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Thank you for choosing Manga Studio 5. This guide describes how to install Manga Studio 5 and
register your license after installation. Be sure to read this guide when installing.

This guide (including data) has been prepared and edited based on the product program available as of
November 2012 and may differ from the actual product program specifications.

Installing the Application

To install the application, follow the procedure below.

● When installing the application, be sure you are logged as a user with "administrator" privileges.
● Be sure to close all applications before starting to install.

Installing Manga Studio 5

This guide describes how to install Manga Studio 5 step by step.

● Windows users: Proceed to "Installing on Windows" on Page 2.

● Mac OS X users: Proceed to "Installing on Mac OS X" on Page 3.

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Installing on Windows

To install on a Windows computer, proceed as follows.

1. Start the launcher screen 3. Carefully read the License Agreement

To install the package version, insert the "Application Carefully read [Manga Studio 5 License Agreement].
Disk" into your computer disk drive and double click
the [setup.exe] inside.

2. Display the [License Agreement] screen

When the [Welcome] screen displays, click [Next].
The [License Agreement] screen will be displayed.

(1) C arefully read the content of [Manga Studio 5

License Agreement].

(2) S e l e c t [ I a c c e p t t h e t e r m s o f t h e l i c e n c e
agreement].

(3) Click [Next].

4. Select the installation directory

Please note that you will not be able to use Confirm the installation directory.
Manga Studio 5 without agreeing with the terms
and conditions of the "Manga Studio 5 License
Agreement".

(1) Confirm the folder where Manga Studio 5 will be

installed.

(2) Click [Next].

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5. Start installing 6. Installation complete

When the [Ready to install the Program] screen When the screen indicating installation complete
displays, click [Install]. The installation starts. displays, click [Finish]. Manga Studio 5 is now
installed.

Completing the installation of the application is not enough for starting to use Manga Studio 5. To use
Manga Studio 5, you are required to register your license and install materials subsequently. Proceed to
"Initial Startup" on Page 5.

Installing on Mac OS X

To install on a Mac OS X computer, proceed as follows.

1. Start the installation screen 2. Start the setup program

To install the package version, insert the "Application When the installation screen is displayed, double click
Disk" into your computer disk drive. [Manga Studio 5]. The setup program starts.

The installation screen starts.

Items displayed on the installation screen may vary

depending on your product.

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3. Display the [License Agreement] screen 5. Agree to the License Agreement

When the setup program starts, click [Continue]. The Click [Agree].
[License Agreement] screen will be displayed.

6. Start installing
When the [Installation type] screen displays, click
[Install]. The installation starts.

Please note that you will not be able to use

Manga Studio 5 without agreeing with the terms
and conditions of the "Manga Studio 5 License
Agreement".

4. Carefully read the License Agreement

Carefully read [Manga Studio 5 License Agreement].

7. Installation complete
When the screen indicating installation complete
displays, click [Close]. Manga Studio 5 is now
installed.

(1) C arefully read the content of [Manga Studio 5

License Agreement].

(2) Click [Continue].

Completing the installation of the application is not enough for starting to use Manga Studio 5. To use
Manga Studio 5, you are required to register your license and install materials subsequently. Proceed to
"Initial Startup" on Page 5.

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Initial Startup
When starting Manga Studio 5 for the first time, you must input the serial number to register your
license. Register your license to enable all Manga Studio 5 features.

Here, steps are described based on Windows screens but the same steps also apply to Mac OS X.

Registering Your Application's License

When starting for the first time, users of the package of Manga Studio 5 are required to input the serial number to register
their license online.

If you are a user of the time-limited trial version, see "Using the Time-limited Trial Version" on Page 9.

● No personal information that may identify individuals to third parties is collected, transmitted or used by
the license registration.
● If license registration fails, Manga Studio 5 starts as a feature-limited trial version.
● For the serial number when using the package version or the time-limited trial Version, see "Serial
Number" on Page 8.

1. Start Manga Studio 5 2. Input the serial number

Double click the Manga Studio 5 application icon on The screen for inputting the serial number displays.
the desktop.

(1) Input the product serial number.

(2) Click [Register license].

Clicking [Start with limited features] starts the

feature-limited trial version.

