Tic,Tie&CalculateQuickStartGuide

QuickStartGuide

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TableofContentsQuickStartGuide.....................................................................................................3

WelcometoTic,Tie&Calculate...............................................................................................................3

FeaturesOverview....................................................................................................................................3

ImportantInstallationNotes.....................................................................................................................3

Installation...............................................................................................................4

Step1:ReceiveAccountCreationEmail..................................................................................................4

Step2:Login,Download,andInstallTic,Tie&Calculate.........................................................................4

Step3:RunActivationTool.......................................................................................................................6

Step4:LaunchAdobeAcrobat..................................................................................................................6

Overview..................................................................................................................7

Tic,Tie&CalculateToolbar......................................................................................................................7

FeatureComparison...............................................................................................12

ComparisonCoreFunctionalityvs.AdobeAcrobat.............................................................................12

ComparisonCalculatorvs.MicrosoftWindows...................................................................................13

FrequentlyAskedQuestions..................................................................................15

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QuickStartGuide

WelcometoTic,Tie&CalculateThisQuickStartGuideisdesignedtoquicklyhelpgetyoustartedusingTic,Tie&CalculateinconjunctionwithAdobeAcrobat.Tic,Tie&CalculateisanAdobeAcrobatPlugindesignedforaccountantsandfinancialprofessionalstoquicklyharnessthepowerfulPDFannotationandreviewtoolsinAdobeAcrobattoimproveproductivityandincreaseefficiencywhenworkingwithPDFdocuments.

ThisQuickStartGuideincludesthefollowingsections:

1. InstallationHowtoinstallandactivateTic,Tie&Calculate2. OverviewBriefoverviewanddescriptionoftheincludedtools3. FeatureComparisonUnderstandingoftheversionandfeaturedifferences4. FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAnswerstothemostcommonlyaskedquestions

FeaturesOverview ManagePDFPages:Easytousetoolsforinserting,deleting,rotating,andviewingpageswithin

PDFdocuments

CalculatorandTickmarks:DigitaltapecalculatorandcustomizabletickmarkstostreamlinetheannotationandreviewofPDFdocuments

AutomatedBookmarking:OrganizePDFdocumentswithbookmarksquicklyandeasilyusingoneoftheincludedbookmarktemplates(Tic,Tie&CalculateProfessionalOnly)

AutomatedRepagination:RepaginateanentirePDFdocumentwithasinglebuttonclick(Tic,Tie&CalculateProfessionalOnly)

AdvancedCalculations:Usetheadvancedcalculatorfeaturestoperforminterestrateconversions,createamortizationschedules,andperformdate/timecalculations(Tic,Tie&CalculateProfessionalOnly)

ImportantInstallationNotes Tic,Tie&CalculateiscompatiblewithAdobeAcrobatStandardorProfessional,versions7.0and

8.0.Tic,Tie&CalculateisNOTcompatiblewithAdobeReaderorwithotherPDFeditors.

Tic,Tie&CalculatemustfirstbeactivatedusingtheTTCActivationToollocatedinStart/AllPrograms/Tic,Tie&Calculate.

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InstallationInstallation

Followthefoureasystepsbelowtoquicklyinstall,activate,andbeginusingTic,Tie&Calculate.

Step1:ReceiveAccountCreationEmailYouwillreceiveanemailfrommailto:TTCsupport@acct1st.comindicatingthatanaccounthasbeencreatedforyouandthatTic,Tie&Calculateisavailablefordownload.Includedinthisemailisthewebsitelinkwhereyouwillneedtonavigatealongwiththeusernameandpasswordtoaccessyouraccount.Pleasekeepthisinformationforyourrecords.

ExampleEmail:

From: TTCsupport@acct1st.com[TTCsupport@acct1st.com]To: SampleUserSubject: Acct1st.comAccountInformation

ThisemailcontainstheinformationyouwillneedtoaccessyouraccountandtodownloadthesoftwareandproductkeysforTic,Tie&Calculate.Pleasetakeamomenttochangeyourtemporarypasswordandupdateyourprofileinformationuponloggingintoyouraccount.https://activation.acct1st.com/Login:sampleuser@gmail.comPassword:67EBF0LimitedsupportforTic,Tie&CalculatecanbeobtainedbysendinganemaildirectlytoTTCsupport@acct1st.com.Customerswithmaintenanceagreementsmayalsoreceivesupport24hoursaday;7daysaweekbycallingourtollfreetelephonenumberat(800)8169441.

