Second Edition
Frequently asked questions and instructor notes
All our courses assume that each student has a personal computer to use during the class. Our hands-on approach to learning requires 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.
Student computer requirements
Each student’s personal computer should have:
· A keyboard and a mouse
· A Pentium II 300 MHz (or higher) processor
· At least 128 MB RAM
· At least 2 GB of available hard disk space
· A CD-ROM drive for installation
· An XGA monitor (with 1,024×768 minimum resolution support)
· A printer driver (An actual printer is not required, but students will not be able to complete the activities in the Formatting and reporting unit unless a driver is installed.)
· Internet access, if you want to download the student data files from www.courseilt.com, and for downloading the latest updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com
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 Microsoft Windows XP Professional on an NTFS partition according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. If the student computers have Internet access, install the latest critical updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com. (You can also use Windows 2000 Professional, although the screen shots in this course were taken using Windows XP, so student’s screens might look somewhat different.)
2 Adjust the computer’s display properties as follows:
a Right-click on the desktop and choose Properties to open the Display Properties dialog box.
b On the Themes tab, verify that the Theme is set to Windows XP.
c On the Appearance tab, verify that under Windows and buttons, Windows XP style is selected.
d On the Settings tab, change the Screen resolution to 1,024×768 pixels and the Color quality setting to High (24 bit) or higher.
e Click OK. If you are prompted to accept the new settings, click OK and click Yes. Then, if necessary, close the Display Properties dialog box.
3 Adjust the computer’s Internet settings as follows:
a On the desktop, right-click the Internet Explorer icon and choose Properties to open the Internet Properties dialog box.
b On the Connections tab, click Setup to start the Internet Connection wizard.
c Click Cancel. A message box will appear.
d Check the Do not show the Internet Connection wizard in the future box and click Yes.
e Re-open the Internet Properties dialog box.
f On the General tab, click Use Blank, click Apply, and click OK.
4 Start Windows Explorer.
a Choose Tools, Folder Options, and then activate the View tab.
b Under Advanced settings, select Show hidden files and folders.
c Click OK and then close Windows Explorer.
5 Install Microsoft Office 2003 according to software manufacturer’s instructions as follows:
a When prompted for the CD key, enter the 25-character code included with your software.
b Select the Custom installation option and click Next.
c Clear all the check boxes except Access, Word, and Excel.
d Select Choose advanced customization of applications and click Next.
e Next to Microsoft Office Excel, click the drop-down arrow and select Run all from My Computer.
f Next to Office Shared Features, click the drop-down arrow and choose Run all from My Computer.
g Click Next. Click Install to start the installation.
h When the installation has finished successfully, click Finish.
6 Install Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Perform a complete installation and accept all defaults. (If you can’t or don’t activate each student copy of Microsoft Project after installation, you can have the students click Activate Later every time they start the program. Microsoft Project 2003 can be started 50 times without activation.)
7 Start Microsoft Project 2003.
a If necessary, drag the Formatting toolbar below the Standard toolbar.
b Choose Help, Show Office Assistant. Install Office Assistant, if necessary. Choose Help, Hide the Office Assistant.
c Close Microsoft Project 2003.
8 If necessary, install a printer driver. A physical printer is not required. If a printer is connected to the computer during the installation of Windows XP, there will be a driver installed for that printer. If not, you should install a standard PostScript printer driver, such as the HP LaserJet 5.
9 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.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.
b Click the link for Microsoft Project 2003 to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Project 2003: Advanced, Second Edition.
c Click the link for downloading the Student Data files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
10 At the root of the hard drive, create a Student Data folder (C:\Student Data).
11 Copy the data files to the Student Data folder.
Setup instructions for every class
Every time you teach this course, you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.
1 If necessary, reset any defaults that were changed in the previous class.
2 Delete the following items that are created by students during the class.
· Reports: To Do-office construction, Resource information, Myreport.
· Views: My Network Diagram, Task/Resource Forms, NewNetworkview, Newcomboview.
· Macros: TaskEntryView, Newmacro.
· Tables: My Table, Newtable.
3 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.)
4 Copy the data files to the Student Data folder. (See the download instructions in the preceding section.)
Topic B: Frequently asked questions
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Topic D: Additional information
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