Instructions for MacIntosh

System Requirements

Compatible with Mac OS 8 through OS X. This release of "Plants of the Central Wasatch Front" (Version 1.30) uses a later version of Filemaker Pro as its running system, and is no longer compatible with Mac OS 7 and earlier. Otherwise it is little changed from the earlier Version 1.20.

Hard Drive space required, approx. 36 Mb.

Preferred Settings

Screen resolution is best set to 1024x768 pixels. This is a normal option except for some older computers and i-books. The application will adjust to a smaller size, 800x600 pixels, but display is not so good.

Color quality should be set as high as possible. All photos were edited with the setting "Millions of colors". "Thousands of colors" also works well for most photos, but "256 colors" may give strange effects.

Installation 

Double-click the Wasatch Install MAC.sea icon to install the folder "Cyberflora" on your desktop, or wherever you choose to locate it. Inside this folder will be another, "Wasatch Flora v. 1.30", which contains all the necessary program files. The application is named Wasatch Plants Program, and has a somewhat different icon than the others. It is recommended that you create an alias, or shortcut, and keep that in a place where you usually start programs from (e.g. on the Desktop, in Apple Menu Items (Mac Classic), the Dock (Mac OS X), or a Favorites folder). More information about setting up is available on the Preferences layout.

Further Installation

 If you have space on your hard drive, you may download the "Photo Library WS" file and get much smoother loading of pictures. To do this, drag the "Photo Library WS" folder from the CD into the Cyberflora folder. Do not place it inside the "Wasatch Flora v. 1.30" folder, or the photos will not show up. The folder is very large and will take several minutes to download. Do not change the folder's name, or move it elsewhere.

Starting the program 

Double-click on either the alias icon, or the icon of the Wasatch Plants Program. The program display occupies the whole window, and you will not have access to menus or keyboard shortcuts such as "Control-Q". You must navigate with the buttons. Help is available on every layout, using the "?" button.

The program opens on a Front Page with a selected photo from the library. Clicking "Continue" opens the Preliminaries or Preferences layout from which more information can be obtained. You cannot enter the main program until you acknowledge reading the License Agreement by changing the user name. Then you can get to the Home Page and the programs proper. The Preliminaries page will not show again at opening, but can be reached from the Home Page by clicking the Preferences button at bottom left.

Uninstalling the program

Just drag the Wasatch Flora v. 1.30 folder to the trash. However, if you have made notes in the "User Notes" file, remember to save it for when you reinstall programs.

Please send questions and comments to William Gray at

 cyberflora@xmission.com