Installing GDP at Home 

Quick Start: Next; I accept the terms of the license agreement, Next; Next; Next; Next;  Finish.

• Place the GDP Home Version CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installer automatically launches after a few seconds.
  Note: If the install program does not launch automatically, from the Windows menu, click Start, Run. In the Run window, type x:\setup (replace "x:" with the letter for your CD-ROM drive, which is probably "d:"). Click OK.
• From the Welcome screen, click Next.
• From the License Agreement, click I accept the terms of the license agreement; click Next.
• From the Select Destination Location screen, accept C:\GDPHOME; click Next.
• From the Select Student Data Location screen, accept Save student data on other media to store your work in a data directory on your computer's hard drive or on other removable media such as a USB drive; click Next.
• From the Select Student Data Path screen, accept C:\GDPDATA; click Next.
  Note: Do not save your data on a floppy disk because your disk will fill up and a floppy drive is very slow; most students have a great deal of trouble deleting the appropriate files when the disk fills up.
• From the Install Complete screen, click Finish. An Irwin Keyboarding program group opens with this shortcut.  
• Right-click the icon and send a shortcut to your Windows Desktop.

Note: If you installed incorrectly and need to uninstall GDP, click here for steps.

Live Update

GDP will launch and check for Live Updates if you are on the Internet when you open GDP. The first time you install GDP, you should always check for a Live Update so you are using the most current version. If you are prompted that a live update is available, be sure to download it so that your software is always current! If you are not on the Internet when you open GDP for the first time, log-on to the Internet, click Help, Live Update, and follow the prompts to download the latest version of GDP. To find out what version of GDP you are using, click Help, About, from the GDP menu in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

• The Online Tutorial starts. Click the numbered buttons at the bottom of the screen to complete the tutorial and click Exit when you're done.

Note: Check with your instructor regarding preferences here.

• From the menu, click Options, Settings, to open the Settings dialog box. Fill in, check, or uncheck all boxes as shown below. Click Save. The URL for the Web button is gdpstudent.mhhe.com. Click here for more detailed steps to set the path for Microsoft Word.

Note: Under Full Editing, in Timed Writings and Drills, ask your instructor what setting to check. If you correct errors on timings, your speed is decreased and your concentration might be broken. However, some students relax more during a timed writing when they know they can correct errors and therefore do better. Make your choice here based on your own skills and preferences. Correcting errors on drills generally leads to poor technique.