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Contents

Shri Jyoti Star 6 User Manual ~ I ~ by Chistabo,A.D.2013

ContentsEditors Foreword

Optimizing PDF experience

General Introduction

What's New in Version 6

Getting Started

An Introduction to Shri Jyoti Star

An Introduction to Windows Programs

The ABCs of Using Shri Jyoti Star

Data Entry Dialog

Getting to Data Entry Dialog

Databases

Data Entry Menus

File Menu

Data Menu

Tags Menu

Confirm Menu

Entry Choices Menu

Date Format (DMY and MDY)

Entering Date and Time

Entering Place and Country - Atlas Search

Consultation details

First Letter or Akshara

Status and Occupation fields

Link to Primary LMT Button

Lists Box

Name Field

Notes

Numerology - Harish Johari Number

Rating Field

Search Button and Field

Tags

Transits (Now Chart) and Prashna/Quer

Special Comparison Charts

Events Dialog

Main Screen

Main Screen Overview

Going to the Data Entry dialog

Main Screen Menus

File Main Menu

Edit Main Menu

Pages Main Menu

Format Main Menu

Layout Examples Main Menu

Special Main Menu

Reports Main Menu

Time/Space Change Main Menu

Hold Chart Main Menu

Native Main Menu

Events Main Menu

Page Buttons

Other Natives

Printed Page Designer Button Choices and Options Dialog

Charts Page

Main Options Box

Degrees etc. Box

Aspect Lines Box


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Shri Jyoti Star 6 User Manual ~ II ~ by Chistabo,A.D.2013

Title Box

Beauty and Consciousness Box

South Chart Options Box

Blank Chart Button

Blank Space Button

Planetary Lagna Charts Box

Common Charts Buttons

Standard Vargas Tab

Advanced Charts Tab

Special Charts and Ascendants Box

Ashtakavarga Box

AshtakaVarga Charts

SarvashtakaVarga Chart

Varshphal Button

Planetarium Button

Teaching Example Button

Tables Page

Compatibility Box Tables

Ashtakavarga Box Tables

Aspects (Drishtis) Box Tables

Research Box Tables

Common Tables Box Tables

More Tables Box Tables

Graphs Page

Graphs Box

Muhurta Graphs

Graphs Box Buttons

Rashi Dignities Graph

Navamsha Dignities Graph

Rashi + Navamsha Dignities Graph

Shadbal Graph

Total Aspects Graph

House Strengths Graph

More Graphs Box

Ishta/Kashta - Auspiciousness Grap

Latitudes Graph

Planet to Planet Connections Graph

Planet to Planet Relative Houses Gr

Rashmis (Strength) Graph

Total Sambandhas Graph

Udayas - Heliacal Strength Graph

Vimshopak Box

Vimshopak Graph

Shubha Vargas Box

Auspicious Vargas Graph

Gunas (Qualities) Button

Gunas (Qualities) Graph

SarvashtakaVarga Button

SarvashtakaVarga Graph

Compatibility /Cross Compare Box

Research Box

Dashas Page

Varshphal Dashas Box

Common Options Box

Advanced Options Box

Setup Starting Point of Dashas Box

Circle Chart Page

Birth Data/Msg/Pictures Page

Global Colors Page

Global Options Page

Printed Page Designer and Printing

Tutorial and 'How to' Examples


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Titles Alphabetized

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Understanding a Vedic Chart

Cross-Compare Charts and Compatibility

Friendships - Mitra/Sama/Shatru

Muhurta Tutorial

Rahu and Ketu Dignities

Rectifying a Chart Tutorial

Varshphal Tutorial

Working with Tajika

Power Techniques

FAQ

Support

Acknowledgements

Astro Data Bank

Legal notice

Additions by Chistabo

SarvatoBhadra Chakra

'More Tables' box enlarged pull-down m

Shortcuts (Hotkeys) List

Main Menu Shortcuts

Data Entry Dialog Shortcuts

Titles Alphabetized(click-links, buttons first)

[All Divs] [Circle Chart] [House/Bhava] ([Bhava/Chaleet Chart]) [Large Navamsha] [LargeSign] ([Large Rashi]) [Moon Chart] [Navamsha] [Sign/Rashi]

AA and B Tags A description of each of the Choices and Options pages Accessing the Map Afflictions After Searching Argala Tables Arudha, Bhava, Hora and Ghati Lagna and ShIndu Lagna Charts Arudhas and Rashi Dashas Box AshtakaVarga Box Aspect Lines AspectTypes Aspect Types (Charts & Tables & Circle Chart) 'Aspects/Conjunctions' report Astronomical Data Table Ayanamshas Box

BBackground Pictures Batch Printing Benefic and Malefic Borders

CCalculated From Can't enter a city or country (No Atlas)? CC Changing Levels Changing theDate or Age Changing the Year Chara Karakas Box Chart Size Chart Style Choose aVarga Cities and Boundaries, Zooming Classical Yoga Analysis Color Color Schemes Colors and Lines Conditional Dashas Constrain Planetary Longitudes Creating a Custom Yog Creating or Editing Custom Tables Cross-Aspects Tables Cross-Bhrigu Bindu Table Cross-Connections Graph Cross-Dinam and Paryayas Table Cross-Kakshya Table Cross-KPCuspal Interlinks Cross-Kutas / Yonis Table Cross-Lordships (AdhiPatis) Table Cross-Relationships (Mitras/Chara Karakas) Table Cross-Relative Houses (Bhavas) Graph Cross-Sahams Tables Cross-Sambandhas Table Cross-SarvashtakaVarga Cross-TotalSambandhas Graph Cross-Vedic Aspects (Dristhis) Graph Custom Tables Customizable Yea


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Lengths Customize Report

DD-11 EkaDashamsha Pull-down Menu D-16 ShoDashamsha Pull-down Menu D-2 Horas Pull-down Menu Dasha List Main Screen Switches Data Entry Confirm Menu Shortcuts DataEntry Data Menu Shortcuts Data Entry Entry Choices Menu Shortcut Data Entry File Menu

Shortcuts

Data Entry Help Menu Shortcuts

Data Entry Tags Menu Shortcuts

Designs

Dinam / Tara Bal for all Grahas Table Divisional /Varga Charts Box Don't Bold VargottamField Drag & drop, Drag & swap

EEntering a Date Entering a Place Ephemeris Ephemeris window Epilogue Events EventsDashas Example

FFancy Title Finding the Muhurta Fixed Star Results Table Formats Full Aspect Min Ba

(Minimum Strength) GGeneral Choices for Colors General Results Geospace Get and Put Picture in Cell Getting aDasha Start Chart Graha Arudhas, Mrityu Bhaga, Panchbal Table Greyed out fields? Greyedout or Unresponsive?

HHints Hold Chart Snapshots Hora Chart House (Bhava) Nakshatra Specials Table House(Bhava) Nakshatras Table House Cusps (Bhava Madhyas) Table House Strengths (BhavBalas) Table Houses From Field How it works How to on AstroMapping How to set up a loctransit chart: How to show Vedhas

IImportant Note on Getting Updates Important Things to understand about the PrintDesigner Window Indu Lagna Chart Indu Lagna Pull-down Menu Instant Dasha Buttons Interpretation Interpretation, how does it work? Ishta Kashta Table Ithasala Yoga Iyer

J

Jaimini/Rashi

KKakshya (Prasthara) Table Kala Chakra Kala Chakra Dasha Kamboola Karakamsha Char(Navamsha) Karakamsha Chart (Rashi) Karakas Kota Chakra KP Cuspal Interlinks Table Kuja Dosha Box Kutas / Yonis Table Kutas Table

LLaunching Shri Jyoti Star from ADB Length Levels Field Limbs and Planets/Houses (An


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and Planets/Houses) Table Line of Text Lotus Borders

MMain Screen Edit Menu Shortcuts Main Screen File Menu Shortcuts Main Screen FormaMenu Shortcuts Main Screen Help Menu Shortcuts Main Screen Pages Menu Shortcuts MainScreen Reports Menu Shortcuts Main Screen Special Menu Shortcuts Main Screen

Time/Space Change Menu Shortcuts

Many Page Printouts

More - Pravesh charts

More AboutCharts More About Rules More Answers Mudda (Progressed) Muhurta Muhurta - SettingUp Muhurta Graphs Multifactor

NNakshatra Fraction Field Nakshatra Research Graph Nakshatras and UpaNakshatras Tabl Nakta Native Data + Message Natural Colour Box Navamsha DwaDashamsha NavamshaResearch Graph Negation of Yoga No Combustion Retro Values Field No Temp. FriendshipField Notes on Some Special Dashas Now Tags

OOm in Centre Omit Inner Planet Aspects Field Options Orbs, Full Aspect and StrengThresholds Box Other Topics in Alphabetical Order

PPage Wizard Panchang Panchang Muhurta Graph Panchang Table Parashari (precise) Patyayini + Varshesh PC Atlas changes in Version 2 and later (as integrated into Shri J Personal Panchanga Table Planet (Graha) Nakshatra Specials Table Planet (Graha) NakshatrTable Planet (Graha) Positions Table Planet Glyphs/English/Sanskrit/Other (Language) B

