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Contcnts
Chaptcr 1 : Workshcct Enhanccmcnts .............................. 5
Graha Explorcr .................................................................................... 5
Signilications ...................................................................................................... o
llanctaiy inlo ..................................................................................................... o
Aspccts................................................................................................................ ¯
Yoga scaich......................................................................................................... ¯
Sinilai plancts placcncnt.................................................................................. ¯
Tiansit calcnoai.................................................................................................. 8
Scaich tiansits ol/ovci Ciaha ............................................................................ 8
Display options .................................................................................................. º
Makshatra cxplorcr ........................................................................... 1O
Bhava {housc) cxplorcr ..................................................................... 1O
Chait iotation .................................................................................................. 1O
Housc Dcsciiption............................................................................................ 11
Loioship placcncnt .......................................................................................... 11
Bhava Bala........................................................................................................ 11
Scaich yogas ..................................................................................................... 11
Housc aspccts ................................................................................................... 11
Rashi {sign) cxplorcr ........................................................................ 12
Fotatc chait ly sign......................................................................................... 12
Sign ocsciiption ................................................................................................ 12
Signs as glyphs ................................................................................................. 12
Compatibility .................................................................................... 12
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Chart draving................................................................................... 1o
Displaying somconc´s picturc in thcir chart .................................... 14
Editablc Workshcct hcadcrs ............................................................. 14
Chaptcr 2 : Transits and Dashas ...................................... 1o
Transits ............................................................................................. 1o
Tiansit intcipictations ..................................................................................... 1o
Upconing tiansits ............................................................................................ 1o
Dashas............................................................................................... 1¯
Upoatc aninatco tiansits ................................................................................ 1¯
Shov oasha cllccts .......................................................................................... 1¯
Aovancco oisplay options ................................................................................ 1¯
Dasha calculation options................................................................................ 18
Dasha systcnsclcction .................................................................................... 18
Chaptcr 3 : Mcv and Improvcd Tools .............................. 
Panchang ........................................................................................... 1º
Changc placc tool ............................................................................................. 2O
Navigation cnhanccncnts ............................................................................... 21
Calculation cnhanccncnts .............................................................................. 21
Tutorial .............................................................................................. 22
Calculations ...................................................................................... 22
Rcports.............................................................................................. 22
Chaptcr 4 : Data Entry and filc Managcmcnt ................. 24
Atlas .................................................................................................. 24
Evcnts and notcs ............................................................................... 24
Saving nuhuitas .............................................................................................. 24
Using cvcnts ..................................................................................................... 2o
Filc managcmcnt ............................................................................... 2o
Ncv lilc loinat ano location .......................................................................... 2o
Soiting ano oiganizing..................................................................................... 2¯
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Craha Explorer
By sinply iightclicking on a planct in thc liith chait, you gct instant acccss to
a vaiicty ol lcatuics iclatco to that planct. Whcn you iight click on a planct,
you vill scc a popup ncnu that lct`s you oo thc lolloving things:
shova laigc conpilation ol signilications ol that planct, collcctco lion
nany classical tcxts
shov thc planctaiy sunnaiy icpoit vith a conpilation ol nuncious
calculations pcitaining to that planct
shov aspccts to ano lion this planct
scaich loi all yogas that involvc that planct
CHAPTER 1
WORK5HEETEMHAMCEMEMT5
Chaptcr 1 : Workshcct Enhanccmcnts
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scaich pcoplc in youi chait oatalasc that havc a nost sinilaily placco
planct
shova calcnoai vith all tiansit activity ol that planct in thc upconing
nonths
scaich loi upconing tiansits ol that planct ovci othci plancts in thc
chait
scaich loi upconing tiansits ol othci plancts ovci that planct
casily acccss oisplay options (i.c. changc lion tcxt to glyphs ano vicc
vcisa)
5ignifications
Wc conlco nany classics to conpilc a iich sct ol signilications loi cach Ciaha.
You can casily acccss thcsc ly iightclicking on a planct, ano sclccting thc Sig
nilications" connano. This vill lc vciy usclul as a iclcicncc in nany situa
tions.
lionhcic, you can also scc thc signilications loi thc lagna, othci plancts, signs,
lhavas, nakshatias, oickkana ano panchang clcncnts too, ly sclccting thcn
lion thc list lox in thc lclt uppci coinci oi ly clicking on thc iclcvant tal.
Planctary info
To scc an cxhaustivc sunnaiy ol a planct`s sticngth, auspiciousncss, ano nu
ncious othci lactois, iightclick on thc planct ano sclcct Shovcalculations".
íany ol thc itcns in this icpoit aic hypcilinkco, ano you can click on thcnto
scc luithci inloination.
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Aspccts
To quickly scc thc aspccts to any planct, ano thc aspccts givcn ly that planct,
iightclick on that planct ano sclcct thc Shov aspccts" connano lion thc
popup ncnu. A ncv ninivoikshcct" vill launch, ano shov thc aspccts in
tvo giaphs.
