Civil War Diary or Civil War Love Letter CDs Frequently Asked Questions

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How do I use the Civil War Diary or Civil War Love Letter CDs with EQ5 or EQ6?
The Civil War Diary and the Civil War Love Letter are not software programs. Each CD contains an EQ5 project file. So there is no installation involved, you simply open the file from the CD into EQ5 or EQ6.

To open the project:

1. Have the Civil War CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open EQ5 or EQ6 > click the Open an Existing Project tab > click the folder in the bottom-left corner marked “Click here to open a project not listed above.
3. Click the down arrow beside the “Look in:” box to drop the list.
4. Click on your CD ROM drive in the drop-down list.
5. (EQ6 only) If you have EQ6, click the arrow beside “Files of type:” and select “Previous EQ Versions.”
6. Click the project name > click Open. The Sketchbook will open.

To resave the project in EQ6 with your other EQ6 projects:

1. Close the Sketchbook, if it is open.
2. Click FILE > Save As on the main menu.
3. Drop the list down next to Save in: and click on My Documents > double-click the folders My EQ6 > PJ6.
4. Type a name for the project in the File Name: box.
5. Click Save.

Now you will have the original project file, still on the CD, and a newly saved EQ6 project of the same file, in your EQ6 PJ6 folder. If you would like, you can now create a space in My Library to store the blocks (see page 143 in the EQ6 User Manual) and then save the blocks in My Library (see page 144-145).

To resave the project in EQ5 with your other EQ5 projects:

1. Close the Sketchbook, if it is open.
2. Click FILE > Save As on the main menu.
3. Drop the list down next to Save in: and click on C drive > My Documents > double-click the folders My EQ5 > PJ5.
4. Type a name for the project in the File Name: box.
5. Click Save.

Now you will have the original project file, still on the CD, and a newly saved EQ5 project of the same file, in your EQ5 PJ5 folder. If you would like, you can now save the blocks in your User Library. (See page 134-135 in the EQ5 Design Cookbook.)