Planet Positions Table 2

Planetary Conditions (Graha Samaya) Table

Planetary States SpeciaTypes (Avasthas) Table Planets etc. in Charts Button Point & Click, Greyed Out Button Prashna Dialog Prashna/Query Prashna/Query Button Precise Varga Positions Table Primary, Native 2 and other Natives in the Main Screen Print Design or Main Screen Pages PrintedPage Designer Window Printing Printing a Page from the Main Screen Proportions of Dasha Bo

RRahu and Ketu's Exaltation (and Ownership) Pull-down Menu Rahu/Ketu Aspects Box Rashi andColored Strength Comparison Rashi aspects Rashi Chart Rashi Dasha Rules Rashi Dashas Rashi Research Graph Recalc Arudha Pada (Recalculate Arudha Lagna) Field Recalc Temp.Fr'ship (Recalculate Temporary Friendships) Field Reduced AshtakaVarga Values Relationshipsand Karakas (Mitra/Shatru and Karakas) Table Relocating two people at once Relocation Relocation(2) Relocation and AstroMapping Reports - Building and Generating Resonances andthe 'Circle Chart' Results of Vedhas Retrogression Muhurta Graph Retrogression report RightMouse Button Rising Sign Times, D9, D7, D10, D12 for day (Lagna Times) Table RisingSigns and Navamsha Times for Day (Lagna Times) Table Rising Times window


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SSA (% within 5 degrees) Sahams (More) Tables Sambandh Min Bal (Associate MinStrength) Sambandhas (Associations) Table Sapta Nadi in the SarvatoBhadra Chakr SarvashtakaVarga Table SarvatoBhadra Chakra SarvatoBhadra Vedhas Table SaturnTransits Table Saving the Yoga Saving Your Settings Sayanadi Avasthas Box SBC VedhaTypes And Strength Scanning over time Scheme Searching for Yogas Searching theDatabase Select Name Set Yoga Options Shadbala Table ShastiAmshas (D60) with naTable Show Time Shri Lagna Chart Signs From Field Special Arudha Lagna Chart Special Ascendants (Special Lagna) Table Special Bhava Lagna Chart Special Ghati LagnaChart Special Hora Lagna Chart Special Stars States and Strengths (Avasthas and BaTable States and Strengths Plus (3 cells wide) (Avasthas and Balas Plus) Table Subchoices forthis Dasha Field Subperiods of the Day Sudarshana Sun Signs Research Graph Sunrise Sunrise Box Switches to Control the Graph from the Screen Switches to Control the Graph fthe Screen(2)

TTajik Applying (Yogas) Tajika Vargas Tajika Yogas and Aspects Tara Bala Text ReportEditor The Name The System's Approach Time Scan Topics Total Cycle Length Field Tracking Transit Planetary Strength Muhurta Graphs Troubleshooting

UUnderstanding the Look of the Chart UpaGraha Nakshatra Table Upagraha Positions Table Upgrading? Use House System for all Planet to Planet relationships Field

VVarga, Indu Lagna and Iyer Options Button Vargas with Houses and Vimshopak (VargBhavas) Table Varshphal Varshphal Dashas Varshphal, Events, Muhurta, Sunrise andPravesh Dialog Vastu Table Vedhas (SBC) Vedhas on Letters Vedic Festivals Videos Vimshopak Scoring Box

WWar/Yuddha Box Western What is a Tajika Aspect? What is relocation? Which chart are yorelocating? Whole Sign Working With Dashas on Main Screen Working with Yogas

YYamaya Year Length Box Yoga Names Yogas, Friendships Box

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Editors Foreword Optimizing PDF experien

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Editors Foreword

This is re-edited original Help file, included in Shri Jyoti Star 6. It has been updsignificantly enhanced in appearance. I sincerely hope readers and users of Shri Jyotuseful. While editing this document, I have only fully realized how powerful and capabI would be forced by evil forces on far-away planet, currently unknown to human kinword, I would without hesitation reply brilliant. Indeed.

Optimizing PDF experienceI, editor, strongly recommend "PDF-XChange Viewer" software for pleasant exper

document, including, and especially this one before you. Since this is fully searchablNOT find the topic or word etc. you want in 'Contents' or 'Titles Alphabetized' list, simhave recommended PDF viewer):

Enable'Search' ;anel

Enter the word you are looking for inSearch PDF panel, in field, andWhat word of phrase would youhit [ENTER ] key.

Below the field you just entered with desired word, there will appear list of ound 'hits' click first line, then move up or down with [Up] or [Down] arrow keys ([] or [ ]), orwhichever interfacing style you prefer (me personally am keyboard-addict and hotke

junkie, this is also reason I included'Shortcuts' list at the end of this document Wink!Long Live Hotkey people!). While you move up (or down) this 'hits' list, PDF-XChange Viewer will display topics in main window. Find there what you are lookingOr use field at top row. Near it there is alsoFind' button.Search Show/Hide' If you want, you can add your own'Comments' or'Bookmarks', if you need.

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Welcome toShri Jyoti Star. 'Shri' indicates all auspiciousness and the number108, the basis of Vediastrology. 'Jyoti' is light. I hope it will prove a 'Star' for you.

Shri Jyoti Star is really easy to use with almost everything available from 2 dialog bDataEntry that comes up when you start, and one for all theChoices and Options that you get by clickanywhere in the working area of theMain Screen. Main Screen is where you go to when you leEntry. So there is one screen for entering data, one for looking at charts with an area foand there is a dialog for choosing what you want to see and setting options called Choithat simple.

Of course, there are also some special screens likeAstroMap which you use for doing relocatisome dialogs for special things like 'Reports'.

The Page Wizard helps you set up the Main Screen pages the way you want and you page different if you want. You can get to it from the 'Format' menu which is the main place tocontrolling the size of everything. You can have more charts and smaller text size or vi

You have 24 pages to work with in the Main Screen and you can change pages usiPgUp] and[PgDn] keys on your keyboard, the [] buttons at the top of the Main Screen or us'Pages' menu. Check out the handy items on this menu.

Take full advantage of thepop-up menu you get when you clickRIGHT mouse button. There asome really useful things here, a few can only be accessed from this, like rotating chart

Look at the 'Quick Tips'([CTRL+Q]) under the 'Help' menus. You can alsodrag & drop anddrag &swap charts, tables, etc. in the Main Screen orPrinted Page Designer.See 'Mouse Power - Left Butto in the 'Quick Tips' ('Help' menu) for more on this or the Main Screen help.

If you go through the'Tutorial' then you will get some insight into some of the things yShri Jyoti.

However, Vedic astrology is a vast subject so it may take a little while to get use to Shri Jyoti Star has to offer. The best way is toplay with it and enjoy while you learn. Hopefully,respond to you intuitively. If not,let us know your suggestions!

For lack of a better word, the birth data sets that you are working with are ref'native(s)'. Use of the word 'chart' is usually reserved for a diagram showing the planetnative may have many different charts.

Buttons labels are written like this [OK] that is, in square brackets, meaning it is a buttokeyboard key. Menu items are usually put in'single quotes'.


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Yes, this is a long list but it's all useful stuff. Perhaps the most exciting is at the bottNicer startup

More Main Screen and Print Design Pages (24)That's a good Vedic Number. In fact it is unlimited because you can have any numbwith 24 pages.

Improved Layout Examples and these are now customizableImproved Grid and Page controlThe dialog you get using 'Format'/'Page Wizard' gives you a lot of control over

choices only affect the current page, so each page can be separately customized.Beautiful Backgrounds and Borders

In the Page Wizard you can apply any picture you have, as wallpaper or a backgrouset up a border from several style choices.Pictures or Logos on Screen or PrintoutsNow you can position your logo, photo or any other image on your printouts or o

several pictures on one page.Choose any English font for textMake very pretty pages by using your choice of a font (does not apply to glyphs).Control all margins for printing

Improved UndoIf there has just been a drag & drop or drag & swap or resize, then this is reversed.

returned to the state it was in when last saved or the state when you entered the page.temporarily saved when you change pages. To save to disk, select'File'/'Save Options and Layouts' orclick the button at the top of the Main Screen with a little disk on it. Undo from the '[CTRL+Z].

Improved positioningIf'Fine Grid' is switched on in the Page Wizard, then you can move tables and chart

distances for fine positioning. If you check'Show Grid' then you can see the fine grid. Note thechanges to give the clue that now where you click defines the top left of any object. Mor drag & swap. The Page Wizard dialog makes it easy for users to setup their page.

Resizing charts and graphsNote the little triangle at the bottom right of these items (when drag and resize is

with the mouse (cursor changes) and move to where you want the new right bottom toto the grid. Everything is setup in the Page Wizard.


