How To Update Your Login Details

How To Update Your Login Details

If you would like to personalise your username and password for Forecast 5, login to Forecast 5 with the default details:


Username: Admin

Password: (blank)


Then go to Update Current User


Change the username, enter the old password and enter a new password. Click Ok.





If you have purchased additonal users, you can follow the same steps as above, but using the default user1 username and password:


Username: user1

Password: (blank)




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