This participant guide contains training materials for processing applications for student financial aid under the EDExpress system. Representatives of institutions of higher education receive training in the use of EDExpress software that allows the school to manage student financial aid records. The guide contains these sessions: (1) welcome and introduction; (2) overview of the EDExpress process; (3) setting up customized data, both user data and document tracking; (4) application tools; (5) reviewing import data; (6) analyzing individual student information reports; (7) notifying applicants; (8) resolving data problems; (9) scavenger hunt; (10) financial aid packaging philosophy; and (11) creating and using custom export/import files. An appendix contains reject codes and reject reasons, with a glossary. (SLD)