TIMECODE LOG & CALCULATOR README FILE

Menu, Procedure and Display Notice
The menus, procedural steps and displays described in this product's documentation are derived from Windows XP Pro SP3 
and the Excel component of Microsoft Office Pro 2003 SP3.  Users should expect to observe differences in these menus, 
procedures and displays when running Timecode Log & Calculator on platforms employing other Microsoft Operating System 
and/or Office Suite products.

Minimum System Requirements
•	Pentium III CPU, 930MHz
•	512 MB RAM
•	10 MB Default drive free space
•	SVGA Display – 32 bit
•	1024 x 768 Screen resolution
•	Windows XP/Vista/7 32 or 64 bit
•	Microsoft Office/Excel 2003/2007

Installation
Run the installer file (tc_log_download.exe for the Trial Version or Timecode_Log_Installer.exe for the Purchased Version) 
and follow its on screen instructions.  The installer will specify a destination in the C:\Program Files directory by 
default - use the Browse button to choose or create an alternate directory from which Timecode Log & Calculator will be 
used in normal day-to-day operation.  Timecode Log & Calculator must run on an Excel® equipped computer or workstation.  
The directory chosen for the install will become the default location for Timecode Log & Calculator's executable file 
(Timecode_Logger.exe or Timecode_Logger_Trial.exe) and its support documents (such as this Readme file).  The Timecode Log 
& Calculator installer offers the option to create Desktop and Start Menu icons during installation.  It also drops an 
uninstaller into the Programs folder.  

Quick Start Guide
Refer to details in the file Timecode_Log_and_Calculator_User_Guide.pdf concerning the following Quick Start steps...
1.	To launch Timecode Log & Calculator, double click the Timecode_Logger.exe or Timecode_Logger_Trial.exe filename in 
its Windows Explorer directory or – if any were created during installation – double click a Timecode Log & Calculator 
shortcut icon.
2.	At the Microsoft Excel Read Only dialogue...
	a.	Click Read Only to insure that newly entered data is saved to a new filename and no changes are made to the
original Timecode Log & Calculator file.
	b.	In order to preserve sample data and safeguard critical formulas, changes to the original file 
(Timecode_Logger.exe or Timecode_Logger_Trial.exe) are not recommended and, instead, Excel's File | Save as... menu should 
be utilized to save user-modified versions of the file to a new filename.
3.	The TC LOG tab displays automatically whenever Timecode Log & Calculator is opened.  
4.	First time users may refer to the Sample Data that populates all resident data fields to better illustrate Timecode 
Log & Calculator’s features.  Sample Data allows new users to become acquainted with Timecode Log & Calculator and gain 
hands-on experience with its operation before investing the time and effort to enter their own data.  When no further 
use of Sample Data is required, the Clear Data feature on the TC LOG tab clears all resident data fields in preparation 
for user data entry.
	a.	Warning: Clear Data causes permanent data loss when this features is executed.  Users must deliberately permit 
	data deletion by appropriate responses to warning messages.  Clear Data can – and will – delete a user’s own data if 
	user data resides in target data fields when this feature is executed.
5.	Enter or revise data on the TC LOG tab.  Print this data – if required – using the Print Log button on the TC LOG 
tab.  Export an XML file of this data using the Export XML button on the TC LOG tab.
6.	Save changes made to Timecode Log & Calculator data using Excel save icons, menus or shortcut keys (e.g. Ctrl+S).  
To preserve user-entered data, it is intended that Excel's File | Save as... menu option be used to save new copies of 
the original file to a new filename.  New copies created from a Read Only state inherit the Read Only default of the 
original file.
7.	Exit Timecode Log & Calculator using Excel menus or the Close X box in Excel’s upper right corner or Alt+F4.

A Word About Malware Caution Notices and Risk Warnings
Timecode Logger is digitally signed with a Class 3 Code Certificate to verify its publisher and guarantee the integrity of 
its code.  This does not, however, make it immune to occasional caution notices or false-positive risk warnings generated by 
certain malware and antivirus detecting applications.  For a discussion of malware caution notices and false-positive risk 
warnings plus a sample workaround, please visit http://www.ronandersonservices.com/Page900.htm.

As used herein "Microsoft", "Office Pro", "Excel", "Windows XP", "Windows Vista" and "Windows 7" are registered 
trademarks or trade names of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.  All other trademark, 
trade names, product and service names used herein are the property of their respective owners.  

Timecode Log & Calculator © 2010 Ron Anderson / Ron Anderson Services.