In thc cxanplc lclov, |upitci vas iightclickco. Òn thc lclt, thc giaph shovs
aspcct on |upitci, ano you can scc a vciy stiong aspcct lion Fahu (thc tallcst
lai). Thcic is no aspcct lion íais (no lai).
Thc giaph on thc iight shovs |upitci`s aspccts on othci plancts. In this cx
anplc, |upitci givcs a 1OO% lull aspcct on íoon (thc tallcst giccn lai), ano a
ºO% aspcct on Satuin ano Fahu. Thcsc aspccts aic lasco on thc cxact ocgiccs
lctvccn thc plancts, vhich is thc classics` supciioi ncthoo ol calculating as
pccts.
Yoga scarch
Whcn analyzing a planct in thc liithchait, it is oltcn vciy gooo to lc avaic ol
vhat yogas thc planct is involvco vith. That is naoc vciy casy nov! |ust iight
click thc planct ano sclcct Scaich yogas". All yogas that havc thc planct in
volvco in vhatcvci possillc vay vill lc louno ano listco.
5imilar plancts placcmcnt
Il you likc to scc anothci chait vith a íoon that is placco ¡ust likc youis, iight
click on thc íoon (it coulo lc any planct ol couisc), ano sclcct Shov nost
sinilai chait". Thc tool vill scaich loi all chaits that havc a sinilaily placco
íoon as conpaico to youis. loi cxanplc, il youi íoon is in Tauius/Fohini in
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thc 4th housc, thc scaich vill piolally yiclo pcoplc vith íoon in thc 4th oi in
Tauius oi in Fohini oi conlinations thcicol. It vill also tiy to natch thc sanc
con¡unctions, il thc íoon is vith othci plancts in thc sanc sign. Òl couisc you
ncco cnough chaits in youi collcction to cxpcct a sizallc icsult ol this scaich.
Transit calendar
This connano launchcs a tiansit calcnoai loi onc nonth at a tinc, vith thc
upconing tiansits loi thc planct you clickco on. Thc l·:./:a- ano |:x/ luttons
allov casy navigation lctvccn nonths. You can spccily vhat kino ol tiansit
inloination you vant incluoco ly clicking on thc Loit tiansit piclcicnccs"
lutton. Lach calcnoai nonth vill lc piintco on it`s ovn pagc.
5carch transits of/ovcr Graha
Thcsc tvo connanos launchthc Tinc ol tiansits" tool vhichis also acccssillc
lion thc Fcscaich ncnu. This vill lct you lino thc ncxt tiansit ol this planct
ovci any othci spccilic planct, oi thc tiansit ol any othci planct ovci thc onc
you iightclickco on.
Lxanplc: Sclcct thc connano Scaich tiansits ol Ciaha", ano you vill scc thc
sciccn oisplayco lclov. All you havc to oo nov, is sclcct a natal planct lion
thc highlightco listlox.
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Lct`s say you sclcct ícicuiy. Thc tool vill nov calculatc thc liist upconing
tiansit ol íais ovci ícicuiy. Il you iight click on thc oatc louno, a popup
ncnu appcais Usc loi aninatco tiansits". This vill sct thc oatc/tinc ol any
aninatco tiansit chait on thc voikshcct to this oatc.
Display options
Thcic aic a nunlci ol oisplay options that pcitain to plancts ano that aic
acccssillc lion thc options ncnu. Nov you can acccss thcn cvcn casici ly
iightclicking on thc planct, ano sclccting thc Òptions" sulncnu. Fclci to thc
nain nanual loi noic octails on thcsc options.
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Nakshatra explorer
By sinply iightclicking on a nakshatia
nanc in thc chait, you gct acccss to all
iclcvant lcatuics iclatco to nakshatias.
Sclcct Nakshatia ocsciiptions" to vicv
a nuch cxpanoco ovcivicv ol
Nakshatia attiilutcs ano ncanings, vith ncv natciial conpilco lion nany
classical tcxts.
Sclcct thc Shovpcoplc vith this nakshatia" connano to vicvcvciyonc you
havc on lilc that has a planct in that nakshatia. Thc Scaich loi chaits tool vill
launch, ano autonatically iun thc scaich on thc chaits in youi chaits loloci.
You can click on any ol thc nancs to vicv thc chait. In casc you vant to kccp
this list hanoy loi latci iclcicncc, oi il you vant to piint thc list ol nancs you
louno, savc thc list to a chait gioup, ano you vill lc allc to acccss it again using
thc lilcnanagci lionthc lilc ncnu.
Bhava (honse) explorer
Fightclick on thc nanc ol any housc as naikco in thc
outci iin, oi any sign/housc vithinthc chait, to launch
thc Bhava cxploici ncnu. lionthis ncnu, you can ac
ccss a nunlci ol lcatuics iclatco to lhavas.
