Catkin is simply an Excel spreadsheet, so there is essentially no installation at all, but please use the proper icon for shortcuts.

copy the files catkin2.03(Excel) and kin-icon3 (icon file) to a folder called kinematics that should be created in the My Documents folder on the C: drive.

Shortcuts can be created in various ways, e.g. by highlighting a file (or right-clicking) and clicking File>CreateShortcut. I suggest that you firstly arrange things so that you have a shortcut for catkin on your desktop.  The correct  icon can then be associated by highlighting the shortcut (right-clicking) and getting to the ChangeIcon option, and browsing back to the kinematics folder for the icon. You should now be the proud owner of a properly labelled shortcut to the spreadsheet, straight from your desktop.You can also add this to the "start" menu for easier access.

Good luck!

• create a folder kinematics in the My Documents folder
• download the following files into the kinematics folder
• create the shortcut on your desktop

• If clicking on these links gives garbage in your browser, then use "shift-click" rather than "click" to force a download
• Catkin has at least one macro in it; there is no harm in having this macro fully enabled, but it is possible to disable it and still get full functionality (it just means a bit more typing for one type of calculation in the Calculator page)

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