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FirstClass Installation for Macintosh

FIRSTCLASS DOCUMENTATION LIST:

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point What's New in FirstClass

point Printable "Getting Started"

 Basics Mailbox Rules
Calendars Messages and Documents
Controller's Guide Mobile Devices
Frequently Asked Questions and Tips Off-Campus Connection
Features Organizing Messages
FirstClass on the Web POP Clients
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Installation - Mac  

Installing FirstClass

tipWhat is your current FirstClass version? To find out, from the FirstClass menu choose About FirstClass Client.

  1. Print these instructions.
  2. Click here to download the FirstClass 9.126 for Mac installation software. The Download Manager may open and a file called FC9126US.dmg will appear on your Macintosh desktop. (You may see a message saying that the file contains an application and asking whether you want to continue. If so, click Continue.)
  3. If any version of FirstClass is already installed on this computer, first follow the removal instructions then continue with the installation. You will not be able to install FirstClass 9 unless previous versions have been deleted.
  4. Quit from all programs including the browser you are using to read these instructions and refer to your printed instructions.
  5. Double-click on FC9126US.dmg, causing it to create a volume called FC9126USClient on the desktop. It may automatically open the volume, but if not, double-click FC9126USClient to open it.
  6. In the window that appears, double-click the FirstClass 9126US icon to launch the install program. You can click through each install window, as follows:
    Introduction: Continue
    License: Continue, and then Agree
    Installation Type: Easy Install
    Would you like to add the FirstClass Client to your dock?: Yes or No
    Finish Up: Quit
  7. If Quit is grayed out, click once on the Installation successful window to make it the active window then click Quit.
  8. FirstClass should now launch automatically as noted by the new FirstClass icon in the dock. If the Login window does not appear, from the menu choose Collaborate > Connect.
  9. login windowClick the Advanced button in the Login window so that it opens up a new bottom section shown in this picture.
  10. Click the Setup button to open a Service Setup window.

    In the Connect via field choose Local Network.fcp.
    In the Server field type firstclass.wellesley.edu
    Do not enter information in the other fields.
    Click Save.
  11. Log in with your FirstClass User ID and password. 
  12. There is now a FirstClass icon on your dock because FirstClass is open. If you would like to make a permanent FirstClass 9.126 icon in the dock, click and hold down the mouse on the FirstClass icon in the dock. Then select Keep in Dock from the pop-up menu.
  13. If you preserved a personal dictionary file (user.fct) before removing a previous installation of FirstClass, you can add it to your version 9 installation. FirstClass > Quit FirstClass, then locate the file that you saved in the FirstClass removal instructions and drag it to the Home > Library > Firstclass > Tools folder.
  14. Close all windows and drag the FC9126US.dmg file and the Install FirstClass® Client volume to the Trash. From the Finder menu choose Empty Trash.

 

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Removing FirstClass

  1. Exit from FirstClass. If there is an arrow under the FirstClass icon on the dock, select it and from the FirstClass menu choose Quit FirstClass.
  2. Click once on the Finder icon in the dock.
  3. Go > Applications
  4. Find the FirstClass icon and drag it to the Trash then close the Applications window.
  5. Go > Home
  6. Open the Library folder.
  7. Open the FirstClass folder.
  8. If there is a Download folder within the FirstClass folder, it may contain files you received as attachments. If there is anything here that you need to keep, move it to another location on your computer or a removable disk so that it is no longer in the FirstClass folder. Close the Download folder.
  9. If you have personal dictionary entries for your FirstClass spell check you can save them in a temporary location be used with a new installation. Open the Tools folder within the FirstClass folder and locate the file called user.fct. Drag the file to your Macintosh Desktop or other location outside of the FirstClass folder. The FirstClass 9 installation instructions explain how to replace this file to use with the new version. Click the back button to close the Tools folder.
  10. Click the back button again so that you see the closed FirstClass folder inside the Library folder, then drag the FirstClass folder to the Trash.
  11. Close the Library window.
  12. If you have a FirstClass icon on your dock, click on it once and drag it off the dock.
  13. From the Finder menu choose Empty Trash and click OK to confirm. If you see a message that some files cannot be deleted, hold down the OPTION key while you go to the Finder menu and choose Empty Trash.

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  • Becky Atwood, ratwood@wellesley.edu
  • Information services
  • Modified: 22 September, 2009