-------------------------------------------------------------- SEN Diary -------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************** Log in as the Senco when installing SEN Diary. ************************************************************** This is because only the first person to install SEN Diary will have full Permissions to read and write to the database. ************************************************************** It is recommended that new users read the first two pages of the user manual a link to which can be found at the bottom of web page: http://www.sendiary.co.uk/download.html or can be accessed from the 'User Manual' button on the Welcome Panel of SEN Diary when it is opened. Take a look at Crib Sheets 1, 3 and 6 to give you an overview of how SEN Diary works. Each of these Crib Sheets has a second page which is a Tutorial. You can follow these to give you an idea of how to use SEN Diary. Support can be given by contacting support@sendiary.co.uk and, if you wish to make reference to one of the many Messages that pop up from time to time, please state the four-digit Message Number which is in [] brackets in the title bar of the Message. To take a copy of any Message: 1. When the message has the focus (which it will have when it first appears) 2. Press Alt Print Screen, ie: Hold down Alt button on keyboard Press the Print Screen (or Prt Scr) at the top right of the keyboard Leave go of Alt key 3. Open a Microsoft Word document 4. Press Ctrl V to past the message to the document 5. Save or print the document Do ask if you need help - attaching documents (as described above) to e-mails can help in understanding the nature of your problem. -------------------------------------------------------------- #################### I M P O R T A N T ################### -------------------------------------------------------------- Special Notice for installation on School Networks -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Network speed It is essential that you only use SEN Diary on network nodes running at at least 100 Mbps. Running at 10 Mbps will not give a satisfactory response and may cause other users on the network to notice a significant reduction in their responsiveness. 2. Where to locate SEN Diary on the Network SEN Diary is not an application in the sense that products such as Microsoft Word are. Rather, it is document, again, just like a Word document. The difference is that it is a Microsoft DATABASE document. This is rather a long way of going about telling you that you must place it on the School Network where all users have access rights to edit it. Placing it somewhere along with applications may result in error messages with title: [3314] AutoExec - SEN Diary v2.8 If you see this then re-install SEN Diary to somewhere like T:\SENDiary <- Note: no spaces allowed in path 3. Sequence of installation a) As Network Administrator: . Run the installation set up file (SENDiary_Install_*.exe) . See note 2 above re where to locate SEN Diary on the network . Ask for shortcuts as required ============================================================ . DO NOT launch SEN Diary once installation is complete unless you are or are logged in as the designated SEN Diary Administator (Senco) ============================================================ b) As SEN Diary Administrator (Senco): . Install SEN Diary again to the same folder NOTE: Installing SEN Diary will never lose Live Data so can be done as often and whenever it is required to add new users . Ask for shortcuts as required . Launch SEN Diary #### NOTE: if you have launched SEN Diary at item 3a) by mistake #### then do the following: . Go to Set-up (button at top right of main form) . Select Users and Passwords and give each user appropriate Permissions . Unfettered . Memo User . Read-Only #### then continue with main instructions... . Press the Live button (top right of main form) . You can either enter the school name and other REQUIRED data or quit the application (may need to use Task Manager) c) As Network Administrator: . Carry out instructions on page 2 of the user manual re: . Using SEN Diary on a Network . Using SEN Diary on Access 2003 <-- THIS IS IMPORTANT For each SEN Diary User: d) On each station/user that is required to use SEN Diary . Install SEN Diary again to the same folder . Ask for shortcuts as required . You don't need to launch these but when they are launched the user will be given only READ-ONLY privileges e) As SEN Diary Administrator (Senco): . Go to Set-up (button at top right of main form) . Select Users and Passwords and give each user appropriate Permissions . Unfettered . Memo User . Read-Only 4. When you first try to open SEN Diary and you are told that MSLDBUSR.DLL is not installed - you will find a copy of this file in the folder where you installed SEN Diary.