Chart rotation
Sclcct Fotatc chait to this housc" to vicv thc chait lion this housc as thc
lagna. You can also iotatc a supci inposco chait likc this. loi cxanplc, this
voulo lct you scc tiansits aiouno youi liithchait lion thc pcispcctivc ol any
ol thc 12 houscs (only ncaninglul loi thc Noith Inoian stylc chait oi ciiculai
chait).
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Housc Dcscription
Thc housc ocsciiption connano placcs a iich conpilation ol housc signilica
tions ano associations at youi lingcitips. This natciial is conpilco lionnany
classics, so it is cntiic authcntic, yct vciy acccssillc.
Lordship placcmcnt
Thc intcipictations ol thc housc loio`s placcncnt is a lunoancntal lactoi to lc
analysco loi any housc in any chait. To acccss this natciial, iightclick on a
housc ano sclcct thc Loioship placcncnt" connano.
Bhava Bala
|ust likc Shao lala inoicatcs hov stiong oi inllucntial plancts aic, Bhava lala
inoicatcs thc sticngth oi alility to nanilcst" loi any housc. Stiong houscs
tcno to lc noic pionouncco in lilc, ano cxpicss thcii aicas ol lilc to a gicatci
cxtcnt. Aicas ol lilc inoicatco ly vcak houscs tcno to icnain on thc lack
giouno vithout gctting lully nanilcstco in lilc. Fightclick on any housc nun
lci ano sclcct Bhava lala" to scc thc housc sticngths.
5carch yogas
Whcn stuoying thc conoition ol a housc, it is oltcn usclul to knovvhich yogas
a housc is involvco in. Sinply iightclick on thc housc nunlci, ano sclcct thc
Scaich Yogas" connano. You vill autonatically gct a listing ol all yogas thc
housc is involvco in.
Housc aspccts
íost pcoplc can casily scc thc na¡oi aspccts to a housc at a quick glancc, lut
lcvcan scc casily vhcn a housc ano it`s loio aic loth aspcctco paitly (1/2 ano
/aspccts) ly thc sanc planct, thc cllcct ol vhich aooing up to thc cquivalcnt
ol a lull aspcct. Fightclick on any housc ano sclcct Shov aspccts", to scc thc
aspccts to that housc.
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Rashi (sign) explorer
You can also iight click on signs to gct casy acccss to sign
iclatco lcatuics that vill hclp you lcain ano piacticc
Vcoic astiology.
Rotatc chart by sign
Fightclick on a sign in thc chait ano sclcct Fotatc chait to this sign" to ticat
that sign as thc Asccnoant oi 1st housc. Thc nost usclul application ol this
lcatuic is to vicvthc natuial zooiac" in thc Noith Inoian stylc chait ly iotat
ing thc chait to Aiics. Whcn Aiics is usco as thc liist housc, you can casily scc
all thc plancts` sign positions as il thcy aic housc positions.
5ign dcscription
Fightclick on a sign ano sclcct Sign ocsciiption" to scc a conpilations ol signi
lications ano attiilutcs ol thc sign you clickco on. This natciial is gathcico
lion a nunlci ol classics.
5igns as glyphs
It is nov vciy casy to svitch lack ano loith lctvccn shoving signs as tcxt oi
as glyphs. Fight click on thc sign, ano sclcct Shov as glyphs" oi Shov as
tcxt"(you can oo thc sanc ly using thc lonts connano lion thc Òptions
ncnu, ano changing thc sign lont lion Tincs to LightBasic II).
Compatibility
Thcic aic thicc ncvvoikshcct cclls pcitaining to conpatilility scoics. All thicc
aic usco in thc ncv Conpatilility kutas" voikshcct.
licss l5 to launch thc Woikshcct sclcction oialog, ano sclcct thc voikshcct
nanco as Conpatilility Kutas" lionthc conpatilility scction. You vill scc
an ashtkoota ano oashkoota ccll shoving thc tiaoitional Inoian koota scoics.
You can also oisplay thc Ashtakoota ano Dashkoota tallcs loi any plancts
othci than thc íoon, so you can calculatc thc conpatilility loi thc vaiious
aicas ol lilc thc plancts signily.
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A thiio ccll, lalclco Fashi lasco conpatilility" shovs thc oistanccs ol thc
Lagna, íoon ano othci plancts lctvccn 2 chaits (as cxplainco in Light on
iclationships` ly Hait oclouv).
Chart drauing
loi thc South Inoian stylc chait, you can nov placc thc sign oi housc nunlci
in any coinci. loi cach coinci, you can sclcct onc ol thc lolloving:
1) thc housc nunlci
2) thc sign nunlci
o) thc sign nanc (allicviatco)
4) thc sign nanc (in lull)
5) thc sign glyph
o) thc housc nunlci (countco lion
íoon)
¯) thc housc nunlci (countco lion thc
Sun)
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Displaying someone´s pictnre in their chart
In thc Woikshcct ano in thc Dcsign Tool you
nov havc thc option to placc any inagc/
giaphic to thc insioc ol thc liith chait. This is
gicat loi aooing a lusincss logo oi any othci
giaphic, oi a oigital pictuic ol thc pcison.
