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Leo '99 strolo A gic te a a l S m i o t l f t w U a e r h e T USER'S MANUAL Future Point (P) Ltd. H-1/A, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016 Telefax : 6569200, 6569201, 6850269, 6866000 Email : [email protected] Visit us at : www.indianastrology.com Leo '99 1 © Copyright 1999 All Rights Reserved with Future Point (P) Ltd. 2 Leo '99 Index 1. Introduction 5 2. Packing/System Requirements 7 3. Features of Leo '99 9 4. Installation (i) Brief instructions for installation 13 (ii) Detailed instructions for installation 15 5. Your First Session 23 (i) Entry of basic data 25 (ii) Selection of appropriate options 29 (iii) Show/Print horoscope 32 (iv) Saving/Retrival of horoscope 34 (v) Print/Display of Selective Pages 36 6. Setting-up Printing 39 7. Inside Leo '99 (i) Notepad (Adding User Predictions) 45 (ii) Worksheet (Viewing Basic Data) 47 (iii) Accounting 49 (iv) Transit 55 (v) Panchang 57 (vi) Saving Data as Default Data 60 (vii) Saving New Cities 62 Leo '99 3 8. Customising your Software 65 (i) Customising End Page (Astrologer's Master) 66 (ii) Customising Model (Model Master) 71 (iii) Customising Category (Category Master) 73 (iv) Customising Ayanamasa (Ayanamasa Master) 75 (v) Customising Questions (Question Master) 77 9. Error Messages and Recovery 79 10. Frequently Asked Questions 83 11. Warnings and Suggestions 85 12. Appendix 87 4 Leo '99 CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION Leo '99 is an astrological software which is developed to run un- der Windows 95/98 and Windows NT environment. The software is developed by Future Point, the famous concern in the field of astrology which promotes the research work in various fields like Astrology, Palmistry, Numerology, Signology, Occult Sciences, Tantra, Mantra, Yantra etc. and exposes them to the world. The software contains modules on Astrology, Varshphal, Matching, Horary, Muhurtha, Palmistry, Numerology & Panchang. It gives ex- haustive calculations & predictions and supports various Ayanamsas. It contains almost everything in astrology and gives a very friendly environment to the user. The User can have full con- trol on almost everything in Leo '99. User can customize the whole software according to his/her own need. The user can print the horoscopes in a very attractive way now. Horoscope can now be printed in any size, i.e. user can now use any kind and size of stationary to print the horoscope. The user can use so many other features of the software such as Defining and using own charts in the horoscope, similarly defining and using own predictions in the horoscope etc. It contains computations for various systems of astrology such as Parashar, Jaimini, Bhrigu, KP, Lal Kitab etc. It is designed to provide the user the facility to go deep into the study of astrology. For commercials, it provides printing, account- ing and protection features. Moreover it's a multilingual software. Horoscopes can be prepared in different languages making the software more useful for astrologers now. Leo '99 5 6 Leo '99 CHAPTER-II PACKING/SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PACKING Leo '99 comes in a very attractive leather bag alongwith the following items : • Leo '99 CD, • Leo Key, • User Manual, • License and Password Information. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The Software can be run on an IBM compatible Pentium Class 100 Mhz PC with 16 MB Ram. The Software requires 100-120 MB harddisk space. Therefore, it is the bare minimum requirement to run Leo '99. However, to have a good configuration system these days, one can opt for a P-II 400-500 Mhz Celeron System with 64 MB Ram and 4 GB harddisk which is available these days at very attractive prices. For High-End Users, we recommand a P-III 450 Mhz System with 64 MB Ram and 8 GB hard disk capacity. The following table describes the system configuration one should have: Leo '99 7 A. Minimum Requirement Configuration: • An IBM compatible Pentium PC preferrably 100 Mhz running WINDOWS 9X OR WINDOWS NT. • 16 MB of memory • 100-120 MB of free hard disk space. • A CD-ROM Drive. • Deskjet Printer B. Good Configuration System: • P-II 400/433/466/500 Mhz PC running WINDOWS 9X OR WINDOWS NT. • 64 MB of memory • 4.3 GB Harddisk. • Multimedia Kit • Laser Printer C. High-End User's System Configuration: • P-III 450Mhz PC running WINDOWS 9X OR WINDOWS NT. • 64 MB of memory • 8 GB Harddisk. • Multimedia Kit • Laser & Deskjet Printer. IMPORTANT Leo-Key must be kept safe. If Lost, it will not be replaced. 8 Leo '99 CHAPTER-III FEATURES OF LEO '99 Leo '99 has been developed by Future Point (P) Ltd. which is devoted for the computerisation of astrology for the last 15 years. The Software has the following major features : ASTROLOGICAL FEATURES • Supports all Astrological Systems. • Exhaustive Computations of Horoscope, Varshphal, Matching, Horary analysis, Lal Kitab and remedies. • Special package on Lal Kitab and KP System. • Thousands of yoga with facility for user to define his yogas. • Supports various Ayanamsa with a facility to add user defined Ayanamsa. • Can run Leo-1 : the DOS based astrological program same window. CHARTING • Create your own chart & use them into LEO. • Full Control of planet names, font size, color alignment etc. • Superimpose “chart in a chart” to any level and then further configure each of these charts. • User defined support for dynamically configuring the astrological chart type, language for printing planet names, back color, etc. RESEARCH SUPPORT • View all astrological outputs in the research window. Leo '99 9 • Research window features fully functional dynamically interac- tive objects (dashas, charts, predictions etc.) which give you tremendous power for adding your research requirements. • Place any number of horoscopes in any Ayanamsa or chart style in the research window for comparative analysis. • Complete translingual reporting. • Language selection for each object (dasha, chart, prediction, etc.) dynamically configurable. • Supports multiple language data entry for even the same horo- scope. • Facility to add a new language in the hands of the user. • Inbuilt interlanguage font translation support. • On-line context sensitive help in language of choice. GRAPHS • Bar, line, X-Y, pie and area charts in 2D & 3D dimensions avail- able. • Select with complete flexibility the astrological parameters you want to graph/plot. • Graph styles in the hands of the users and dynamically reconfigured. • Print you graphs at any size or embed them in any page of any model. PRINTING • Print on any paper size. • Print 1, 2, 4 or 8 pages per leaf on single or both sides. • Dynamically place objects to match your pre printed stationery. • Support features for both side printing, printing for centre sta- pling, printing for spiral binding, etc. • Total print logging and reporting. 10 Leo '99 USER CUSTOMISATION • Can configure screen parameters like fonts, color, size, labels etc. • User can create custom page layouts. • User can create custom modules. • User can create custom chart templates. • User can create custom predictions. • User can create various colour and font scheme. • User can define his own paper sizes and printer settings. PREDICTIONS • Add your own predictions. • Create your own astrological rules/conditions using the friendly LEO scripting language. • Predictions can be translingual i.e. on the same page print the same prediction in any number of languages. • Dynamically readjust color, font, size, alignment, etc. • Insert pictures of your choice, too, into your predictions for bet- ter illustration. ACCOUNTING • Comprehensive reporting on horoscopes printed/Processed. • Selective reporting based on astrologer, language, model, etc. to get better planning. • Permanent backup support for all transactions. • Categorize your horoscopes based on research, trends, sport persons, politicians etc. for better planning. • Device month wise report of sales figures. v Leo '99 11 12 Leo '99 CHAPTER-IV INSTALLATION 4.1 Brief Instructions For Installation • Attach Leo Key on the parallel port of the computer. • Insert the CD in the drive. The setup will automatically run. You can also Install Leo '99 by opening windows explorer and double clicking Setup.exe. • Now follow instructions as visible on screen for the setup of Leo '99. • Run the setup program again incase you are unable to install it properly or any error occurs like 'Leo Key not found'. • On successful installation of the software icons will be created on your desktop automatically. • Double click Leo '99 icon on your desktop to run the software Leo '99. Leo '99 13 14 Leo '99 4.2 Detailed Instructions for Installation • Before you begin the installation, first of all, attach the ‘LEO KEY’ provided with the software on the parallel port of your computer as shown in the figure given below. Figure : 4.2.1. Attach Leo Key on the parallel port Without “Leo Key” you won’t be able to install the soft- ware. If you have a Printer, then attach its Data Cable on the back side of the ‘Leo Key’. • Insert the Leo CD in the CD ROM drive. Start Windows Ex- plorer and double click setup.exe to launch the installation procedure, incase if AUTORUN facility is not enabled in your computer. If AUTORUN facility is enabled then it will automati- cally launch the installation and Welcome Screen (given Be- low) will flash. Leo '99 15 Figure : 4.2.2. Welcome dialog box To install Leo ’99 software properly on your system, it is strongly recommended that you close all your programs before installing it. Now Press < Next > button to begin the installation of the Leo ’99. You can press <Cancel> button anywhere during installation procedure to exit. • Pressing <Next> button shows the Software License Agree- Figure : 4.2.3. License Agreement dialog box 16 Leo '99 ment of the Leo ’99 software (given below).