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3. Perform license check to register license 5. Register License complete

Clicking [OK] starts Manga Studio 5. The license
registration for Manga Studio 5 is now complete.

(1) Select [Verify license right now].

(2) Click [Next].

4. Select license registration method

● If the license check server is congested, a screen
with the message "The network is currently
congested." may be displayed. When this screen
is displayed, license registration needs to be
performed again the next time you start the
application.
● If license check fails, see "When License Check
Fails" on Page 7.

(1) Select [Perform Automatically].

(2) Click [Next].

 or the procedure when you select [Manual], see

F
step 2 onwards in "When License Check Fails" on
Page 7.

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When License Check Fails

When license check from the application fails, you can try from your Web browser or cell phone.

1. Start the license check screen

When license check fails, the [Manga Studio- Error of license verification] screen is displayed.

(1) Select [Yes,verify license in another procedure].

(2) Click [Next]. The [Manga Studio - License verification] screen will be displayed.

2. Perform license check

Connect your Web browser to the site to issue the confirmation key for license check.

(1) Issue the confirmation key from your Web browser.

● With Web browser: Click the link [A] to issue the confirmation key by following the on-screen instructions.

● With Web browser: Read the two-dimensional code [B]. The license authentication key will be automatically input.
Issue the confirmation key by following the on-screen instructions.

(2) Input the issued confirmation key.

(3) Click [Next].

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For how to read a two-dimensional code, see the manual of your cell phone and the like. Depending
on the cell phone, the two-dimensional code may be referred to as "QR code" or "barcode".

3. License check complete

Clicking [OK] starts Manga Studio 5. The license check for Manga Studio 5 is now complete.

Serial Number

A serial number is required to install. Users of the package version will find it on a sticker on the disk case.

serial number

● Keep the serial number in a safe place since it is essential to use Manga Studio 5.
● Serial numbers are not reissued when lost.
● Giving the serial number to third parties or making it accessible to an unspecified number of people is
prohibited.
● The serial number is a combination of capitalized alphanumerical characters.

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Using the Time-limited Trial Version

Users of the time-limited trial version are not required to register a license on Page 5. Start Manga Studio 5 by following
the procedure below. Note that the startup method is different depending on whether you will be using the full version as
trial version (time-limited trial version), or the feature-limited trial version.

Using the Time-limited Trial Version

The time-limited trial version allows you to use all features for a fixed period of time. Start Manga Studio 5 as indicated
below.

● Users of the time-limited trial version are required to periodically confirm the status of their trial
version registration when starting Manga Studio 5. For this reason, the use of Manga Studio 5 in an
environment with permanent Internet connection is recommended.
● No personal information other than the e-mail address and password input for the time-limited trial
version registration is collected, transmitted or used.
● If time-limited trial version registration fails, see "When Time-limited Trial Version Registration Fails" on
Page 11.

1. Start Manga Studio 5

Double click the Manga Studio 5 application icon on the desktop.

2. Start as trial version

The screen for inputting the serial number displays.

(1) Input the product serial number.

(2) Click [Register license].

● Clicking [Start with limited features] starts the feature-limited trial version.
● Depending on your environment, an OS message confirming the execution of the program may be
displayed. In this case, click [Allow] to continue with the time-limited trial version registration.

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3. Time-limited trial version registration complete

Manga Studio 5 starts as a time-limited trial version.

When the registration server is congested, a screen with the message "The network is currently
congested." may be displayed. When this screen is displayed, time-limited trial version registration needs
to be performed again the next time you start the application.

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When Time-Limited Trial Version Registration Fails

When time-limited trial version registration from the application fails, you can try from your Web browser or cell phone.

1. Start the time-limited trial version registration screen

When time-limited trial version registration fails, the [Manga Studio - Error of licence verification] screen is displayed.

(1) Select [Yes,verify license in another procedure].

(2) Click [Next]. The [Manga Studio - License verification] screen will be displayed.

2. Perform time-limited trial version registration

Connect your Web browser or cell phone to the site to issue the confirmation key for license check.

(1) Issue the confirmation key from your Web browser or cell phone.

● With Web browser: Click the link [A] to issue the confirmation key by following the on-screen instructions.

● With Web browser: Read the two-dimensional code [B]. The license authentication key will be automatically input.
Issue the confirmation key by following the on-screen instructions.

