300 pages open the Help doc file loca
26. eft and the natal planets on the right For example Plan Position Asp Plan Position Date Natal H 2490255 A Q 24 02 M 05 07 2002 22456 040y07m ii S wW D Q 13 07 2002 15h23 040y07m 23 09 bh 26 23 K 16 07 2002 10h58 040y08m e aowi D VI l 25 07 2002 11h58 040y08m psp D 26 08 2002 11h00 040y09m 5o 205I 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 move ment 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 titled Natal indicates if an aspect between these same two planets exists natally in the natal chart In our example there is a Jupiter Saturn conjunction in the natal chart 4 On the 25 Saturn re enters by direct movement into natal house VI Chapter 2 Tutorial 39 5 On 26 August Pluto changes from retrograde movement to direct movement D at 14954 Sagittarius 6 On 11 October Saturn goes retrograde A number of choices are available for this function The DATE SEARCH window displaved after having chosen the search func tion allows us to 7 display the transits classified by planet or date display or not display the ingresses of tra
27. equence is the standard protection provided with our software including Special Uranian Astrology or Chapter 1 Installation 7 2 Protection with a USB kev This one allows vou to use the program on several computers If you have acquired a USB key the serial number of your program starts with 12014 1 Security protection on the hard drive Each program is sold with one security protection code and is intended for use on a single computer After installation 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 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 your 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 happen if you change to a new computer How to reinstall the security 1 First remove the security protection from your actual hard drive the procedure is explained 1 5 You will get a deinstal lation number that you will have to record and give us to proceed 2 Perform a new installation with your CD Rom see 1 3 and send us the information stated in the yellow window that will appear when you launch the progra
28. essing F1 after having 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 46 Chapter 3 General information 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 To get information about the functions on the menu bar press the F1 key The most used functions are those of the Options menu and of the direct access menus to the help topics Important notice starting with the release of Windows Vista it is no longer possible to display the Help files in their original form As the new one is not very intuitive you can download a special program on a Microsoft web site to allow the help files to be dis played as presented in this chapter Use you browser and the fol lowing link http support microsoft com kb 917607 then in stall the WinHIp32 exe file You will then be able to view the three help files Help hlp HelpTech hlp and HelpTime hlp that are located in the
29. etter 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 Double click on the My Computer icon at the upper left of 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 e The installation begins A first message 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 2 with the program click the Install the driver option If you did not 10 Chapter 1 Installation buy a USB key select Continue without installing or uninstal ling the driver Click Next to continue You may be required to click Next one more time before the program installation starts depending on the individual program setup 2 In the first windows called Astrology Aureas v8 7 click Next to continue The next windo
30. hart on the left side and data of the Level 2 chart second chart for synas try or prognostic work on the right For the moment we only are going to use the left side You have a choice of 2 ways to clear the screen in preparation for new chart data The first way is to click on the Files menu of the data input window not on the Files menu of the main menu bar and then select Na tal New The second way if you prefer using the keyboard in stead of the mouse is to type Ctr1 N After either of these op erations the data of the previous Natal Chart will be erased Next with the mouse or with the Tab key if you prefer move the pointer or cursor to the NAME input field the first white text box IMPORTANT Do not hit Enter after individual entries or the program may think you have finished entering all data for the individual or event Use only the Tab key or mouse to move around the screen until you have finished entering all chart data Name Enter the name you want to give to your chart EXAMPLE then use the mouse or press three times on Tab in order to go to next input field where you select the country state or region of birth Country Type the country name in our example USA NEW YORK or you can select it in the country list by clicking on the State button located to the left of the text box and a list of countries and regions will appear You may want to do this to become familiar with how the states and co
31. he 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 Otherwise sex will be noted as 2 e We have now entered the essential data to calculate a chart Next click the ok button located on the right of the data input window The Natal Chart displays with the pre set default op tions included with the new 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 activated Remember that Level 2 data is only used for second or supplementary charts and can other wise be ignored e 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 questions 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 To close the help window and come back to the program data simply press the Esc key 26 Chapter 2 Tutorial 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 char