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Resize charts with windowWork with a less than full size window and everything resizes to fit. Turn this off w

the size of charts and make the Window smaller. (Find this under the 'Format' menu).The new flexi layouts will accommodate every size of screen automatically down to

the new pocket size full PCs, but also the new very large LCDs and Plasmas. Go to 1charts on the screen at once. Some of the current dialogs might not fit in a tiny screen,

Change the spacing between charts etc.In Page Wizard, you can control'Gap Between'. It is a percentage of the width and height of

Pages transferred to a word processor look better with a larger gap. Thenew flexi pages can be perfectlysetup for publishing purposes.

Protecting your pageTo avoid accidentally changing the page using drag & drop you can disable this. Y

page in the Page Wizard to stop any changes.

Button BarsSpeed Buttons make many common choices just a click away. This makes working and the Main Screen fast and easy.

Improved Choices and Options dialogImproved'Charts'page: All the common charts on the left, all the options separate

Advanced charts slightly hidden on a separate tab in the middle. Vargas on the other tabOther pages also improved. Switching on and offglyphs is just a click - top right of'Global Options'.Multiple natives on each screen

Haveup to 35 different people's charts and tables on a page. Close the program and go rigwhere you were with all the same people (press [F8] in Data Entry just after start up). You can feature to have many annual charts on screen simultaneously or many other types of country or first trade charts.

Improved chartsMore optimum planet sizes and a new'Bigger degrees' option that makes it feasible to see degre

in small charts.

Other new optionsImproved Lotus bordersPut Om in the middle of all types of charts. This is the correct thing according to tradition. Ad

a border and see how nice it is. Southern charts can have Shri Ganesha in the middle.Data in Southern chartsYou can have the birth data in Southern charts towards the bottom. The centre of th

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Many new right-click optionsincluding... Rotate the Northern chart so any Rashi is kept at the top. Right-click near the middleSimilarly you can right-click on a Graha and make it Lagna, or fix Lagna based on aVery easily choose the color schemeand which native to applyto a chart.Copy a chartas an image or vectorfor pasting elsewhere (right-click on it).

Email any chart(s)(right-click on it).To email a page of charts, use 'File' menu in the Main Screen. You can also emailhere. To email chart data use the 'File' menu in Data Entry.

Much more...Select Planets and other Objects to see in ChartsNewbetter chooser for what you see in charts. At the very top of the Choices and

Choose what you want, evenYogi point and up to3 Sahams/Arabic parts.Chart/Table/Graph titlesOptionally hide the title of a chart. Also switch between descriptive titles and nativ

and tables.Charts show entry and exit times for the Ascendant in certain title modes. Use the'Title' button at the

top of the Main Screen.Resizable smart presentation of birth data and resizable line of textMake a nice heading for a chart and put a blessing at the bottom (for example).WheelsWestern wheels have the Ascendant at the left, not just Aries.New chartsAll divisions chartThis great new innovation lets youswitch between all Varga charts with a single click. On the low

of the'Charts' page.Sudarshana ChakraA triwheel with the Sun, Moon and Lagna at the top in each. There is a whole Chap

this. To be used only for charts where each of these Lagnas is different.

Sarvato Bhadra ChakraClick on a Nakshatra and then click the'V' at the top tosee the Vedhas (a type of to/from aspectthis star). Benefics cast helpful Vedhas and malefics cast evil ones. You can't see thiregular charts and it is considered very important for financial astrology, marriage Muthe effects on Tithis, Rashis and first letters of names also.

Kota Chakra with Tara Bala labeling (color coded for quality)This always has the Moon's Nakshatra (Janma Nakshatra) in the top left. The following Naks

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Panchang and related values over a month, week or dayFind a good day and time in a flash. It's easy visually. The graphs are customized to

marriage, conceiving, buying, selling, and dozens more Personal Panchang tableBased on Komilla Sutton's great book "Personal Panchang". Includes new calculaVela and

Bhutas for different Panchang elements.Lunar monthShown in'Panchang Tables' and'Report'.Ascendant and planet strengths continuously over a week or dayThis uses either a simple view of whether the Ascendant and planets are in the

benefics (an important consideration) or a very sophisticated computation of strength the planets are in moment by moment. This uses Rashi (D-1) plus (optionally) one ddepending on the topic (choose the Varga by just a click at the top).

We recommend you start with just Rashis of the Ascendant and the planets and theninterest using the divisions of interest (i.e. D-9 for relationships and general matters, DThese graphs make assessing a period of time andfinding the best moments a snap! See at a glance

which planets are in trouble and make sure the ones critical to your event are in good shImpact on Natal PlanetsSimilar to the graph described above but looks at the impact on the natal chart of th

When natal planets are under stress or beneficial influence it shows in the color codingRetrogression at a glance

A graph showing over a year or a month when planets are retrograde.DashasImproved dialog page.Much more control over the size of Dasha box. Make it wider and you get columns, or

even on the Main Screen pages.Click the first column of the date (month in US style) andfocus that Dasha/Bhukti etc. It moves t

top where you canincrease or decrease the levels from that point using the switches at the top.Click the second column and get achart calculated for that time.See which of theconditional Dashas apply to a chart in'Dasha'page of the dialog (marked w

asterisk).Data and NotesImport from Solar Fire 5 files including bios and get charts fromAstroDataBank with bios when y

click'Chart' in ADB.View and edit bios andNotes in the Main Screen. ('Edit' menu or [SHIFT+CTRL+V]). Stays on

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TablesImproved 'Tables' page with an alphabetical list of all tables, some duplicated under d

so the key features are easier to find.New: Graha Samaya tables give a mini-report on planetary conditions.SarvatoBhadra Vedha Tables

give all you need for analyzing the special aspects and Nakshatras in SarvatoBhadra Cimpact of one chart (like a transit chart) on another.

Custom TablesCool feature. Create your custom tables choosing from a long list of possible columEnhanced AstroMappingThe new mapping lets youzoom in where you want. You cansee cities. The usability is improved

printing of maps is also enhanced.Advanced 'Research' Tool and 'Report Builder'In v5 you could search for about 6000 different combinations. In v6 this is effectiv

yet isvery easy to use with everything just requiring afew clicks. You can search for all kinds of placombinations but also combinations that includespecial Ascendants andArudhas plus Panchang eleme such as being is certain lunar days, Yogas etc.

Reports made up of a sequence of combinations each with text along with an optionpostscript, title and author etc. can be very easily built.

Report GeneratorAfter you create a report or if you have reports already created, then you can view

the report generator. Reports open in your favorite word processor.


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Getting Started An Introduction to Shri Jyoti St


Getting Started

An Introduction to Shri Jyoti Star

Welcome to the world of Vedic astrology software. Shri Jyoti Star will empower yexplore Vedic astrology with ease and power. Its built-in atlas will automatically looktime zones for over 250,000 cities, and you can calculate accurate charts for a period years.

An Introduction to Windows Programs(with hints for using Shri Jyoti Star)

Windows programs typically follow certainconventions:

1) Several methods of getting to the same result. Windows was designed to make it easier to usYou can move the pointer using your mouse and then left click on an item to chomouse button and select from the menu thatpops up, or usepull-down menus orhotkeys.

A) Pull-down menusMost Windows programs have a list of menu options in a row at the top of each pag

Data Entry dialog, thepull-down menuoptions shown are:File Data Tags Conf irm Entry Choices Help

Note the underlined letters in each of the categories. (Under Windows XP, these underlined until you press [ALT ] key.) They indicate that if you hold down the [ALT ] key and press thunderlined letter, that menu will drop open. E.g. holding [ALT ] down and pressing the [F] key will open t'File' menu.B) Hotkeys

When you open the'File' menu of theData Entry dialog, you will also see"hotkeys" shown next to somof menu choices. For example, after the words'Save As' is the hotkey [CTRL+A]. This means that if yhold down theControl (CTRL) key and then press the letter [A], then you will get the same result highlighted the'Save As' item and hit the [Enter] key (or just mouse-clicked on that item).

In other words, in all parts of Shri Jyoti Star there are hotkeys that enable you toresults as using the menus to make choices but more quickly. Here are someImportant Hotkeys in Shri JyStar:

a) Undo. If you change something and want to change it back to the way it was down theControl key and press the letter [Z]. This [CTRL+Z] hotkey works throughout Shri Star, i.e. in the Data Entry dialog, the Main Screen, and on the Printed Page Designb) Save Options and Layouts. If you design your own screen in the Main Screen, or


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Getting Started The ABCs of Using Shri Jyoti Star


Printed Page Designer dialog, you may want to save the changes that you've madwindows, pressing [CTRL+O] will immediately save and preserve the changes you havehold down theControl key and press the letter [O]). Otherwise, the layouts and option changsaved when you leave the program unless you turn this off (Data Entry'Confirm' menu).c) Open a new "Primary Native"or "Native 2". Shri Jyoti Star is unique in allowing manypeople's charts and tables to be shown on screen at the same time with the first ptables having a heading and the second person's charts and tables having aed heading and thlueothers have a heading. You therefore need a way to open each new person's chareeneasily. Toopen or change the "Primary Native" i.e. the chart of the first person, [CTRL+A]. To open or change "Native 2", i.e. the chart of the second perso[CTRL+B] or hit [CTRL+L] and select from the list.d) Move to different Pages. When you are looking at the Main Screen or the Printed Padialog you can use the [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys to move to different screens.Important notes:if you move to a blank screen, it just means that you haven't added anything to thathe Printed Page Designer dialog, pressing [Page Down] and [Page Up] only shows you the screwithin one design. I'm saying this because in the Printed Page Designer, you can creatdesigns, by clicking on the [New Design] button and giving the design a new name and tcharts, graphs, and tables to the design.e) Escape. Sometimes additional screens appear on top of the Main Window oDesigner Window. (E.g. the AstroMap, Choices and Options, and 'Search for screens). You can escape back to the Main Window by simply pressing the [ESC ] key that is at thtop left of your keyboard.

