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Purchasing and Activating PhraseFind
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Activating PhraseFind with the Avid License Control Tool
When you purchase PhraseFind and open the Avid License Control tool, you are ready to
activate the PhraseFind feature. You can only use and activate PhraseFind on a single machine at
one time.
If you have an Internet connection on the machine that you will be using PhraseFind, follow the
instructions “To activate PhraseFind with the Avid License Control tool and with an Internet
connection:” on page 561. If you do not have an internet connection, follow the instructions “To
activate PhraseFind with the Avid License Control tool and with no Internet connection:” on
page 563.
For more information on how to open the Avid License Control tool see, “If You Purchased
PhraseFind Through the Find Window” on page 558 or “If You Purchased PhraseFind through
an Avid Reseller or Directly Online” on page 559.
To open the Avid License Control tool:
1. Go to the following location:
(Windows) Start/All Programs/Avid/Utilities/License Control
(Macintosh) Applications/Utilities/Avid Utilities/License Control
The Avid License Control tool opens, this allows you to activate or deactivate PhraseFind.
The Status column displays if PhraseFind is Activated, Not Activated, Deactivated or Trial.
The Action button displays as Activate or Deactivate.
To copy system information from the License Profile tab:
1. With the Avid License Control tool open, click the License Profile tab.
The License Profile tab displays information about your system, including: Device ID, OS,
System ID, Activation ID, software Version, if your software is activated or deactivated.
2. Click Copy.
The information copies to your Clipboard.
You can cut and paste from the clipboard to an e-mail or create a text file, if you need to send
system information to Avid Customer Support.