· All PC versions of ACD software (except for PhysChem Batch, LC Simulator and GC Simulator) include a new feature that automatically detects the default file association for certain file extensions that are special to ACD software (e.g. .sk2, .esp, .lud). As of release 5.0, most ACD windows now contain the File Associations... command (File menu). · All PC versions of ACD software have a new command listed under the Help menu: Bug Report / Feature Request. If you have an Internet-enabled PC, selecting this command will bring you automatically to the ACD web page for bug reports and new feature requests. · A convenient new feature for all input/output dialogs in all windows of release 5.0 is that the standard Select File dialog boxes can be resized (lower right-hand corner of dialog). As well, file and folder manipulations such as new folder creation, clearing the desktop, and display of file details can be done without once leaving the dialog box. · PC versions of most ACD software include a new feature that simplifies frequent operation. Message box preferences can be set up so that you can control the level of system prompts for the actions you do. The Help menu contains the Message Box Preferences command. Depending on your choice of settings, you can be constantly prompted, or never be prompted for certain actions.
· All ACD PC-based software can be updated through the Internet, using the Online Update facility. Please see Section 1.6.3 below. 1.3.2 ACD/3D Viewer-Specific Functions· The new Colors dialog box includes instant color display and the ability to sort element names alphabetically. See Section 3.3.1. · Similarly, the list of elements displayed in the Atomic Radii dialog box can also be ordered alphabetically. See Section 3.3.2. 1.4 Useful DefinitionsIn this tutorial the following terms are used to describe various actions: Þ Point means move the mouse pointer to an item. Þ Click or left-click means move the mouse pointer to an item, and press the left mouse button. Þ Right-click means move the mouse pointer to an item, and press the right mouse button. Þ Double-click means move the mouse pointer to an item, and quickly press the left mouse button twice. Þ Drag means press and hold down the left mouse button while you move the mouse. Note In Windows the default mouse button side is on the left. You can change the default side to the right by summoning the Mouse dialog box from the Windows Control Panel. (This also permits you to change the speed and motion attributes of the mouse.) 1.5 About this GuideTo start using ACD/3D Viewer in its full power you don’t have to read a manual, it is so intuitive and simple to use. That’s why this guide doesn’t provide comprehensive descriptions of all the options available in the program; rather, it just gets you started. After reviewing these exercises, you will be able to use ACD/3D Viewer yourself, without any further assistance and with maximum speed and efficiency. Þ This User’s Guide is provided in electronic form, readable with a commonly available word processing program. If you cannot locate an index topic you need, please do a text string-search in the word processing program for the relevant word or phrase, or related words. Þ The screen-shots shown throughout this guide have been taken with a relatively small window size. The default display is a window that fills the screen. Click once on the Minimize button (upper right-hand corner of window display) to get a smaller working area; click on the Maximize button to return to full-screen display. Þ The screen-shots have been taken with the next-to-last version of the software. We have made every effort to match what you will see in ACD/3D Viewer with what the guide shows, but there may be slight discrepancies. Þ This Guide assumes you have basic familiarity with mouse and file manipulation in Microsoft Windows.
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