2) The Right-Click Mouse Options. The right mouse button (the one you usually don't us

important functions in Shri Jyoti Star. In the Data Entry, the Main Screen and thDesigner dialog, right-clicking on a pagepops-up a menu with many important shortcuts. You cpages, change pages, select a native, swap natives, choose color schemes, copy a chart, and almost everything else you might want to do.You can use the swap feature if you want to create a table or chart for the second pe

first person. You can get information on any chart, table or graph by right-clicking on 'What'sThis?'.

The ABCs of Using Shri Jyoti Star1) Steps to take thefirst time you run Shri Jyoti Star:A) Run Shri Jyoti Star andemail the code in order to be sent yourpassword, and then when you get

return email,enter the password to get the programregistered.B) After you enter the code, Shri Jyoti Star will step you

through creating a new database. In future you can do this byclicking'File'and selecting . The name of yourew Databasecurrent database appears at .he top of the Data Entry dialog


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2) Enter a person's birth data in theData Entry dialog(see #1 in the next section). The prautomatically looks up the coordinates and time zone for the birth place, so all youthe [OK] button to proceed. When the program asks you if you want to save the pers(chart file), press the [OK] button.

3) You are now in the Main Screen (see #2 in the next section). Here is where youprogram viewing all of the charts, tables, graphs and Dasha listing for the chart youthe pages already designed for you (see'Layout Examples' below) or design your own pages byon empty areas of the screen and selecting what you want from theChoices and Options dialog thatpops up.

4) When you want to design your own pages to print out, or again use pre-designed Printed Page Designer button (see #3 below for more information).

Important Note on Getting UpdatesShri Jyoti Star is being continually improved. You should definitely check thewebsite often (every

other month or so) for updates as they have significant enhancements. To www.vedicsoftware.com and scroll down to theCustomer Area - Registration andUpgrades and click onthat link.

Shri Jyoti Star has3 main windows:1) Data Entry Dialog.This is the first screen you will see when you run the program.

Data Entry Chart FunctionButtonsThese operate on the current record.Start aNew record,Save, Update orDelete it from Database. If you tryto save a record with the same name asanother already saved, you will be given a number of choices:Update,Save as'Name~', orCancel so youcan go back and change the name yourself.

Rating FieldThis field is just aboveOccupation atthe bottom of the Data Entry dialogThis is a place where you can recorating for the value (thrustworthin of the data. Values in the pull-domenu are those used inAstroDataBank and developed bLois Rodden. Select the one that fibest. If you are doing research, thisbe very useful as it is a standard rat

Clicking [Now Chart] button creates a chart with the current date and time for the locaransits (Now) and Prashna/Query Areaschoose. It is possible to set this to use current loaded native's location - see the 4th item under Entry Choices menu.

Click [New Location] button or press [F9] or select'Setup Location...' in'Data'menu. You will be askedow to set up a local transit chartenter a city and country. Hit [TAB ] key on keyboard after each. The rest is automatic. Now when you want a transit chart f

only have to click [Now Chart] button or double-click on [Now My Town] which is easily located by looking at the list of Now charts (uShowLocations] button). [Enter No.#] button is to answer a question by selectingLagna from a number, either out of 108 Navamshas or 249 KP rashna/Query

Easiest way to get anEvent chart is to select one from'Events'menu in MainventsScreen (appears only if there are any events entered). Pick an event to generate a chart for;natal location is used. After loading it into Main Screen, you can go to Data Entry dialogand change location if needed. Events can be entered using the [Events] button in DataEntry or'Events' / 'Edit' menu in Main Screen. Once you have entered an event, an'Events' menu appears in Main Screen which lets you select events to see the charts.

Sets up namedMuhurta chart for auhurtaparticular location which you can adjust time) inside Main Screen. It tries toname it, but you will probably want toadjust name/startingdate/location. When you have date/ time fixsave/update in Data Entry window.
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Data Entry dialog has several functions:A) Creating new charts. To create an entry for a new person simply

enter the person's name, date of birth, time of birth, place of birth and gender and then click on [OK] button.Note: however you enternames they can be seenFirst Name Last Name orLast Name FirstName using'File' menu, item . When you clickLast, First Name in Lists'[OK] the program will ask you if you want to save the chart, and then you will see their chart on the Main Screen. (Note: if you want the program to compute the chart and also a second chart for the present moment, press [OK(+Transit)] instead of [OK]. If you

just want a chart for the present moment, click [Now Chart] on the top right).B) Retrieving saved charts from the Database.The term"Database" simply means a

collection of saved charts. To retrieve the chart of someone who you have previouentered into the program, type in the first few letters of the person's last name (or fir you use First Last), and then hit [Dn] (down arrow) key until the right name appears.Then hit [Enter]. You can also use 'Search' features. There is a at the top, oruttonput part of the name into under theearch area and click[ists box ]. earch

C) Adding notes to any chart. Click [Notes] at the top ofData Entry or select'Edit'/'NotesView'/'Edit for Primary' [SHIFT+CTRL+V] in the Main Screen. You can add up to about8 pages of notes.

D) In Data Entry dialog you can alsoimport charts from other programs, see amonthly calendar, add eventsto a person's chart, view only those charts with planets in specific signs and more.

2) Main Screen.This is the window you will use to work withcharts on screen. You candesign up to24 different screen

pages and load screens pre-designed for you by selecting them from'Layout Examples' menu.

Important things to understand on the Main Screen:A) Whose chart are you looking at. At thetop of the screen under the grey menu bar on thefar left is the

name of theperson whose chart is open (orNow), shown in . A little to theright of this isanother name ed(orNow) in . That is the name of thesecond chart that is open.lue

B) Page number. To see which of the24 screens you are viewing look

Events for PrimaryEdit Primary Native

New Primary Native

Edit Native 2New Native 2

Swap Primary and Native 2Primary and Data

Time Step IncrementPage No. and Change Button

Native 2 and Data

Printime Step ButtonsSee Grid

Page WizardPortrait Printed Page Designer Screen

Fine Grid

Panchang

Mapping

Real Time ClockTime Change Bar

Save Layouts

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between [] buttons at the top middle of the screen. Thethem is thepage you are viewing. It is also marked with aumber between

you can see if you pull down the 'Pages' menu.heck markC) Speed Buttons. Across the top are handyshortcuts to many functions.

In the Main Screen, pause the mouse over any of these to get a hintabout their usage. Key buttons include(1) [Print] (2) [Design] go to the Printed Page Desigwindow and(3) [(Wand)Pg] the Page Wizard(4)[Show Grid] (5)[Show Fine Grid] (6) [Save Layouts] (7) [Show Time Change Bar] (8)[Real Time Clock On/Off] (9)[List of Natives] (10) [AstroMapping] (11)[Toggle Chart Title] (12) [Custom Yogas Search] (13)[Panchang] and (14)[Help].

