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Downloading and Installing Living Cookbook
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I downloaded the Living Cookbook
demo. How do I install and run the application? |
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My Living Cookbook demo has expired
and it is prompting me to register. What do I do now? |
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How do I uninstall Living Cookbook? |
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Which operating systems do you
support? Can I install Living Cookbook on a Macintosh? |
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What is the difference between
the demo version and the full version? |
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| I downloaded
the Living Cookbook demo. How do I install and run the application? |
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The setup program for Living Cookbook is called LCSetup15.exe.
If you can't remember where you saved the file on your hard
disk, you can search for it by clicking Start, pointing to Search,
choosing Files and Folders, and searching for LCSetup15.exe. |
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Once you have located the setup program, double click on it
to start the installation. Follow the instructions on the screen. |
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To run the program, click Start, point to Programs, and select
Living Cookbook. |
| My Living Cookbook
demo has expired and it is prompting me to register. What do
I do now? |
| A permanent Living Cookbook license can be purchased
online (buy
now). The serial number and license key are located on the
back of the CD jewel case if you order a CD; you will receive
an email with your registration codes if you choose "Downloadable"
as your shipping option. To register your copy of Living Cookbook,
enter the registration information as prompted when you open
the program, or choose Register from the Help menu. Don't forget
to include the dashes in the serial number and license key if
registering online. |
| How do I uninstall
Living Cookbook? |
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Click Start. |
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Point to Settings, and click Control Panel. |
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Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. |
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Select Living Cookbook. |
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Click Change/Remove. |
| Which operating systems
do you support? Can I install Living Cookbook on a Macintosh? |
| Living Cookbook runs on Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP.
Living Cookbook will run on a Mac running Virtual
PC or similar PC emulation software. |
| What is the difference
between the demo version and the full version? |
| All Living Cookbook features are included in the
demo version, but the demo version has a 25-use limit. |
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Purchasing Living Cookbook
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Can I purchase Living Cookbook
without a credit card? |
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| Can I purchase Living Cookbook
without a credit card? |
| Yes. You can pay with PayPal, check, money order
or postal order. If you pay using one of these methods, your
order will be shipped after we receive your payment. |
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Upgrading Living Cookbook
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If I bought an earlier version
of Living Cookbook can I upgrade to the new version? |
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If I enter recipes into the
demo version will I lose them if I upgrade to a registered copy
of Living Cookbook? |
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How do I upgrade from a previous
version of Living Cookbook? |
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| If I bought an earlier
version of Living Cookbook can I upgrade to the new version? |
| Yes. Order a Living Cookbook 2005 version upgrade
license ($3.50 for a CD with shipping and handling to U.S. addresses,
$2.50 for downloadable) from the Radium
Technologies Store. Then install from your CD, or download
and install the latest version from the web site. Your recipes
will be upgraded automatically (but as a precaution we strongly
recommend that you backup your database before upgrading). |
| If I enter recipes into
the demo version will I lose them if I upgrade to a registered
copy of Living Cookbook? |
| No. Your recipes will be imported into the new
database. However, it is strongly recommended that you backup
your recipe database prior to upgrading to a new version. |
| How do I upgrade from
a previous version of Living Cookbook? |
| Order a version upgrade license ($3.50 for a CD
with shipping and handling to U.S. addresses, $2.50 for downloadable)
from the Radium
Technologies Store. Then install from your CD, or download
and install the latest version from the web site. The first
time you run the application your recipe database will be upgraded
to the new format. It is strongly recommended that you backup
your recipe database prior to upgrading to a new version. |
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Printing Recipes
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Can I change the headers,
footers and margins when I print a recipe? |
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Can I print an entire cookbook
instead of printing one recipe at a time? |
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Can I print recipes onto
index cards? |
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| Can I change the headers,
footers and margins when I print a recipe? |
| Yes. Living Cookbook uses Microsoft Internet Explorer
technology to display and print recipes. The steps to adjust
the print settings for Living Cookbook are the same as those
for Internet Explorer. See the application help topic titled
"Modify print headers, footers and margins" for more
information. |
| Can I print an entire
cookbook instead of printing one recipe at a time? |
| Yes. Living Cookbook includes a publishing module
that enables you to print cookbooks complete with chapters,
table of contents, index, and more. The publishing module requires
Microsoft Word 2000 or greater. |
| Can I print recipes
onto index cards? |
| Yes. The publishing module will export recipes
and cookbooks for printing onto virtually any size of paper. |
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Recipe Nutrition
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Can I calculate nutritional
information for my own recipes? |
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Why do some recipes have
a lot of nutritional information and some recipes only have
a small amount? |
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| Can I calculate nutritional
information for my own recipes? |
| Yes. Once you have entered your recipe into the
Living Cookbook you need to link the recipe ingredients to the
ingredients in the ingredient database. Once the linking is
complete you can calculate the recipe nutrition information.
