Install and run Advanced Designer

Download, install, log in, manage connections, and update ABBYY Vantage Advanced Designer on Windows — including running multiple versions side by side.

Install Advanced Designer on a Windows machine, and then connect it to your ABBYY Vantage tenant. Any user can install Advanced Designer; some additional installation options require administrative permissions. For hardware and OS requirements, see System requirements.

Install Advanced Designer

1. Download the installer
2. Run the installer

   Open the downloaded file and follow the prompts to complete the installation.

3. Log in

   Open Advanced Designer and sign in with the same login and password you use for ABBYY Vantage.

Manage connections

Task	How
Connect to a new Vantage instance	Choose New Connection from the Show user profile menu, and then enter the URL, login, and password in the authentication dialog.
Switch between active connections	Select the URL from the Show user profile menu.
Close active connections	Choose Log Out.

If you try to connect to a Vantage instance with an incompatible Advanced Designer version, Advanced Designer displays a link inviting you to install a compatible version.

Language settings

To change the interface language, choose Interface Language from the Show user profile menu. Restart Advanced Designer for the change to take effect.

Supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified).

Update Advanced Designer

Advanced Designer checks for updates each time it launches. If a newer version is available, you’ll see a notification with a link to the download page. After the application update, upgrade existing skills to the newer Technology Core version to gain access to features added in later releases.

Only one version of Advanced Designer can be installed on a machine by default. Installing a newer version uninstalls the existing version, even if you choose a different installation directory.

Run two versions side by side

To keep an older version (for example, 2.7) installed alongside a newer version (for example, 3.0):

1. Rename the existing installation folder

   Before installing the new version, navigate to the existing installation folder — by default C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Programs\ABBYY\Vantage\AdvancedDesigner — and rename AdvancedDesigner to include the version (for example, AdvancedDesigner_2_7).

2. Install the new version

   Run the new installer. Because the original folder was renamed, the installer creates a fresh AdvancedDesigner folder rather than overwriting the older install.

3. Create a shortcut for the older version

   Create a Windows shortcut pointing to the executable inside the renamed (older-version) folder so you can launch either version on demand.

Related topics

• Advanced Designer system requirements
• Advanced Designer installation options
• Upgrade Advanced Designer Skill Technology Core
• Getting started with Advanced Designer