D) Menu items. In the grey bar at the top of the screen are several menus, e.g.'File','Edit', 'Pages' etc. Here

is a brief description of some of the functions of each of the menus:a) 'File'. Here you can open a new chart, save the changes to the screens that you'v

other Layout and 'Layout Examples' files, set the key options or restore the protheir original status (with the'Reset Options', but please use this only if you really want tothe option changes you've made to the program), exit the program and more.

b) 'Edit'. You will primarily use this to edit someone's birth data or related events, bUndo andCopy functions. Undo steps back the last drag & drop or resize, and then version of the page when you entered or saved it. Copy puts the screen in the clipaste it into an email or article you're writing. You can copy individual charts fro

c) 'Pages'. This menu lets you quickly go to any page, and to also blank a screen (clear all the charts antables from it - use carefully!), copy one page to another, and name a page that ywill make it easier to locate later).

d) 'Format'. Here you can select the there will beumber of places/squaresfor charts, tables, graphs, Dasha listings etc. Each individual page ofthe Main Screen can have its own format such as 4x3 'cell' per page. Inaddition to the choices here, you can usePage Wizard to chooseanything you like up to 10x10. The font size of tables depends on thecell size so don't have too many! Try to choose a format that makes the

cells approximately square. Charts and graphs can be resized by dragging but tacells giving uniformity to the result.e) 'Layout Examples'. This menu allows you to

choose from all of the pre-designed pages theprogram offers. When you make a selection you willbe asked to choose between replacing the current layout or putting it on a new first only if you are ready to lose the layout you have already created. [CTRL+Z] recovers to wh you had if you make a mistake. You can not to be asked using the'Confirm' menu in Datahoose

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Entry dialog (see above image).f) 'Special'. This has many different functions.'Karakas' are a list of themes signified by s

planets or houses. You can type in a topic and the program will find the signify'Classical Yogas and Time Search'helps you to find when a particular planet or planspecific signs or degree positions as well as what charts in the database have spec'Custom Yogas Create and Search' is a very powerful tool letting you specify co(Custom Search) and search for them in your databases. You can also use it to cre'Reports', it isa complete Report Builder (see'Help' for more details on this).'Special' menu has other, leimportant functions that you can also learn about in the 'Help' section.

g) 'Reports'. Here's where you can view and print out interpretive reports for a person'Choices' and then on [Select All] and [OK] to see all of theclassical interpretations. 'CustomReports' runs reports created in the Report Builder (see last section) by yourself two other most important sections of Reports are the 'Panchang, Transitsand the 'Ephemeris and Sign Rising Times'. Use the Ephemeris and Rising times to view and print tablespositions and rising signs. Panchang feature is more powerful, and allows you toof transits to the birth chart, planetaryentries into signs andNakshatras, details about Moonplacement, and much more. Please study the 'Help' section on this feature to learn

h) 'Time/Space Change'. For those who want to see what happens if a person'sbirth time isshifted forward or backwards in time this is a wonderful tool. You must first click on'Setup Primary Native ([CTRL+F9] or click-select on the person's name at the top left of Main Screen) a'Time Change Dialog' [CTRL+I] to select the time increment you want the chart shione minute at a time), or click on the increment which is shown to the right of th] buttonsat the top. Then click on the [] button to shift the birth time forwards by one time increment per cselected a one minute increment, and wanted to move the chart 3 minutes earlie


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Design or printed page set, you need toname it in order to distinguish it from other sets that yTo create a set, you can either use the default "My Design 1" name alreadyprovided, or click on the [ ] button and create a new set of printedew Designpages and give it a name.You canchange a name you create later, just change itand press [Enter] on the keyboard.

B) You canswitch between sets by selecting from the list under'Choose/Edit Designand then click on the set you want to change or print.ame'

C) Youdesign printed pages exactly thesame way that you designscreens on theMain Screen. You simply click on empty parts of the page to pop-up theChoicesand Options dialog (see below) and select the charts, tables, graphs, and Dashalists that you want. To switch to thenext page in the set, you simply click on the[ ] icon to the right of the word'Page' (in the centre of the screen) or type in the nump/Downpage you want.

3) Using the Choices and Options dialog.

Choices and Options dialog is the place where youwill find all of the charts, tables, graphs, and Dashalistings that you canplace on theMain Screen pagesoron Printed Page Designer pages. The Choices andOptions dialog has many : 'Charts',ifferent pages'Tables', 'Graphs','Dashas', 'Circle Chart', 'BirthData/Msg/Pictures', 'Global Colors', and 'GlobalOptions'. To move to one of these pages, just click onthe tab at the top of the screen with the name, e.g.clickon[Dashas]to move to'Dashas' page.

A description of each of the Choices and Options pages1) 'Charts'. Here is where you can choose many different charts. The areost common choices

the left. In the middle are all the and if you click the'Advanced Charts' tab you get variouivisional chartsextras such asAshtaka Varga charts,Planetarium and much more. On the right are all the optas the size of the chart in 'cells' based on the grid (see Page Wizard above), wNorthern, Southern style etc. and more. At the top of the page you can choose color scheme,transparency and what planets and otherpoints youwantto see in thechart. At the bottom, you can pick achart using a planet as the Ascendant or a blank chart oreven a blank space.Note: You can fix a chart to have a specific sign or

planet as the using thescendant/Lagna menuight-clickonce it is onthe screen.2) 'Tables'. This is one of the most important pages to explore. The most common table


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the rest are under 'More Tables'. Aspects inter or intra-chart have their own area becauchoices one can make. There are various aspect types etc. There is also an arecompatibility as well as AshtakaVarga. The research area has tables that look at youa subset of it which you select in the 'Research' area on the'Graphs' page. You can't break anythinpressing each button to see what it does and may discover something you really wafeature is'Custom Table' top right. This lets youchoose thecolumns you want in a table as well title. Once you've created a table it can be selected by its title to be placed elsewhere

3) 'Graphs'. Virtually all of the numerical values calculated for planets has a gr'Compatibility / Cross Compare' area on the right for cross-computations between charalso create'Research' graphs (lower right) showing the distribution of specific factors your database. For example, if you want to see how many people have the Moon in you would use this feature. Check the'Draw Outline Only' box on the lower right to preserve i you print out graphs. It may also look nicer.

4) 'Dashas'. On this page you choose Dasha listings you want to see. The height and wimportant, because it enables you to see many years of Dashas in one list. If you waof Dashas in a more compact listing use the two buttons (labeled [Col 2, Lev 2...]) in the middlAdvanced astrologers can explore alternate methods by select a different Dasha sydate, planet calculated from, cycle length, number of Sub-periods (levels) to show, adon't choose a starting date, the program starts Dasha list at birth. You can adjust thand number of levels directly on screen.

5) 'Circle Chart'. This feature has many advancedfunctions. It is used to viewtwo different charts around the same circle. If you want to see thetransiting planets circle a person's natal chart, startwith a blank page (in Main Screen) and click onthe upper left, and then on the'Circle Charts'taband on this page select (topIn and Out charts'right) and click on thebutton under the word

(top left) to change it to the chart forOutside'now, and then click [OK] (bottom right). If youwant to see'Aspect Lines', you can also selectthem (middle right). After creating a Circle Chart,

you can then watch the planets move over time by using [Run] buttons at the top of the screen. (both the section 2/D/h above, and 'Help' section on'Time/Space Change' function for moinformation). You can have either the inside ascendant or the outside one stay fixewhile the other changes with time.

6) 'Birth Data/Msg/Pictures'. On this page you can add a message to any page or insert tfor one or both charts. An ideal use of this would be to add a message withyour name, address, andtelephone number to a printed page. You can also put animages in a cell on the screen (you caseveral on each page). Forbackground images, see Page Wizard above.


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7) 'Global Colors'. By clicking on any of the names of the planets, dignities etc. the pr'Color' selection window where you can select a new color for it. In the'Color' window note that you can lighten or deepen any color byclicking on it, and then clicking on [ ] and thenefine Custom Colorsclicking on icon on the right ofthe screen and while holding yourmouse button pressed in pulling the icon up or down.

On the'Global Colors' page you can also choose (on the middleright) your Global 'Color Scheme'Preference which meanswhether you want planets shown with asingle color, their'NaturalColors' (the ones you can choose planet by planet here), or by somescoring scheme. If you choose onof these schemes, then you see the items of the scheme and their colors and you clicking on the item. You can also have color coding by groups, such as planets, hou

At the bottom towards the right there is a pull-down entitled'Colors Sets for'. This has presetcolors for both screen use and printing. If you want to keep these the same and yo

colors, click [Print=Screen] button below. The defaults have White, Yellow, Blue andbackgrounds.Note: if at any time something appears to have disappeared, the chances ais the same as the background. Resetting the color options from'File' menu recovers this or you guess where the item is on the'Global Colors' page (Moon is below Sun, before Mars) and cto change its color or simply change the background color, which will reveal the mi

8) 'Global Options'. This page allows you to change the way Shri Jyoti Star calculates cstrengths, and more. Most people will only use this page for choosing anAyanamsha (the difference froa Tropical zodiac -- most astrologers chooseLahiri) and whether the program displays planets letters orglyphs (top right). Note that the main options are also accessible from the'File' menu by selectin'Preferences / Major Options Setup'([SHIFT+CTRL+O]). Here you can choose complete profiles for popular systems such asIyer,KP (Krishnamurthi Paddhati) andSA (Systems Approach).

Data Entry Dialog

VideosWatch the videos under the 'Help' menu (of Data Entry dialog; if you are using the demo, l

on the Demo Download page). They explain just about all the features of the poweEntry dialog. You can interrupt the video by pressing [ESC ] key on the top right of the keyboard.

Getting to Data Entry DialogData Entry is done in the Data Entry dialog. When you start the program you go the

you need toselect a chart before entering theMain Screen. Once in the Main Screen, you can gethere using'Edit' or'File' menus, as well as the data of one of the natives at the top orlicking ] andew


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[ ] removes the record from the database. ThereISN'T AN UNDO, but if you do mistakeeletedelete a record,BEFORE doing anything else,go to'File'/'Open Database' ([CTRL+O]) and open the backupfile. In the Open Database dialog you get, (in the pull-downmenu labeled'File's of Type') at the there is a choiceottomfor seeing the backup files (*.BAK). If your currentDatabase is called MyCharts.dat orMyCharts.sjc this will becalledMyCharts.bak. This should be the same as theDatabase you currently have except it doesn't have the latestchange the deleted record is still there.Note: Once you've opened it,you must save it to a'*.sjc' or'.dat' fileusing'File'/'Save Database As' ([CTRL+A]).

