ATLAS

Last modified: February 28, 2009.

atlas.ti

Welcome to ATLAS.ti 6.0

This document is not intended to be used as a guide to ATLAS.ti. For learning ATLAS.ti and for productive work please consult the following resources:

• The full manual ATLMAN.PDF. This is available after installation from ATLAS.ti's Help menu. If you did not install the manual, you will find it in the DOCS folder of the CD. Note, this manual is a bit outdated. Additional information is available as separate documents. However, the main concepts and workflows still hold for this version, too.

• The Quick Tour should be installed and available and you can launch it via the shortcuts in the Scientific Software folder from the Windows Start menu. You can also find it in the Docs folder of the CD and on the web site.

• The Online Help is available via F1 when running ATLAS.ti. It closely resembles the full manual and you use the powerful search features offered by the Help system.

System Requirements

An Intel based PC or a Apple Macintosh with BootCamp or Parallels and 500 MB minimal RAM are needed. Of course, the more processing power and the more RAM you have, the better! ATLAS.ti 5 runs fine on Windows XP and Vista. Window 9x, Me and Windows 2000 are not supported anymore.

Installation

This release can be used to install a fresh copy of ATLAS.ti 6.0. It may also be used to upgrade a previously installed version of ATLAS.ti.

Attention: If you have modified any of the sample files in folder SAMPLES, XML or HTML, you need to store them in a safe place before starting the upgrade.

Even better: use Copy Bundle to pack each of your modified sample projects to create a backup. Takes less space, creates a single file, and will not be overwritten.

If you are updating a network installation, make sure to also run the client setup on all workstations. If shortcuts are not updated correctly on the client, choose Refresh Client from the list of shortcuts in the Windows Programs menu folder Scientific Software available from the taskbar.

Read the netinst.pdf manual, located in the Docs folder on the CD, before doing a LAN-aware installation of ATLAS.ti.

Service Packs

Once in a while we upload a so called service pack which updates your current version in order to implement new and improved functions or to remove unwanted "bugs".

The Service Pack Manager (under the Tools menu) has a live update facility which makes it easy to check for up-to-the-minute updates once in a while. It connects to our download server, and checks, delivers and installs any updates applicable for your version of ATLAS.ti.

By default, automatic checking for updates is active and should be left on unless you experience access problems.

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