Florida BuildingForms Registration & Setup Guide  
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1 Register the Program
  1. Select Register from the menu.
  2. Write down the Serial Number displayed on the screen for your version of Florida BuildingForms.
  3. Go to our website at www.FloridaBuildingForms.com and use our easy online order form to register your serial number.
  4. You may also print the order form and mail or fax it to us at the address/fax number on the form.
  5. We will email or fax your Registration Code within 24 hours.
  6. When you get the Registration Code, open the program and select Register from the menu.
  7. Enter your Registration Code in the space provided and select Activate Program.
2 Enter the Program User(s)
  1. Select Settings.
  2. Select Program Users.
  3. This will open the Program Users dialog box
  4. The program will automatically be in the Add function.
  5. Enter your name and business address and Job Title as a Program User.
  6. Select Add.
  7. Enter the names and business address of all additional Program Users, including....
    1. At least one owner, partner or officer of the company.
    2. All persons authorized to sign Lien Releases.
    3. All persons who will be using the program.
3 Enter your Names and Addresses:

If you are an Owner:
  1. Enter yourself as a Program User.
  2. Enter your company as the only Owner.
  3. Enter your Contractor as the only Contractor. (unless you are building more than one project)
  4. Enter any Vendors who send you a Notice to Owner.
  5. Setup your Project as the only Project. (unless you are building more than one project)
If you are a Contractor:
  1. Enter yourself as a Program User.
  2. Enter your company as the only Contractor.
  3. Enter the Owners, Lenders and Vendors you are currently working with.
  4. Setup your current Projects.
If you are a Vendor:
  1. Enter yourself as a Program User.
  2. Enter your company as the only Vendor.
  3. Enter the Contractors you are doing business with.
  4. Setup the Projects you are currently working on.
4 Set the Default Settings

The Default Settings are the Names and associated entries you want the program to automatically enter into documents when you first create them. You can override these names in the documents at any time, but having the default entries will save you a lot of time filling out repetitive documents.

  1. Select Settings on the menu bar.
  2. Select Default Settings.
  3. Select whichever default settings you wish, for example
    1. If you are an Owner, select yourself as the default Owner and your Contractor as the default Contractor.
    2. If you are a Contractor, select your company as the default Contractor.
    3. If you are a Vendor, select your company as the default Vendor.
    4. If you typically use the same method to deliver Notices, select that Delivery Method as the default method.
    5. If the same person typically signs the documents you create most often, select that person as the default signor.
    6. You can leave any or all of these default settings blank.
  4. PLEASE NOTE: You can change these settings at any time.
5
Select a Document List
  1. Select List under Program on the Main Screen.
  2. Select a Document List that matches your type of business.
  3. This will set the Document display to list only those documents in the selected list.
  4. You may leave the List setting on All Forms if you want the Document List to include every form.
  5. You may change the selected List at any time.
Congratulations! You're all setup and ready to begin creating documents.
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