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Table of contentsMinimum system requirements............................................................................1

Software License Agreement ...............................................................................2

Adobe® Reader .....................................................................................................4

Installing and starting the MCP ...........................................................................4

How to use the MCP ............................................................................................4

Online help ...........................................................................................................5

Searching the MCP database ...............................................................................5

Navigating within documents ..............................................................................6

Printing documents ..............................................................................................7

Copying and pasting text and graphics ................................................................7

Technical support .................................................................................................8

Minimum system requirements

• Pentium equivalent personal computer

• Windows® 7, Vista, XP, Me

• 64 MB application RAM

• 60 MB of available hard-disk space

• For best viewing results, a color SVGA monitor running at 800 × 600 resolution (minimum)

is recommended

– MCP Program Book

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MCP Program Book –

Software License Agreement

By installing, copying or otherwise using the MCP software product, you agree to be bound by all the terms

of this license agreement.

Grant of License: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferablelicense to use the MCP system according to the terms and conditions herein. The software may be used

only on computers owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by you. Neither concurrent use on two or more

computers, nor use in a local area network or other network is permitted without separate authorization and

the payment of other license fees.

The software may not be modified, translated or reverse engineered. The original software delivered

hereunder, and any copies made by you remain the property of ACI. Your license— whether purchased

by a private company or purchased under federal contract—may not be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise

transferred, and the CD-ROM disks may not be distributed to parties who do not have a paid license.

ACI may terminate this license if you are in default of any terms or conditions hereof.

Disclaimer of Warranty: ACI makes no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with

respect to this software or its content, quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particularpurpose, and under no circumstances does ACI warrant that the product will operate uninterrupted or

error-free. You, the licensee, are assuming the entire risk as to its content, quality, and performance.

In no event will ACI be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting

from any defect in or use of the software. ACI will not be liable for any programs or data stored or used with

this product, including the costs of recovering said programs or data.

This disclaimer and warrant and the remedy for physical defects in the software set forth below are exclusive

and in lieu of all others, oral or written, expressed or implied. No ACI agent or employee is authorized to

make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty.

If any physical defects are found in the product, under normal use, during the first ninety (90) days after

delivery, your sole remedy is replacement of the defective item without charge.

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Copyrights: The compilation of information included in this product is copyrighted by ACI. The software

and indexes of information residing on this product are original works of authorship created by ACI and are

fully subject to the copyright ownership rights of ACI under copyright laws of the United States. Certain

other software documents residing on this product are subject to the copyright ownership of other

organizations. You may not delete or alter in any manner the copyright notices appearing on or in

conjunction with the software, packaging, or documents residing on this product.

Third-Party Beneficiaries: You are hereby notified that persons and entities that have software included on

the product are third-party beneficiaries to this agreement as it applies to their respective software products

included with this product.

Prevailing Agreement: In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this agreement, and

the terms and conditions of any license agreements appearing with or in the software products comprising

the software, this agreement shall prevail.

Export: You agree that you will not export or re-export the software without the appropriate United States or

foreign government licenses.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights: If the products are acquired under the terms of a proposal or agreement

with the U.S. Government or any contractor thereof, the products are subject to the following: (a) For

acquisition by or on behalf of civilian agencies, as necessary to obtain protection as “commercial computer

software” and related documentation in accordance with the terms of this commercial software agreement as

specified in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and its successors; (b) For acquisition

by or behalf of units of the Department of Defense (DOD) as necessary to obtain protection as “commercial

computer software” and related documentation in accordance with the terms of this commercial computer

software license as specified in 48 C.F.R. 227-7202 of the DOD F.A.R. Supplement and its successors.

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Adobe ® ReaderThe MCP electronic document requires the Adobe® Reader Search program. The Adobe® Reader program is

provided on the MCP CD-ROM.

Installing and starting the MCP

This guide includes directions to the MCP on a single-user computer. The contents of the CD are copy protected using

protectedpdf. A licensekey is required to unlock the files the first time the CD is used. The license key is provided on the

back of the CD case. A single-user license allows the documents to be accessed from one computer.

InstallationTo install the MCP, the MCP disk must be in the CD-ROM drive on your system. Exit any other currently

active programs. Select Start, then Run. Type the drive letter (e.g., E:) where the MCP disc is located,

followed by \ setup.exe. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: This installation does not install the ACI

documents to the local hard drive, requiring the CD to be in the computer when the program is used.

Hard Drive Installation for Windows 32-bit Machines

To install the MCP, on the Hard Drive, the MCP disk must be in the CD-ROM drive on your system. Exit any other

currently active programs. Select Start, then Run. Type the drive letter (e.g., E:) where the MCP

disc is located,followed by \ setup.exe. Open and explore the contents of the MCP CD. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Find the folder named ‘MCP2012’. Copy the folder to C:\Program Files\ACI. Select Start and go to All

Programs and find the folder named ACI. In the folder, find the MCP 2012 shortcut. Right-Click on the

MCP 2012 shortcut and Click Properties. On the Shortcut Tab, find the field named ‘Target’ and change it

to C:\Program Files\ACI\MCP2012\TOC.pdf. Click OK to apply the change. Note: If you are using a 64-bit

machine, then the ‘Target’ field, on the Shortcut Tab, should be C:\Program Files (x86)\ACI\MCP2012\TOC.pdf

Installing on a Mac Hard Drive

Double-click on the MCP CD. Find the folder named ‘MCP2012’. Drag and drop to copy the folder

containing all the PDFs to the desktop. Once the folder has been copied, go inside it and TOC.pdf will be

the main page for the MCP. Right-click on this file and click “Make Alias”. You may place this shortcut

anywhere on your computer.

