Agent Newsreader FAQAgent Newsreader FAQTips. All the FAQs are on a single Web page that you can search with your browser's Find operation. Once you've linked to a topic, use the browser Back button to return to your previous position. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. What changes will I see in version 8? The command Preview Archives has been added to the File menu. There is a new folder property, Usenet Archives, which allows you to customize how Mega. The program was designed to use the least amount of computer resources while offering. Port Manteaux churns out silly new words when you feed it an idea or two. Enter a word (or two) above and you'll get back a bunch of portmanteaux created by jamming.
Join works for you. The Message List pane will be much less cluttered, as large multi- part postings (which. The Message Body pane shows what pieces have been joined and displays details on the success or failure of the joining process. Within the Message Body pane you can retrieve individual files, useful for browsing or using small files like NFOs and SFVs. The Message Index (CTRL+I) shows all details of the series, all the way down to each individual section, allowing you to download specific elements or sections. Agent creates a separate sub- folder for each archive downloaded. You can open this folder in Windows and track the progress of the download and see if Agent needs to make any PAR repairs. Previously when a header was marked incomplete you could only get the body by treating it like a marked message. Now just double- click the header and Agent will get all the pieces that are available. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. What is the Mega. Join process? What do I have to do? The basic steps are easy: Get headers in a group or import an NZB file. Select the archives you're interested in. Each will be a single line. Use Preview Archive to sample a portion of the archive. Certainly using NZB files is efficient. When you get headers or import and NZB files. Agent first joins sections, then Mega. Joins elements into individual archives. Either. way, select what interests you. As you select archives you have choices as to what to do next. If you're not sure. If you want it then retrieve it as you would. Agent - click or double- click to download, mark for later retrieval. Launch the completed archive as you would launch any attachment in Agent. Over time you may create a number of files on your disk. See Managing Files, below. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. How does Mega. Joining work? Many Usenet posts are split into pieces which are then posted to a news server. Newsreaders. like Agent download the pieces and reassemble them into the original posting. This. is called joining. Some files are too large to post even using the split/join technique. In this case. the poster first creates separate files - elements - of a recognizable type (RAR, PAR. Split) with the subject of each element having a form that shows how it relates to. The. end result is that one file can end up being hundreds, even thousands, of separate. When getting headers Agent first performs the joining step described above. Looking. for clues among the header subjects Agent identifies the elements that have something. When done the result is a single. Mega. Joined. In this case Agent allows you. Updated 0. 7. 2. 5. What do those special characters in the message subject mean? The purpose of Agent's subject meta- characters is to replace section- specific subjects. A multi- part section tag, where the * replaces the individual section numbers.(*/#): A multi- part section tag for an archive that contains multiple multi- part files. The 1. 23. 4 is the total number of. As each part is downloaded Agent will update the status. If a file is damaged it will be reported and at the end of the process you can see Agent repair the damaged pieces. Agent downloads the individual elements (RAR and PAR files) to a folder in Windows where you can see them added as they're downloaded. By default Agent creates a folder called . This FILES folder is in the attachment folder specified for the newsgroup. You can, of course, customize the folder location using the Attachment Folders and Usenet Archives folder properties. Use the Task Manager, as in previous Agent versions. Agent tracks the progress of. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. What if RAR or Split files need to be repaired? An archive contains headers for all RAR, Split and PAR files. When you launch or save the archive Agent figures out if the data files are complete. If there is a problem then after downloading the data files (RAR or Split files) Agent downloads as many PAR files are required - and no more, saving you time and disk space - and then repairs the files automatically. If the archive can not be repaired then Agent terminates the download and marks the archive incomplete. