Download Program and Form Updates

From time to time you may need to download a new document, update an existing document, or download program revisions. All of these can be accomplished through the use of the the software's Internet update capabilities. Friday Systems, Inc. recommends that you use the Internet update features at least once a week to check for program updates.

Warning: Before you download any new programs or forms, you must be sure that all other instances of the software are shut down on all computers! You can only do the download on a computer that has direct Internet access through a dial up account, DSL, or cable modem connection. Currently, the software does not support proxy connections.

To use the Internet update feature, you should first make sure your computer has an active Internet connection. If you have a dial-up account like America Online or MSN, start that program now and establish your Internet connection. If you have a continuous Internet connection via a cable modem or DSL router, you shouldn’t need to do anything.

Note: You may need to check your firewall software and allow an exception for the program to go through your firewall. Otherwise, your firewall software will keep the program from being able to access Friday Systems, Inc.'s servers and getting the necessary forms and updates!

After you have established your connection, click Utilities in the menu bar and select Download Updates/Registration Key from the drop-down menu.

The software will display the Internet Downloads window. To connect to Friday Systems, Inc.'s server, click the red Connect button at the top of the window. This will establish a connection with Friday Systems, Inc. The process can take anywhere from a few seconds to 2 minutes, depending upon the speed of your Internet connection.

Once you have a connection to the Friday Systems, Inc. server, the software will update the Available Downloads list on the left-hand side of the window. This list displays all updates available for you to download. The right-hand side of the window contains the Selected Downloads list. This list displays forms and updates you have elected to download. If you have an older version of a form in your software but Friday Systems, Inc. has recently published a new version of that form, your software will recognize this and automatically list this updated form in your Selected Downloads list.

Click to highlight and select each update you wish to download in the Available Downloads list and click the Add to Download List button. Each update will be added to the Selected Downloads list.

As an analogy, think of the Available Downloads list as an online store and the Selected Downloads list as an online shopping cart.

If you accidentally add an update to or wish to remove an update from the Selected Downloads list, click to highlight and select the update and click the Delete From Download List button. This will remove the update, and the software will not download it onto your system. You may, however, reconnect at a later time and download the update if you choose to do so.

Once you have selected all of the updates you wish to download, click the Download button. The software will automatically install all updates for you. Download times will vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the size of the program you are downloading. Please be patient! Most programs and forms will only take a few minutes each to download; however, some files such as the Help file are over 2 megabytes in size. On a slow (dial-up) Internet connection, this file could take up to 1/2 hour to download.

Once all downloads are completed, the software will ask if you want to make a backup copy of your database. Click Yes to create the backup file or click No to decline.

You and anyone else on your local network may now resume working with the software.