Step2:Login,Download,andInstallTic,Tie&Calculate1. Usingyourwebbrowsernavigatetothewebsitelinkprovidedintheaccountcreationemail

(https://activation.acct1st.com)

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mailto:TTCsupport@acct1st.comhttps://activation.acct1st.com/mailto:sampleuser@gmail.commailto:TTCsupport@acct1st.comhttps://activation.acct1st.com/

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2. Signintothewebsiteusingthelogininformationprovidedintheaccountcreationemail

3. DownloadtheTic,Tie&Calculateinstallationfiletoalocationonyourcomputer(e.g.Desktop).PleasemakenoteofyouyourAccount#andProductKeyasthisinformationwillbeusedlatertoactivatethesoftwareonceinstalled.

4. Runtheinstallationfile

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Step3:RunActivationToolAftertheinstallationofTic,Tie&Calculateiscomplete;thesoftwarewillneedtobeactivatedbeforeusetomakeitfullyfunctional.ThesoftwarecanbeactivatedusingtheActivationToollocatedintheTic,Tie&Calculateprogramgroup.1. RuntheActivationToollocatedinStart/AllPrograms/Tic,Tie&Calculate2. EntertheAccount#andProductKeyobtainedfromthewebsiteandclicktheActivatebutton

Step4:LaunchAdobeAcrobatLaunchAdobeAcrobatandbeginusingTic,Tie&Calculate.SeetheOverviewsectionofthisguideforabriefdescriptionofthetoolsincludedwiththesoftware.

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Overview

Tic,Tie&CalculateToolbar

OnceinstalledtheTic,Tie&Calculatetoolbarwilldisplaybydefaultalongwithothertoolbarsinthetoolbararea.Thebuttonsonthetoolbarenableaccesstothetoolbarfunctions.

Attheleftmostpartofthetoolbarisafaintgrayverticallinecalledthegrabberbar.Thegrabberbarisusedtomovethetoolbartoadifferentdockingareaortoafloatposition.

Calculator

Tickmarks/Red/Green/Blue

DocumentProperties

InsertPages

DeletePages

RotatePages

AddBookmarks(ProfessionalOnly)

Repaginate(ProfessionalOnly)

DeleteSelectedBookmarks

Header&Footer

Watermark

AcrobatPreferences

ReduceFileSize

OCRTextRecognition/FindFirstOCRSuspect/FindAllOCRSuspects

StartnewinstanceofAcrobat/OpenactivedocumentinnewinstanceofAcrobat

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Calculator

Usethecalculatortocreatedigitaltapesummariesofcalculationswhichcanbepastedintoadocumentusingthisfunction.Thecalculatorwindowandbuttonscanberesizedorthecolorschemechangedtoaccommodatetheneedsofanyuser.

TosavethetapesummarytoaPDFdocument,copythedesiredoutputfromthetapehistorywindowofthecalculatorandselectCopyfromtheEditmenuinthecalculator.ThetapecanthenbepastedintothePDFusingthemouse,keyboardorthroughtheEditmenuinAcrobat.

IncludedwiththeTic,Tie&CalculateProfessionalversionisanadvancedcalculatorwithadditionalfeaturesforperformingtimevalueofmoneyfunctions,unitconversions,anddate/timecalculations.ForadditionalhelponusingthecalculatorsadvancedfeaturespleaseseetheincludedhelpguidecontainedwithintheHelpmenuinthecalculator.

Tickmarks

AnnotatePDFdocumentswithoneormoreoftheincludedtickmarksusingthisfunction.Tickmarksareavailableinred,green,andblueandcanbeinsertedalmostanywhereinadocumentandusedrepeatedlyuntiltheAcrobatHandTooloranothertoolbarfunctionisselected.TickmarkscanbedeletedbyselectingtheAcrobatHandToolandthenselectingthetickmarktobedeleted.Thetickmarkcanthenbedeletednormallyusingthemouse,keyboard,orthroughtheEditmenuinAcrobat.