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. Does Agent 8 handle password- protected RAR files? Yes. Some RAR archives cannot be decoded without a password. Agent checks the first. RAR element to see if a password is required, then proceeds in one of these three. Usenet Archives property panel. Cancel the download: No further archive elements will be downloaded. The archive. will be marked as incomplete. Prompt for the password: Agent will ask for the password. If the correct password is given then Agent. If the password is not correct then Agent will ask again. You may then at any time complete the process from Windows. Agent. Moreover, if you choose this option, you can use Agent. It works this way: If all of the elements of. By default Agent checks the first. RAR element of an archive for any RAR file that contains another RAR file or for. It then proceeds in one of these three ways. Do you want to finish the download? You. may then at any time complete the process from Windows, as in older versions of Agent. It works this way: If all of the elements of an archive have been downloaded. Agent keeps track of the files that have been downloaded and when restarted. More specifically, Agent downloads the individual elements (RAR, Split and PAR files) to a folder in Windows where you can see them added as they're downloaded. By default Agent creates a folder called . This FILES folder is in the Attachment Folder specified for the newsgroup. If the download process is stopped then all files which were completely downloaded remain in the folder. When restarting, Agent resumes the download at the first file not found in the folder. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. Why is there a preview feature? How does it work? Given the massive amounts of data available on Usenet you simply don't have the time. To help. with the selection process Agent allows you to preview an archive, getting just the. Previewing is simple. Select an archive, then in the Message Body pane select Preview. Archive, or click the Preview Archive toolbar button. The Preview Archives dialog. Check your settings and specify how much of the archive you want to see. OK. Agent will download and then launch the preview. Note: The Preview Archive command is also on the File menu. Updated 0. 9. 1. 9. I just viewed a preview and want to see more of it. How do I do this? Easy. Just click Preview Archive again and in the Preview Archive pop- up increase. Depending on the video format you may run into any of the following. The best bet here is to try a different player. You get an error when the video starts. However be aware that some posted archives will try to get you to run a program (an . Do not run this program as it most likely contains a virus. If you're not sure, err on the side of caution and don't use the archive. Note that Agent attempts to find suspicious downloads and gives you the chance to stop the download. You get an error and nothing helps. Send us a note with the details and we'll take a look. We recommend that you use a robust media player like these: VLC (http: //www. From their web site: VLC is a free and open source cross- platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Div. X (http: //www. From their web site: A free video player, video converter and media server for Windows and Mac, Div. X easily handles most video formats, including DIVX, AVI, MKV, MP4 and more. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. Are some media players better than others? Do you have a recommendation? We recommend that you use a robust media player like these: VLC (http: //www. From their web site: VLC is a free and open source cross- platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Div. X (http: //www. From their web site: A free video player, video converter and media server for Windows and Mac, Div. X easily handles most video formats, including DIVX, AVI, MKV, MP4 and more. Updated 1. 0. 0. 3. Can I select and play multiple previews? Yes. Select the archives you want to preview. If you're not sure how to select more than one item, see Multiple Selection of Desks. Folders and Message Headers in Agent's online help. There are a number of ways to download and preview the archives. Right- click any. Preview Archives from the menu, use the toolbar. File menu and select Preview Archives. The Preview Archives dialog will appear. The values you use will be applied to all. Each archive will start to play when it has been downloaded. This means that the. If this is. not what you want then on the on the Preview Dialog (step 3) uncheck the box Launch. You can then play each archive individually. Updated 0. 7. 2. 