TIPS  FOR  QUICK  STARTUP


     After downloading the installation program, use  Windows Explorer  and 
     double-click on  the file  you just  downloaded.  Follow the on-screen 
     instructions.  Double-click on  the AstroWin  icon to  start AstroWin. 
     Read the information in the introduction window, then click on 'OK' to 
     remove the window.

     You will now see three windows, the Natal Input Data window, the Names 
     window, and the Diurnal Input Data  window.  Click  on a  name in  the 
     Names window.  The birth data for that name appears in the Natal Input 
     Data window.  You may change this data or enter data  for a  different 
     person or event.  The Diurnal Input  Data window  is for  entering the 
     data for transits, progressions, solar or lunar returns, etc., or  the 
     birth data for another individual.  If the '2nd Person' box is checked 
     in the Diurnal Input Data window, then clicking on a name in the Names 
     window will make that person's birth data appear in the  Diurnal Input 
     Data window.  This allows you to compare one  person's horoscope  with 
     another.  Data entered into the Natal Input Data  window can  be saved 
     to file by clicking on the 'Save to Disk' command button.  You will be 
     given a choice as to which data file you want the data saved.

     When you are satisfied with your data entry, click on the 'OK' command 
     button to  start the  calculations. Shortly,  the natal  data for  the 
     person whose data is entered into the Natal Input Data  window appears 
     in the Data window. All data and help information will appear in  this 
     window. Whatever appears in this window or has appeared in this window 
     since the buffer was last cleared can be  printed to  your printer  or 
     saved to a disk file.

     Additional data is displayed  in the  Data window  by clicking  on the 
     DATA  menu  item  in  the AstroWin  window. Select  the data  you want 
     displayed from amongst the many menu item choices. Planetary hour data 
     is displayed in its own window, but the information can be transferred 
     to the Data window.

     You may display single, double, or triple chartwheels  by clicking  on 
     the  WHEELS  menu item  in the  main AstroWin  window. Choose  various 
     combinations of data from amongst the three types of wheels.  Once the 
     Wheels window is displayed, you may display a list of aspects or print 
     the chartwheel to your  printer in  either a  full page  or half  page 
     arrangement.

     Change program parameters by selecting the  OPTIONS menu  item in  the 
     main AstroWin window. Edit the options text box  as you  would if  you 
     were in Notepad or any other  Windows text  editing application.   The 
     values you change are the numbers  in the  left-most column.  Click on 
     SAVE to save your changes. Click on QUIT to leave the options  window. 
     I suggest you immediately change options #18 - #24 to fit your locale.

     Help is available at any time by clicking on the HELP menu item in the 
     AstroWin window, then clicking on the topic of interest. I suggest you 
     read ALL the information under HELP - HINTS (How Do  I...? and  Tips), 
     especially the hint that tells you how to print out all the help files 
     into one document. Note: Click on HELP -   PRINT HELP  FILES to  print 
     all the HELP files in one document.

     If something  goes wrong  with your  main menu  or anything  else, you 
     might first try closing AstroWin, then delete the astrowin.ini file in 
     the directory you installed AstroWin into. Then restart AstroWin.

     Experiment  with  AstroWin. It  will not  take you  long to  become an 
     expert user.  If you need help, please read the HELP files first, then 
     if you still have questions, I will try to help  you as  best my  time 
     allows.

     Please visit my web site.  There are more free programs there for  you 
     to download, including Astro123, a natal chart interpretation program. 
     Thank you.

     http://www.astrowin.org