Installation Overview

Installing Author-it in a multi-user environment involves a number of steps, including:

1. Installing Author-it on the administrator's computer
2. Defining the File Directory Structure and moving the shared data components to the server
3. Creating the user accounts and assigning permissions
4. Creating a Library and assigning the license to the library
5. Installing Author-it on the client computers, and pointing the file locations to the shared data components on the server

The following topics provide in-depth instructions on installing and configuring Author-it, ready to use, including the additional (and sometimes optional) steps required to create user accounts and work with a SQL Server database.

If you are upgrading, please refer to Upgrading from a Previous Version of Author-it before you continue.