Minimum System Requirements

ñ Windows XP/Vista/7 ñ Mac OS X v10.5

Operating System
ñ Power PC G4 @ 867 MHz CPU
ñ Pentium®4 2,2GHz CPU
ñ 512 MB RAM
ñ 512 MB R∞ª
ñ 128 MB RAM Graphics Card
ñ 128 MB RAM graphics card
ñ DVD-ROM drive
ñ QuickTime Player 6 or later
ñ 16-bit sound card
ñ DVD-ROM drive
ñ 16-bit sound card
 Table of Contents
1. Activating the Software ........................................ p. 3

2. Activation Validity ................................................. p. 3

3. Activation Requirements ....................................... p. 5

4. Activating the Software with the use of a

USB stick ................................................................ p. 6

5. Activation Completed............................................ p. 7

6. Troubleshooting (Mac Users) ................................. p. 8

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 Welcome to the Express Publishing software. In order to use
this software you need to follow some simple steps.

Activating the Software

This software requires activation. The activation process is a simple and short
procedure and requires that you have access to the Internet (see Fig 1).

1 Type in your full name

and the serial number
(as found on the first
page of your Course
Book or on the cover of
your CD/DVD) and click
Submit.

Fig 1

Activation Validity
There are 3 activations available for the respective software. Once
activated for the first time, a one-year period commences, which means
that the other two activations that are available must be used within this
one-year period. However, once activated, the validity of the software is
for life (on the respective computer/computers).

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If you don’t use the other two activations within the one-year period, you
will require the purchase of a new Course Book or CD/DVD (see Fig 2).

Fig 2

If you activate the software and during the one-year period you upgrade
your computer substantially or change your computer, then the software
deactivates automatically and you will need to activate again, thus using
the second activation that is available for the respective software.
If you have used all three activations and you wish to activate the software
a fourth time, you will need to purchase a new Course Book or CD/DVD
(see Fig 3).

Fig 3

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If you type in an incorrect Serial Number, the application will advise you
of this and you will be requested to try again (see Fig 4).

Fig 4

Activation Requirements
In order to activate the software you require access to the Internet. If your
Firewall is activated, deactivate it temporarily prior to commencing the
activation process of the software (see Fig 5).

Fig 5
If you do not have Internet access on the computer on which you wish to
use the software, please follow the instructions provided in the following
section.

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 Activating the Software with the use of a USB stick

If you do not have Internet access on the computer on which you wish to
use this software, you will need to activate it on a computer that does
have Internet access, and then transfer the activation to the original
computer. This can be done with the use of a USB stick.

1 Plug the USB stick into

the computer (with no
Internet access) on
which you wish to
activate the use of this
software.
2 Copy the file ACT from
the CD/DVD to the USB
stick and run the file
from the USB stick.
This message will
appear on screen Fig 6
(see Fig 6).
3 You may now remove
the USB stick from the
computer and transfer
the USB stick to a
computer that has
Internet access. After
plugging in the USB
stick, run the ACT file
from the USB stick
again. You will be
prompted to activate
the software (see Fig 7). Fig 7

If any error messages are displayed during the activation process, refer
to pages 3-5 of this manual.

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 Activation Completed

When the activation is successfully completed, you will receive the

following message (see Fig 8).

Fig 8

You may now remove the USB stick from the computer and transfer the
USB stick to the original computer on which you wanted to activate this
software. Plug in the USB stick and run the ACT file again. The following
message will be displayed (see Fig 9).

Fig 9

You may now place the CD/DVD in your computer and run the software.

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If you try to transfer the activation to another computer (and not to the
original computer), the following message will be displayed (see Fig 10).

Fig 10

Troubleshooting (Mac Users)

1 If you have inserted the disk in your drive and the application opens
and closes automatically without showing any prompts, this means
that you do not have the minimum requirements (see cover page for
Minimum System Requirements).
2 If you provide your name and the correct serial number, but a prompt
appears which tells you that there is no Internet connection (and you
do have Internet connection), this means that the Internet connection
is via a proxy server and you need to change the settings to direct
connection.

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