To shovthc pictuic ol sonconc, liist savc thc
pictuic (.¡pg only) in thc chaits oiicctoiy, us
ing thc sanc lilc nanc as thc chait lilc. loi
cxanplc, il thc chait lilc is liincc Chailcs.XíL
thcn thc inagc nanc shoulo lc liincc
Chailcs.¡pg, ano loth shoulo lc in thc sanc loloci.
To actually oisplay thc pictuic, iightclick on thc chait, sclcct aovancco op
tions, ano sclcct shovphoto". Il you vant to shova logo inagc in casc thcic
is no photo availallc loi a paiticulai chait, sclcct thc shovlogo" option too.
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Editable Worksheet headers
As pci populai icqucst, you nov havc thc option to also shov thc city, statc
ano countiy ol liith alovc thc voikshcct, lcsiocs thc nanc ano liithoatc ol
thc pcison.
This option is availallc ly iightclicking on thc pcison`s nanc alovc thc
voikshcct. You vill gct a popup ncnu vith thcsc connanos:
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l!// l/·// !:/:: this is anothci vay to gct to thc Loit
Biithoata sciccn
Aa/:a://:://, :¡:a :/ /:aa:/: sclcct this connano to
opcn youi chait autonatically cach tinc you stait
laiashaia`s Light
Aa/:a://:://, :¡:a :/ /:aa:/ :- ¡·:-/a:: sclcct this con
nano to opcna chait autonatically cachtinc youstait
laiashaia`s Light, using thc cuiicnt tinc as liith tinc
l/·// !:/: !:/://- :¡//:a-: sclcct this connano to scc
vhat liith octails you vant to scc oisplayco alovc thc
voikshcct.
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CHAPTER 2
TRAM5IT5 AMD DA5HA5
Chaptcr 2 : Transits and Dashas
Transits
Thcic aic vaiious cnhanccncnts in laiashaia`s Light ¯.O to lct you usc tiansits
lcttci.
Transit intcrprctations
Wc scaichco loi cvciy possillc souicc ol tiansit intcipictations lion classics,
ano conpilco a uniquc tiansit icpoit
lascoonvhat vc louno. Yougct thc lcst
ol loth voilos: authcntic intcipicta
tions, yct picscntco in an casy to icao
loinat. Acccss thc tiansit icpoit ly sc
lccting thc Fcpoits ncnu, Intcipicta
tions, Tiansit Intcipictations. Youcansc
lcct a staiting oatc, ano a pciioo ol tinc,
as vcll as thc plancts to lc incluoco in
thc icpoit.
Upcoming transits
A ncv voikshcct ccll upconing tian
sits" vill autonatically shov you thc
upconing sign ingicss loi cach planct. So scc this ncvccll, launch thc Chait º
Tallc sclcction oialog ly clicking on thc placc in thc voikshcct vhcic you vant
to scc thc tiansits. Scioll tvothiio oovn in thc liist colunn (tallcs) to scc thc
scction tinclincs". Sclcct thc last cntiy, Upconing tiansits".
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To scc all upconing tiansits loi a spc
cilic planct, iight click on that planct
ano sclcct Tiansit calcnoai". You vill
gct a o nonth icpoit loi any tiansits
ovci signs, nakshatias, housc cusps ano
othci natal points.
Thc tiansit/oasha icpoit that`s avail
allc lion thc piint ncnu is inpiovco,
ano nov voiks loi any ycai in thc past oi lutuic. Thc icsults ol a tinc ol
tiansit scaich" (acccssillc lion thc icscaich ncnu) can nov lc usco to sct thc
oatc ol any aninatco tiansits lasco chaits/tallcs in thc voikshcct. Sinply
iightclick on any ol thc oatcs louno, ano sclcct Usc loi aninatco tiansits".
Dashas
Thc oashas ccll in thc voikshcct is
quitc a lit noic capallc in laiashaia`s
Light ¯.O. Fight click on thc planct
nanc in thc oasha ccll to gct a popup
ncnu vith scvcial options:
Updatc animatcd transits
Sclcct this connano to scc thc tiansits loi thc oatc ol thc stait ol thc oasha
you clickco on. You nust havc a ccll vith aninatco tiansits on thc sanc
voikshcct to scc thc cllcct.
5hov dasha cffccts
5/:a !:-/: :¡¡::/- is a shoitcut to go to thc Dasha cllccts sciccn.