[ ] takes you into the Main Screen and only loadsKthenativity you've selected or setup.

[ ] gives you both the native and her/hisK (+ Transit)current transit as Native 2.[ ] gives you both the native and anK (+Special)

. You get a dialog to choosearshphal or event chart etcwhat you want and more choices will be added here such asTithi Pravesh (under'More').

[ ] let's you create a link to the currentPrimary chart (if there is one). The first chaink to Primarycreate, the one whose name appears on the top left of the Main Screen, is thePrimary.

Data Entry MenusFile Data Tags Confirm Entry Choices Help Also access'Quick Tips' and the'Videos' for Data Entry dialog from the'Help' menu.

File Menu

At the bottom are up to the last 3 databases you used. To quicklyswitch files, select the one you want so youdon'thave to use'OpenDatabase' again for them.

'New Database'- Create new database. Databases are explained apage back.'Open Database'([CTRL+O]) - Open an existing database (*.dat). 'Save Database As'([CTRL+A]) - Change current databasename.


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'Charts database Backup/Restore/Transfer' - This helps youbackup your Database to anotherfolder or a floppy disk etc. This ishighly recommended. Then later you can restore the file wherstored it here. It is also usefulfor moving Databases to another computer.

'Restore from Media' -This helps yourestore yourDatabase from another folder or a floppy disk etc. Dothis for backup'd files or any file being transferred frommedia, like a disk or CD or flash drive.'Open fromShri- You can also get instant access here to the default places for fileStar 3 and5. This helps if you are upgrading.

'Default Database'- You can choose a default database so Shri Jyoti Star 6 opens tharather than opening the last Database used.'Switch Date Format (USA/International)'- Flip the data format from US style to Europeand back.'Send Email' - You canemail people andsend charts to other

people. You can save a person's email address in the [Client Info]area of the Data Entry dialog and this will be pulled out asappropriate. You can send a file with justone recordin it (thecurrently selected one) or send yourwhole Database. This isuseful for other people who have Shri Jyoti. Shri Jyoti Star 3has the same data file format, except that it can't handle largenotes, and people who don't have Shri Jyoti Star 5.4 or laterand are using a different date format, may not get the right date.Mention in the email what the correct date is. To distinguish files

from other programs that use'*.DAT' extension, emailed fileshave a'*.SJC' extension. These will open when double-clicked,if v5.4 or later has been installed. Otherwise, when youuse 'File'/'Open Database', type in '*.sjc' or tactual full name of the file in the field.File name'If you receive a *.JHD or *.QCK file by email, right-click and if youdon't see'Open With' (which woul

let you choose Shri Jyoti), select'Save As' and save the file to somewhere like the desktop, theon the saved file and choose'Open With' and selectSJStar orShriJyotiStar5 from the list. After th you won't have to search in a list as Windows remembers your choice (at least on some

'Import/Export''Contact Info' -Creates a file with the contactinformation you added using the [Client Info], asa text file which you can open in any spreadsheetor database and use to print labels etc 'Quick Chart Files'- This is a standard format used by some tropical astrology progrdifferent QCK files use different ways of giving the time zones so be sure torecheck the Atlas (clicin the'City/Town' field to darken the [Atlas Search] button if necessary, and click it) befor


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on the imported time zone. The point here is that I've seen QCK files with 5:50 f5 hours and 30 minutes from UT/GMT). I've also seen 5:30 for this. The firrepresentation, i.e 5.5. Shri Jyoti Star has been changed to assume the 5:30 fromlike that in some earlier versions), since AstroDataBank and Solar Fire use thawas actually used by an earlier version of Solar Fire and was an unintended bug. Under this menu, you can import files and merge them into the current databasemake them into anew database. You can also save your Shri Jyoti database as a QCKimport into other programs.'Import Solar Fire 5 Files' -Import files with their bios. Select the'.cht' file you want to import athere is a'.chm' file with the same name, these are the biographies and will be read in'Import PL Exported Record(s)' -Parashara's Light allows you to export the data of a siat a time into a file'Birthdat.txt'. You canimport thisdirectly using this menu selection. The lookup will be run automatically if available and the record saved into your curre'Import JHora Files' -If you have JHora files, this will

batch import them. The first choice lets youimport asingle selected file. If there already exists a record with the samename, e.g. 'Joe Soap', then it is saved as 'Joe Soap'. The other choice will import all thfiles in a single Windows folder if you choose one of them. If a duplicate name iimported. The advantage of this is that you only import the new files so you caeasily 'sync' yourShri Jyoti Star database with JHD files.'Import VJ files'- If you have Visual Jyotish files, this will batch import them. The fiimport a single selected file. If there already exists a record with the same name,it is saved as 'Joe Soap'. The other choice will import all the VJ files in a single W

you choose one of them. If a duplicate name is found, that file is not imported. Tis that you only import the new files so you can easily 'sync' your Shri Jyoti StaVJ files.

'Make File from Current List'([CTRL+M]) - Creates anew database from the list of recodisplayed in the list in the Data Entry dialog. For instance, the'Taurus (sid. Sun)' list (sid = sidereaSet up the list you want and then use this command. See'Tags'menu for ways of creating custom'Merge in File' -This merges another database into the current one. The result will nduplicates but is not sorted by entry date. You can use that tosync between 2 computers. Just d'Merge in...' of the database file(s) on the other computer. Find them on your netwoacross on a removable storage. Do this in both directions. This will leave both files no duplicates, nothing lost. Theonly risk of losing data is if you have2 different versions of thesamechart (i.e. same name, other details different), one on each machine. One will be treawon't be merged over.Important:DON'T merge files with different date formats. The result may be amess!'Last, First Names in List' -This lets youflip between 'First Last' and 'Last, First' in the lists regof how the data was entered. Everywhere else you get First Last. Comments can


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(round ones) and these will stay at the end.'Calendar'- A useful calendar. No astrological features! You can get this from'File' menu in theMainScreen also.'City Abbreviations'- This allows you toedit the file containingabbreviations you can enter for citiThe abbreviation, which must not contain a space, is followed by a space(s) and thto which it will be expanded. E.g.'sf San Francisco'. Look at it to see more examples. You can usave lots of typing.'PC Atlas version and Path'([CTRL+P]) - If the software is not finding your version of P you want to change to another version, use this. If you have PC Atlas in its defprogram will usually find it. Otherwise browse with [Look for Atlas] until you find the target file indin the'File open' dialog.

PC Atlas changes in Version 2 and later (as integrated into Shri JyHospital nameshave been merged with city names in Version 2, so they are no loseparately.Cities were addedin some countries.Many city (and other place) namesthat were cut short in Version 1 were expanded.There were time change updatesand changes for many countries.There were several country changes fromAtlas version 1 to version 2:

Burmais now listed as Myanmar. Typing CZEC or Czechoslovakiawill look in the Czech Republic.Also check Slovakia. Eritrea was splitfrom Ethiopia. Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Vendahave been merged into South Africa.

Typing Russiaor USSR for the Soviet Union will look in Russia.Other pieces of the USSR tocheck are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, KyrgyLithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraineand Uzbekistan. Typing YUGor Yugoslaviawill look in Croatia.Other pieces of Yugoslavia to check are Bosnia &Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegroand Slovenia.

Recent Note: Since version 2, there have been lots of changes. Many countries noshorter versions of theirabbreviations. E.g. Iraq is now IQ. These are all in the pull-down list.

Data Menu

This top items on this menu work just like thebuttons on thetop of the Data Entry dialog:

Tip: to the right of most items is the shortcut key combinationthat will do the same thing. E.g., holding down the [CTRL] keyand tapping [N] (upper or lower case) starts aNewChart/Record.

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new set of birth data. (The date is not cleared as this may sometimes be close to thspeed entry).'Save Chart' ([CTRL+S]) -Saves the data to the database.'Update Chart' ([CTRL+U]) - Updates the record if you are changing an already existing re 'Delete Chart'([CTRL+E]) - Removes this recordfrom thedatabase. You will beprompted to confirm an erase. Updates are alsochecked if you have not switched this off using the'Confirm' ([CTRL+D]) menu.'View Notes' ([SHIFT+CTRL+V]) - Brings up the Notes/biosedit window.'Add/Edit Events'([F7]) - Brings upthe dialog for this.Tip: You can access this or notes in theMainScreen also. There are buttons for this as well as menu items under'Edit' menu.'Setup 'Now' Location for Transits, Prashna' ([F9])-This is the same as clicking [New Location] in theData Entry dialog. It lets you quickly setup a new location for transits and Prashnas.The additional choices should be self-explanatory. Note that

[CTRL+T] will put all today's birthdays into the B group and display them(you can restore your B group from the'Tags' menu if needed). See the'Birthdays' item for more choices.

