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12. How to activate PlanetPress® Connect 1.0 and PlanetPress® Workflow 8
PlanetPress® Connect and PlanetPress® Workflow 8 include separate 30 day trial periods during
which it is not necessary to have a license for reviewing basic functionality. If you need an extension
to the trial periods or require a license for specific functionality or plugins (e.g., the PReS Plugin for
Workflow 8), you will need to request a new activation code.
Note that if you have installed an earlier Beta version or Release Candidate of PlanetPress® Connect
or Workflow 8 that the 30 day trial period may have already expired. In this case you will also need to
request a new activation code.
To obtain an activation file, you first need to retrieve your machine-specific OL™ Magic Number.
Retrieving the Magic Number in PlanetPress® Connect:
Go to the Start menu and navigate to “Objectif Lune|PlanetPress Connect|Connect Software
Activation”. This will open the “PlanetPress Connect Software Activation” dialog from where you can
copy the Magic Number. Click on the icon next to the Magic Number box to copy the number to the
clipboard:
Retrieving the Magic Number in PlanetPress® Workflow 8:
If you have installed PlanetPress® Workflow 8 without PlanetPress® Connect, you can access the
Magic Number via the Software Activation button in the application. This will open the following
dialog: