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=== Download and Install === | === Download and Install === | ||
- | === Step by Step<font 9pt/arial;;#000000;;#ffffff></font> === | + | === Step by Step === |
+ | - **Prerequisite: Install your Dymo LabelWriter Software and printer first, and print a label or two.** | ||
- Create an apps folder at the root of your c drive (i.e. c:\apps). Or equivalent, if you'd like. | - Create an apps folder at the root of your c drive (i.e. c:\apps). Or equivalent, if you'd like. | ||
- | - [[http://www.plain-english.com/dime-o-gold-download-link|Download the installation file]], dgsetup.exe, to a convenient place on your computer. | + | - [[http://www.plain-english.com/dime-o-gold-download-link|Download the installation file]], dgsetup.exe, to a convenient place on your computer. If you have trouble downloading dgsetup.exe, try to [[http://www.plain-english.com/downloads/DGsetup.zip|download the alternative]], dgsetup.zip instead. |
- When the download is complete, run dgsetup.exe to begin the installation. | - When the download is complete, run dgsetup.exe to begin the installation. | ||
- Point the installer to c:\apps (or whatever folder you created in step 1). The installer will automatically create for you a subdirectory called dime-o-gold, and will copy all the necessary files into the dime-o-gold folder. | - Point the installer to c:\apps (or whatever folder you created in step 1). The installer will automatically create for you a subdirectory called dime-o-gold, and will copy all the necessary files into the dime-o-gold folder. | ||
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- Right-click in the Customize Taskbar window that pops up, and choose "Add New Group…" \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/f1852271-6c0d-4208-a357-58969a7c4848/2014-06-07_1404.png?nolink&272x207}} | - Right-click in the Customize Taskbar window that pops up, and choose "Add New Group…" \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/f1852271-6c0d-4208-a357-58969a7c4848/2014-06-07_1404.png?nolink&272x207}} | ||
- Type in the name you want to assign to this group, i.e. Dymo. | - Type in the name you want to assign to this group, i.e. Dymo. | ||
- | - Leave all the checkboxes blank, unless you know you want them otherwise. Hit OK. You should now have an empty Taskbar group called Dymo. \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/3e43b285-848f-4ed9-9706-facdfadf53bb/TaskBar Customize.png?nolink&186x516}} \\ | + | - Leave all the checkboxes blank, unless you know you want them otherwise. Hit OK. You should now have an empty Taskbar group called Dymo. \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/3e43b285-848f-4ed9-9706-facdfadf53bb/TaskBar Customize.png?nolink&186x516}} |
- Right-click in your Dymo taskbar and choose "Add New Item…" | - Right-click in your Dymo taskbar and choose "Add New Item…" | ||
- From the Item Type drop-down list choose External Application. Fill out the form similarly to this (in our installation we used d:\apps instead of c:\apps):<font 9pt/arial;;#000000;;#ffffff></font> \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/10b11d6e-d947-49c0-8f71-c5ae82e0229b/Dime-O-Gold Taskbar shortcut.png?direct&}} | - From the Item Type drop-down list choose External Application. Fill out the form similarly to this (in our installation we used d:\apps instead of c:\apps):<font 9pt/arial;;#000000;;#ffffff></font> \\ \\ {{http://content.screencast.com/users/StevenGraff/folders/Jing/media/10b11d6e-d947-49c0-8f71-c5ae82e0229b/Dime-O-Gold Taskbar shortcut.png?direct&}} |