User guides

Each Arketips product installs in a few minutes and works offline. This page describes, family by family, installation, first use, uninstallation and troubleshooting. Each product page also has a simplified user guide, and the archive contains the full guide in the LISEZMOI.txt file. The products and their guides are in French.

Before you start

After payment, I e-mail you a personal download link, valid for 7 days and 5 downloads. Save the file you receive (the .zip archive, or the .html file for an HTML tool) in a safe folder as soon as you receive it. If the link has expired, write to support@arketips.fr. More details in the FAQ.

For a .zip archive, right-click the archive, then “Extract all”, before opening anything: never launch a file from inside the .zip. You can compare the file’s fingerprint with the one in the supplied SHA256SUMS file (PowerShell command Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256).

HTML tools

An HTML tool is a single file that opens in your browser. It needs a recent browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari) and no installation. Your data stays on your device.

Installation

  1. After payment, download your .html file with the personal link received by e-mail (no archive to extract) and put it in a folder of your choice, for example Documents\Arketips.
  2. Double-click the .html file: it opens in your browser.
  3. Optional: bookmark the page, or copy the file wherever you like.

First use

The tool saves by downloading a new complete file: the browser cannot overwrite the open file. Keep the latest downloaded file in a safe folder and make regular copies on a USB stick or an external drive. A draft is kept in the browser, but it is not a backup. The “Exporter mes données” (export my data) button produces a .json file you can import again.

Licence renewal

The licence lasts 12 months, with no automatic charge, and a reminder is e-mailed to you before the end date. Renewing means buying the tool again, and an early renewal extends the term: you keep the time already paid.

  1. Buy again: on the tool page, click “Renouveler ma licence” (or open the link in the reminder), enter the e-mail address of your previous purchase and pay. Download the new file and keep the old one: it works until it expires and serves as a backup.
  2. Import my data: open the new file. In the “Renouvellement de licence ?” banner, click “Reprendre mes données”, then choose the old file (the saved .html, or the .json obtained with “Exporter mes données”). You can also drag the old file onto the banner.
  3. Save: read the summary, then click “Enregistrer la version”. Nothing is overwritten and duplicates are ignored.

Uninstallation

Delete the .html file and your backup files. If you wish, clear the site data in your browser settings to remove the draft.

Troubleshooting

  • The page is blank: update your browser, or try another one.
  • Nothing is saved: the tool saves by downloading, so allow downloads for this file.
  • The tool is locked: the licence has expired or could not be checked for more than 5 days. Reconnect to the Internet, or renew the licence. Your data can still be downloaded.
  • The figures look wrong: check the legal parameters (scales, rates) and their date.

HTML tool pages

Excel workbooks

The workbooks require Windows 10 or 11 and Excel 2019 or Microsoft 365, in French. They work offline.

Installation

  1. Extract the .zip archive into a folder of your choice.
  2. Open the workbook by double-clicking it.
  3. If Excel shows “Protected View”, click “Enable Editing”.
  4. If the workbook contains macros, click “Enable Content” when Excel offers it.

First use

The tabs are described on the first page of the workbook. Cells to fill in are coloured; the others contain formulas, so do not edit them. The sample data is fictitious. Make a copy of the workbook, then replace it with your own.

Uninstallation

There is nothing to uninstall: delete the extracted folder. Your own files are not touched.

Troubleshooting

  • Formulas show #NAME? or errors: check that you are using Excel 2019 or Microsoft 365 in French.
  • The workbook is read-only: click “Enable Editing”, or move it out of the Downloads folder.
  • A macro is blocked (“Security risk: Microsoft has blocked macros from running”): extract the archive first, then right-click the workbook, Properties, tick “Unblock” and reopen it. No such box, workbook in OneDrive or company computer: see the FAQ.
  • The results look inconsistent: review the parameters (rates, scales) in the dedicated tab; they must be up to date for your use.

Excel workbook pages

Windows applications

The applications require Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), no administrator rights and no Python installation. They work offline. Some rely on an add-on for document processing (for example for text recognition): the instructions shown at first launch and in LISEZMOI.txt say so.

Installation

  1. Extract the .zip archive into a folder of your choice, for example Documents\Arketips.
  2. Check the file’s fingerprint against the one in the SHA256SUMS file (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell).
  3. Double-click the .exe file from the extracted folder.
  4. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” (SmartScreen), click “More info”, then “Run anyway”, after checking the fingerprint. If your antivirus blocks the file, add an exception for the extracted folder.

First use

Follow the on-screen instructions. Operations that modify your files first offer a preview: check the result before confirming, and work on a copy the first time. For a command-line application, open PowerShell in the extracted folder and run the file with the --help option.

Uninstallation

Delete the extracted folder. The application writes nothing elsewhere on your computer, apart from the result files you asked for.

Troubleshooting

  • “Windows protected your PC”: see step 4 of the installation.
  • The application does not start: check that the whole folder was extracted (do not run the .exe from inside the .zip) and that the path does not go through a protected folder.
  • A file is not processed: check that it is not open in another program.

Windows application pages

A difficulty, a question?

Write to support@arketips.fr with the product name and version, your Windows or Excel version (or your browser) and a description of the problem. I answer in the evening.

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