The Merck Index Thirteenth Edition on CD-ROM ReadMe.txt--Information for Users of Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME ============================================================ Welcome to The Merck Index Thirteenth Edition on CD-ROM. This CD-ROM provides a convenient way to browse and search through The Merck Index. The database provided runs inside of CS ChemOffice Net. The Merck Index is a ChemFinder database, which enables you to search by structure and sub-structure. Before installing ChemOffice Net, please read this entire file and refer to the section entitled "Known Issues" at the end of the file. A tutorial and a sample database are provided to help familiarize you with the mechanics of using ChemFinder with The Merck Index database. The tutorial PDF file is accessible from the main startup screen and can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To view any PDF document you must first install Acrobat Reader on your computer. Installers for Acrobat Reader are available on this CD. Similarly, to view any HTML file you must have Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer installed. Technical Support: ------------------ For technical support from CambridgeSoft Corporation, developers of The Merck Index Thirteenth Edition on CD-ROM, please consult our technical support Web site at http://www.cambridgesoft.com/support. You may also contact CambridgeSoft via fax at 617-588-9360, or via e-mail at support@cambridgesoft.com. CambridgeSoft makes no guarantees or warranties for any products or data contained on this CD-ROM. By installing and using the programs and data of this CD the user agrees that: The Merck Index and CambridgeSoft Corporation are not responsible for any damage whatsoever, without limitation, caused by the use or the contents of this program and its database. Installing This Application: ============================ To Install - Place The Merck Index CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of your computer to launch The Merck Index Screen. If you do not have ChemOffice 7.0 installed on your computer: Click on "Install The Merck Index" button and follow the on screen instructions to install ChemFinder Net 7.0 and desktop shortcuts to The Merck Index. If you already have ChemOffice or ChemFinder 7.0 (Net, Pro, or Ultra) installed on your computer: You may install desktop shortcuts to The Merck Index by clicking on the "Create Shortcuts" button on the bottom right corner of The Merck Index screen. CS ChemOffice Net 7.0: ---------------------- ChemOffice Net is comprised of two components: ChemDraw Net and ChemFinder Net. The ChemDraw and ChemFinder components of ChemOffice Net are the software packages needed to browse and search this CD-Rom, they also serve as demonstration versions of ChemDraw Pro and ChemFinder Pro, respectively. CS ChemDraw Net: ChemDraw Net is an application for viewing and printing 2-dimensional chemical structures. You can create your own structures for searching web databases, and you can view and print results. ChemDraw Net can also open and print any ChemDraw file, so it can be used to view work published by colleagues in the ChemDraw format (ChemDraw is the world's most popular chemical drawing package!). Please note that documents you create with ChemDraw Net cannot be printed, saved, or copied into programs not developed by CambridgeSoft. CS ChemFinder Net: ChemFinder Net is a chemical information browser that also serves as a demonstration of CS ChemFinder Pro. With ChemFinder Net you can search and browse ChemFinder databases, but you can not create new databases, nor export data. Documentation: -------------- English manuals and Tutorials for The Merck Index and for ChemOffice Net can be reached through the documentation link on the main page of The Merck Index. ChemOffice Net manuals are also available in French, German, and Japanese. All foreign language manuals are in the manuals folder on the CD-ROM. ============================================================ CambridgeSoft Folder: --------------------- The latest additions to ChemOffice 2002, ChemDraw 7.0, Chem3D 7.0, ChemFinder 7.0 and Chem3D 7.0 along with datasheets can be found in the newfeatures.pdf file located in the CambridgeSoft folder under the folders English, French, German and Japanese. The file can be read using Adobe Acrobat reader. For additional information about CambridgeSoft Corporation, please visit us on the Web at www.cambridgesoft.com. Other information and products from CambridgeSoft are available in the CambridgeSoft folder on this CD-ROM. Multi-Lingual: -------------- To view our informational materials in French, German, or Japanese please refer to the manuals folder on the CD-ROM. All English materials can be found in the documentation section of the main form of The Merck Index. ChemNews.Com: ------------- Recent issues of the ChemNews.Com (formerly the CS Catalyst) in HTML format are located in the ChemNews.Com folder. These issues are available in French, German, and Japanese as well as in English. Just double-click on the "index.html" file in the ChemNews.Com folder to use your Web browser to navigate through these issues; or you may start your browser and enter the filename of any issue you wish to see. PDF documents of all ChemNews.Com issues are available in the English folder; look in the ChemNews.Com subfolder. To view the PDF files, you must install the Adobe Acrobat reader. An installer, ACROREAD.EXE, can be started from autorun screen of the CD-ROM. A Japanese version of Acrobat reader is located in the Japanese folder. CS Product Datasheets: ---------------------- Datasheets of CS products are located in the Datasheets subfolder inside each language folder. The datasheets are in PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, as described above. TechNotes: ---------- Technical notes can be found in a file called faqs.html located in the CambridgeSoft folder of The Merck Index CD-Rom folder under the support directory. Known Issues: ------------- You must have ChemFinder 7.0 installed on your computer to view The Merck Index data.
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