How do I install from a disc?

I just got my first Macbook and some of my manuals from work come on a disk and I don't know how to get the info from a disk to the harddrive. Also how do I run other apps from a disk? I put the disk in but it doesn't auto run to load any info on the computer.

Sometimes manuals are integral with the help of a particular application. If so, I can't be certain, the app would need to be installed. Otherwise they are usually pdf documents or less likely text documents. Some may be html documents.
In these latter cases the idea is to find the manual on the disk. It may be in a holdall folder called (say) 'Documentation' or it may not. Look for pdf files on the install disk. You can then transfer using drag and drop. The same with html files. It is possible with the latter that the html file proper which organises the pages is separate from the graphic and text files. The latter may be in a folder. You need both.
If you have problems finding the files on the disk try the web site making sure you have the right version of the application or hardware product. I keep most manuals in a 'docked' folder in the 'shared' user but not all. That way they are available to all. If as may be the case they are in a folder put in 'Applications' by the apps installer they are then also available to all users. I prefer a specific common folder.
I you have the manuals all on one disk you can simply copy that disk to a folder in 'shared', drag the icon for said folder to the dock and Q.E.D.

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