Advanccd display options
Sclcct A!.:a::! !/-¡/:, :¡//:a- to sclcct aooition oatas to lc oisplayco loi cach
oasha conlinations. Thcsc oatas can hclp cvaluatc thc lavoiallc oi unlavoi
allc outconc ol thc oasha.
|:/-/:/·: !/-/:a:: is a sinilai piinciplc to Taia lala, ano cxpicsscs thc lavoi
allc oi unlavoiallc natuic ol thc oistancc lctvccn thc nahaoasha ano
antaioasha`s nakshatias. loi cxanplc, il thc antaioasha is placco in thc 2no
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nakshatia as countco lion thc nahaoasha it is consiocico lavoiallc.
5/¸a !/-/:a:c is thc oistancc loin thc íahaoasha`s iashi to thc antaioashas
iashi. Il that oistancc is o, 8 oi 12, it is unlavoiallc.
D:-/: /:·! /·:a-// ¡:-///:a shovs thc position ol thc oasha loios at thc tinc thc
oasha staits. This vill quickly icvcal il any oasha loios aic in cxaltation, ovn
oi oclilitation iashis, allccting that pciioo accoioingly.
Dasha calculation options
D:-/: ::/:a/://:a :¡//:a- is a shoitcut to thc gcncial oasha calculation options
sciccn, also acccssillc lionthc options ncnu.
Dasha systcm sclcction
This connano givcs thc sanc oialog as vhcn you click on thc titlc ol this
voikshcct ccll. It vill lct you choosc thc oasha systcn, nunlci ol lcvcls, ano
planct lasco on vhich thc oashas aic calculatco.
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CHAPTER 3
MEWAMDIMPROVEDTOOL5
Chaptcr 3 : Mcv and Improvcd Tools
Panchang
laiashaia`s Light nov has a lull llcogco, authcntic lanchang icpoit. Thc con
tcnt is lully usci custonizallc, ano can lc sccn on sciccn oi lc piintco out. You
can ocsign ano piint youi ovn lanchang pagcs loi any pciioo ol tinc vithout
linitations:
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you can spccily any location to lc usco loi thc calculations
cach colunn in thc panchang is optional: oatc, tithi, nakshatia, yoga, kaiana,
suniisc, sunsct, íooniisc/sct, oatc, lcstivals, tiansits
you can usc hinou nonths oi vcstcin calcnoai nonths as thc tinc lasis
you can usc any stylc chait (Noith oi South Inoian stylc chaits ctc.)
To opcn thc lanchang tool sclcct thc lanchang connano lionthc liint ncnu.
Sclcct thc ocsiico tinc pciioo using thc listloxcs at thc lotton. You can cithci
usc thc Wcstcin calcnoai oi thc Hinou calcnoai as thc lasis ol thc tinc pciioos.
Lithci vay, thc panchang vill shov aiouno 2 vccks ol oata at a tinc.
Òncc you sclcct thc tinc pciioo, you can navigatc to lolloving oi picvious tinc
pciioos vithin that ycai using thc tvo luttons on thc iight lalclco <<" ano
>>".
To changc thc colunns oisplayco in thc panchang, oi to changc othci loinat
ting octails, click thc options lutton.
Changc placc tool
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Launch thc Changc placc tool ly sclccting thc options ncnu, ano choosing
Changc placc tool". You can also picss l8. Thc tool vill launch ano oisplay thc
sign lounoaiics as iclcvant loi thc chait you havc opcn at that tinc. This tool
has nany ncv lcatuics as conpaico to thc picvious vcisions ol laiashaia`s
Light:
Mavigation cnhanccmcnts
Thc voilo lcvcl nap is nuch laigci than lcloic, vhich allovs you to scc a lot
noic octail, ano allovs unlinitco zoonin. Click thc Z::a/a lutton to zoonin
on thc local point (inoicatco ly a ico cioss), ano picss Z::a :a/ to zoon out
again.
Thc local point can lc changco vithout upoating thc chait calculations. |ust
click anyvhcic on thc nap, ano thc local point vill changc to that location.
Thc nap vill lc ccntcico on that point, so this is a vciy intuitivc vay to navi
gatc aiouno (siocvays). Il you shiltclick, thc nap vill zoon in, ano il you
Ctilclick thc nap vill zoon out. Ònly vhcn youi click thc Upoatc chait"
lutton, thc natal chait vill lc iclocatco to thc local point.
Thc changc placc tool nov suppoits vciy laigc nap picvicvs. Fcgaiolcss ol
youi nonitoi sizc, you can gct a sciccn lilling nap! |ust sclcct thc ocsiico nap
sizc lion thc nap sizc list at thc ccntci top ol thc tool (thc illustiation has
8OOxoOO sclcctco).
As you zoonin on any contincnt oi countiy, thcic vill oltcn lc noic octailco,
local naps loi that icgion, alloving you to scc thc cxact lounoaiics ol thc
signs, iclativc to citics ano othci gcogiaphical octails.
Thc listlox that is ncxt to thc Zoonout luttonlcts you sclcct citics liona list
ol citics that aic placco on this nap. This is vciy piactical, as such citics aic
usually thc only options consiocico loi iclocation.
