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Using the Launch menu

In addition to launching Axiom Contract Management, you can launch other Axiom Contract Management applications from the Web Client Quick Launch menu, including the Axiom Excel Client and Axiom Windows Client.

The Quick Launch menu serves the following purposes:

Users can install applications from this area as needed. Afterward, they can continue to launch installed applications from this location, or they can use other options (such as a shortcut on their desktop).
For systems using SAML or OpenID authentication, this is the only option for users to launch installed applications. SAML and OpenID authentication require users to be authenticated using the Web Client before they can launch a desktop application.
Users can install and launch add-ins such as the add-ins for Microsoft Office applications.

To open the Quick Launch menu, click the Quick Launch icon in the Global Navigation Bar The blue bar across the top of pages in the Web Client. The Global Navigation Bar provides access to system-wide features..

Quick Launch menu

Launching the Desktop Client

Although Axiom Contract Management is primarily a Web Client application, you can access some Axiom features from the Desktop Client—for example, the Scheduler.

Using the Quick Launch menu, you can launch the Desktop Client. Click on one of the following icons:

Item	Description
Windows Client	Launches the Axiom Windows Client on your desktop.
Excel Client	Launches the Axiom Excel Client on your desktop. Requires Microsoft Excel. NOTE: This option may not display in the menu, in which case you should use the Windows Client as your desktop client.

Item

Description

Windows Client

Launches the Axiom Windows Client on your desktop.

Excel Client

Launches the Axiom Excel Client on your desktop. Requires Microsoft Excel.

NOTE: This option may not display in the menu, in which case you should use the Windows Client as your desktop client.

If the client is not already installed on the current workstation, clicking the icon will initiate the install and then launch the client. If the client is already installed, clicking the link will launch the client.

The appropriate client to use depends on your organization's preferences and on your user role. Your organization will provide instruction as to which client you should use.

For more information on installing the Windows Client and Excel Client, including prerequisites and configuration details, see the Installation Guide. Some software prerequisites can be downloaded and installed from the Web Client. You can access the prerequisites download page from the Axiom Contract Management About box.

NOTE: The default home page also contains links to launch the Windows Client or the Excel Client.

Launching add-ins

Using the Quick Launch menu, you can launch Axiom Contract Management add-ins. Click on one of the following icons:

Item	Description
MS Word Add-In	Launches the Axiom Contract Management Add-In for Microsoft Word.
MS PowerPoint Add-In	Launches the Axiom Contract Management Add-In for Microsoft PowerPoint.

NOTE: One or both add-ins may not display in the menu, depending on your organization's preferences.

The Word and PowerPoint Add-ins are optional applications to support document integration between Axiom Contract Management and Word or PowerPoint.