'Search([SHIFT+CTRL+S]) - There aretwo search choices in Data Entry.1) Click[Search] at the top or select from'Data' menu to get adialog where you can see a list othe records that match your search and even see the charts.2) Search downthe list of names for the first one that has the text you entered. Thisbottom of the'List' box on the Data Entry dialog - a button labeled [Search] and a field next toType in the field and the button becomes active. Click the button or press [Enter] key on the

keyboard. Whatever is found appears in the'Name' field. After that, keep clicking the buttonow says'Next' until the'Name' field stays the same.Search Dialog- Get here by clicking [] button inearchData Entry or choosing'Search' from menu in DataData'Entry or'Edit' menu in the MainScreen.

Choose which field of thedatabase you want tosearch, press [TAB ] key or click inn field onthe rightSearch for'

and type in a search string. Click [ ].O

For theBirth Date useMonth/Day/Year orDay/Month/Year, depending on which dformat you are using (changed using'File' menu in Data Entry), e.g. 7/26/1986.Hey presto, you should have a list of all the records which have that particular Ifsearching thewhole record, be aware that a particular string might appear in diffe

different records, so be asspecific as possible. For instance, if you are consulting in Land you are likely to want to search for the list of people you saw there, thendescription so you don't get all the people born in Los Angeles as well.


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and generate a list. E.g. all the artists or every record where you have made a certaior everyone born in January or in 1979.Advanced Tip: To find people based on where you read

their chart,enter a code for the location in the fieldStatus'when you create a chart and then you can search on it here or,if you have been entering the place where you have beenconsulting in the dialog, select'WholeConsultation Details'record'(of'Search in' area) and search on that. Then you will get an instant listing of all the people you saw there. Thisworks though if the place appears for some other reason insomeone's record you will get that one too. This can be usefulfor batch printing charts.

'Apply A Tag and Update'([F10]) - Click toquickly tag a record as a member of your A gropress [F10] in the Data Entry dialog).

'Apply B Tag and Update'([F11]) To quickly tag a record as a member of B group.'Untag and Update'([CTRL+F10]) - Removes the A tag .'Restore A group'- Restores all records that had been A tagged. 'Restore B group'- Restores all records that had been B tagged.'Add B to A'- As it says.

Confirm Menu

'Confirm on Update'([CTRL+D]) - If youdon't want to beasked if you are sure every time you update a record select this so there isno tick mark against this item in the menu. You will still beasked if youwantto erase a record.'Confirm Options and Layout Changes on Exit'([CTRL+L]) - Frequently, when you leave Jyoti Star, you will be asked to confirm changes to underlying options or layouts. feel you have not changed anything, but there are so many things the program trachave changed. Generally you will answer [OK] to this question, so you can stop being asked bthis, so there is no tick mark against this item in the menu.'Refresh Database on Options Change'([CTRL+R]) - Shri Jyoti Star keeps a pre-calculated

yourdatabase for the research features. If you change an option that would affect thesAyanamsha, you will be prompted to recalculate this database list. If your databcomputer has an old CPU (slow), then this can take some time. If you uncheck thisnot be prompted and the list will not be recalculated. This is advised when you areAyanamshas etc. on a particular chart and not making a significant decision aboutsuch matters. You can easily refresh the list when you need it using the item under'File' menu in theMain Screen.


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'Confirm Replacing Layout with Layout Example' - This gives you a choice whenever yosomething from the'Layout Examples' menu between replacing (and thus potentially loosinhave laid out on theMain Menu, putting the layout on another blank page if there is one (yfill) and cancelling. If unchecked, the page will simply be replaced without asking. immediate recovery by pressing [CTRL+Z] (or menu item'Edit'/'Undo Drag/Changes to ThiPage').

Entry Choices Menu

Found inData Entry dialog, under menus.'Assume YY year entry (1920-2019)' - If you select this,entering '79' will be translated to '1979', and you will jumpstraight to the'Time' field. Obviously YY entry is onlyuseful in a certain range, here 1920 - 2019.'Assume YYYY... (4 digit) Years'- If you select this then

entering '1896' is enough tojump forward.'Month names in Date field' -Get 'Jan.' instead of'1' etc. Whether this is checked or not, yalways enter month names.'Keep Country When Clicking New' This means youdon't have to retype the country for eachnew chart if most of your charts are from the same country.'Now' button keeps chart, changes date and time'(Advanced feature) - Normally when you [Now Chart], you get a chart for your current location. However, this option lets youkeep the locatio of whatever chart you have already selected and just get the current date and time. Likelneed this.'Free Form Date Entry' This let's you usefree form Date entry.'Free Form Time Entry' This let's you usefree form Time entry.'Swap Free Form Standard'([CTRL+W]) This willchange Date/Timeentry style from 'FreeForm' into 'Standard Form', and vice-versa. See next few Chapters for more explanachoices.

Date Format (DMY and MDY)DMY = Day/Year/Month - this is theInternational style.

MDY = Month/Day/Year - this is theUSA style.between US and International using the optionwitch Date Format

in'File' menu in Data Entry. You can see which you are using because itis of the'Date' field. If you have chosen to see monthritten at the endnames using the'Entry Choices' menu, then it is obvious.

If you start a new database, use'File'/'New Database' and it willadopt the currentdate convention.


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Entering Date and TimeThis lets youtune the entering of dates and times tosuit you. There are 2 styles.Note: BC (BCE) dates areentered as minus - 5BC is -5 (not -4 as in some other program

the actual calendar, there isno year zero.

1)

Standard - In this style, each field - day, month, year, hour, minuteand second - is a separate field with an Up/Down button to theright. In most of these, if youenter 2 digits, youjump to thenext.Also you can click the little which can be veryp/Down arrowsconvenient when just modifying a date.

2) Free Form - If you are using US style dates,'Jul 12 62 3 45p' can be all you need to type to enterJuly 12, 1962 3:45:00 pm. InEuropean style (DMY), just put the day first. To save typingextra digits for seconds or minutes just tap'a' or'p' when you aredone - e.g. 12a for 12:00:00 am. Shri Jyoti jumps straight to the'City/Town' field as it knows you are done.Note that times are kept in 24 hour (US Military) clock style but if you have U

(change this in the'File' menu), it will show you the style also, to the right of the'Time' entry area.m/pmHandy Tip: [CTRL+W] lets you flip betweenthestandard andfree form modes. Free form is fas

for new chart entry and the standard style is great for quick adjustments like changing t

Entering Place and Country - Atlas SearchInData Entry dialog.Enter the and press [TAB ] key. Enter theown or city country or USA state

('USA' alone won't work) and press [TAB ]. The PC Atlas programautomatically enters the latitude etc. The Atlas is not available in the demo.

If a country is already entered and you change the city name, you can click the[Atlas Search] button below.

If PC Atlas is not available or not found, the button below'Country/USState' field will say [No Atlas]. Select or enter a chart, click it or use'File'/'PCAtlas Version and Path'to look for any version of PC Atlas on your disk. Click[Look for Atlas] in the dialog and navigate to where the Atlas is stored. The IntegratedShri Jyoti Star folder and it will be found immediately so just double click on it anOtherwise, the dialog tells you what file to look for and if you don't know where yWindows 'Start'/'Search' or 'Find' to find it.

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databases and many spreadsheets give similar capabilities though it is easier to do lExcel.

Tip: If you enter the email address, then Shri Jyoti Star will use it if you want to email message using the'File'/'Send Email'/'Message to This Person' item (in Data Entry dialog).

First Letter or AksharaIn one or two places the program needs thefirst sound of the name, that means the nearest equival

Sanskrit (calledAkshara). This field is filled in automatically for you when you get there - typing'M' or'F' and the first letter is set. Good to check it is sensibly done. The pull-dowchoices as well as examples of the less obvious choices.

This is used in computingShayanadi Avastha strengths.

Status and Occupation fields

can be used for anything you like as can Notes andtatus .ccupationNote: these fields can be searched and so are valuable for research or data location.

Link to PrimaryUse [Link to Primary] button at the bottom ofData Entrydialog.This is a powerful tool that allows you to link any chart to the Primary chart you en

not greyed out, you have a Primary chart entered and can link to it. The natives linked t'Linked to Primary' list (found under'Lists' pull-down menu or clicking [Li] button). If the button is grout,load the Primary nativity you want to link to into theMain Screen, and then goback to the Native Data Entry dialog ([CTRL+B] orclick on the date or time for Native 2 or use'Edit' menu). Enter thnativity/event you want and then click [Link to Primary] button.

ExampleThis is a great tool. Suppose you have a client or friend

who brings other charts for you to look at, friends, family,business partners etc. Every time you do her chart have her as primary andadd these other chartsas Native2. In the Main Screen, click the [New Native 2] (see above) or press [CTRL+B]. After entering the daclick [Link to Primary]. Next time she calls or visits, after starting with her chart, go to [New Native 2] fromthe Main Screen and click [Li] at the top'Lists' buttons. Then you see all the linked charts and

Events for PrimaryEdit Primary Native

New Primary Native

Edit Native 2New Native 2

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make your choice.

