| ACRO is quick and easy to use, offering all scoring regimes from simple raw-grades to the current CIVA FairPlay™ statistical methodology. Instruction panels linked to each form
explain every feature, backed up by a comprehensive Help system. ACRO provides great reporting flexibility for printed and Excel output, a photo editor, thorough judging analysis, an integrated web-page construction and upload system - in fact everything to support aerobatic events at all levels. |
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Click the
green 'Download ACRO now' button to start the ACRO
Installer.
Select Run to install immediately, or save it and then run
the stored file on your computer. |
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If you already have ACRO installed on your computer the installer will update
your software and leave all of your existing contest, work-files,
pilot-photos and
settings completely intact. |
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There will be two new
shortcuts on your Desktop:
- The first is to run the ACRO scoring programme, and ...
- The second is to fire-up the Help system on it's own. |
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You can also start ACRO by double-clicking the contest filename in Explorer ('some-filename.ctf'),
or you can right-click the file and use the "Open" command from the pop-up
menu. |
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Contest files with the .ctf suffix are
recognisable in Explorer by their ACRO logo .... |
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| Help
: Examples from CIVA and the UK : Contest File archive :
Making PDF's from ACRO |
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Keeping your ACRO software up-to-date |
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As from v2.0 of 10-12-08 ACRO automatically checks for updates every
time it starts provided you're online - just follow the
instructions. |
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If you have an original v1.0 copy - v2.0
is better! Otherwise, check the build-date in the title against your
current version, or look in the ACRO
Development Log - this is on the Help menu in ACRO and here in
the top-right panel. If there is an updated build
of the software, you can download and install the new version as
detailed above. Your do NOT have to uninstall ACRO before you do
this, just close it down if it is already running. Your existing ACRO contest, log,
work-files, photographs and support
files will all remain safe and untouched. |
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ACRO
is a .NET Framework application written using Windows
Visual Studio 2005 VB.
During the installation process the Installation Wizard will
check that your Microsoft Windows™ .NET Framework is fully
current, and if necessary will automatically carry out all
necessary upgrades by accessing the internet and
fetching/installing the required material. This could mean a
several-MB download from Microsoft, depending on the current
status of the .NET Framework that is installed in your pc. |
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If you do have problems operating the software which you think
may be due to the currency of your computer's operating system
VB.NET support software, you can download and install the most
recent version of the "Microsoft .NET Framework Redistributable
Package (x86)" separately - this is freely available from the
link below (correct as at October 2007): |
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en |
