From 5a3c69a7792d47ff82954b0dba64bd9d03f24a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Timothy Foley Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 22:05:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] active and expired licenses --- altium-education.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/altium-education.md b/altium-education.md index a19579d..5279e3d 100644 --- a/altium-education.md +++ b/altium-education.md @@ -33,3 +33,12 @@ Save this email because it contains your license serial number and activation co 1. Once you have logged into AltiumLive, you are able to access the [downloads area](https://www.altium.com/products/downloads). This is where some people have run into trouble as you want "Altium Designer" not any of the other variants such as "Develop" or "Agile". Click on the "Online Download" to get the right executable, which is circled in green. ![Altium download center](Graphics/downloads.png) +1. When you run the executable, it will download and setup Altium. The defaults it chooses are generally sensible. You will need to authenticate to AltiumLive during the installation so that it can check that you have the right license. Altium provides detailed documentation explaining the installation process at https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/installation-management/installing +1. Once your license is setup in Altium, check that you can use it. This is an image of a student license being used. +![Student license active](Graphics/studentlicense-active) + + +# Common Problems and Questions +## How can I tell if my license expired? +A student license lasts for a year and shows that information in the "License Management" menu. You can access it by clicking on your user icon on the top right in Altium. If it expired, it will look like the image below with the word "Expired" and in red color: +![Student license expired](Graphics/studentlicense-expired)