iDisk Details for Windows XP
STEP 1: Opening iDisk
How to install and open iDisk using Microsoft Windows XP?
STEP 2: Placing Ads in folders
How to organize and upload your Ad?
STEP 3: Check List
How to do I know American Theatre received my ad?
And does my ad meets professional printer requirements?
iDisk for Windows XP users
Download and install the iDisk Utility Application
- Go to http://www.mac.com/1/idiskutility_download.html to download iDisk Utility.
- Click on the download link http://www.mac.com/1/idiskutility_download.html.
- In the File Download window, select "SAVE" to save iDisk Utility for Windows XP to your computer.
- In the pop-up file browser, choose a location (such as Desktop) for the download and click Save.
- Double-click the downloaded file iDisk Utility for Windows XP to extract the application using the Windows extraction "WIZARD".
- Once the file is extracted, click on the "INSTALL IDISK UTILITY FOR WINDOWS" icon.
- Follow the Windows installation "WIZARD" prompts.
* The application will be installed in C:\Program Files\.Mac Utilities\iDisk Utility for Windows by default unless you specify a different location in the installation wizard. - To open your iDisk, use iDisk Utility for Windows
Problems and Solutions
What happens when I use the iDisk Utility for Windows and get an error message that says the password I entered is incorrect?
- You need to use the "NETWORK PLACE WIZARD" in Windows to connect to your iDisk.
- Choose "MY NETWORK PLACES" from the "START" menu,then choose "ADD A NETWORK PLACE" in the Network Tasks list.
- 3. In the "ADD NETWORK PLACE WIZARD", enter the following as the location to http://idisk.mac.com/membername; User Name is americantheatre_ads; Password is atmads.
Uploading File
- Connect to iDisk.
- Open Public folder.
- Look for your company's name (eg. New Actors Workshop)
- Drop/Drag your InDesign or Quark mechanical into the "LAYOUT" folder.
- Drop/Drag all necessary High Resolution EPS or TIFF images into the "ART" folder.
- Collect and Drop/Drag all Fonts into the "FONTS" folder.
- Drop/Drag your High Resolution PDF file into the "PDF" folder.
Check List
- FONTS: Have you embedded all fonts in your PDF File?
- ART: Have you included all required images in your PDF File?
- MECHANICAL: Did you provide all layout components, fonts, art, layout, and a PDF file?
- NOTIFY CAROL VAN KEUREN, Director of Advertising, that you
have uploaded your ads to the iDisk at ads@tcg.org.
*Note in Subject of email: "Company Name / AT Ad Submission"






