Introduction to Software Keys Softkey
If you have one, your dealer admin will invite you by email to use a software key. They will inform you of the process to follow to activate your My Cloud Account. My Cloud Account will allow you to see the products that you are licensed to use and contains your user profile for software keys and the Community.
Software keys require a user to “Sign-in” with their user credentials to use the software.
Once you sign-in with your software key, you will remain signed in until you choose to sign out.
Signing in to one Office application also signs you in to all other Office applications that you are licensed to use. For example, if you sign in to cap, you are also automatically signed in to Worksheet.
You can close your Office applications without signing out, but you need to remember to sign out if you want to work on another computer. For example, you can install Office applications on a computer at work and at home, but will need to remember to sign in and out as necessary to work on each one.
When you sign out of a Office application, you will be signing out of all Office applications. If you are working on something, you will be automatically prompted to save and the applications will close.
Sign-In for Cap
- Ensure that any physical security device relating to applications is removed.
- Open AutoCAD as normal.
- Load 2020 Cap in your normal way. (Typing “CAP” should always work.)
- A Cloud dialog will appear. In this dialog, enter the email address and password used when creating your Cloud account.
- Click the “Sign In” button and the Cloud server will be contacted, where your information will be authenticated, and a license acquired.
- The Cloud dialog will disappear, and Cap will be loaded.
- A new menu entry will be visible on the Cap menu, titled “Cloud”. Clicking on this menu selection displays the username of the user that is signed in. This same menu entry can be used to sign-out of Cap.
Worksheet take-off out of Cap
When doing a worksheet take-off out of Cap, Worksheet does not require a sign in. Remember that a sign-in to any Office application persists for all other licensed Office applications.
Sign-In for Giza, Worksheet and Visual Impression
When opening Worksheet or Visual Impression, the Cloud sign-in dialog will automatically appear. The sign-in process is the same as that used in Cap: enter the email used for the account creation, enter the password, and click the “Sign In” button.
Signing Out
Signing out of Cloud is easily done. Going to the application’s menu entry for Cloud will show the currently signed-in user. Clicking on this username will sign out of Cloud. Signing out of Cloud also requires that the application is closed.
Worksheet
Within Worksheet, a “Cloud” menu exists, accessing this menu shows the currently signed-in user. Clicking on this will sign out the current user.
Visual Impression
Within Visual Impression, a “Cloud” entry exists. Clicking this entry shows the currently signed-in user. Clicking on this will sign out the current user.
CLOSING A MODIFIED FILE
If an application has an unsaved file and is closing as the result of a sign-out, a prompt will appear allowing for the file(s) to be saved.
Single sign-in; single sign-out
Signing out of Cloud in one Office application will force a sign out of all Office applications. When multiple applications are open, and a sign-out is done within one of them, the current application will close and the other application(s) will appear with a message explaining that app Office applications must be closed due to the sign-out in one application.
If any application that is closing due to the sign-out has an unsaved file, a prompt will appear to save the changes.
One Sign-in
A sign-in for Cloud persists across any and all Office applications. Unless the specific action of a Sign Out is done, the user remains signed into Cloud. Closing an application does not sign a user out. Even restarting or shutting down the computer and later starting again has no impact on the sign in.
No Internet Access
When there is no internet connection, the Cloud service can’t verify license activity. In this case of no internet connection, access is given to Office applications for seven days. The number of days will decline each day. A message will appear indicating that the connection has been lost, and how much time remains to continue using the applications.
The menu pick within the Office application will show “No Connection” rather than the signed-in user.
Once an internet connection is restored, Cloud will connect to its server and the message will no longer appear. Likewise, once an internet connection is restored, the menu pick will also show the currently signed-in user again.