MACREX version 8.1 is a major upgrade to previous versions. It has a host of new features to enhance usability and functionality as well as fixing all the known bugs in previous versions. The new features include:
The demonstration version has all the functionality of the full version except that it is restricted to 300 entries and the maximum length of entries is 500 characters.
Requires Windows 2000, NT 4.0, XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
Compatible with 32 and 64 bit Windows versions.
Runs under Parallels on a Mac.
Click here to download the MACREX Version 8 Demonstration Version
Will MACREX work on Windows 7?
MACREX is already (6 December 2009) in use on a number of machines running various versions of Windows 7 and we have not encountered any problems. We are fully committed to supporting MACREX on this platform.
What will installing the demonstration version do to my computer? Click here for details.
I already have MACREX Version 7 Installed. Will installing MACREX Version 8 demonstration version affect this?
MACREX Version 8 Demonstration Version (and indeed the full version) will run alongside previous versions of MACREX without problems.
When you run the installation on Windows Vista you will see a message asking you whether you want allow the installation to continue. This is a normal security feature of Windows Vista, so you should confirm that you wish to install.
Depending on the type of account you have, you may see a message like the one below. If you do you can either follow the procedure immediately below or install as an administrator.
If you see this, press OK and then you will see a screen like this one..
Use this dialogue to select a suitable location to save the installation file that will be created during the installation and press OK. After this installation should proceed as normal. The installation file, "MACREX 8 demonstration.msi", can be deleted once the installation is complete. If there are problems with this method, you can install as an administrator as shown below.
Use Vista (Start->Computer etc) to navigate to the location where you have saved the file mx8demo.exe. Then right-click on the file name or icon. You will see a drop-down menu something like this..
Click on the line that says "Run as administrator". You will be asked to confirm that you want to go ahead, after which installation should take place as normal.
Basic Basics (as you might expect) teaches you the basic skills needed to make indexes in MACREX.
Download a Powerpoint presentation of Basic Basics (a free Powerpoint viewer is available from Microsoft)
Download a pdf file of Basic Basics (if you don't already have an Acrobat Reader a free one is available from Adobe)
Should I upgrade to Version 8? This presentation introduces some of the many advanced and unique features of MACREX Version 8 which permit you to enhance the quality of your final index as well as to save your valuable time.
Download a Powerpoint presentation of "Should I upgrade to Version 8?" (a free Powerpoint viewer is available from Microsoft)
Download a pdf file of "Should I upgrade to Version 8?" (if you don't already have an Acrobat Reader a free one is available from Adobe)
Last updated 6 December 2009. Return to MACREX home page.