DocumentProperties

AccessthepropertiesofaPDFdocumentusingthisfunction.Usethedocumentpropertiestomakechangestothetitle,author,documentsecuritysettings,ortocontroltheinitialviewofthedocumentwhenitisopened.DetailedhelponthisfunctioncanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

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InsertPages

InsertadditionalpagesormergetwoPDFdocumentstogetherusingthisfunction.InsertadditionalpagestothecurrentdocumentbyselectingthePDFfilethatcontainstheadditionalpagesorpagesyouwishtoaddandthenchoosingalocationfortheinsertedpageorpages.Bookmarksarenotdeletedfromthecurrentdocumentorinsertedpageorpages.DetailedhelponthisfunctioncanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

DeletePages

DeleteoneormorepagesofaPDFdocumentusingthisfunction.Selectthepageorpagestobedeletedorspecifyarangeofpagestobedeleted.Deletingpagesdoesnotdeleteanyassociatedbookmarkstothepage.Todeletebookmarksfromadocument,usetheDeleteBookmarksfunctionontheTic,Tie&Calculatetoolbar.DetailedhelponthisfunctioncanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

RotatePages

RotateoneormorepagesofPDFdocumentsusingthisfunction.Selectthepageorpagestoberotatedorspecifyarangeofpagestoberotatedandtherotationdirection.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

AddBookmarks(Tice,Tie&CalculateProfessionalOnly)

UsethisfunctiontoaddbookmarkstoPDFdocumentsusingbookmarktemplates.Bookmarktemplatesarelocatedinthedefaultinstallationfolderandsavedwithan.XMLfileextensionandcanbemodifiedusinganystandardtexteditor(e.g.Notepad).Tocreatebookmarks,setthetemplatebychoosingoneofthetemplatesfromthedropdownlistandselectingtheSetTemplatefunction.ToggletheAcrobatbookmarkpanelbyselectingthefunctionToggleBookmarkPane.QuicklydeleteallbookmarksinadocumentbyselectingtheDeleteAllBookmarksfunction.

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UsethenavigationtreetolocatethedesiredbookmarkandlevelfromthelistandchoosingtheSetBookmarkfunction.Eachtimeabookmarkisset,thepageisautomaticallyadvancedtothenextpageinthefile.Thetextforthelastbookmarklevelcanbemodified,priortosettingthebookmark,byenteringtextintotheBookmarkTextfield.

Repaginate(Tic,Tie&CalculateProfessionalOnly)

RepaginateanentirePDFdocumentbyselectingthisfunction.ThepagesofthePDFdocumentwillbereorganizedandrepaginatedbaseduponthebookmarkstructure.Pagesthatdonothaveassociatedbookmarksareassignedtothebookmarkthatoccurspriortothepagesbutbeforethenextbookmark.

DeleteSelectedBoomkarks

DeleteoneormorebookmarkswithinaPDFdocumentsusingthisfunction.Selectthebookmarkorbookmarkstobedeletedbeforeselectingthisfunction.Deletingbookmarksdoesnotdeletetheassociatedpagesofthebookmark.TodeletepagesfromadocumentusetheDeletePagesfunctionontheTic,Tie&Calculatetoolbar.

Header&Footer

CreateheadersandfooterstoPDFdocumentsthatcontaincustomizabletext,pagenumbers,ordatesusingthisfunction.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

Watermark

CreatecustomizablewatermarkstoPDFdocumentsthatcontaincustomizabletextorfromstoredimagesusingthisfunction.Controlparameterssuchastheopacity,position,alignmentandfonttypeofthewatermark.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

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AcrobatPreferences

ModifypreferencesoftheAcrobatapplicationusingthisfunction.ModifyitemssuchasidentityinformationusedwithcommentsandreviewsorcontrolhowPDFdocumentsareviewedwhenaccessedfromtheInternetthroughawebbrowser.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

ReduceFileSize

ReducethesizeofaPDFdocumentsandcontrolAcrobatversioncompatibilityissuesusingthisfunction.FilesizereductionswillvarydependinguponthecontentofthePDFdocumentaswellastheAcrobatcompatibilityversionchoseninthereductionprocess.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

OCRTextRecognition/FindFirstOCRSuspect/FindAllOCRSuspects

RecognizethetextofscannedPDFdocumentsusingthesefunctions.RecognizingthetextofascanneddocumentwillenhancethecapabilityofAcrobattousetheadditionalbuiltinannotationtoolssuchashighlighting,underlining,andcrossouttexttools.DetailedhelponthisfeaturecanbefoundintheCompleteAcrobatHelplocatedundertheHelpmenuinAcrobat.

