Software Installation
With all the physical components are connected and ready,
its time to install the AuthorPoint software. To read the system requirements, click on our System Requirements section. To get assistance with installing and connecting hardware/equipment, please go to our Hardware Installation section. If you have AuthorPoint alreadyinstalled, you can skip this portion of the guide and go to Recording a Presentation. This tutorial guides you throughout the entire donwloading and installing process.
- Go to http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint/trialversion.htm
to obtain the trial. You will be taken to a page where you need to type in
your name and an email address to obtain the installer. The trial is
fully functioning for 30 days & can record at most a 2 minute
presentation with a maximum of 5 slides. If you wish to purchase, go
to http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint/buynow.aspx
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The following text is cited from
http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint/installationguide3.8.htm
- Download the AuthorPoint installer. There are two
installer set ups available for you to download- Complete Installer
Setup and Smart Installer Setup. The Complete Installer
downloads all the requisite files required to run authorPOINT 3.8, and
requires 130 MB space; while the Smart Installer first scans your system
for the requisite files that are already present on your computer and then
installs only those files that are required on your system.
- Before running the installer, please make sure to:
- Uninstall the earlier version of authorPOINT (authorGEN
for Power Point 1.0) from your computer if installed. (InstallAP.exe will
uninstall authorPOINT version 2.0, authorPOINT version 3.0, authorPOINT
version 3.0.1, and authorPOINT version 3.5 automatically. All other
versions will have to be uninstalled manually).
- No Microsoft Office product is running or open.
- Run the installer that you have downloaded from
authorPOINT website. The following window may open up.<Titled “Open File – Security warning”>
Click on Run and the authorPOINT 3.8 Downloader opens up.
- The following will show up on the screen: <The
authorPOINT downloader window will appear on the screen.>
Click on 'Download' button.
- The system starts downloading the requisite files.
- If you have firewall/antivirus installed on your system,
a security block message pops up blocking the application from connecting
to the internet. authorPOINT tries to connect to the internet to download
installation files. You have to allow authorPOINT installer to connect to the internet.
- If you are running smart installer:
- This exe checks your system for availability of minimum
requirements for successful installation and running of authorPOINT 3.8.
- Depending upon the requirements, installation files are downloaded.
- This may take a few minutes as the exe checks the minimum
requirements and downloads the files accordingly.
- The downloader requires you to select whether you intend
to install authorPOINT 3.8 or intend to install it later:
Note:
In case you are running InstallAP.exe without saving it on your computer,
the 'Install Later' button will be disabled.
- If you select to install authorPOINT 3.8 right away, the
End User License Agreement window opens up.
- If you intend to install authorPOINT later, click on 'Install Later' button.
- Click on 'Next' button if you intend to proceed further.
- The installer starts downloading the pre requisite files.
Once the installation of pre requisites for authorPOINT is done, click
on button marked 'Next'.
- The Select Installation Folder window opens up.
This window enables you to select the folder on your system where you
intend to install authorPOINT 3.8. The window displays a default location
where authorPOINT 3.8 can be installed. You can change the location by
clicking on 'Browse' button.
- Select whether you intend install authorPOINT 3.8 for
every user who uses this computer or just for yourself.
- Click on 'Next' button.
- The Installing authorPOINT 3.8 window opens up displaying the progress of installation.
When the installation is complete, the 'Next' button gets enabled.
Click on the ‘Next’ button.
- The Installation Complete window opens up displaying the
message that authorPOINT 3.8 has been successfully installed.
Click on ‘Close’ button to exit.
- This opens the ‘authorPOINT Customer Experience
Program’ window. It is recommended that you click on "Yes, I
agree to let authorPOINT collect presentation specific information."
That will help us improve authorPOINT to suite your requirements.
Click on Ok.
Congrats!! You have successfully installed authorPOINT
3.8. Once you have successfully installed authorPOINT 3.8, following
window opens up. This window provides you with the launch links for
Getting Started Guide and authorPOINT (it launches MS PowerPoint).
You can now view authorGEN being included in your Programs list.