2. Why do I see more incomplete messages than I did with previous versions of Agent? Agent does its best to figure out how to combine elements into a single archive. Sometimes Agent just can't figure it out so it joins what it can. Message Body pane leaves a message indicating the problem. To download and save the files in the incomplete archive try either or both of these. Double- click the incomplete archive. Agent will attempt to download the contents. In the Message Body pane find the item you want to download or launch. Right- click the. Name for that item and select either Launch or Download. Can I turn it off just for those folders or NZB files? Yes. This is the beauty of the way Agent handles folder properties. Here's how to. selectively disable Mega. Join for a specific folder/group. QI Macros Technical Support Page. Home ». Support » Technical Support. Get Technical Support for Your Version of Excel. Most Common QI Macros Questions. Reinstall from your CD or downloaded installation file. Note: if your QI Macros is over a year old it may not be compatible with the latest version of Excel. If you can't find your CD or Install file and your QI Macros version is less than 5 years old you may be able to get it here: If you purchased the QI Macros in the last five years, we can look up your record and send you a replacement file for only $3. Simply add the . exe extension to the file by renaming it. Once the file is updated, double- click the download and follow the prompts to install the QI Macros. When the Installation Wizard has completed, open Excel - you will find the QI Macros menu in your Excel ribbon. Quick Workaround for Excel Problems: Start Excel in Safe Mode by holding down the CTRL key and starting Excel. This will prevent Excel from opening any addins including the QI Macros. Installation Instructions and Troubleshooting. Close Excel. Double click on the QI Macros setup. Answer the prompts. Open Excel, you should see . Its easy to re- enable the file. See instructions below depending on your version of Excel. Test data for the charts is located at c/qimacros/test data. You can use these spreadsheets or your own data to practice with the charts. Basically you just select your data, go up to the menu bar and select the chart you want to run. Templates like the FMEA, Gage RR and DOE can be accessed by choosing the Lean Six Sigma Templates from the pull down menu. The QI Macros is loaded in the XLStart folder at c: \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office(1. Xlstart. The process for enabling a file is different depending on your version of Excel. If there are no disabled files check to see if the QI Macros are installed Window 1. Go to c: \ Program Files\ Microsoft Office\ root\ Office 1. Xlstart - or- c: \ Program Files\ Microsoft Office 1. Office 1. 5\ xlstart. Window 7 and 8 machines: Go to c: \ Program Files(x. Microsoft Office\ Office(1. Xlstart - or- c: \ Program Files\ Microsoft Office 1. Office 1. 5\ xlstart. Windows Vista and XP: Go to c: \ Program Files\ Microsoft Office \Office(1. Xlstart. View the contents of the XLstart folder, it should look like this: If your XLStart folder contains some kind of temporary file, delete the temporary file and see if this solves the problem. If your folder is missing the . Excel and reinstall the QI Macros. If your XLStart folder contains the files, then Excel has disabled them. See above instructions. If Excel Continues to Disable the file. You may have Macro Security set too high. Click on Tools- Macros- Security and set to medium or low. You may have Addin security set too high in Excel 2. Click on the Office Button- Excel Options- Trust Center- Trust Center Settings- Addins, and uncheck both boxes. If you have two or more versions of Excel on your PC, the installer assumes that you want to put the QI Macros in the most recent version. If you buy a new machine, for example, that comes with a 6. Office programs and then install Office 2. XP, or 2. 00. 3, Windows still wants you to try the new version! Find out where the QI Macros were installed by searching on qimacros. Excel 2. 01. 6 - c: \ program files(x. Excel 2. 01. 3 - c: \ program files\ microsoft office 1. Excel 2. 01. 0 - c: \ program files(x. Excel 2. 00. 7 - c: \ program files(x. Excel 2. 00. 3 - c: \ program files\ microsoft office\ office. Excel 2. 00. 2 - c: \ program files\ microsoft office\ office. Excel 2. 00. 0 - c: \ program files\ microsoft office\ office\ xlstart. The QI Macros setup. Excel 3. 2- bit and 6. There may still be things we don't quite understand. If you install and don't get a menu or some other odd behavior. Give us a call and we can get online together to check it out. If you have installed a trial of Win. Zip on your computer and it expired, Win. Zip has become the default program to open zipped files. You might consider removing Win. Zip. Right click on the . Open With- Compressed (zipped) Folders: The file you're attempting to run is corrupt or missing. Solution: Delete the file and try downloading and running it again. It's possible that the file became corrupted during the download. The QI Macros is an Excel add- in and not a separate application. Instead follow the instructions below: Close Excel and click here to download and run the uninstall file. PC Users. Remove the qimacros. Excel 2. 01. 6 - c: \program files(x. Excel 2. 01. 3 - c: \program files\microsoft office 1. Excel 2. 01. 0 - c: \program files\microsoft office\office. Excel 2. 00. 7 - c: \program files\microsoft office\office. Excel 2. 