Where to find Serial Numbers, Order Codes, and Activation Status for your software

This article tells you where to find the Order Code and Serial Number for your Meadows software products. It also provides instruction for determining the activation status of your software (expiry dates, etc).

THE ABOUT WINDOW

The About Window displays Meadows product version number, Order Code, and serial number information, as well as other activation information (for example, expiry dates or feature restrictions). The About window is available for all Meadows software products. Please follow the steps below to locate the About window for your software.

DESIGNMERGE SOFTWARE

For DesignMerge software, you may access the About window by choosing the following menu option.

DesignMerge > Help > About DesignMerge...

This will open the About window for your copy of DesignMerge.

ALL OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

For products other than DesignMerge software, please follow the steps outlined below.

  1. Open the About Plug-Ins menu
    Macintosh: Choose the InDesign > About Plug-Ins menu.
    Windows: Choose the Help > About Plug-Ins menu.
  2. You will see a list of currently installed Meadows software modules.
  3. Select the product you are interested in by name.
  4. The About window for that module will be displayed.

SENDING PRODUCT INFO TO MEADOWS

If product registration information is requested by Meadows, you can either make a screen capture of the About window and send it, or you can also copy/paste the text that is in the middle of the About window, which holds the software registration and version information. This information will be very helpful when trying to track down problems with your installation.