Calculation cnhanccmcnts
Not only Fashi lounoaiics, lut also Navansha lounoaiics aic shovn. Civcn
thc inpoitant usc ol Navanshas in Vcoic astiology, this is a gicat vay to lc
noic spccilic in youi cvaluation ol thc auspiciousncss ol spccilic icgions. loi
cxanplc, vhcn a pcison has cxaltco |upitci in thc Navansha, you voulo con
sioci all Cancci Navansha zoncs cspccially lavoiallc loi spiiitual giovth ano
gcncial vclllcing. This allovs a lot noic choiccs as conpaico to only using
Lagna zoncs oi only planctaiy lincs. In lact, it sulstitutcs loi planctaiy lincs in
a povcilul vay: ¡ust consioci thc Navansha linc a planct is in, ano you gct º
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zoncs instcao ol 1 linc!
Thc changc placc tool can lc usco loi thc liithchait (iclocation) lut also loi
spccial nuhuitas. loi cxanplc, you coulo usc it to look loi a lavoiallc placc to
cclcliatc youi liithoay! |ust sclcct thc ocsiico chait lionthc listlox at thc top
iight to changc lctvccn thc Biithchait, íuhuita oi aninatco tiansits as thc
lasis.
Tntorial
laiashaia`s Light ¯.O has a noic conplctc tutoiial vith a lot ol aooitional na
tciial loi planctaiy/sign/housc signilications, ano a lot ol ncvnakshatia natc
iial. A iich intioouction is aooco.
Thc ocsciiptions sciccnhas lccnchangco to lc noic appcaling ano usci liicnoly,
using tals to sclcct thc vaiious typcs ol contcnt. |ust iight click on any planct,
sign oi housc ano sclcct thc signilications connano to acccss this natciial.
Calcnlations
Altci chccking vithancxpcit Sanskiit scholai, vc oiscovcico that thc Dickkana
lala calculation as inoicatco in Biihat laiashaia Hoia Shastia vas nistians
latco, ano incoiicct. To allov anyonc to scc thc oillcicncc, thc Dickkana lala
calculation ncthoo is nova ncvcalculation option.
Thc o4thNavansha ano 22no Dickkana aic novshovnlionLagna ano íoon,
ano aooco to thc Yogi º Dagoha" ccll. To shov this ccll on any voikshcct,
click on thc position vhcic you vant this ccll, ano sclcct Yogi ºDagoha" lion
thc Tallcs ncnu. íoon iisc ano íoon sct tinc is aooco to thc Astiononical
piintout.
Reports
Thc íonthly liogicssion loi all 12 nonths ol a ycai can lc piintco convc
nicntly on onc pagc loi any spccilic ycai. This nakcs it vciy casy to tiack onc
ycai`s voithol íonthy chaits. To acccss this ncvicpoit, sclcct thc Vaishaphala
sulncnu unoci thc Fcpoits ncnu, ano choosc thc last connano, 1:a///,
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:/:·/-. You can spccily thc agc at vhich you vant to scc thc 12 nonthly chaits.
In vcision piioi to lL¯, you coulo scc thc Vaishphal oasha cllccts icpoit only
loi íuooha oashas.
In vcision ¯, this icpoit can lc gcnciatco loi all 4 typcs ol vaishphal oashas.
Thc astiologci`s nanc, aooicss, phonc nunlci ctc. can nov lc piintco on all
thc piintouts. This inloination voulo lc appcnoco to Liccnsco to xxxx yyyy"
at thc lotton ol cach pagc. You can spccily this tcxt ly sclccting thc Covci
pagc tcxt" connano lion thc Loit ncnu. To activatc thc usc ol this tcxt as
lootci, sclcct -,-/:a :¡//:a- lion thc Òptions ncnu, ano chcck a-: // in thc
A-/·:/:¸:·´- !:/://- ¡::/:· scction.
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CHAPTER 4
DATA EMTRY AMD FILE MAMAGE-
MEMT
Chaptcr 4 : Data Entry and filc Managcmcnt
Atlas
ía¡oi inpiovcncnts to thc atlas havc lccn naoc, taking caic ol nany voilo
vioc changcs in tinc zonc ano oaylight savings pattcins in thc past ycais. Thc
cntiic atlas ol Canaoa is icoonc, icllccting thc aooition ol a ncv statc a lcv
ycais lack, aooing nany citics, ano coiiccting inaccuiacics in oaylight savings
lookup. This lcatuic alonc nakcs upgiaoing voithvhilc!
loi Inoia, thc Atlas nov shovs thc statc oi piovincc in thc casc thcic aic nul
tiplc citics vith thc sanc nanc, vhich is hclplul inoccioing vhich is thc coiicct
city.