00. 3 - c: \program files\microsoft office\office. Excel 2. 00. 2 - c: \program files\microsoft office\office. Excel 2. 00. 0 - c: \program files\microsoft office\office\xlstart. Note: In Windows 7, 8, and 1. Excel (all versions except 2. Program Files x. 86 vs. Program Files. Mac Users. Remove the qimacros. Excel 2. 01. 6 - Macintosh HD\Users\User\Library\Group. Containers\UBF8. T3. G9. Office\User. Content\Startup\Excel. Excel 2. 01. 1 - Applications\Microsoft Office 2. Office\Startup\Excel. Uninstalling the 3. Day trial: If you uninstall the 3. If you need more time to evaluate the software, send an e- mail to support@qimacros. The QI Macros has been uninstalled. If you want to remove it from your Add /Remove Programs list, close Excel and run the Uninstall File. Day Trial Note: Even if you uninstall the 3. If you need more time to evaluate the QI Macros, send an e- mail to support@qimacros. Other Common Issues. Problems When Opening Excel. If you are using File Preview in Windows Explorer, you'll notice that it shows that the file cannot be previewed or you will get an error, . When you double click on the file, Excel will stop working, but if you wait, it will normally open up. Workarounds: You can turn off Windows Explorers preview screen. Or, you can save the file as a . XL2. 00. 7- 2. 01. Or, Excel just needs to open one of these files from the File Menu. Start Excel. 2. Open one of the files in Documents/QI Macros Test Data (e. AIAG SPC. xls). 3. Resave the file. Once you've opened and saved an xls file, Windows Explorer seems to remember how to preview it, and you will be able to double click on any file to open it. If this doesn't work, Microsoft's workaround is to have Excel save thumbnails: http: //support. Open Excel, click on the File tab, choose Info. In the right hand pane click on Properties dropdown arrow. Place a check mark in the . See: http: //support. Most likely, the problem is that Visual Basic For Applications (VBA) was not installed or is disabled. To check, right click on any sheet name and look at the menu. If one of the following DWORD registry keys exists and has a value that is greater than 0, VBA is disabled. Change it back to zero: Microsoft Office 2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\Vbaoff. Microsoft Office 2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\Vbaoff. Microsoft Office 2. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\Vbaoff. Microsoft Office XPHKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\VBAOff HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\1. Common\Vbaoff. To Install Visual Basic for Applications. Exit Excel and Open the Control Panel. Add/remove programs - Microsoft Office 2. Add/remove features: Choose Advanced Customization of Applications: Click on Shared Features: Install Visual Basic For Applications: Start Excel. The QI Macros can't update your windows registry. When I added the reminder, we didn't know that IT departments can lock the registry. Solutions. 1. Have your administrator reinstall from your QI Macros Setup File. Download this file and have your administrator run it to update the registry. Upgrade a previously purchased QI Macros license to take advantage of new time saving features and functionality. QI Macros Upgrade - One License per Computer - $9. Lately I've noticed a number of weird behaviors cropping up in Excel (e. Excel's chart menu appears on a worksheet instead of a chart sheet). When we repair Excel, everything (including the QI Macros) starts running better. To repair your installation of Excel: Excel 2. Start - Control Panel - Microsoft Office 2. Change - Repair. Excel 2. Click on Options- Resources- Diagnose. You may need your installation CD to complete this process. Excel 2. 00. 0- 2. Click on Help- Detect and Repair. You may need your installation CD to complete this process. Problems When Running Charts or Opening Templates. Click on the Office Button and Excel Options (bottom): Then click on Trust Center Settings (bottom right): Excel 2. So to get the macros to run, set macro security to disable all macros except digitally signed macros. The QI Macros have been digitally signed since February of 2. The most recent version of the QI Macros fixes this in most instances. If you have an older version of the QI Macros you might consider purchasing an upgrade. Upgrade a previously purchased QI Macros license to take advantage of new time saving features and functionality. QI Macros Upgrade - One License per Computer - $9. If you have a recent version of the QI Macros, you may experience this problem when your spec limits are far apart but your data is clustered together. You can select and move the text boxes as follows: Make sure your drawing toolbar is open (usually appears at the bottom of your spreadsheet). If it is not, select View/Toolbars/Drawing. Click on the arrow to change your cursor: Click and drag over the text boxes to select them: Move the boxes back on the page.
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