diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee9bc2c..33de96c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *~*
 *.pyc
-stringOutputs
+stringOutputs/*
 token.json
 *.notes
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diff --git a/GoogleCloudDocumentation.docx b/GoogleCloudDocumentation.docx
index f095447..06ec6e0 100644
Binary files a/GoogleCloudDocumentation.docx and b/GoogleCloudDocumentation.docx differ
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fc3d49..d123315 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
 # Substitution-Requests
 
-System for CSE 102 staff to request subs.
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+System for CSE 102 staff to request subs.
+
+***Installing and configuring for the first time:***
+
+Install the libraries in your Python environment:
+
+	pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib
+	pip install --upgrade pandas
+	pip install --upgrade pysimplegui
+
+	Versions that are proven to work (newer versions probably work, older versions maybe work)
+	Pysimplegui 4.60.4
+	pandas: 1.4.4
+	google-api-python-client 2.100.0
+	google-auth-httplib2 0.1.1
+	google-auth-oauthlib 0.5.2
+
+Install Git
+	https://git-scm.com/downloads
+	Be sure to use the right version (32 vs 64 bit, Windows vs Linux, etc.)  you can find your version of Windows by typing “about” in the start bar
+	When installing Git, there are many settings, if you don’t know what it does, just keep the default option.
+
+Run Git bash and within run this command:
+	git config --global core.autocrlf false
+
+Close Git bash and open Git Gui
+	Click “Clone Existing Repository” and paste https://git.egr.msu.edu/CSE102/Substitution-Requests.git into the “Source Location” box.
+	The “Target Directory” box is the path to the folder you want to store your local copy in.  The folder must NOT already exist.
+	E.g. “C:\Users\USERNAME\Substitution-Requests” will create the Substitution Requests folder and put all the files inside it.
+	Open the Repo in GitGui (this might happen automatically after cloning).  Click “Tools” and “Add”
+	Put “Pull” in the name box and “git pull origin master” (no quotes) in the command box and click “Add”
+
+Run the code for the first time (or since 7 days have elapsed since this step was last performed on this computer)
+	It will take you to a login page, you MUST log in as cse102msu@gmail.com (password is python_1107)
+	This login has mandatory 2-factor authentication (b/c of Google policy on API access)
+	So if this is the first time or if you've reset your browser cookies it will call the office phone in EGR 1107 to give you the code
+	Once logged in, just click continue on each increasingly dire warning page until it says “The authentication flow has completed. You may close this window”
+
+
+***Workflow:***
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diff --git a/helperFunctions.py b/helperFunctions.py
index e012708..8be6333 100644
--- a/helperFunctions.py
+++ b/helperFunctions.py
@@ -271,23 +271,23 @@ def getNumFulfilledInDateRange(subRequestsArchiveFilename,earlyDate,lateDate):
 def createStrings():
 	stfD = pd.read_csv(staffDatabaseFilename,dtype=str,index_col=False)
 	secD = pd.read_csv(sectionDatabaseFilename,dtype=str,index_col=False)
-	with open("stringOutputs/staffIDs.txt",'w') as f:
+	with open("stringOutputs/staffIDs.txt",'w+') as f:
 		netIDs=stfD['NetID'].values
 		netIDs.sort()
 		f.write('\n'.join(netIDs))
 		
-	with open("stringOutputs/emails.txt",'w') as f:
+	with open("stringOutputs/emails.txt",'w+') as f:
 		vals=cp.deepcopy(stfD['NetID'].values)
 		for i in range(len(vals)):
 			vals[i]=vals[i]+"@msu.edu"
 		f.write('; '.join(vals))
 		
-	with open("stringOutputs/sectionTitles.txt",'w') as f:
+	with open("stringOutputs/sectionTitles.txt",'w+') as f:
 		vals=secD['Section'].values
 		seen=set()
 		f.write('\n'.join([x for x in vals if not (x in seen or seen.add(x))]))
 		
-	with open("stringOutputs/periodDates.txt",'w') as f:
+	with open("stringOutputs/periodDates.txt",'w+') as f:
 		vals=secD['Date'].values
 		seen=set()
 		f.write('\n'.join([x for x in vals if not (x in seen or seen.add(x))]))
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def getForms(subRequestsFilename):
 			flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file('credentials.json', SCOPES)
 			creds = flow.run_local_server(port=0)
 		#Save the credentials for the next run
-		with open('token.json', 'w') as token:
+		with open('token.json', 'w+') as token:
 			token.write(creds.to_json())
 
 	#service = discovery.build('forms', 'v1', http=creds.authorize(Http()), discoveryServiceUrl=DISCOVERY_DOC, static_discovery=False)
@@ -548,5 +548,5 @@ def getForms(subRequestsFilename):
 	#Write the updated request list to file
 	subs.to_csv(subRequestsFilename,index=False,index_label=False)
 	#Write the timestamp to the token for checking when this function was last run
-	with open("lastUpdatedToken.txt",'w') as f:
+	with open("lastUpdatedToken.txt",'w+') as f:
 		f.write(str(datetime.now()))
diff --git a/lastUpdatedToken.txt b/lastUpdatedToken.txt
index f4ad2d8..d07efab 100644
--- a/lastUpdatedToken.txt
+++ b/lastUpdatedToken.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2023-10-25 11:42:15.835048
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+2023-10-25 12:30:36.615443
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