StartnewinstanceofAcrobat/OpenactivedocumentinnewinstanceofAcrobat

OpenmultiplePDFdocumentsacrossmultiplemonitorsetupsusingthesefunctions.Additionalapplicationinstancescanbelaunchedallowingtheadditionalinstancestomovefreelyacrossmultiplemonitorsdisplayingdifferentdocumentsineachinstance.PDFdocumentscanalsobeeasilymovedtoanewinstanceandmonitorwithouttheneedtocloseandreopen/relocatethedocument.

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FeatureComparison

ComparisonCoreFunctionalityvs.AdobeAcrobatThefollowingtableexplainsthefeaturedifferencesbetweentheversionsofTic,Tie&CalculatewiththestandardfeaturesprovidedinAdobeAcrobat.

Professional Standard AdobeFeatures Edition Edition Acrobat AnnotationandEditing Insert,Delete,andRotatePages CreateHeaders,Footers,andWatermarks DigitalTapeCalculator1 TickmarkStamps BookmarkingandRepagination AddandDeleteBookmarks AdvancedBookmarkingTool BookmarkTemplates RepaginationTool DocumentandFileUtilities ModifyDocumentPropertiesandSecurity ReduceFileSizes PerformOCRTextRecognition ViewDocumentsonMultipleMonitors 1ThecalculatorincludedwiththeProfessionalEditionofTic,Tie&CalculatecontainsadvancedfeaturesnotincludedwiththeStandardEdition.Pleaseseetheremainderofthisdocumentforacompletedetailedlistingofthefeaturedifferencesbetweenthecalculators.

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ComparisonCalculatorvs.MicrosoftWindowsThefollowingtabledetailsthefeaturedifferencesbetweenthecalculatorsprovided intheversionsofTic,Tie&CalculatewiththestandardcalculatorprovidedinMicrosoftWindows.

Features

Professional Standard MicrosoftEdition Edition Windows

CompatiblewithallversionsofWindows

Basicmath(add,subtract,multiply,divide)

Basicfunctions(squareroot,percent,reciprocal)

Trigandotherscientificfunctions(sin,cos,tan,log,etc.)

Algebraicinputlogic

Addingmachineinputlogic

Tape

Savetape 5fileformats Textonly

Previewabletapeandamortizationreports

Sizeablecalculatordisplay

Fixeddecimalplaces

Assumeddecimalplaceoption

Totalsandgrandtotals

Repeatingoperatorkeyrepeatslastcalculation

Colorschemes Unlimited 5fixed

Customizefontsontape,buttons,etc.

Negativenumbersaredifferentcolor

Visiblememoryvalue

Multiplememoryvalueoption

Memorysubtractbutton

Features

Professional Standard MicrosoftEdition Edition Windows

Toolbar

Itemcount Financialfunctions(timevalueofmoney,loans, amortizationschedules,bonds,interestrateconversions, cashflow,depreciation)

Unitconversions

Hex,decimal,octal,binary

Statistics(sum,average,etc.)

Dateandtimecalculations Productpricing(costofgoodssold,profitmargin,markup, retailsalesprice,grossprofit)

