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Getting Started with Artful Navigator |
Getting Started
What Hardware and Software You Need
If You Are New to Windows
Installing Artful Navigator
Configuring Artful Navigator
What To Do Next
Using Artful Navigator's Onscreen Help
Welcome to Artful Navigator, a unique computer program from Logos Networks Corporation.
Artful Navigator automates The Five Rings methodology to help you improve your decision making and negotiation skills. The program leads you through the negotiation process, recording your important decisions and valuable discoveries. Using Artful Navigator, you can analyze the flow of decisions, identify your strengths and weaknesses, predict the moves of other players, and track your time, effort, money, and creative vitality.
Artful Navigator can be used on an individual basis or in networked teams.
This chapter explains what you need to run Artful Navigator, how to install and configure the program, basic steps for getting started, and how to get onscreen Help.
What Hardware and Software You Need
To run Artful Navigator version 2.0, you need the following equipment and software:
• Pentium 90 or higher or 100% compatible computer with a minimum of 16 MB of RAM
• VGA monitor, SVGA monitor, or better
• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000
• Hard disk with at least 10 MB of free disk space
• Printer supported by Windows
Artful Navigator is a Windows-based application. If you haven't used Windows much, review the onscreen tutorial that comes with Windows to learn the basic techniques before you install Artful Navigator.
To view the Windows tutorial
1. From the Program Manager's Help menu, select Windows Tutorial.
2. To learn how to use the mouse, press M after the tutorial starts. Otherwise, press W to learn the Windows basics.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note that at any time you can press the Esc (Escape) key to exit the tutorial.
Artful Navigator comes with three 3.5" install disks. Make sure you have all three disks before beginning the install procedure.
Note: If you are also installing LogosNet, you must install Artful Navigator before installing LogosNet. (See Appendix B for instructions on installing LogosNet.)
To install Artful Navigator
1. Insert Disk 1 in drive A.
2. From the File menu of the Windows Program Manager, select Run.
3. In the Command Line of the Run window, type A:INSTALL Then Click OK.
The Select Destination Directory window appears. By default, the install program will create a subdirectory of LOGOS on drive C.
4. If you want to install the program on a drive other than C, select the drive you want. Do not change the name of the LOGOS subdirectory. Click OK.
The program will tell you when to insert Disks 2 and 3. After reading Disk 3, the Select Program Manager Group window appears.
5. If you want Artful Navigator in a program group other than LOGOS, select the group you want to put it in. Click OK.
This will install Artful Navigator on your C drive (or the drive you specified), and create a program group named LOGOS (unless you selected a different program group).
6. Open the LOGOS program group.
7. When the LOGOS window appears, double click the Read Me! icon to see configuration instructions. Follow the instructions in the Read Me file or in "Configuring Artful Navigator" below.
Before using Artful Navigator, you need to give it some special instructions to configure the program to your liking.
To configure your copy of Artful Navigator
1. In the LOGOS window, double click the Configuration Utility icon.
The License Agreement window appears.
2. Type in your first and last name. Click OK.
The Backup Original Databases window appears.
If your Artful Navigator databases get corrupted and you want to start up with the original databases, you can copy the ORIGINAL subdirectory without having to re-install the program. We recommend you do this if you have enough free disk space (10 megabytes are required).
3. Click Backup to copy the databases to the ORIGINAL subdirectory.
The Configuration Utility window appears.
4. In the Your User ID box, type in your last name, then first name.
5. In the Nick Name box, enter the nick name you want Artful Navigator to use when it addresses you.
6. If your computer has a sound card (e.g., SoundBlaster) and you want to activate it for Artful Navigator, click the Sound box.
7. If you have the multi-user version of Artful Navigator: In the Network Drive box, enter the drive letter for your network, followed by a colon (e.g., D:). Check with your network administrator if you don't know the drive letter.
8. Click More to continue with the configuration.
The More window displays the disk and directory where your Artful Navigator files will be stored, and asks you pick a level of coaching.
9. In the Viewing Level for Coaching box, select Basic for now. Later, as your skills increase, you may want to change the setting to Intermediate or Advanced.
10. Click OK to return to the first configuration window. Then click OK to save your configuration settings.
The program returns to the LOGOS window.
Your are now ready to begin using Artful Navigator. From the LOGOS window, double click the Artful Navigator icon to start up the program. This will take you to the Artful Navigator main menu.
You can use Artful Navigator's modes in any sequence. However, when you use the program for the first time, there are a few things you'll want to set up before beginning a negotiation.
The chart below lists these basic steps, the mode to use, and the chapter in the manual where you can find instructions for each activity. (A general overview of the modes is provided in Chapter 2.)
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Mode to Use |
Chapter |
| 1. If you will be working with sensitive or confidential information, set up a password for accessing your copy of Artful Navigator | Utilities/Setup |
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| 2. If you are new to the methodology, review some of the negotiations of the Role Models | Role Models |
9 |
| 3. Set the overall budgets for the four categories of your Life Pie | Mission Builder |
3 |
| 4. Set up any categories or subcategories for your Life Pie in the Mission Tree | Mission Builder |
3 |
| 5. Define your current missions and set budgets for them | Mission Builder |
3 |
| 6. Create a Weekly Log, defining your mission and goals for the week | Weekly Log |
4 |
| 7. If you have the multi-user version of Artful Navigator, select the files (i.e., your personal files or the team's files) you want to use | Utilities/Setup |
8 |
| 8. Begin your first negotiation | The Five Rings |
5 |
| 9. Practice the fundamentals of The Five Rings and get coaching on your strengths and weaknesses | Personal Coach |
7 |
| 10. Back up the data files you've created using Artful Navigator | Utilities/Setup |
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Using Artful Navigator's Onscreen Help
Extensive onscreen Help is available to assist you in learning and using Artful Navigator. The Help files provide tutorials on the methodology as well as "how to" instructions for using the software.
Many of the Help files contain hypertext links to other files, as well as "pop-up" definitions of terms. A green solid underlined term or phrase in the text of a Help file indicates a link to that topic. A green dotted underlined term or phrase indicates a pop-up definition is available for that term. When you move the mouse over the term, the cursor turns into a little hand. You can then click the term to move to that topic or to display its definition.
When you move to another Help topic, you can return to the previous topic by clicking the Back button in the toolbar. If you want to get out of Help and return to the program, open the File menu and select Exit.
If you haven’t used programs with onscreen Help before, you might want to take a look at the detailed instructions available for using the Help system. When in a Help file, open the Help menu and select How to Use Help.
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