See the application help topic titled "Calculate Recipe
Nutrition" for more information. |
| Why do some recipes
have a lot of nutritional information and some recipes only
have a small amount? |
| If recipe nutrition information is entered manually
(instead of calculating it from the recipe ingredients) only
the entered information will be shown. |
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Ingredients
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Can I add my own ingredients
to the ingredient database? |
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I just entered a new recipe
with a number of ingredients. Why can't I see those ingredients
in the ingredient database? |
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| Can I add my own
ingredients to the ingredient database? |
| Yes. You can add your own ingredients, enter nutritional
information, and link these ingredients to your own recipes.
See the application help topic title "Create an Ingredient"
for more information. |
| I just entered a
new recipe with a number of ingredients. Why can't I see those
ingredients in the ingredient database? |
| The ingredient database contains more than 7400
ingredients and their nutritional properties, most of which
come from the USDA. An example of an ingredient database entry
is "Onions, raw." Recipe ingredients are stored separately.
An example of a recipe ingredient is "1 cup chopped onion."
A recipe ingredient such as "1 cup chopped onion" can be linked
to an ingredient in the ingredient database such as "Onions,
raw" in order to perform nutritional analysis. You can add more
ingredients to the ingredient database, but this is rarely necessary
since the database already contains all of the ingredients found
in most recipes. |
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Importing and Exporting Recipes
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When I export a recipe can
I export the images, too? |
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Can I import recipes from the
Internet? |
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Which recipe file formats does
Living Cookbook support? |
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| When I export recipe
can I export the images, too? |
| Yes. Living Cookbook's FDX recipe file format
supports images. |
| Can I import recipes
from the Internet? |
| Yes. Recipes from the Internet, from text files,
spreadsheets, and other sources can imported into the application
using the Recipe Capture feature. See the application help topic
titled "Capture Recipes from the Internet" for more
information. |
| Which recipe file formats
does Living Cookbook support? |
| Living Cookbook can import Living Cookbook (LCX,
LC2 and FDX), Meal-Master (TXT and MMF), MasterCook 4 (MXP),
MasterCook 6 (MX2), MicroKitchen Companion (TXT), Pocket Express
(CSV) and Recipe Processor 2000 (TXT) files. |
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Grocery Lists
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Menus and Meal Planning
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Does Living Cookbook support
menus and meal planning? |
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| Does Living Cookbook support
menus and meal planning? |
| Yes. Living Cookbook includes both menu and meal
planning. You can plan up to 8 meals per day and view your calendar
by day, week or month. Living Cookbook calculates the nutrition
and cost for every meal and for the entire day. |
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Other Questions
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Can I view captured web pages
when I am not connected to the Internet? |
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Why is the download file so
large? |
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How do I become a Living Cookbook
beta tester? |
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How do I find out when a new
version of Living Cookbook is available? |
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Where can I get more recipes? |
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| Can I view captured web
pages when I am not connected to the Internet? |
| No. The database of captured web pages is designed
to be used while connected to the Internet. To store the web
pages in the database would make it prohibitively large. |
| Why is the download file
so large? |
| Living Cookbook is powerful software with a rich
user interface and a large number of recipes. The developers
decided that a longer download time was a small price to pay
for first-rate software. If your Internet connection is prohibitively
slow, we can mail you a free demo CD (shipping and handling
charges apply). |
| How do I become a Living
Cookbook beta tester? |
| Sign up for our mailing
list and choose Beta Test Radium Technologies Products as
one of your interests. |
| How do I find out when
a new version of Living Cookbook is available? |
| Sign up for our mailing
list and choose Living Cookbook Recipe Software as one of
your interests. We will send you a newsletter every time a new
release is ready for download. The newsletter will outline the
new features and explain how to upgrade your software. |
| Where can I get more recipes? |
| Additional recipes are available here
on our website. There are also many recipe
web sites that have free recipes in a variety of formats. |
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