AutoCAD 2011 for Mac Installation Guide September 2010
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Contents Chapter 1 Stand-Alone Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Permission Requirements . . . . . . . . Locating Your Serial Number and Product Key . . . . . Installing and Running the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Install the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Install AutoCAD for Mac Using Default Settings .
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1 Stand-Alone Installation AutoCAD for Mac Installation provides instructions about how to prepare, and then install AutoCAD 2011 for Mac. If you have never installed the product before, you should familiarize yourself with the entire installation process and options before beginning.
Hardware and Software Requirements Operating Systems Minimum Recommended ■ MacBookAir2,1 or later ■ MacBookAir2,1 or later ■ MacBook5,1 or later ■ MacBook7,1 or later The following versions of Apple® Mac OS® X are supported: ■ ■ Leopard® - 10.5.8 or later Snow Leopard® - 10.6.4 or later The following versions of Apple Mac OS X are supported: ■ Leopard - 10.5.8 or later ■ Snow Leopard - 10.6.4 or later For more information on Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard see http://www.apple.com/macosx/.
Hardware and Software Requirements Minimum Recommended Media Download and Installation from DVD Download and Installation from DVD Printers All Mac OS X compliant printers All Mac OS X compliant printers NOTE Adobe Flash Player is not installed by default. If a version of Flash is not currently installed on your system, a message is displayed requesting that you install it. Flash Player can be installed from the product media or Adobe’s website - www.adobe.com.
The information you enter is permanently retained with the product. Because you cannot change this information later without uninstalling, take care when entering the information. To review this product information later, on the Mac OS menu bar, click AutoCAD ➤ About AutoCAD. In the About dialog box, click Product Information. NOTE If you have lost your serial number or product key, contact the Autodesk Business Center (ABC) at 800-538-6401 for assistance.
Install AutoCAD for Mac Using Default Settings Using the default installation settings is the fastest way to install AutoCAD for Mac. A default installation does the following: ■ Performs a Standard installation, which installs the most common application features. ■ Installs AutoCAD for Mac to the default installation path of /Applications/Autodesk/. To install the product using default settings 1 Start the AutoCAD for Mac Installation wizard. 2 On the Introduction page, click Continue.
3 On the License page, select a language from the Language drop-down list and review the Autodesk software license agreement. Click Continue and then click Agree. 4 On the Register page, enter your serial number and product key. Click Continue. NOTE Click Trial if you do not have a serial number and product key. You can change it later in the product after it is started. 5 On the Installation Type page, click Change Install Location to display the Destination Select page.
and activate AutoCAD for Mac. You will not be able to run in trial mode after the 30 days expires. Once you register and activate AutoCAD for Mac, the Product License Activation wizard is no longer displayed. The fastest and most reliable way to register and activate your product is by using the Internet. Simply enter your registration information and send it to Autodesk over the Internet. Once you submit your information, registration and activation occur quickly.
You can start AutoCAD for Mac in the following ways: ■ Dock shortcut. When you install AutoCAD for Mac, an AutoCAD for Mac shortcut icon is placed in the dock unless you cleared that option during installation. Click the AutoCAD for Mac shortcut icon to start the program. ■ Application window. On the Finder menu bar, click Go ➤ Applications. Then in the Applications window, double-click Autodesk ➤ AutoCAD 2011 ➤ AutoCAD.
NOTE Even though AutoCAD for Mac is removed from your system, the software license remains. If you reinstall AutoCAD for Mac at some future time, you will not have to register and re-activate the product.
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Index A activating programs 6 administrator permission requirements stand-alone installation 3 Adobe Flash Player 3 Apple Safari 1 applications uninstalling 8 1 E email registration M Mac operating systems 1 system requirements 1 mailing registration information memory (RAM) system requirements 1 monitors 1 B browsers starting 7 system requirements 1 uninstalling 8 Installation wizard 4 Internet program registration and activation 6 7 7 O F faxing registration information files uninstalling 8 Flash
S T Safari (Apple) 1 serial numbers stand-alone installation 3 service packs 1 shortcuts creating 8 software installation requirements stand-alone installations process 4 program registration and activation 6 Quick Start 1 system requirements stand-alone installations 1 trial mode 6 U uninstalling programs 1 V video cards 1 video monitors W web browsers 12 | Index 1 1 8
