FSPC Release 3.52 Installation Instructions

Current Users of FSPC

FSPC Release 3.52 is primarily inte= nded as a maintenance release for users of FSPC 3.01. Please follow these installation i= nstructions carefully.   You must hav= e FSPC Release 3.01 installed on your computer before attempting to install this release. If you are using an earlier release of FSPC download and install the FSPC 3.01 upgrade availabl= e on the FSPC.org website prior to installing release 3.52.

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Installation Instructions= :

-      = Back up your current release of FSPC 3.1 using FSPC backup.

-      = Place the FSPC 3.52 installation CD into your CD drive

-      = The installation program should self start. If not explore the CD and click on Setup Launcher to begin installation.

-      = FSPC 3.52 will install. At the final screen in the installati= on process DO NOT check “Start FSPC”<= /p>
-      = Two new FSPC program icons will a= ppear on your desktop

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-      = Click on the v301restore icon FIRST.=

-      = Point to the FSPC 3.1 backup file you made in the first step

-      = You will be warned that a backup already exists. Click OK

-      = You will be warned that will overwrite your current data. Click OK

-      = When the backup restore process is complete you may start FSPC 3.52 by clicking = on the fspc3 icon on your desktop=

-      = Your FSPC 3.1 installation will be left intact in case you encounter problems wi= th FSPC 3.52 and need to use or reference FSPC 3.1

New Installation

    =         The installation disk can also be used to install the new version of FSPC 3.52 without version 3.01 being present. If you are installing FSPC on your computer for the first time you should not click on V301restore after installing the sy= stem. Once the system is installed you m= ay click on fspc3 and begin using FSPC. You must add your member information manually or if your council is large order a CRD (Council Roster Download) on floppy or CD through your su= pply catalog or via www.fspc.org.

MODIFY REPORT

We have included a new feature in FS= PC 3.52 designed to address issues some users are having with the alignment of prin= ted output on forms. These problems are usually due to differences in printers = or variations in the form itself. Typically with this problem print output (for membership cards for example) will not precisely align with the form. Letters/numbers = can print high or low or too far to the left or right. The new MODIFY REPORT feature allows you to actually change the physical alignment of print outpu= t on the form by changing print field positions.

    &= nbsp;       To use this feature go to Output and select a report On all Report/Notice screens you w= ill see three buttons in the lower right of the Reports, Labels & Letters window as shown below.

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         If you are having NO issues with print alignment click on Run Report= as you have in the past. It is best not to attempt to adjust print alignment if you are not having significant problems.&n= bsp; If are having alignment problems click on Modify Report. You will th= en be presented with the print alignment screen.= You can then modify where all or some of the fields align (print) on= the form. To start you must selec= t the field or fields you wish to move and then drag them from their current posi= tion to the new desired position. = You can select a specific field by then down the left mouse key. You then can move your mouse and reposition the field to another place on the form even fractions of an inch= up, down, left or right.

         &= nbsp; To select the entire form position your mouse in the upper left hand corner of= the form. Using your mouse drag t= he arrow down to the lower right hand corner of the form to "lasso" = all the data fields. This will se= lect all. You can then move the pr= int for the entire form up and down or left and right to meet your needs. You would use the same method to l= asso a group of fields on a form as shown below.&= nbsp;

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Precise re-alignment of print fields= on forms may require several attempts in a trial and error method. Whenever you are ready to test or save your new alignment close the alignment screen. You will then be asked if you want= to save the changes.

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Once saved you should test your changes. Hint: You can use a blank sheet of white= paper for printing and then hold it and the form up to a light or window to check alignment rather than using real forms during the trial and error process. =

When you save the new print alignmen= t that new alignment becomes the alignment pattern that the report uses from that point on.   Any new chang= es you make and save will change the previously saved alignment. However, if you r= un into a problem with a new alignment you can restore the form’s origin= al base system alignment by clicking on the Restore Report button.   Note: Any alignment changes you made in = the past would be lost when you Restore Reports.

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DATA CHANGE REPORT

   &nbs= p;        In order to correct a variety of problems with the data change report there is= a new method of creating the report in Version 3.52.   Do the following to create a= Data Change Report.

      Click on: Output, Reports, Labels-Letters, Supreme, Data Change R= eport , Run Report

    =         Under FSPC 3.52 you will be presented with a pop-up that displays the current date. You can change this dat= e to reflect the start date for data to be included in the Data Change Report. That is, the report will print all changes made from the date you enter to the current date.

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   &nbs= p;        In this example all changes made from April 9, 2007 to the present would appear on the cur= rent report. If you have a need to= go back and include prior changes on a report you could accomplish that by changing the date to a date in the past as desired.

    =         You will no longer be asked if the Data Change Report printed correctly followi= ng execution and you will be able to reprint a Data Change Report as you wish reflecting reportable changes you made to your member’s records based= on the date parameter you enter. The format of the printed report as not changed.

An FSPC Handy Hint:

    =         Perhaps the most important thing to remember before using FSPC is: back up your data every time you sit down to use the system. If you encounter a problem or make a mistake while using FSPC it is a relatively easy process to restore your sy= stem to the point it was at prior to the backup. Without a backup it is difficult a= nd in many cases impossible to correct or undo some mistakes and errors.

    =         Backup your FSPC system by clicking on File, Backup and then selecting a location = for your backup file. Restoring a backup is easy too. Just clic= k on File, Restore and then select the FSPC backup file you wish to restore. &n= bsp;

   Need Help?=

Call – (203) 752-4242

Email – fspc@kofc.org

Visit – www.fspc.org