32. her 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 usually a window by releasing the mouse button Explorer This is the generic Microsoft computer system program allow ing you to make copies of floppy disks and files removals and classifica tions and to view the directory contents of your computer files External point This is an extra astrological point you enter manually that is not calculated automatically by the program It could be a planet from another chart a geographic factor measured via the zodiac or an other experimental factor you want to investigate The program will dis play 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 fo
33. hics 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 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 section of the data input window Let s take an example and calculate the Solar Return of Catherine Deneuve for 2001 in Paris France First of all press F2 in order to go to the data input window and check if the data of Catherine Deneuve are still those of the Natal chart If this is not so do lesson 5 again in order to select the right chart Now we are going to work again with the right side of the data input window i e the LEVEL 2 CHART If you just finished the previous lesson Vves Montand s chart is still displaved To re set the input fields click on the Files menu of the data input window and select the line Level 2 New We will now fill again the fields of the LEVEL 2 CHART section on the right Click on the State button of the LEVEL 2 CHART section The list of the available countries and regions is displaved Press FR to go directly to the countries beginning with FR and select France Input Paris for the city You can either click
34. itude of the planet measured as though the Ascendant were 0 Aries i e it is the longitudinal distance from the Ascendant Note the above buttons change the values directly on the chart e Positions of the planets and houses click the Pos button Pos group e Details of Natal aspects click the Natal button in the Asp 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 Note The commands followed by are not available in all the pro grams To close the data windows opened after the use of the Pos and Natal buttons click the X box located at the top right corner of the window to be closed or press the F12 or Ctr1 F4 keys To see all the data in a window you can use scrollbars in the window Chapter 2 Tutorial 29 margins or stretch the windows out bv dragging the window bor ders To get the data in the data windows in the colors vou have indi cated for the planets and other items check the option line Use colors in listings Options menu Lists and Tables function To print the chart e Using the menus Files menu Print function OK e Using the
35. keyboard Press the F8 key HOK e To print the details of the positions Click the Pos button Pos then press the F8 key and click OK Note if you find a printed grill or table in place of the chart it is because the window showing the chart was not selected immedi ately prior to the time you requested the printout Click on the chart display window to reactivate it in which case the bar at the top of the chart display will be in color rather than gray and then repeat the above print function 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 or in the S U P via Options Advanced Users The size of the printed chart is changed via the menu item Files Print then clicking the button Other Print options Zoom If you cannot see the details of the chart well enough and wish to enlarge it on the screen double click on the chart It will then dis play 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 the chart display window and the chart size will reduce or expand accordingly Note that some program functions are not av
36. keys to be combined with them For example with the combination Ctr1 N you must 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 F15 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 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 keyboard 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 18 Chapter 1 Installation Note on Aureas programs This user s
37. lor 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 Options New 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 Display Light Colors and Display Dark Colors If you click on the first option the natal chart will be displayed in light colors If you want to print however in dark colors select Display Dark Colors and then proceed with the Files Print function 42 Chapter 2 Tutorial 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 exam ple see your charts quickly and alternately with or without aster oids in tropical or sidereal zodiac in 90 dial format or 360 dial format with different orbs or still other options 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 43 Chapter 3 GENERAL INFORMATION
38. m 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 8 Chapter 1 Installation ence of the kev will be checked If missing a message will tell vou to connect it or vou will be able to start the program in Demo mode The kev is onlv needed while vou are starting up the pro gram 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 permanently If you are using two computers you will need to move the key from 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 Note that if you want to install the program on a Macintosh with a Windows emulator like Virtual PC Parallels Boot Camp 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 re quired to operate your program 1 3 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM Version 8 7 programs work with Windows Seven Vista and XP You need to have a basic understa
39. mmer 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 vertically 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 use fulness let s say you are looking at the American states 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 sen tences in underlined and in bold color characters These take you to chapters paragraphs or topics that you can reach directly by simply clicking on them or by moving to them with the Tab key and pressing on the Enter key 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 propos