(2) Input the issued confirmation key.

(3) Click [Next].

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For how to read a two-dimensional code, see the manual of your cell phone and the like. Depending
on the cell phone, the two-dimensional code may be referred to as "QR code" or "barcode".

3. Time-limited trial version registration complete

Clicking [OK] starts Manga Studio 5. The trial version registration for Manga Studio 5 is now complete.

Starting as Feature-limited Trial Version

To use as feature-limited trial version, start Manga Studio 5 as indicated below.

1. Start Manga Studio 5

Double click the Manga Studio 5 application icon on the desktop.

2. Start Manga Studio 5 as feature-limited trial version

Click [Start with limited features]. When the confirmation message displays, click [Start]. Manga Studio 5 starts as a
feature-limited trial version.

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Registering License from Manga Studio 5

● Windows users: Registering license is possible from [Help] menu → [Licence registration] even after Manga Studio 5
has been registered as a trial version.

● Mac OS X users: R
 egistering license is possible from [Manga Studio] menu → [Licence registration] even after Manga
Studio 5 has been registered as a trial version.

Online license registration is required after serial number input. For details on license registration, see
"Initial Startup" on Page 5, from the step to input the serial number onwards.

Changing Trial Version License to Full Version License

Users of the trial version can register full version license for package version from Manga Studio 5 upon acquisition of a
full version license.

● Windows users: To register the license, select [Help] menu → [Register license].

● Mac OS X users: To register the license, select [Manga Studio] menu → [Register license].

Online license registration is required after serial number input. For details on license registration, see
"Initial Startup" on Page 5, from the step to input the serial number onwards.

When the Message "License expired" Is Displayed

When the trial period of the time-limited trial version has expired, the message "License expired" is displayed. Clicking
[OK] on the message screen displays one of the screens below that allows you to use the application as a feature-limited
trial version.

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Installing Materials
The following describes how to install materials in Manga Studio 5.

Installing Materials
To install materials, proceed as follows.

1. Start Manga Studio 5 5. Select the material to install

Double click the Manga Studio 5 application icon on On the dialog box to select the material to install, click
the desktop. the folder of the material you want to install and then,
click [OK] or [Open].
2. Select [Install material]
Users of the package version: Select the folder from the
● Windows users: Select [File] menu → [Install
"Application Disk".
Material].

● Mac OS X users: Select [Manga Studio] menu →

[Install Material].

When the message confirming the start of the material

installer displays, click [Yes].

3. Prepare the material

Users of the package version: Insert the "Application
Disk" into the computer disk drive.

4. Open the material folder ● The number of the available material folders varies
depending on your product.
Click [Select Material].
● You can select only one material folder at a time.
To install multiple material folders, install one by
one.

6. Check the material to install

Check the material to install and click [Install].

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7. The message prompting to start installation 9. Continue installing material

displays
When the message displays, click [Yes]. Installation of
the material starts and its progress, indicated.
Click [Select Material] on the [Install Material] dialog
box to install repeatedly. When you are finished, click
[Finish].

8. Installation complete
When installation of the material completes, a
confirmation message is displayed. Click [OK].

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Uninstalling the Application

When uninstalling the application becomes necessary, proceed as described below.

Be sure to remove all of the registered materials before uninstalling the application.

Removing the Registered Materials

Remove the registered materials before uninstalling the application.

Windows Users

Select Windows [Start] button → [Programs] (All Programs) → [Manga Studio 5] and then, click [Uninstall material].

Mac OS X Users

Select the [Applications] folder in the hard disk where Manga Studio 5 is installed and then, [Manga Studio 5] to click
[MaterialUninstaller].

Removing the Application

When uninstalling the application becomes necessary, proceed as follows:

Windows 7 and Windows Vista Users

Select Windows [Start] button → [Control Panel] → [Programs] → [Programs and Features] → [Manga Studio 5] and
then, click [Uninstall].

Windows XP Users

Select Windows [Start] button → [Control Panel] → [Add or Remove Programs] → [Manga Studio 5] and then, click
[Change/Remove].

Mac OS X Users

Remove the following folders and files from the [Applications] folder.

In Mac OS X, the name of folders inside the [Applications] folder may vary depending on your
environment.

