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Contact Customer Support at (800) 232-3444 with any questions.

Getting Started

Step 1:

  1. Click the download button above.
  2. Find “efinstaller.exe” in your Downloads folder, and double click.
  3. A setup window will launch. Follow the prompts to install.
    Note: you may get a Windows SmartScreen prompt saying it “prevented an unrecognized app from starting.” Click More info, then click Run anyway.
  4. The “Essential Forms Setup” window will pop up. Follow the prompts to set up, the click “Finish.”
  5. Essential Forms should now be on your desktop.

Step 2:

  1. After completing Step 1, click the download button above.
  2. Find “allcacty.exe” in your Downloads folder, and double click.
  3. A setup window will launch.
  4. You will then see a prompt to install detected updates to Essential Forms – click Yes. The prompt will then ask if you have any additional forms to install – click No.
  5. You will be prompted that Essential Forms needs to restart – click OK to trigger automatic restart.
  6. Upon reopening, you will see a message at the bottom-right of your screen that updates are ready to install, and Essential Forms needs to be restarted, again. Click OK.
  7. Manually close and re-open Essential Forms.
  8. Upon reopening, you will again see a prompt to install detected updates to Essential Forms – click Yes. The prompt will then list the counties that have been successfully installed and ask if you have any additional forms to install – click No.
  9. You will be prompted that Essential Forms needs to restart – click OK to trigger automatic restart.
  10. The additional County Forms should now be available on the Forms Library tab.

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Questions? We’re here to help!

Connect with your client success liaison today:

1 (800) 232-3444

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