40. nd Directions do the same enter the place and date in the LEVEL 2 CHART and then select the desired func tion 2 10 LESSON 8 Outer planet transits in motion Note This function is available only in AstroPC and other larger Aureas pro grams Go to the next lesson if the Slow Moving Planets Step by Step function is not available in your specialty program 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 The starting date for the transit calculation is the one which has been entered in the LEVEL 2 CHART section of the data input win dow One way to easily set up the chart date of the LEVEL 2 CHART for the current moment is to click on the Time group tab of the 36 Chapter 2 Tutorial tools window and click on the Now button of the LEVEL 2 data changes area This automatically sets up the Level 2 chart for today at this time as you can see by paying attention to the data at the top right data input matrix in the tools window under Level 2 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 making adjustments in the window which displays On the menu bar select the Transits menu Click on Slow moving planets step by step The program displays a selection window which
41. nding 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 limited access account 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 recommended that you deinstall it before proceeding with the ver sion you have purchased Chapter 1 Installation 9 Installation of the program e If you have downloaded the program on our web site double click on the downloaded file SetupAstro exe and go to step 2 1 Insert the Aureas CD in the CD ROM drive The installation pro gram should start automaticallv when the CD is inserted in the CD ROM drive If this is the case go to the next step Otherwise continue the operation as indicated here Click on the Start button at the lower left corner of vour Windows computer screen and select Run If vou don t see the Run command in the Start menu instead use the Win R shortcut kev combination See section 1 8 if vou don t know where the Win key is on the keyboard In the window that will be displaved tvpe without spaces D SETUPCD EXE and then click OK change the l
42. nsiting planets in the signs in the natal houses as well as the retrograde ingresses 7 select the aspects to take into consideration 7 choose the planets and special points for which we want the transit dates 7 determine the search duration 7 ask for the precise date of transit or take orbs into consideration 7 choose the birth planets for which we want to do the search and other functions e See the screen help for further information 2 12 LESSON 10 Modifying the options You can change an option by using the Options menu and select ing 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 e 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 second one allows us to view the aspects to this element or not Click on the first box a checkmark should display indicating that the option is checked e Ifyou also want the aspects to Chiron check the second box e 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 by asking for an updated display by pressing Ctr1 N 40 Chapter 2 Tutorial Natal chart Even more quickly while you are still in the op tion window you
43. nu Note according to the individual pro gram 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 Chapter 2 Tutorial 31 Chart amp Transit Chart for the aspects Then click ok and you will get the Transit Chart next to the Natal Chart To get the Transits for the next day simply click on the 1R button of the tools window Time group Use 1R to get the previous 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 Chart 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 Pos Pos The positions on the printer press on F8 after the Pos button 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 concerns movie stars CINEMA GAM More than 3000
44. o copy the information to the clip board then go to your favorite word processor paste the in formation on a new page and send it to us via your fax modem Then while you are waiting to receive your User Code which we will send via e mail post or fax click on the oK button in the Aureas Setup window The program will be launched as a demo version and you will be able to discover the various functions it has to offer Once you receive your user code just restart your astrological program to return to the Aureas Setup window Entering the User Code To input the user code that you receive click on the User button in the Aureas Setup window A final window called Aureas Un lock Code will appear Use the keyboard to type the 14 digits of your user code Verify it carefully and click the ok button the security protection is in stalled on your hard disk and the program is launched in full ver sion At the upper left corner of the screen the words Aureas Demo are replaced by the name of your program From now on the previous setup windows will not appear again unless you make a mistake while typing your code in which case the program Chapter 1 Installation 13 will tell vou to input it again The installation of vour program is finished If vou have had a problem so that installation was not carried out effectivelv con tact our technical support service hotline aureas com 1 4 PROG
45. o use the 1R button to go backward in time You can click on these buttons as many times as you wish to repeat or reverse their functions e In addition you can change the number of days to go forward or backward in time by changing the value in the window under days If for example you want to trace the movement of Mars month by month type 30 for the number of Chart days of advancement or reversal e For further information about this function see the program s screen help 2 11 LESSON 9 Getting the exact transit dates Note Go to the next lesson if the Date Search Transit Natal function is not avail able in your software On the menu bar select the Transits menu then the Date Search 38 Chapter 2 Tutorial Transit Natal line The search window appears Within the listing of the planets se lect those for which vou want a date search bv clicking them with the mouse if a checkmark is at the left of the planet it is se lected Input for example 6 months for the duration select the major aspects and List 1 date for the display method check the Exact dates option and select Mars to Pluto for the planets Then click oK The transit dates will be displayed in a new win dow 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 l
