About

The About dialog page provides information about your Loftware product license, enables license purchasing (when in trial mode) and activation, provides software details, allows you to sign in to your Loftware Cloud account, and enables you to change the Desktop Designer product level.

• Product level tells you the product level you are currently running.

• Change product level: opens the product level selection dialog. When in trial mode, you can choose and evaluate all product levels. With an activated license, you can change your product level only to lower levels.

• Trial mode duration: information about the remaining days for product evaluation.

• Purchase License: button directs you to the Loftware online store.

• Activate license: button opens the Desktop Designer license activation dialog. After activating the license, this button is renamed to Deactivate License – after clicking it and confirming the deactivation, your copy of Desktop Designer is no longer activated.

  Note

  These segments are no longer visible after purchasing and activating the product license.

  Note

  Product level changes take effect after you restart Desktop Designer.

  Note

  If Loftware has been installed with predefined product level (i.e., the level has been defined by the license key), product level selection is not required during first start.

• License type: is the type of license that you are using to run the Loftware. If you activated the Desktop Designer by signing into the Loftware Cloud, here is where you see the Edition of your cloud.

• Upgrade license: opens the product level upgrade dialog. For more information, see License upgrade.

  Note

  Loftware upgrades automatically if the upgraded license is available on your network.

• Printer limit: is the maximum number of printers that you can use with your Loftware license.

• Account: if you are signed into Loftware Cloud, Desktop Designer displays the name of you cloud account.

• User: if you are signed into Loftware Cloud, Desktop Designer displays your Loftware Cloud user name.

Software information contains information about the installed copy of Loftware – license, license key, and installed version. If a newer version is available, a notification link appears on the page automatically. Click on the link to download and install the latest version.

Working offline (without Loftware Cloud connection)

If your Desktop Designer is signed in to the Loftware Cloud, and you lose the internet connection, you must reestablish the connection in up to five days. Without reconnecting with your Loftware Cloud, Desktop Designer closes automatically.

After losing the internet connection, and if your computer stays offline, a warning appears in 5 days. Desktop Designer closes 5 minutes after you see the warning.

After you reestablish the internet connection, open Desktop Designer and sign in to the Loftware Cloud. This makes your copy of Desktop Designer active again.