DTI SUITE  -  Dynamic Infrared
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SET UP (do this once)
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1. Unzip this folder anywhere you like - for example:
   C:\DTI Suite
   (Keep ALL the files together in the one folder.)

2. Double-click:   Install Desktop Shortcut.bat
   This puts a "DTI Suite" icon on your Desktop.

(Prefer an installer? The same version is available as a signed setup file
at https://dtisuite.com/download.html - it does the shortcut for you.)


EVERY DAY
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Just double-click the "DTI Suite" icon on your Desktop.
You never need to open this folder again.


WHAT'S IN THE FOLDER
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Inside this program folder is a folder called:

   Templates - Edit These

It holds:
 - the blank "Asset Inventory List" Excel file (File > New Inventory from
   Template in the app copies it into your job folder for you), and
 - "Report Template.docx" - the one Word file that controls how the finished
   report looks (cover, photo pages, conclusion, inventory, all in one).
   Edit it only if you want to customize your report's look; the app keeps
   your edits safe through updates.


USING IT
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1. File > New Inventory from Template - save the workbook into the job's
   folder and fill it in for that site.
2. Click "Select Excel file" and pick that job's inventory. (Or drag the file
   onto the window.) Every asset becomes a row.
3. Click "Select Photos" and pick that job's thermal photos - FLIR, HikMicro,
   Fluke, Testo or Raytron. They pair to the assets automatically.
4. Double-click any photo to edit it (spots, boxes, notes). Edited photos get
   a small pencil badge so you can see which ones you've done.
5. Click "Build report". The editable Word draft is saved in the job folder
   (next to the inventory). Then click "Finalize" and choose where to save the
   finished PDF.

Starting the next client? Click "New job" (Ctrl+N) to clear the list and photos.
Changed something in the Excel after loading? Click "Edit in Excel", save, and
the app refreshes on its own.

Tip: save your reports and filled-in inventories in your own job folders -
NOT back into this program folder - so the program files stay clean.


IF YOU GET STUCK
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- Make sure you ran "Install Desktop Shortcut.bat" first.
- Make sure none of the files in the folder were moved or deleted.
- The in-app tutorial (Help > Get Started) walks through a whole report.
- Still stuck? Help > Send Feedback in the app reaches us directly - attach
  a screenshot and we'll get you going.
