LabAuthor Software for Windows

The current version of LabAuthor software is 2.0.1. LabAuthor requires a license which can be purchased from your nearest ADInstruments Representative.

System Requirements

LabAuthor requires Windows XP (SP2 and .NET 2.0) or Windows Vista (with Internet Explorer 7.0 or later) and the Microsoft .NET framework (v3.0). Connection to the Internet is not required for LabTutor or LabAuthor.

To find out if your computer is able to use LabAuthor Software, visit the ADInstruments Software system requirements page.

Check for Updates

You can use the Check for Updates feature to scan your LabTutor and LabAuthor software as well as any installed experiments, for the latest versions.

LabAuthor Installation

The installation file below installs both LabAuthor and LabTutor. Your purchased LabAuthor License will activate both programs on installation. For any further information or assistance please contact your nearest ADInstruments Representative.

Single user license details (35 KB).

Release Notes for LabAuthor v2.0.1 LabAuthor v2.0.1 is compatible with Windows Vista and XP. New Features     Limit On Number Of Pulses Removed Experiment authors are now able to specify that students can deliver more that 5 isolated stimulator pulses when using the Stimulator HC.     Page Breaks LabAuthor now automatically adds page breaks to report pages when editing.The 'Reset Page Breaks' command has also been added. Authors can use this command to remove all page breaks from a report page so they can begin assigning page breaks from scratch.     Properties Dialog Users can now use the item properties dialogs to change the position of content.     Importing Pages From LabTutor 1.4 Experiments LabAuthor can now import experiment pages from a LabTutor 1.4 experiment.     Splash Screen LabAuthor now displays a starting navigation panel which allows easy access to recently edited experiments.     Page Canvas LabAuthor now supports three standard pages sizes, to fit standard PC monitors, iMac computers, and wide-screen laptop computers. Users can also specify a custom page size for their experiment. Known Issues     Fixed Links To Anchors A number of pages in the Electroencephalography (EEG) experiment contain links to the Background page which LabAuthor will preserve when converting the experiment, however users will be unable to edit these links.     Internet Explorer Options LabAuthor experiments do not support the Internet Explorer 'Text Size' option. This should be left as 'Medium'.     Support for Non-ANSI Characters Files, such as images, which contain non-ANSI characters in the file name will cause LabAuthor experiments to function incorrectly. This is a limitation with HTML and Internet Explorer. Experiment authors should restrict file names and file-system paths to contain ANSI characters only. Changes since Previous Version     There have been various improvements in the following areas: - RTF Support - Memory Usage - Readout Panels - Popup Links - Comment Entry Panels - File Management - Data Files - PowerLab Images - Experiment Conversion - Renaming Files - Navigation - Page Management - Calibration Panel - Regional Settings - Editing Operations - Subpages

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