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When you are installing PlanSwift or upgrading PlanSwift, please close any running Microsoft Office applications that may be running (Excel, Outlook, etc.) and disable your virus scanner for the duration of the installation. See Using PlanSwift Automatic Updates to see if there is an upgrade to your existing version of PlanSwift. Curious about MAC support, check out: Can I Install PlanSwift on a Mac? Before you install PlanSwift, be sure your computer meets or exceeds our System Requirements. |
To install You must be a local (Windows) administrator to install and update PlanSwift. |
To Install PlanSwift:
1. Download the PlanSwift<version>.exe file from PlanSwift.com/dl (by clicking this link, you should automatically start a download of the latest version of PlanSwift). You can also get the version of PlanSwift you can license Download the PlanSwift version for which you are licensed from MyAccount, see The PlanSwift Customer Portal (MyAccount). See How To: Check for and Install Software Updates to see if there is an upgrade to your existing software.2. Click on the link for more information.
Typically, your browser will save the installer to your Windows "Downloads" folder...
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When the download is complete, locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it (if you are using Chrome browser, you can just click on the downloaded file in the lower-left corner of your browser to launch it).
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When prompted by User Account Control
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3. This should start the PlanSwift 10 Setup Up Wizard. The The PlanSwift Setup wizard starts, and the first screen you see is the License Agreement (aka "EULA") - Click on I Accept this Agreement .
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Please review the EULA, select "I Accept the Agreement", and then click Next.
Next, you are asked where you want PlanSwift installed...
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Default clean installation folder
| Default Installation: side-by-side installation. PS11 does not replace the previous version of PlanSwift. The Default installation location will be <system drive>:\Program Files (x86)\PlanSwift11. You can change this location to any valid location you like on your local hard drive, however changing the folder may cause issues with future installations. Do not change this to a previous version's folder as that may cause you to lose historic jobs, templates, or other data.
When you are done installing 11.0.0.129 and launch the program, PlanSwift detects the oldest previous version and prompts you to import jobs and templates. (If you have already upgraded from say PlanSwift 9 to PlanSwift 10 but never uninstalled PS9, PS11.0.0.129 allows you to import jobs/templates from PS9 only. To import data from PS10, you must uninstall PS9 first.)  Image Added
Upgrading from any previous version of PlanSwift
| | 11.0.0.89 | The Default installation location will be <system drive>:\Program Files (x86)\PlanSwift. You can change this location to any valid location you like on your local hard drive, however changing the folder may cause issues with future installations. | Default Installation: upgrade-in-place, replaces highest previous version located The Default installation location will be <system drive>:\Program Files (x86)\PlanSwiftX where X represents the highest PlanSwift version located. You can change this location to any valid location you like on your local hard drive; we encourage you to change this to PlanSwift11 and import your data from the previous version to avoid the possibility of losing data. When you are done installing 11.0.0.89 and launch the program (assuming you installed to a new folder, not an upgrade-in-place), Click Home > Import Jobs and Templates to import data from the previous version of PlanSwift. (If you have already upgraded from say PlanSwift 9 to PlanSwift 10 but never uninstalled PS9, PS11.0.0.89 allows you to import jobs/templates from PS9 only. To import data from PS10, you must uninstall PS9 first.)  Image Added
Upgrading PlanSwift 10.3.0.56 to PlanSwift 11.0.0.89
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Upgrading PlanSwift 10 to PlanSwift 11.0.0.89 (PS10 upgraded PS9)
| | 10.0.0.56 | The Default installation location will be <system drive>:\Program Files (x86)\PlanSwift10. You can change this location to any valid location you like on your local hard drive, however changing the folder may cause issues with future installations. | Default Installation: upgrade-in-place, replaces highest previous version located The Default installation location will be <system drive>:\Program Files (x86)\PlanSwiftX where X represents the highest PlanSwift version located. |
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Upgrading PlanSwift 9 to PlanSwift 10.3.0.56
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5. On the next screen, you determine where you want Click Next.
You can change where the program's shortcut is placed on the Windows start menu - we recommend leaving this as "PlanSwift 10xx".
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Click Next.
You are asked if you want to create a desktop icon for easier access to PlanSwift
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Click Next.
Choose your Default Settings.
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Select the Default Language and the Default Measurement Type - these
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Click Next.
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On the Ready to Install screen, review your installation settings before you continue, and
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Click Install.
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...this starts the installation of PlanSwift 10
The installation proceeds - this can take a few minutes to complete...
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7. When the installation completes, leave you have the option of immediately launch PlanSwift.
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Leave "Launch PlanSwift" checked and click Finish if you want to launch the program right away, otherwise, uncheck "Launch PlanSwift" before you click Finish.
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Next time you want to run PlanSwift, just doubleyou can:
Double-click the PlanSwift 10 icon on your desktop (assuming you opted for a desktop shortcut)...
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Or locate "PlanSwift" in the Start Menu...
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Be sure to review the information on Licensing/Activating PlanSwift: Licensing PlanSwift (Activation)
Also, review the importing job/templates article: Importing Jobs from previous version of PlanSwift