Constants

Taxbutton

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Features

Professional Standard MicrosoftEdition Edition Windows

Alwaysontopoption

Systemtrayiconoption

Runonstartupoption

Flatbuttonoption

Turntapeon/off

Turndigitgroupingcharacterson/off

Soundoption

Disableorhideunusedbuttonsoption

Technicalsupport Limited

Helpfileandcontextsensitivehelp

Helptips

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsIsTic,Tie&CalculatecompatiblewithAdobeReaderorotherPDFeditors?No. Tic,Tie&Calculate isonlycompatiblewithAdobeAcrobatStandardorProfessionalversions7.0and higher. Pleasemake sure Adobe Reader is not installed and Adobe Acrobat is installed andfunctioningcorrectlybeforeattemptingtheinstallationofTic,Tie&Calculate.OnhowmanycomputersmayIlegallyinstallandactivateTic,Tie&Calculate?Tic, Tie&Calculate is licensedon a perdevicebasis. Youmay install and activateone copyof thesoftwareonthelicenseddevice.Youmayinstallandactivateanothercopyonaportabledeviceforusebythesingleprimaryuserofthelicenseddevice.InstallationonCitrixorTerminalServerenvironmentsrequireseachservertobelicensedseparately.IsTic,Tie&CalculatecompatiblewithWindowsVista?Yes.Tic,Tie&CalculateiscompatiblewithallversionsofWindowsVistawhenusedinconjunctionwithAdobeAcrobatStandardorProfessional8.1andhigher.AdobeAcrobat7.0andearlierversionsdonotsupportWindows Vista. Installations onWindows Vista with User Account Control (UAC) enabledrequireelevatedpermissionstoinstallandactivatethesoftware.HowdoIactivateTic,Tie&Calculate?Tic,Tie&Calculatecanbeactivatedbyrunning theActivationTool located inAllPrograms/Tic,Tie&Calculate. Activations and licenses can be managed by visiting the activation website located athttps://activation.acct1st.comandloggingintoyouraccount.Pleaseverifythefollowingitemsbeforeattemptingtheactivation:

Youhaveavalidandworkinginternetconnection YouhavetheobtainedthecorrectAccount#andProductKey

Notes: Thedefault installationpathof theActivationTool isC:\ProgramFiles\TTC\Activation_Tool.exe. TheActivationToolneedstoberunasauserwithadministrativeprivilegesandmustbeallowedtocommunicatewiththeactivationserverlocatedathttps://activation.acct1st.comusingTCP/IPport443.

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HowdoIdeactivateTic,Tie&Calculateormovemylicensetoanothercomputer?Tic, Tie& Calculate can be deactivated using the Activation Tool located in All Programs/Tic, Tie&Calculate. This is thepreferredmethod fordeactivatinga license. Licensesmayalsobedeactivatedusingthewebsiteathttps://activation.acct1st.comintheeventwherethesoftwarehasbeenremovedfromthedeviceorthedeviceisnolongerinservice.Note:Ifalicenseisdeactivatedusingthewebsiteitwillautomaticallybecomedeactivatedonthedevice.

HowwillIreceiveupdatesforTic,Tie&Calculate?Tic,Tie&Calculatewillautomaticallycheckforupdatesperiodicallyandprompttheuserto installanyupdatesassoonastheybecomeavailable.Note: The default installation path of the update tool is C:\Program Files\TTC\UpdateTool.exe. TheUpdate toolmust beallowedtocommunicatewiththeupdateserverlocatedathttps://activation.acct1st.comusingTCP/IPport443.

CantheTickmarksorBookmarkTemplatesprovidedwithTic,Tie&Calculatebecustomized?Yes.TheTickmarksandBookmarkTemplatescanbecustomizedtoaccommodatetheneedsofalmostanyuser.Pleasecontactsales@acct1st.comforpricingandavailability.IstrainingofferedforTic,Tie&Calculate?Yes. Pleasevisitourwebsiteathttp://www.acct1st.com toaccessour freeonlinevideodesigned toquicklygetyoustartedusingthefeaturesofTic,Tie&Calculate.DoesAcct1stofferAdobeAcrobattraining?Yes. Acct1sthaspartneredwithCPA Industrytechnology leaderstodeliver firstclassAdobeAcrobattraining. Pleasevisitourtrainingpartnerswebsiteathttp://www.cpacrossings.com/to learnhowtoregisterforandtoattendanAcrobattrainingseminar.HowdoIgetsupportforTic,Tie&Calculate?Limited support for Tic, Tie & Calculate can be obtained by sending an email directly toTTCsupport@acct1st.com.Customerswithmaintenanceagreementsmayalsoreceivesupport24hoursaday;7daysaweekbycallingourtollfreetelephonenumberat(888)7907045.

https://activation.acct1st.com/https://activation.acct1st.com/mailto:sales@acct1st.comhttp://www.acct1st.com/http://www.cpacrossings.com/mailto:TTCsupport@acct1st.com

Quick Start GuideWelcome to Tic, Tie & CalculateFeatures OverviewImportant Installation Notes

InstallationStep 1: Receive Account Creation E-mailStep 2: Login, Download, and Install Tic, Tie & CalculateStep 3: Run Activation ToolStep 4: Launch Adobe Acrobat

OverviewTic, Tie & Calculate Toolbar

Feature Comparison Comparison Core Functionality vs. Adobe AcrobatComparison Calculator vs. Microsoft Windows

Frequently Asked Questions