Place the FSPC CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Your computer should detect the CD and the installation process will begin after a few moments. If your computer does not automatically detect the CD and begin the installation process, then 1) Double-click My Computer, 2) Double-click the CD-ROM drive, 3) Double-click Setup.exe. The InstallShield Wizard will install the program while asking you a series of questions. Simply click Next at each screen to accept the defaults.

1. Double-click  the FSPC 3.5 icon to start the program.
2. Once you start FSPC for Windows, you will get the message "No Records Found In Associate & Insurance". Click OK.
3. On the File menu, point to.Import/Convert and click Supreme Data Import. This will bring up the Open window.

   

4. Click on u , located at the right of the Look in: box, on the top of the window. With your Supreme Council Download disk in the floppy drive, select 3 ½ Floppy (A:).
5. Select the fspc.txt file to import. The icon looks like a little notepad.
6. Click the Import button.
7. The program will tell you when the import is complete. Click OK.

After having installed the FSPC program and imported the council data, we recommend that you do the following:

1. Because of the placement of certain windows in the program, we suggest always maximizing the program window. This will keep any windows from being hidden. To do this, start the program and click on the 1 in the upper right corner of the screen. To set this automatically, consult your Windows manual.
2. Set up billing by clicking on Setup then Billing

• Set the classes for your council and enter the amount each class is charged for dues

• To add a new class click on the Add button

• To change the information for an existing class, click on the Class button and select the class from that list.

• Click on the Update button to complete the changes you have made.

• Choose the Billing Cycle that your council follows - Calendar (January – December) or Fraternal (June – July)

• Click on the r in the upper right of the Billing Setup to close the window

3. Set up your council information by clicking on Setup then Council

• Enter the name of your council, its number, and the address for the council.

• The other information will be populated when you enter the Grand Knight’s and Financial Secretary’s information in the next step.

• Click on the r in the upper right of the Council Setup window to close the window

4. Enter the council’s officers by clicking on the Setup menu then Officers

• Enter the Council Year in the top box

• Click on the buttons for all of the officers. This will bring up a list for you to chose from. Once these fields are populated, the Grand Knight’s and Financial Secretary’s information, as well as the Current Office on the Fraternal Screen for each of the officers will be populated.

• Click on the r in the upper right of the Setup Officers window to close the window.

5. Next enter the needed information on each of the member’s information screens by clicking on the Edit menu and choosing Members. See Help if you need more information.

Always take a back up. When working with FSPC, each change you make is immediately saved. Therefore, if you make a mistake, the mistake is saved. The only way to undo the mistake is by restoring a backup that you made earlier. (See Backup & Restore help-sheet)