Project 2007:
Advanced
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.
Hardware requirements
· A keyboard and a mouse
· A 700 MHz (or higher) processor
· At least 512 MB RAM
· At least 2 GB of available hard disk space
· A CD-ROM drive for installation
· A printer driver (An actual printer is not required, but without an installed printer driver students will not be able to complete activities C-1, C-2, D-1, and D-2 in the unit titled “Formatting and reporting.”)
· SVGA at 1,024 × 768 or higher resolution monitor
Software requirements
You will need the following software:
· Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003, updated with the most recent service packs.
· Microsoft Office Project 2007
· Microsoft Office Excel 2003 SP2 or later is required for Visual Reports. (If this is not installed, students will not be able to complete activity E-1 in the unit titled “Formatting and reporting,” or activities B-1, C-2, and the Independent practice activity in the unit titled “Exchanging project data.”)
· Microsoft Office Access 2003 SP2 or later is required to open database files exported from Project. (If this is not installed, students will not be able to complete activity B-2 in the unit titled “Exchanging project data.”)
Network requirements
The following network components and connectivity are also required for this course:
· Internet access, for the following purposes:
· Updating the Windows operating system and Office 2007 at update.microsoft.com
· Downloading the student data files from www.courseilt.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.
Note: You can also use Windows Vista or Windows Server 2003. The screen shots in this course were taken using Windows Vista, so students’ screens might look somewhat different.
2 If the operating system is Windows XP, then launch the Control Panel, open the Display Properties dialog box and apply the following settings:
· Theme — Windows XP
· Screen resolution — 1024 by
768 pixels
· Color quality — High (24 bit)
or higher
3 Set up Internet access for the students. Internet access is required; an e-mail account is not.
4 Open Internet Explorer and navigate to update.microsoft.com. Update the operating system with the latest critical updates and service packs.
5 Install Microsoft Office Project 2007 according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Perform a complete installation and accept all defaults. (If you cannot or do not activate each student copy of Microsoft Project after installation, you can have the students click Activate Later every time they start the program. Microsoft Office Project 2007 can be started 50 times without activation.)
6 Install Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or 2007 according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Perform a complete installation and accept all defaults.
7 Install Microsoft Office Access 2003 or 2007 according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Perform a complete installation and accept all defaults.
8 Start Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Then, do the following:
a Activate the software. After activation, the Welcome to the 2007 Microsoft Office System dialog box appears.
b On the Privacy Options screen, verify that “Search Microsoft Office Online for Help content when I’m connected to the Internet” is checked.
c Verify that “Download a file periodically that helps determine system problems” is cleared.
d Verify that “Sign up for the Customer Experience Improvement Program” is cleared.
e Click Next.
f Select “I don’t want to use Microsoft Update.”
g Click Finish to close the dialog box, and close Excel.
9 Start Microsoft Office Access 2007. Then, do the following:
a Activate the software. After activation, the Welcome to the 2007 Microsoft Office System dialog box appears.
b On the Privacy Options screen, verify that “Search Microsoft Office Online for Help content when I’m connected to the Internet” is checked.
c Verify that “Download a file periodically that helps determine system problems” is cleared.
d Verify that “Sign up for the Customer Experience Improvement Program” is cleared.
e Click Next.
f Select “I don’t want to use Microsoft Update.”
g Click Finish to close the dialog box, and close Access.
10 Open Internet Explorer and navigate to the Microsoft Office Online Web site.
a On the Microsoft Office Online Web page, activate the Downloads tab.
b Download and install any available updates.
c Close Internet Explorer.
11 Create a student data folder on each student’s computer.
12 Copy the student data files to the student data folder you created. 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.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.
b Click the link for Microsoft Project 2007 to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Project 2007: Advanced.
c Click the link 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.
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.)
5 Open Internet Explorer and navigate to update.microsoft.com. Update the operating system and Office 2007.
Topic B: Frequently asked questions
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Topic C: Course notes
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Topic D: Additional information
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