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All our courses assume that each student has a personal computer to use during the class. Our hands-on approach to learning requires that they do. This topic gives information on how to set up the classroom to teach this course. It includes minimum requirements for the students’ personal computers, setup information for the first time you teach the class, and setup information for each time that you teach after the first time you set up the classroom.
Hardware requirements
Each student’s personal computer should have:
· A keyboard and a mouse
· Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
· 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
· 1 GB of available hard disk space in addition to that used by the operating system
· DVD-ROM drive
· A monitor capable of at least 1280x960
resolution at 24 bit color or better
Software requirements
You will need the following software:
· Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
· Adobe Fireworks CS4
· Adobe Reader 9.0
Network requirements
The following network components and connectivity are also required for this course:
· Internet access, for the following purposes:
– Downloading the latest critical updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com
– Downloading and installing Adobe Reader
– Downloading the Student Data files from www.axzopress.com (if necessary)
First-time setup instructions
The first time you teach this course, you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.
1 Install Windows XP on an NTFS partition according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. If the student machines have Internet access, and they are behind a software or hardware firewall, install the latest critical updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com.
Note: You can also use Windows Vista, but the screen shots in this course were taken in Windows XP, so students’ screens might look somewhat different.
2 From the Control Panel, open the Display Properties dialog box and apply the following settings:
· Theme — Windows XP
· Screen Resolution — 1280 by 960 pixels
· Color quality — High (24 bit) or higher
Note: To avoid a blurred or distorted screen users of flat panel or widescreen displays should either choose their monitor's native resolution, or disable image stretching and scaling if possible. Students' screens may look slightly different at other resolutions.
3 Set up Internet access for the students. Internet access is required; an e-mail account is not.
4 Install the latest version of Adobe Reader (version 9 or later). The latest version can be downloaded from http://adobe.com. Accept all defaults during the installation.
5 Install Adobe Fireworks CS4 according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Choose the default installation settings.
6 Display file-name extensions.
a Start Windows Explorer.
b Choose Tools, Folder Options and select the View tab.
c Clear the check box for “Hide extensions for known file types.”
d Close Windows Explorer.
7 At the root of the hard drive, create a Student Data folder (C:\Student Data).
8 If you don’t have the data CD that came with this manual, download the Student Data files for the course. You can download the data directly to student machines, to a central location on your own network, or to a disk.
a Connect to www.axzopress.com.
b Under Downloads, click Instructor-Led Training.
c Browse the subject categories to locate your course. Then click the course title to display a list of available downloads. (You can also access these downloads through our Catalog listings.)
d Click the link(s) for downloading the Student Data files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Setup instructions for every class
Every time you teach this course (including the first time), you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.
1 If necessary, reset any defaults that have been changed in previous classes.
· To remove the custom commands, choose Commands, Manage Saved Commands, select the commands “Stroke and blend mode” and “Wrap text and apply shadow,” and click Delete.
· To remove user preferences, delete the
following text file:
C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\Adobe\Fireworks
CS4\English\Fireworks CS4 Preferences.txt
· To remove custom keyboard shortcuts, delete
the following file:
C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\Adobe\Fireworks
CS4\English\Keyboard Shortcuts\My Shortcuts.xml
2 Delete the contents of the Student Data folder, if necessary. (If this is the first time you are teaching the course, create a folder named Student Data at the root of the hard drive. For a standard hard drive setup, this will be C:\Student Data.)
3 Copy the data files to the Student Data folder. (See the download instructions in the preceding section.)
CertBlaster software
CertBlaster pre- and post-assessment software is available for this course. To download and install this free software, students should complete the following steps:
1 Go to www.axzopress.com.
2 Under Downloads, click CertBlaster.
3 Click the link for Fireworks CS4.
4 Save the EXE file to a folder on your hard drive. (Note: If you skip this step, the CertBlaster software will not install correctly.)
5 Click Start and choose Run.
6 Click Browse and navigate to the folder that contains the .EXE file.
7 Select the EXE file and click Open.
8 Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions. When prompted for the password, enter c_fwcs4.
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