Launching FIT

• Windows
• Macintosh

Windows

After installing FIT, make sure all user permissions are correct.

There are two wasy to launch FIT:

• Double click on a FIT shortcut.
  • The FIT installation created a shortcut to launch FIT.
  • If you want to build a new shortcut for FIT, follow your computer's procedure for creating a shortcut and then specify the following parameters in the shortcut dialog.
    • target: c:\ibisfit\vw.exe c:\ibisfit\fit.im
    • start in: c:\ibisfit
  • If the shortcut is part of a program folder, you can launch FIT from the Windows start menu.
• Associate the FIT application (fit.im) to its program (vw.exe) and then double click on "fit.im".
  • Many windows files have a distinctive extension, which associates the file with a program. For example, when you double-click on a file with extension ".doc", Microsoft Word will start and open that document.
  • FIT works in a similar fashion with its two principal files. Double-click on "c:\ibisfit\fit.im". If '.im' files have not been associated to a program, the computer will prompt for a program. Respond with "c:\vworks\vw.exe" to link FIT with its program. After this association has been established within Windows, FIT can be launched by double-clicking on "file fit.im".

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Macintosh

After installing FIT, make sure all user permissions are correct.

Step 1

• Associate the FIT application (fit.im) to its program (visual).
• Select the 'File' drop down menu from the top of your screen. (Main window menu bar)
• Select "Get Info" and view the contents of the 'Open with:' section.
• Click the drop down menu under "Open with:" and select the 'Other...' option.
• A 'Choose Other Application' window is now open. Go to the hard drive and find the 'ibisfit' directory. Select the file 'visual', make sure to check the 'Always Open With' near the bottom of the window and click the 'Add' button.
• The 'Open with: drop down menu should now have'visual (default)(Visual Works Version 7.2)' in it.
• Exit 'Get info' section

Step 2

There are two ways to launch FIT:

• Option 1: Open the 'ibisfit' directory and open the file 'fit.im'.
• Option 2: Create an Alias to add to the Dock or Desktop.
  • Open the 'ibisfit' directory and select the file 'fit.im'.
  • Select the 'File' drop down menu from the top of your screen. (Main window menu bar).
  • Select 'Make Alias'. There is now an Alias file in the 'ibisfit' directory.
  • Rename the new Alias file "FIT".
  • Drag the 'FIT' Alias file to the Dock or desktop.
  • Open the 'FIT' Alias file.

Note: The 'FIT' Alias file is just a shortcut to the file "fit.im" in the 'ibisfit' directory.

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