Microsoft Project 2010: Advanced (FAQ/Notes)

Microsoft Project 2010:

Advanced

Frequently asked questions and instructor notes

All of 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.

Hardware requirements

Each studentï¿½s personal computer should have:

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ A keyboard and a mouse

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ A 1GHz (or faster) processor

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ At least 1GB of RAM

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ 2 GB of available hard disk space after operating system install

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ A CD-ROM or DVD drive

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ SVGA monitor at 1024 ï¿½ 768 or higher resolution

Software requirements

You will need the following software:

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP with Service Pack 3

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Project Professional 2010

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Adobe Reader

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Microsoft Excel 2010

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Microsoft Word 2010

Network requirements

The following network components and connectivity are also required for this course:

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Internet access, for the following purposes:

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Downloading the latest critical updates and service packs

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Downloading the Student Data files from www.axzopress.com
(if necessary)

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Viewing free templates available at Office.com

Classroom setup instructions

Before you teach this course, you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.

1ï¿½ï¿½ Install Windows 7 on an NTFS partition according to the software publisherï¿½s instructions. After installation is complete, if the student machines have Internet access, use Windows Update to install any critical updates and Service Packs.

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Note: You can also use Windows Vista or Windows XP with Service Pack 3, but the screen shots in this course were taken in Windows 7, so studentsï¿½ screens might look somewhat different.

2ï¿½ï¿½ With flat-panel displays, we recommend using the panelï¿½s native resolution for best results. Color depth/quality should be set to High (24 bit) or higher.

3ï¿½ï¿½ Install Project Professional 2010 according to the software manufacturerï¿½s instructions.

4ï¿½ï¿½ Install Microsoft Excel 2010 and Microsoft Word 2010 according to the software manufacturerï¿½s instructions. These programs are required to complete activity B-1 in the ï¿½Templatesï¿½ unit, and activities C-1 and C-2 in the ï¿½Exchanging project informationï¿½ unit, but they are not used elsewhere in the course.

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Note: You can also use version 2007 or later.

5ï¿½ï¿½ Download and install Adobe Reader (http://get.adobe.com/reader/). This application is required to complete activity A-5 in the ï¿½Reportsï¿½ unit but is not used elsewhere in the course.

6ï¿½ï¿½ If you have the data disc that came with this manual, locate the Student Data folder on it and copy it to the desktop of each student computer.

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ If you donï¿½t have the data disc, you can download the Student Data files for the course:

aï¿½ï¿½ Connect to www.axzopress.com.

bï¿½ï¿½ Under Downloads, click Instructor-Led Training.

cï¿½ï¿½ 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.)

dï¿½ï¿½ Click the link(s) for downloading the Student Data files. You can download the files directly to student machines or to a central location on your own network.

eï¿½ï¿½ Create a folder named Student Data on the desktop of each student computer.

fï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Double-click the downloaded zip file(s) and drag the contents into the Student Data folder.

7ï¿½ï¿½ For each student PC, start Project 2010 and set automatic scheduling as the default for all new files:

aï¿½ï¿½ Click the File tab and click Options.

bï¿½ï¿½ Click Schedule.

cï¿½ï¿½ From the ï¿½Scheduling options for this projectï¿½ list, select All New Projects.

dï¿½ï¿½ From the ï¿½New tasks createdï¿½ list, select Auto Scheduled.

eï¿½ï¿½ Click OK and close Project.

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:

1ï¿½ï¿½ Go to www.axzopress.com.

2ï¿½ï¿½ Under Downloads, click CertBlaster.

3ï¿½ï¿½ Click the link for Project 2010.

4ï¿½ï¿½ Save the .EXE file to a folder on your hard drive. (Note: If you skip this step, the CertBlaster software will not install correctly.)

5ï¿½ï¿½ Click Start and choose Run.

6ï¿½ï¿½ Click Browse and navigate to the folder that contains the .EXE file.

7ï¿½ï¿½ Select the .EXE file and click Open.

8ï¿½ï¿½ Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions. When prompted for the password, enter c_pj2010.

Topic B:ï¿½ï¿½ Frequently asked questions

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Topic C:ï¿½ï¿½ Course notes

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Topic D:ï¿½ï¿½ Additional information

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