● If [Manga Studio 5] is present in the [Applications] folder, select [Manga Studio 5] and drag it to [Trash].

When removing Manga Studio 5 • [Manga Studio 5]

• [Settings] → [PAINT]
• [PlugIn] → [PAINT]
When removing the material uninstaller • [MaterialUninstaller]

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Service and Support Guide

In addition to releases of latest product and support information, SmithMicro provides customer
support for inquiries on troubles during use.

Before Contacting Customer Support

The latest product and support information is available on the company's website and the like. Be sure to check
SmithMicro's website before contacting customer support.

Official Manga Studio 5 Site

This is a homepage where you will find a variety of latest information regarding Manga Studio 5. Here, you will find up-to-date
product, updater download service, retailer and other information.

Downloading and installing the latest updater may solve your problem. Here, you can also check product specifications.

MANGA SMITHMICRO.COM

URL: http://manga.sumithmicro.com/

Manga Studio 5 Manual

URL: http://manga.smithmicro.com/manuals/index.html

Manga Studio 5 Tutorials

URL: http://manga.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-tutorials.html

Check for Updates

URL: http://manga.smithmicro.com/updates.html

Points to Check before Contacting Customer Support

Before contacting customer support, be sure to check each of the points by referring to "Before Contacting Customer
Support" on Page 17.

Your Environment

Have your environment at hand. The items marked with an asterisk (*) are necessary when their settings have been
changed.

Product version [Ex.] Manga Studio 5

OS and version of your computer [Ex.] Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32 bits)
Folder where Manga Studio 5 is installed (*) [Ex.] C:\Program Files\Smith Micro\Manga Studio 5E
Size of memory allocated to Manga Studio 5 (*) [Ex.] 1GB
Tablet type and driver version [Ex.] WACOM XXXXXX, driver version: 6.1.5-3

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Regarding the Problem

Check the conditions under which the problem occurred.

Characteristic of the data where the The type of work data where the problem occurred, if they have any particular
problem occurred characteristic.
When (where) and how the (1) The operation performed when the problem occurred.
problem occurred (2) The result of the operation. If a dialog box is displayed, also report its
contents.
(3) S ubsequent operations performed.
Frequency of the problem Always/ Frequently/Rarely/Only once

Contacting Customer Support

PC users

Access the URL below and make your inquiry.

URL: http://manga.smithmicro.com/updates.html

Smartphone and cell phone users

Read the two-dimensional code below with the smartphone or cell phone to send the inquiry, or send an e-mail to the
address below.

e-mail: cs@smithmicro.com

If you have mail rejection set, you may not be able to receive a reply. Be careful with you mail settings.

For how to read a two-dimensional code, see the manual of your smart phone or cell phone and the like.
Depending on the smart phone or cell phone, the two-dimensional code may be referred to as "QR code"
or "barcode".

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Owners of Manga Studio 5

If you own Manga Studio 5 and just purchased an upgrade to Manga Studio 5 EX, please
follow the instructions below to activate Manga Studio 5 EX on your system. Please make
sure to have your Manga Studio 5 EX serial close by.

1. Install Manga Studio 5 EX on your system

a. Win icon
b. Mac users double click o icon
c. Note: Manga Studio 5 EX will overwrite your existing Manga Studio 5
installation
2. Once installation is complete, launch Manga Studio by clicking on the application
icon
a. Windows users double click Manga Studio 5 icon on your desktop
b. Mac users double click on the Manga Studio 5 icon located in the
/Applications/Manga Studio 5E/Manga Studio.app
3. To activate Manga Studio 5 EX
a. Windows users
i. Go to Help menu
ii. Select Register License
iii. Enter your Manga Studio 5 EX serial
iv. Click on Register License
v. Complete License Verification instructions
vi. Re-launch Manga Studio
b. Mac users
i. Go to Manga Studio menu
ii. Select Register License
iii. Enter your Manga Studio 5 EX serial
iv. Click on Register License
v. Complete License Verification instructions
vi. Re-launch Manga Studio

To switch back to Manga Studio 5, follow Step 3 and enter your Manga Studio 5 license.

Please note that you will not be able to run Manga Studio 5 and Manga Studio 5 EX
simultaneously.
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