Activating Sibelius
You can Activate Sibelius using the Avid Application Manager or when you launch Sibelius.
On Mac, when you install Sibelius, the Avid Application Manager opens.
To activate Sibelius:
1
After you have installed Sibelius, do one of the following:
• Activate Sibelius using the Avid Application Manager (see "Avid Application Manager" on
page 5 and skip the following steps).
• Launch Sibelius.
2
When launching Sibelius, you are prompted to choose one of the following options:
• Buy Online: choose this option if you have not yet purchased your copy of Sibelius.
• Activate: choose this option to launch the Avid Application Manager and activate Sibelius
with the System ID and Activation ID provided with your purchase of Sibelius.
• Continue: choose this option to continue to launch Sibelius without activating it. Choosing
the option lets you run Sibelius for a trial period. Once the trial period expires, you can still
open Sibelius, but the Save and Save As commands are disabled.
• Specify License Server: choose this option if you are authorizing Sibelius using a network
shared license. Enter the server name or IP address of the server you are using as the license
OK
server and click
3
Follow the on-screen instructions and begin using Sibelius!
After launching Sibelius, you can activate or deactivate Sibelius by choosing the corresponding
Help
option from the
8
Sibelius Quick Start Guide
.
menu or by using the Avid Application Manager.