diff --git a/docs/act_intro_chapter.sgml b/docs/act_intro_chapter.sgml
index c8fd9be9d5fe8af21b9f661ed422519a41de5248..f1d248f0708fdc0ba947a226834a3ffd3e6e8c7b 100644
--- a/docs/act_intro_chapter.sgml
+++ b/docs/act_intro_chapter.sgml
@@ -64,11 +64,29 @@ is unpacked see <XREF LINKEND="RUNNINGUNIX">.
     </SECT2>
 
     <SECT2 ID="MACINSTALLATION">
-      <TITLE>Installation Instructions for Macintosh Systems</TITLE>
+      <TITLE>Installation Instructions for MacOSX</TITLE>
       <PARA>
-For MacOSX users a disk image is provided. This should be downloaded and
-double clicked on and the 'Readme.txt' opened and followed.
-          </SYNOPSIS>
+For MacOSX users an archive artemis_act.dmg.gz disk image is provided.
+This can be uncompressed using gunzip:
+      </PARA>
+      <PARA>
+<ComputerOutput>gunzip artemis_act.dmg.gz</ComputerOutput>
+      </PARA>
+      <PARA>
+Alternatively on OS X an easier solution is provided by StuffIt Expander.
+Double-click on any file ending in ".gz" and StuffIt Expander will be
+launched to uncompress that file.
+
+<MEDIAOBJECT>
+<IMAGEOBJECT>
+   <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="mac_osx_dmg.gif">
+            </IMAGEOBJECT>
+</MEDIAOBJECT>
+
+The uncompressed disk image file "artemis_act.dmg" can be double clicked on
+to mound the disk image. This mounted image, "artemis_act", can then be opened
+and the software contents displayed by double clicking on it. Open an read the
+"Readme.txt" file.
         </PARA>
       </SECT3>
     </SECT2>
diff --git a/docs/intro_chapter.sgml b/docs/intro_chapter.sgml
index 065dda3526fffff0c4591cc92094b1e5ce5926b7..bd9b88e6984ff122b721c5cd55758a70c2abcdee 100644
--- a/docs/intro_chapter.sgml
+++ b/docs/intro_chapter.sgml
@@ -71,10 +71,29 @@ is unpacked see <XREF LINKEND="RUNNINGUNIX">.
     </SECT2>
 
     <SECT2 ID="MACINSTALLATION">
-      <TITLE>Installation Instructions for Macintosh Systems</TITLE>
+      <TITLE>Installation Instructions for MacOSX</TITLE>
       <PARA>
-For MacOSX users a disk image is provided. This should be downloaded and
-double clicked on and the 'Readme.txt' opened and followed.
+For MacOSX users an archive artemis_act.dmg.gz disk image is provided.
+This can be uncompressed using gunzip:
+      </PARA>
+      <PARA>
+<ComputerOutput>gunzip artemis_act.dmg.gz</ComputerOutput>
+      </PARA>
+      <PARA>
+Alternatively on OS X an easier solution is provided by StuffIt Expander.
+Double-click on any file ending in ".gz" and StuffIt Expander will be
+launched to uncompress that file. 
+
+<MEDIAOBJECT>
+<IMAGEOBJECT>
+   <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="mac_osx_dmg.gif">
+            </IMAGEOBJECT>
+</MEDIAOBJECT>
+
+The uncompressed disk image file "artemis_act.dmg" can be double clicked on 
+to mound the disk image. This mounted image, "artemis_act", can then be opened 
+and the software contents displayed by double clicking on it. Open an read the 
+"Readme.txt" file.
         </PARA>
     </SECT2>
 
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diff --git a/docs/main_window_chapter.sgml b/docs/main_window_chapter.sgml
index 727a108dbc5c500d9400a364c1deb2599dbaf055..b670839d26bd333cc2b22531f80893508648eb73 100644
--- a/docs/main_window_chapter.sgml
+++ b/docs/main_window_chapter.sgml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ entry (and hence open one of these windows).
     <PARA>
 The following images show a breakdown of the main &prog; edit window.  The full
 screen shot <ULINK
-URL="http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Artemis/user_manual_screen_shot.gif"
+URL="user_manual_screen_shot.gif"
 TYPE="external">is here</ULINK>.
     </PARA>
 
@@ -22,99 +22,111 @@ TYPE="external">is here</ULINK>.
 
       <ORDEREDLIST ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-LIST">
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-MENU">
+        <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 The menu bar of the main &prog; window
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_1.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_1.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_1.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+          </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
 
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-SELECTIONSTATUS">
+        <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 A one line summary of the what is currently selected
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_2.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_2.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_2.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+        </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
         
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-ENTRY-BUTTONS">
+        <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 The entry buttons from the main &prog; window
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_3.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_3.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_3.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+        </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
         
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-OVERVIEW">
+          <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 The sequence overview
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_4.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_4.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_4.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+          </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
         
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-DNAVIEW">
+          <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 The DNA view
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_5.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_5.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_5.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+          </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
         
         <LISTITEM ID="MAINWINDOW-BREAKDOWN-FEATURELIST">
+          <PARA>
           <SCREENSHOT>
             <SCREENINFO>
 The feature list
             </SCREENINFO>
             <MEDIAOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
-                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="gif" FILEREF="main_window_6.gif">
+                <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="png" FILEREF="main_window_6.png">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
               <IMAGEOBJECT>
                 <IMAGEDATA FORMAT="eps" FILEREF="main_window_6.eps">
               </IMAGEOBJECT>
             </MEDIAOBJECT>
           </SCREENSHOT>
+          </PARA>
         </LISTITEM>
       </ORDEREDLIST>
       <PARA>
diff --git a/docs/manual.sgml b/docs/manual.sgml
index 081eed77b1ecb7daaaf2a6fc2cd53c4448fc0e04..8df6939e66ab32a8b964aed9081ae0b38ec090e2 100644
--- a/docs/manual.sgml
+++ b/docs/manual.sgml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 ]>
 <!-- see: http://www.pcmedia.co.nz/~michaelh/intro-to-sgml/html/c04.htm-->
 <!-- and: http://www.pcmedia.co.nz/~michaelh/intro-to-sgml/html/template.sgml-->
-<!-- $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/docs/manual.sgml,v 1.6 2006-03-01 11:32:37 tjc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/docs/manual.sgml,v 1.7 2006-03-02 13:08:47 tjc Exp $ -->
 <BOOK ID="index">
   <TITLE> The &art; Manual </TITLE>
   <BOOKINFO>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     </LEGALNOTICE>
     <ABSTRACT>
       <PARA>
-This document describes release 7 of &art; a DNA sequence viewer and
+This document describes release 8 of &art; a DNA sequence viewer and
 sequence annotation tool.
       </PARA>
     </ABSTRACT>
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