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Activate an existing plugin

What you will do

Section titled “What you will do”

Make an installed plugin ready to retouch photographs locally on this computer. If the plugin is already Activated, you can use it without activating it again. The screenshots use Heal v.1212; choose the plugin that you want to use.

Before you start

Section titled “Before you start”

Sign in to the account that includes the plugin. The plugin must already be installed.

Before manual activation, check the Activation Keys count in the plugin’s row. In the Heal example below, activation assigns one available key to this computer, changing the count from 3 to 2. Arams can activate a plugin automatically when doing so does not require another key, so use the displayed Status rather than expecting every plugin to show the same count or transition. You do not need to import a photograph first.

Steps

Section titled “Steps”
  1. From the workspace, open Settings using the gear button.
  2. Select Plugins in the left sidebar.
  3. Find the plugin in the table and read its Status in the same row. If it is Activated, skip to step 6. If it is Not activated, make sure Activate is available under Action and review the Activation Keys count before continuing.
Heal v.1212 shows Not activated, 3 Activation Keys and an enabled Activate button in Settings, Plugins.
Before activation: check the status and available keys in the Heal row. Arams 1.10.2 · Windows · American English
  1. Click Activate in the plugin’s row.
  2. Wait for that row to show Activated. Its Activate button becomes disabled. If this activation uses a key, the available count also decreases.
Heal v.1212 shows Activated, 2 Activation Keys and a disabled Activate button.
After activation: Heal is Activated and the available key count has changed from 3 to 2. Arams 1.10.2 · Windows · American English
  1. Use the back arrow at the upper left of Settings to return to the workspace.

Check the result

Section titled “Check the result”

Activation is complete when the plugin’s row shows Activated and its Activate button is disabled. The plugin is then ready for local retouching on this computer.

Previewing a photograph is optional. If you want to judge the plugin’s effect before export, continue with Process a photograph locally to select it in Local mode, create a preview, and compare it with the original.

If activation is unavailable

Section titled “If activation is unavailable”
  • Activated with a disabled Activate button is the completed state. Continue to local retouching; another activation is unnecessary.
  • Not installed with Download means that you need to download and install the plugin before following this chapter.
  • If the plugin is missing or has no available activation keys, check that you are signed in to the account that includes it. See Credits, plugins and free features to confirm that local retouching is the route covered by your plugin licence.
  • If the plugin remains Not activated, do not continue to local retouching. Record the plugin name, its displayed status, and any error message when you request help.
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