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If you are installing and want to convert your DOS (versions 1.x and 2.x) information, you will need to go to the Upgrading & Converting section

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 on My Computer, 2) Double click on the CD-ROM drive, 3) Double click on Setup. The InstallShield Wizard will install the program while asking you a series of questions.

Downloading data from the disk means Importing it. Follow the steps below:

1. Double Click on the FSPC 3 icon to start the program.

   -OR-

   Click on the Start Button on the Task Bar; click on Programs; click on FSPC 3 to start the program.

2. Once you start FSPC for Windows, you will get the message "Rebuild Index Complete". Click OK.
3. The next message you will get is "No Records Found In Associate & Insurance". Click OK.
4. FSPC for Windows will automatically start the 2.x DOS Conversion program and will bring up the FSPC 2.x DOS Conversion Window. Since this is a new installation and you are not converting from an older version of FSPC, click Cancel.

   

5. Click on File.
6. Click on Import/Convert and select Supreme Data Import. This will bring up the Open window.

   

7. 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:).
8. Select the fspc.txt file to import. The icon looks like a little notepad.
9. Click on the Import button.
10. The program will tell you when the import is complete. Click on 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. Run a Data Change Report. -Click on Output; then Reports, Labels, Letters; then select Supreme; then choose the Data Change Report. Select output to the screen and click on Run. You will get a preview window that will be empty and it will clear automatically. You will then be asked if you would like to update the Data Change Information. Click on Yes. Click on the r in the upper right corner to close the window.
3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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)