Installation

Mandatory steps BEFORE installation:

IMPORTANT!  To run this program, you MUST do the following three steps BEFORE you install or run the program:

• Be running Windows and have Microsoft Access installed.  This program will not run on MacOS or any other operating system.
• Extract the files from the .zip folder.  The program will not run correctly from inside the .zip file.
• Microsoft blocks all downloads from the internet from running code.  To unblock the file, right-click on the DietNavigator_X.X.accdb file, and choose "Properties". At the bottom of the window, check the box to unblock the file.

Install

• Single user:
  • Unzip the files onto your local C: drive
• Multi-user:
  • Place the "Support Files" folder on a shared network drive (usually called H: or J: or similar). Do NOT use file-sharing services such as OneDrive or DropBox to share the Support Files folder.

Configure

1. Open the DietNavigator_X.X.accdb file. You will likely get a few errors right on opening - this is normal. The next steps will fix this.
2. If you see a yellow warning bar at the top, click to "Enable Content"
3. Open up the Settings window (button at the bottom left)
4. Complete the green Setup section first

Multi-user setup only:

• AFTER you have completed the configuration process above, distribute one copy of the DietNavigator_X.X.accdb file to each user.  They should put this on their local hard drive (C: drive) and always run it from there.
• Only the ZDN Support Files folder, not the program (DietNavigator_X.X.accdb) itself, should be located on the network.

Troubleshooting

• If you see this red bar at the top, you need to unblock the file.  See the "Mandatory steps before installation" section.
• If you see this yellow bar at the top, you should click to "Enable Content".

License

This software is released under the Version 3 of the GNU GPL or any later version and is free to use and modify. In fact, we hope the community will continue to grow and build this.