46. or Natal data use last calculated chart For the Level2 data use chart of the day 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 Chapter 2 Tutorial 41 tomarv 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 should 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 re turn later you will find you new choices in effect The Option Files With Astro PC you can create up to 11 standard configuration formats 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 colors 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 until it is highlighted and then tap the F1 key you will obtain a help screen describing this function Name the new Option File Light Colors Then go to the menu item Options Co
47. plained in section 1 6 of the version 8 user s guide that vou have downloaded 56 Chapter 3 General information
48. r as long as the program runs except when charts are magnified via the zoom function Sometimes there are also supplemen tary 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 cate gory 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 modifiable point 52 Chapter 3 General information of vour choice or making that vou can displav in the charts 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 operate 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 contains 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
49. r the installation of the security protection for at least four 50 Chapter 3 General information vears This service is free of charge but limited to 3 reinstalla tions bv vear If vou need more vou will have the opportunitv to buv a USB securitv kev see prices on our web site e If provided with a security protection on the hard disk the pur chase of the software represents the purchase of the right of use for a single computer If vou want to use the program on several computers you will have to buy a USB security key e The USB security key functions as the license for your pro gram so be very careful to not lose it as you will otherwise need to pay the cost of a new program to continue e The only authorized copies of the software are the backup cop ies for the private use of the user e Aureas liability concerning this software is limited to normal use The buyer is liable for his or her use outside our recom mended conditions and for the possible consequences coming from it as the Aureas company cannot be held responsible for resulting damage 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 p
50. ressing them or selecting them via the keys Tab Arrow and Spacebar keys they auto matically perform functions such as creating and displaying tables open ing data windows or redrawing charts Most often they appear as a rec tangle with a name in the center that describes their function Some ex amples 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 you 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 Chapter 3 General information 51 is noted Confirming Confirming means that vou press the Enter kev 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 implement the actual function of another button selected Desktop The desktop is the screen which displavs right after vou 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 My Computer containing a list of all programs on your computer etc A double click on one of these icons will eit
51. s 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 the desired function Window A window is a frame in which text or pictures display For As Chapter 3 General information 53 tro PC charts vou can open several graphic windows in which vou can view several astrological functions For instance one window might con tain 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 vou ask for special functions activated bv the buttons in the Tools window A window includes a title bar and a window containing more data than can be displaved on the screen include a scroll bar see these words for definitions 54 Chapter 3 General information INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE WITH WINDOWS Me 98 NT4 Workstation amp 2000 Pro Your Version 8 7 program works with Windows XP Vista and Seven If you have a former version of Windows you
52. s 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 com patibility 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 2009 One key feature of the various specialized modules is that they automatically work together if you choose to add other modules Introduction 1 together with them You may start with one and add others ac cording to your needs in order to build a combined set that suits specialist needs and work habits 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 ta bles and quality printing make these programs and modules some of the most desirable on the international market The learning time required for ASTRO PC and INFOCIEL is only a couple of hours thanks to various help sources on screen les sons for new users which can be printed out on paper dynamic on screen help and a printed user s manual with tutorial and optional
53. siting planet The aspect lines will appear in the center of the chart If they do not appear either there are no aspects based upon the aspects you Chapter 2 Tutorial 37 have indicated to be used in the program or vou mav some times need to click on the Refresh button at the top of the Tools window to activate this function The time step chart update speed can be adjusted It can go forward the future or backward the past The time step rate can be modified in the Time group of the tools window click the Time group tab if necessary You can see a 10 value un der the days indication which means that the Transit chart will be computed 10 days ahead at each new display Use this function if you want to plan ahead for when transit form later aspects or move into the next house e There are two working modes for this function Automatic or Manual You are in Manual mode when you ask for this func tion which is more practical when you want to take time to look at a chart To view the movement of transits every 10 days now click the 1R button of the Tools window 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 window and the aspects window that you can get by clicking the DC Nat button Aspects group will show you the new aspects formed or you can again click on transiting planets to see what aspects they form to the natal planets You can als
