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from: Martin Wynne
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Templot Downloads 
1. There are download links below, but please read these notes first.
2. The link for existing Templot users is at the end of these notes.
The paid-for versions of Templot were withdrawn in November 2011.
Templot2 is available for use free of charge and supported by voluntary donations.
See: Templot2 Terms of Use
If you are new to Templot you may not realise that Templot has been available for over 12 years and has been subject to constant development over that time. This means that many of the user guides, tutorials and screen videos on the Templot Companion web site were made with and for earlier versions, so in reading them please bear this in mind. On the other hand you are unlikely to make much progress with Templot if you don't read them.
A basic description of what Templot is and does can be found at:
http://www.templot.com/martweb/templot.htm
Then the old Templot Companion site should be your starting point at:
http://www.templot.com/martweb/templot_gs.htm
followed by 2 pages of updates at:
http://www.templot.com/martweb/pug_info_1.htm
http://www.templot.com/martweb/pug_info_2.htm
The tutorials and videos will be found at:
http://www.templot.com/martweb/tutorials.htm
and a list of videos at:
http://www.templot.com/martweb/video_list.htm
There are two beginner tutorials written by Templot users at:
http://templot.com/companion/index.html?getting_started_allan_ferguson.htm
http://templot.com/companion/index.html?beginners_guide_tony_wilkins.htm
Development of Templot continues and will never be completely finished. The current version of Templot2 is version 207a, released on 15th April 2013.
All the functions from the previous versions work exactly as before, but some of the new features are still lacking help notes and final details.
A page covering all the new features in Templot2 is at:
http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?id=1511&forum_id=18#p9413
A new updated version of the Templot Companion which will revise and combine all these pages into a single site linked from within Templot2 has been started at:
http://www.templot.com/companion/
Creating this new site will take several months and is barely yet started, so in the meantime please refer to the above linked pages. You may find some things don't match what you are seeing on the screen. That's where the Templot Club user forum comes in to answer your questions. This is a friendly support forum and web site for Templot users to ask questions, exchange information, ideas, and data files, and to keep up to date with the latest Templot news. Please join to get the most from Templot. With over 1400 members worldwide there is sure to be someone who can answer your question.
Templot Club is at: http://85a.co.uk/forum
Download links:
1. New Templot users can download Templot2 by clicking this link:
To install Templot2 on your computer please Run (Open) the downloaded file.
You may see a security warning like this:
You can safely ignore this. Click the Run button. Templot2 is safe to run and will not harm your computer.
In Windows 8 you may see something like this:
Click the More info link. You should then see something like this:
Click the Run anyway button.
• If you use Norton anti-virus on your computer, before downloading please see:
http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?id=1791&forum_id=1#p13269
Please note that you will need an internet connection on your computer when starting Templot2 each time. Once the program is running the internet connection is no longer needed. This means you can use the Hibernate function on your laptop computer if you need to use Templot where no internet connection is available.
Please bear in mind that some parts of Templot2 are still work in progress -- some of the links to the help notes do not yet go anywhere.
If you need help with Templot please ask on Templot Club. I regret that I can no longer provide individual support via email and PM.
2. Existing Templot users should follow the download link below so that you know what is new and how Templot2 differs from older versions of Templot:
http://85a.co.uk/forum/view_topic.php?id=1500&forum_id=18regards,
Please read the relevant topic notes and change log.
Templot2 does not require a lock-release code.
Martin.