eXtyles is an advanced add-on to Microsoft Word that is simple to install. Before installing eXtyles, review the following software and hardware requirements and recommendations:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016 (Word 2010 recommended)2016, MS Office 365
- Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 (Windows 7 recommended)10 or 11
- 1024 × 768 screen resolution (minimum)
- 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core CPU -9 (9th Gen), Intel Xeon (2nd Gen), or equivalent or faster (recommended: we recommend systems less than four years old)
- 8 GB RAM (minimum; we recommend ): we recommend 16 GB Ram, or twice the minimum Microsoft specification for any combination of Windows and Word)
- 200 500 MB free HD space to install
- Internet access for installation and certain processes (e.g., PubMed/ Crossref Reference Checking)
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Inera is sunsetting support for Office 2010 and 2013. Microsoft discontinued support for Office 2013 in October 2020, and it has plans to discontinue support for Office 2013 in April 2023. Although eXtyles will continue to work in Word 2010 and 2013, starting in June 2023 Inera will no longer provide technical support for eXtyles running in Word 2010, and starting in December 2023 Inera will no longer provide technical support for eXtyles running in Word 2013. |
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eXtyles supports As of December 2022 eXtyles is compatible with 64-bit Windows, but 64-bit Microsoft Office does not support eXtylesversions of Office. Please see our Technical Bulletin for more information or contact our support desk at extyles-support@inera.com. |
Before installing eXtyles, ensure that you are logged into your PC under an account with administrator privileges. Quit Microsoft Word before running these steps.
To install eXtyles:
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- Double-click the eXtyles installation file that you downloaded from the provided URL; this file will probably look something like eXtylesUSGS1234.exe.
- The InstallShield Wizard will open and provide you with step-by-step instructions for entering your user information and installing the program.
- If necessary, install any patch files according to the instructions provided by Inera
- Start Microsoft Word.
- If necessary, accept the security alert to allow macros signed by Inera Inc. to run. You will see the eXtyles menu added to the Word ribbon (or to the Word menus in earlier versions of Word).
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