54. soft technicians Important When you contact us for technical support you must provide us with your product serial number see page 7 section 1 2 to prove your purchase of the software 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 function identicallv or fullv 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 pro grams is free for One Year from the date of purchase After the initial free period Aureas offers Extended Annual Sup port on a Flat Fee basis Contact us if you are interested in this 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 programs and that those in combination with other documenta tion supplied to you will help you master the programs on your own feeling empowered and confident as a technically competent astrologer Introduction 5 Chapter 1 INSTALLATION OPERATION CONTENTS 1 1 PRELIMINARY NOTES 1 2 SERIAL NUMBER 1 3 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM 1 4 PROGRAM CONFIGURATION 1 5 DEINSTALL
55. t We will then save itina chart file To save the chart after entering the data as per the instructions in Lesson 1 click on the menu item Files in the Data Input window and select Natal Save as Creating a new Chart File The program will ask you to give a name to the file Type the name that you want Clients Personal Family Friends in the File Name text box and then click on Save The new file has been created and you can from now on save as many charts in it as you want The name of the file is now indicated above the chart name to the right of the Files button You might for example see documents aureas85 friends gam 3 which would read as the name of the file friends its extension gam and the disk and folders in which it is located This file is referred to as the active chart file Whenever you click on the Name button in the Data Input win dow a list of charts contained within the active chart file will ap pear and note that you only have one so far To recall the data for a saved chart double click on the name in the list and the data will automatically transfer to the data input text boxes For the next chart you want to save in this file you need to select the command Natal Save from the Files menu or click on the right on the button OK Save Natal The Natal Save as command is to be used only when you create a brand new file or when you want to save the chart in a file other
56. technical assistance by Internet or phone The AUREAS company has been actively involved in the Euro pean astrological community for a number of years has lengthy experience in digital astrology and is now working with American astrologers to broaden its scope During its history it has developed 7 Minitel Servers 7 Astrological Pocket Micro computers 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 materi als e Publication of French language astrology books see our French web site for more information All these products aimed at satisfying the needs of beginners and rofessional astrologers have contributed to Aureas reputation or competence and reliability Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on our entire line of products or visit our web site www aureas com 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 8 SPECIAL URANIAN ASTROLOGV FOR WINDOWS SEVEN WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS XP CONTENTS 1 INSTALLATION 8 OPERATION 6 2 TUTORIAL 20 3 GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMAT
57. ted in the astrological directory c program filestaureas85 Chapter 3 General information 49 3 2 HOW TO DOTO 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 use the software and How to Warning depending on the version of the astrological software that you own some sequences may not be available 3 3 SOFTWARE ACCURACY You will find in the Help menu selecting Technical information and Software accuracy 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 pro grams 3 4 WARRANTY e AUREAS will exchange all defective USB keys or program CDs during a period of 3 months following your purchase of the product as verified by documentation After this period and up to 2 years following proven purchase Aureas will re place the defective element for a fee of 15 Euros shipping charges or its equivalent for a new CD and 50 Euros ship ping for a USB key To implement any exchange send the de fective element to the address indicated at the front of this man ual e If your software was provided with a security protection on the hard disk Aureas will provide after sales assistance necessary fo
58. tivated is displayed on the right Click now on the ok button to continue e Note if you don t enter any serial number and click on the Aureas Demo button the program will be launched in its demo Chapter 1 Installation 11 version which allows vou to test the program with one single Chart User information When vour 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 Last Name and First Name Type your last and first names minimum two characters upper or lower case but no ac cented letters The user name entered will be encoded into the program 2 Address You can type up to three lines of text using the Enter kev to go to the next line Number Street Citv Postal or Zip Code State or Province or Countv Countrv e If your program was provided with a USB key connect it now Click ok to continue The next part is only for those who have security protection on the hard drive If you have a USB key go directly to section 1 4 Aureas Setup This new window recalls the information you have entered with two additional pieces of information System Info 1 and System Info 2 One more operation is needed to install security protection on your hard drive you need to contact us and communicate the information listed in th