Events and notes
5aving muhurtas
Altci you havc oonc a nuhuita chait loi sonconc in lL, you can novsavc that
nuhuita as ancvcnt so you cankccp it viththc sanc iccoio. To savc a íuhuita
oatc, sclcct thc Loit ncnu, ano sclcct Lvcnts". Òn thc lclt sioc, you vill scc a
list ol all cvcnts loi that chait. Sclcct íuhuita" lionthat list, ano you vill scc
thc oatc, tinc ano placc loi thc nuhuita on thc iight sioc. To convcit this
íuhuita to a icgulai cvcnt, click on thc Savc as cvcnt" lutton in thc iight
lotton coinci. You vill lc pionptco to cntci a nanc loi this ncv cvcnt. loi
cxanplc, il thc nuhuita vas loi a vcooing, you voulo savc thc nuhuita as a
ncvcvcnt callco Wcooing", oi Wcooing nuhuita".
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This lcatuic can also lc usco icpcatcoly to stoic vaii
ous altcinatc nuhuitas that aic lcing consiocico.
Òncc thc linal nuhuita is sclcctco, you can oclctc thc
oncs that aic not lcing usco, ly sclccting such
nuhuitas ano clicking thc Fcnovc cvcnt" lutton.
|:/: //:/ //: ´5:.: :- :.:a/´ /a//:a /- :a/, !/-¡/:,:! a/:a
//: aa/a·/: :.:a/ /- -:/::/:! I/ -:·.:- a: ¡a·¡:-: ¡:· ://:·
:.:a/-
Instcao ol stoiing altcinatc íuhuitas as cvcnts, you
can also usc thc picklist on thc Changc tinc tool to
stoic thc list ol íuhuitas:
íakc suic thc Changc tinc tool on thc íuhuita
voikshcct has "íuhuita" sclcctco at thc top
Aoo íuhuitas to thc picklist ly clicking thc Aoo to
picklist" lutton at thc lottonol thc tool.
Click on thc picklist (vhich shovs Loit Datc" vhcn
no oatc lionthc picklist vas sclcctco yct), ano sclcct
any ol thc stoico oatcs lionthc picklist to go lack to
that íuhuita.
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Unlikc piioi vcisions ol laiashaia`s Light, thc picklist vill lc savco along vith
thc liith ano cvcnt oata vhcn you savc thc chait.
Using cvcnts
Thc cvcnt list can nov lc soitco ly oatc, so you scc all youi cvcnts in chiono
logical oioci. To soit cvcnts, liist launch thc Loit Lvcnt oata sciccn lion thc
Loit ncnu. Nov click on thc Soit Lvcnt" lutton to soit thc cvcnts ly oatc.
In piioi vcisions ol laiashaia`s Light, onc hao a list ol 2O cvcnts, all callco Ncv
cvcnt" that coulo lc coitco vhcn actually usco. No cvcnts coulo lc aooco oi
icnovco. In laiashaia`s Light ¯, a ncv chait vill havc ¡ust onc cvcnt callco
Ncvcvcnt", ano youcanaoo anunlinitco nunlci ol cvcnts to that list. Lvcnts
can lc aooco ano icnovco on thc Data Lntiy sciccn, on thc Lvcnts tal. |ust
click thc Aoo cvcnt" lutton to aoo a ncv cvcnt. To icnovc an cvcnt, sclcct it
lionthc cvcnts list, ano click thc Fcnovc cvcnt" lutton.
File management
Mcv filc format and location
As ol laiashaia`s Light ¯.O (lL¯), chaits aic stoico in XíL loinat. Thcic aic
nany lcnclits to this changc:
thc nunlci ol cvcnts that can lc stoico vith a chait is nov unlinitco
thc sizc ol notcs stoico vith thc chait, ano notcs stoico vith cvcnts aic no
longci linitco in sizc
you can coit thc liithoata outsioc ol laiashaia`s Light, in any tcxt coitoi(this
nay iaicly lc ncccssaiy, lut can lc usclul in spccial occasions).
You vill ncvci havc to convcit chaits again in thc lutuic, as XíL is a llcxillc
loinat that allovs lutuic changcs
Il you got laiashaia`s Light as an upgiaoc, you ncco to inpoit thc chaits lion
youi picvious vcision ol laiashaia`s Light, oi any lackup you nay havc:
launch thc lilc íanagci lion thc lilc ncnu
click on Inpoit olo chaits", ano liovsc to thc oiicctoiy vhcic youi picvious
chaits usco to lc (loi cxanplc c:/plo1/chaits)
picss Ctil+A vhich shoulo highlight all chait lilcs. Altcinativcly, you can
click on thc liist lilc in thc list ol lilcs you vant to inpoit, ano shiltclick on thc
last onc, vhich vill also highlight all chait lilcs
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click on ÒK to stait thc inpoit
All lilcs vill lc convcitco to XíL ano copico to c:/CcoVision/CcoVisionChaits
Chaits ano options vill no longci lc stoico in a chaits oiicctoiy in thc applica
tion oiicctoiy. lion lL¯ onvaios, chaits vill lc stoico in a loloci CcoVision/
CcoVisionChaits ano options vill lc stoico in a loloci CcoVision/
CcoVisionÒptions. All othci ncvapplications naoc lyus, suchas Shii íuhuita
2.O ano Vcoic Astiology lookshcll 1.5, vill lc using thcsc sanc oiicctoiics.