Installing on a Multi-User Network Environment

Please contact Technical Support

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Starting• Make sure you have successfully installed the program. See the previous section for installation instructions.

• Place the MCP CD in your CD-ROM drive.

• Select Start, then Programs, and ACI. Double click on MCP 2012 to start the MCP. The MCP programwill appear and the Main Menu will appear.

• Note: You will be required to enter the license key found on the back of the CD case in order to unlock the

documents the first time a document is opened.

How to use the MCP

With the CD version of the Manual of Concrete Practice, you can quickly find the documents you need. Youcan search for specific or general terms, find cross-references for building codes, and print both data and

images. Your computer does the work of finding the data you need, allowing you to spend your time doing

your job.

Online help

To access the help file for Adobe®

Reader, click on the help menu at the top of the screen and select Adobe®

Reader Help. The MCP contains an electronic copy of this manual on the CD as well. To access the manual: from

the Main Menu, click the Help button at the bottom of the window.

Searching the MCP databaseYou can reach the search screen by choosing Search from the Main Menu, or by clicking on the Search

button on the toolbar of Adobe® Reader. The search button does not appear on the toolbar by default.

You will need to go into the Tools/Customize Toolbars... menu and check the box next to the search icon so

that it will appear on your toolbar.

The Search window enables you to search the entire MCP database. By default, your search will be a full

text search of all the documents in the MCP. You can also search by Title, Author, or Keyword by typing

your search terms into the appropriate boxes in the advanced search options. The advanced search options

can be activated by clicking on the Use Advanced Search Options link at the bottom of the search screen.

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There are numerous search methods available in the Adobe® Reader—these are described in detail in the

Adobe® Reader Help.

When you select a document from the search results, that document will open to the page with the first

occurrence of the search word in it. The search word will appear as highlighted text in the document.

Pressing the F3 key will move the cursor to the next occurrence of the search word.

Navigating within documentsFollowing is a list of basic Adobe® Reader navigation tools to get you started. A complete guide to using

Adobe® Reader is installed with the Adobe® Reader program.

BookmarksWhen you select a document from the MCP Library, the document will open in Adobe® Reader. As a

default, the document will appear in Single Page view with bookmarks.

Bookmarks for the document will be listed on the LEFT SIDE of the screen, and the pages/text of the

document will be listed on the RIGHT SIDE.

Selecting a bookmark in the left screen will advance the text in the right screen to the specified chapter

or subsection of the open document. For example, if you select the CHAPTER 1 bookmark, you will be

taken to the beginning of Chapter 1 of the current document. You will notice that the first entry in each set

of bookmarks is MAIN MENU; clicking on this will return you to the MCP main menu screen that appears

when you first start the MCP.

LinksYou will notice as you move through the documents that some of the text appears in RED on your screen.

These red highlighted words are called LINKS—clicking on one of these links with your mouse will

advance the text to whatever item or section of the document the link refers.

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Remember that all documents contained in the MCP CD are copyrighted material of the American

Concrete Institute. The documents may not be printed other than for personal use without the express

consent of the American Concrete Institute. Contact ACI for information on right-to-reprint if you have

any questions.

Adobe ® Reader screen navigation toolsTo go to the Next Page: Click the Next Page button at the top of the screen

or Press the Right Arrow key

To return to the Previous Page: Click the Previous Page button at the top of the screen

or Press the Left Arrow key

Adobe Reader preferences can be customized in the Tools, Customize Tool bar pull-down menu option

to allow the user access to different navigational tools and buttons. It is advised for the user to refer to the

Acrobat Reader Help menu to learn the various methods of customizing your Acrobat Reader work area.

Printing documentsTo print all or part of a document from the menu bar, select File, Print From the print dialog box, you can

select all pages, the current page, or a specified range of pages to print.

Copying and pasting text and graphicsYou can select text or a graphic in an open MCP document, copy it to the Clipboard, and paste it into a

document in another application such as a word processor.

TextTo select text, click on the Select Tool from the Tools, Select & Zoom pull-down and drag the cursor

across the desired text. To copy the selected text, use the Edit, Copy pull-down menu to copy the text to

the Clipboard.

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GraphicsTo copy graphics to the Clipboard, click on the Select Tool.

Drag a rectangle around the graphic to select it. When you release the mouse button, the selected graphic

is highlighted. (To deselect the graphic and start over, click anywhere outside the selected graphic.)

Then choose Edit > Copy to copy the selected graphic to the Clipboard. To view the graphic, choose

Window > Clipboard Viewer.

Technical supportYou may reach MCP Technical Support Services between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm ET at:

Phone: (248) 848-3767 Fax: (248) 848-3701 E-mail: [email protected]


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