LMT ButtonOnly for Advanced use. Normally you never need to click this.LMT (Local Mean Time) was used worldwide until the railways made it impracti

persisted until the 1920s or 30s.Note an [ ] button has been added after the Time Zone. IfMT

you are entering a chart for alocation that isnot in the Atlas and thedate is before the introduction of standard time zones, then click thisbutton after entering the longitude and latitude to get the time zone equivalent of thelocal mean time.

Lists BoxYour database can be filtered into different'Lists'. For example,Male orFemale. You can also view

total listalphabetically or with themost recent records at the top. This is called'Unsorted/Chronologica and can be incredibly useful.

To the right of the word'Lists' there is a that gives you immediate access to all theull-downthe right of this are several very handy .hortcut buttons

[Al] -Alphabetical listing of all records.[Un] -Unsorted list.[Li] - All recordslinked to the currentPrimary chart.[A] - All charts in yourA list (if any).[B] - All charts in yourB list (if any).[ ] (upper right,'Transits (Now)' area) show all thehow Locations

locations you have created. When a list is selected then it is shown inthe large under the chooser pull down.istbox

Name FieldThe pull-down arrow on the left of lets you see and select from anhis field

alphabetical list. [ALT+Dn] (downarrow) pulls down the list. Up and Downcursor (arrow) keys (on your keyboard) let you move up and down the list.

Tips: Type in the first few letters of the native's name you want and tap [Dn] and it is loaded (as lonit is the first in your database that has those first letters).

F2 - Loads the last saved chart.F3 - Gets you the last used/saved transit location.F8 - Used onstartup, loads all thelast used natives and gets you back where you were when you closed Shri


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'Clear A group tags' clears all A tags from the database.

Transits (Now Chart) and Prashna/QueryClicking [ ] creates a chart with the current date and time for the location yow Chart

possible toset this to use the current loaded native's location - see the5th item under the'Entry Choices'

menu. This is the key area in Data Entry (top right).How to set up a local transit chart:Click [ ] or press [F9] or select'Set Up 'Now' Location...' in theew Location

'Data' menu. You will be asked to enter a city and country. Press [TAB ] key on thekeyboard after each. The rest is automatic. Now when you want a transit chart for thatlocation you only have to click [ ] or double-click on'Now My Town' which isow Charteasily located by looking atthe list of Now charts (use [ ]).how Locations

Prashna/QueryThe [ is for you toanswer a question byselecting an Ascendant (Lagna) from a numbenter No.(#)]Eitherout of 108 (Navamshas) or 249 KP subs. See below for more details.

Prashna/Query ButtonOn the Data Entry window, middle right.This gives a dialog and then you can select a number to give an Ascendant (La

(Grahas) are the same as for the original time of the chart. It also calculates the time eq you enter and this is stored as the firstEvent. You can access that and get the chart for that t'Events' menu (which will appear in the Main Screen for the Prashna if it is not alreadevents having been entered). In this menu you can see also the number you entered. Thonly place thisnumber will bestored as you get a randomly chosen number whenever you enter thePrashna dialog.

Enter a chart first because Prashna needs location and date details.

Prashna DialogTo use this dialog, simply ask the person for a number, or determine one yourself, athe box.

Choose whether you want it out of108 Navamshas or249 KP(Vimshottari Dasha)subs and click [OK]

This calculates the time equivalent (and hence ascendant) to any number you enter basthe current native loaded in the Data Entry dialog. The number showing when you encomputer at random in case you want to use that. Just type your number to replace it.

108 gives anAscendant at the centre ofthe Navamsha equating to the number entered. Howevfollowing KP tradition, gives the Ascendant (Lagna) that falls at the start of the Sub. Note that twhen that Ascendant rises is calculated and then from that time the Ascendant is comas we may need that time, but this can introduce a very small variation in the exact posaffect even the divisional charts except that, due to the KP method of using the start


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cases this may fall at the boundary ofVargas and so one should be alert to whether you want to fVarga starting or ending. A second has been added to the computed times to slightly Vargas/Sub, but this should be considered manually. Note that the circle chart lets onthe Ascendant is borderline between Vargas as do the'Precise' Varga position tables.

249 is forKrishnamurti Paddhati fans who work withNakshatra Lords and their Vimshottari Dasubs. That's 27 x 9 but the number gets increased by 6 due toRashi boundaries.

Clicking [Cancel] in this dialog clears any Prashna number previously setup. The Prashas the first event and you will see'Events' menu appear in theMain Screen. If there are events alreentered for the chart, these are pushed down. Go to the 'Events' menu to check which number youand out of what range (108/249) as well as the time related to that number. Selecting ththat time in the day. See the Prashna details at the top ofthe'Events' menu:

Larger numbers can be entered and the remainderafter removingmultiples of 108/249 will be used. Zero is equivalent to 249/108.

Special Comparison Charts

Varshphal, Events, Muhurta, Sunrise and Tithi Pravesh DialogGet here by clicking [ ] on the bottom of Data Entry.K(+Special)

VarshphalNote: If you choose either a Varshphal chart or Dasha (Patyayini

orMudda progressed Moon) or the Varsheshwara (year Lord) tablefrom theChoices and Options dialog or have one on a layout page youvisit, then the Varshphal for that year is automatically calculated. Thus you may never need to use this dialog for .

Pick a year to create an annual chart. This uses the solar return.Advanced users can do one for any month or day in the year. These areforMasapravesh (month chart) andDinapravesh (day chart), which arelike the annual chart (Varshapravesh) but for a particular day or month during the year (baseddays in a solar month). At the moment Dashas only apply for the year unless you sque

the length option on Dasha page in the Choices and Options dialog.Note that if the year starts in June, the second monthly chart will be for the appropr

first being for the month starting from the date of the annual chart. Month one is not Jathe first of the month but the first day in that month which will be the same day of the m

Many in India use the'Mean year' method, which is just that. No account is taken of the tthe Sun and every year is exactly the same length. In the West, theTrue year is usually preferred (perhdue to the ready availability of computers). That gives the exact solar return rather thanSun by its mean motion.


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Muntha is the progressed Ascendant, one sign per year. One can assess the Munthchart to determine how the year will be along with the Ascendant for the year year Lord (Varsheshwara). The year Lord is to be found in a table of its own and on thePatyayini Dasha table.

EventsNote: The easiest way to get an Event chart is to select one from the'Events' menu in the Ma

Screen that appears if there are any Events that have been entered.Pick an event to generate a chart for that time. The natal location is used. After load

Main Screen, you can go to the Data Entry screen and change the location if neededentered using [Events] button in Data Entry or the'Events' item under the'Edit' menu in theMainScreen. Once you have entered an event, an'Events' menu appears in the Main Screen, which select Events to see the charts.

MuhurtaThe value of this dialog is that itsets up a namedMuhurta chart for a particular location which

then adjust (date and time) inside the Main Screen. It tries to name it for you but you adjust the name, the starting date and the location.Later on, when you have got the date and timsave/update the final info in the Data Entry screen. This dialog is just to get started.

SunriseYou can name a Sunrise chart, pick a date and a location. (Note: there is typically a small diff

between the geocentric longitude of the Sun at sunrise - what you have in a chart - andAscendant.)

More - Pravesh chartsHere you can findTithi Pravesh. This computesVedic annual chart based on the exact Tithi on w

you were born. This is the annual return for theSolar-Lunar calendar whereasVarshphal is just for theSolar calendar.

Note: Pravesh means entry. Your Tithi Pravesh for a year is when the Sun and Mposition that they have the same separation as when you were born with theSun in the same sign. Followingthe method advised by Pdt. Sanjay Rath, if two such positions are found (rare) the clbirth is selected.

Events DialogYou reach this using [Events] at the top of the Data Entry screen or the'Edit'/'Events Data for

Primary' ([SHIFT+CTRL+E]) item in the Main Screen. There is also a button for it at the Main Screen with a on it.lue exclamation


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The big advantage of Events is that you can accessthem instantly from the'Event' menu in the Main Screen.This menuappears if there are events entered for thePrimary native. The events will be loaded as 'Native 2'when selected. To see Dashas for Events click on theappropriate button in'Dashas' page of the Choice andOptions dialog.

Enter up to39 events. Just enter the description,date and (optionally) the time and click [Add] button.Note: in this dialog you click [Add]after entering the data,not before.

Note that you canadd moretext in the description than appearsin thebox on the right. It isn't lostwill be available in'Events' menu in the Main Screen, but for technical reasons there is no rodialog bigger to show all the text on the right.

The location of the native's nativity is assumed. This is because 99% of the time cl

not a precise time, and so the time and place are not important as Lagna is not to be cafifth level of Dashas the effect of a few hours is unlikely to be important. However, you c'Time' fields to adjust for a different time zone if a time is known. If you want to wo

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