Sorting and organizing
5orting
Chaits can nov lc soitco ly liith nonth. This is vciy nicc loi locating any
upconing liithoays anongst youi clicnts, liicnos ano lanily. To soit ly liith
nonth, opcn thc lilc íanagci (lilc/lilc íanagci) ano click on thc Changc
Soit" lutton. Sclcct By liithoay" lionthc availallc options.
Automatically opcn charts at launch
You can nov sclcct any chait(s) to lc opcnco autonatically vhcn laiashaia`s
Light is staitco. This ollcis vaiious cxciting possililitics. loi cxanplc, you can
sct it up so youi ovn chait is alvays opcnco, shoving thc cuiicnt tiansits ano
oashas. To sclcct a chait to lc opcnco autonatically at launch, liist opcn it (ly
using thc lilc íanagci oi lion thc nost icccntly usco lilc list). Ncxt, iight
click on thc nanc in thc voikshcct titlc, ano sclcct Autonatically opcn at
launch". Thc chait vill lc opcnco cvciy tinc you stait up laiashaia`s Light,
until you iight click on thc nanc in thc voikshcct titlc again, ano sclcct Do
not opcn at launch". Il you voulo likc to scc thc cuiicnt tiansits cach tinc you
opcn thc piogian, you can usc thc Autonatically opcn at launch as liashna"
connano:
1. liist cicatc a chait loi youi locality, i.c. il you livc in Atlanta, cicatc ncv
chait nanco Cuiicnt tiansits loi Atlanta", ano sct thc city to Atlanta. Thc
oatc/tinc oocs not nattci.
2. Savc it
o. Fight click on thc nanc alovc thc voikshcct (Cuiicnt tiansits loi Atlanta"
in this casc) ano sclcct Autonatically opcn at launch as liashna"
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4. Ncxt tinc you opcn laiashaia`s Light, this chait vill autonatically opcn,
ano thc oatc/tinc ol that chait vill lc sct to thc cuiicnt oatc/tinc (lasco on
youi conputci clock).
Organizing your charts
Sincc lLo.1, it is possillc to oiganizc youi chaits in gioups. To cicatc a gioup,
iun thc lilc íanagci (sclcct thc lilc ncnu, ano thc lilc nanagci connano). In
thc lclt lotton coinci you vill scc a list titlco Cioups", vhich has onc cntiy,
all chaits". This is thc oclault gioup in vhich all chait aic louno. Aoo a ncv
gioup ly iight clicking onall chaits" ano sclccting ncvgioup" lionthc popup
ncnu.
You can nov savc youi chaits oiicctly into such gioups, so you can lino thcn
lack casily. loi cxanplc, you coulo savc ncv chaits to a gioup clicnts", lan
ily", oi icscaich". To savc a ncvly cicatco chait into any ol thc gioups you
havc cicatco, sclcct thc lilc ncnu, ano click on Savc to" instcao ol Savc". Thc
Savc to sulncnu vill list all youi availallc gioups. Fcncnlci, you can aoo
any nunlci ol aooitional gioups vithin thc lilcnanagci.
Lxisting chait lilcs can also casily lc soitco out into thosc gioups. Òpcn thc
lilcnanagci, anosclcct thc Unlilco" gioup. This spccial gioupcontains all chaits
that you havc not soitco out yct. Fight click on any ol thcn, ano sclcct Assign
to gioup", ano thc gioup you vant it in. As soon as you assign a chait to a
gioup, it vill lc icnovco lionthc Unlilco gioup. That vay you can cllicicntly
soit out youi chaits!
Il you changc youi nino alout thc nanc you havc givcn to youi gioups, oon`t
voiiy, thcy can lc coitco casily. |ust iight click on thc gioup ano sclcct Fc
nanc gioup".
You can also icnovc gioups you no longci vant. |ust iight click on any gioup,
ano sclcct thc Dclctc gioup" connano to icnovc it. Thc chaits that vcic in
that gioup vill NÒT lc oclctco. Cioups aic puicly viitual", ano aooing, ic
naning oi oclcting gioups oocs not allcct youi chait lilcs.
Thc liithoatas ol all chaits in a gioup can lc cxpoitco to a tal oclinitco tcxt
2º
lilc. |ust iightclick on a gioup, ano sclcct Lxpoit Biith chait". This list vill lc
alphalctically soitco, giving thc nanc, liith oatc, liith tinc, ano location ol
all thc lilcs in that gioup. Altcinativcly, you can cxpoit all chaits vithin a gioup
to onc singlc quick chait lilc.