59. untries are categorized and notated With the mouse you can use the scroll bar to the right of the window to find the 24 Chapter 2 Tutorial correct section of the alphabet where the countrv of birth is located Then choose from states provinces counties or regions within that countrv If vou prefer not to use the mouse you can instead scroll through the list of countries by using the arrow keys on your keyboard A third way to select the country is to type only some letters of its name for example NEW and to click on the right of the input field on the small gt button A new window will display the list of all the countries including the characters you typed Just double click on the desired country Now go to the input field of the city City Enter the name of the city New York or click on the City button located on the left and make your choice in the list that displays Another way like for the country you can type only some letters of the city and click on the gt button located to the right You will get all the cities including these characters Then double click on the de sired city Below the name of the city the software will automatically display the longitude and the latitude of New York the option Search City Automatically must be checked a v must appear in the box on the left Date Enter now the date of the Natal chart You can type the year month and the day of birth in the individual
60. us programs at the same time indicating all the serial numbers one below the other during installation When you have entered the serial num ber of your first program use the Enter key of the keyboard then 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 you will need to deinstall your current program see section 1 5 and then reinstall all your Aureas programs at the same time 1 7 SOFTWARE UPDATES For downloading free subsequent program updates use the fol 16 Chapter 1 Installation lowing procedure after making sure you have installed your pro gram as described in section 1 3 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 Main Program button You will get a window letting you download the update auto matically from our web site file called aureas87update You will have to click Run on the first window then again on Run a bit further Then follow the indicators You can also manually down load the update from our web site www aureas com Download topic Astro PC and Infociel version 8 7 section We recommend that you implement this process 1 or 2 times per year in order to work with the most recent version of your pro gram Note that the update for Da
61. w indicates on which disk and in which directory the program will be installed You can change it but we recommend that you use the directory selected by de fault C Program Files Aureas85 to avoid later confusion Click on the Next button to continue then on Install Note that if you want later to change the destination directory of the software you will have first to uninstall it as explained at 1 5 e Wait to see the message on the screen that verifies successful installation of the program A shortcut icon is automatically created on the Desktop to access the program quickly e Now you can start up your program either by doing a double click on the program icon on your Desktop screen or by click ing the Start button at the bottom left of the screen selecting All programs then Aureas v8 7 and then Aureas Astrology 8 7 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 As we have seen in section 1 2 it 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 e Important notice if you have two or more Aureas astrological programs in version 8 7 you have to install them at the same time entering the serial numbers one below the other for more information see section 1 6 e After entering you serial number the name of the program that is going to be ac
62. will have to install Version 8 of our programs Here is the procedure Download first the Version 8 user s guide As the installation of Version 8 is different you need to read Chapter of the manual that you can download using the follow ing link http www aureas org Manual8US pdf Type this link in your browser Internet Explorer Firefox and save the file to your computer Cancel the automatic installation of Version 8 7 When you insert the Aureas CD an automatic process is normally launched In the window that displays click on the Cancel but ton to quit the installation of Version 8 7 Installation of Version 8 To install Version 8 click on the Start button select Run In the window that will be displayed type without spaces D AurUS Setup exe and click OK to continue change the letter D to the one assigned to your CD ROM drive if it is different from D If this procedure does not work on your computer here is an alter nate method Double click on the My Computer icon at the upper left of your desktop screen In the resulting window dou ble 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 AurUS Chapter 3 General information 55 directorv and then on the Setup exe file marked bv a small icon resembling a computer Now follow the procedure ex
63. 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 begin ning 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 degree of the zodiac which potentially forms an aspect or midpoint with a planet or point al ready in the chart Shortcut A shortcut is a copy of the icon or button that activates a pro gram 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 as trologer 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 i
64. ylight Summer Time files is done automatically at the same time than the program 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 dis plays 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 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 My Documents Aureas85 You can now proceed to deinstall the old program per the standard Windows de uninstallation procedure see section 1 5 Chapter 1 Installation 17 1 8 SPECIAL KEVS The following remarks are directed mainly to the users who are not familiar with the special keys on the keyboard 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

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