Get Ready

• Read the FAQs and Course Outline

• Submit the Questionnaire: If you haven't submitted the Questionnaire yet, click  to do this now or it will be impossible for us to communicate and you will not be able to upload work.

• Complete the Technical Skills Tutorial. (This tutorial is currently unavailable for viewing.)

• View "Orientation to Keyboarding Online." This introductory online orientation will help you get started and answer questions you might have regarding Computer Keyboarding Online.

• Buy Your Textbook Kit and Install the GDP Program on Your Home Computer: You should be ready to begin your lessons immediately after the Orientation Meeting.

• Check Your E-Mail and Log On to Etudes-NG: Check for emails during the first week of the semester.  After the Orientation Meeting, you should log on to Etudes-NG at least three times a week to read class announcements, discussion posting assignments, attend "chat" sessions with your instructor, and read private messages regarding your work, your grades, and your progress.

Attend the Mandatory On-campus Orientation 

• You must attend the mandatory on-campus orientation. Click here for details.

Print and Read Your Assignment Sheets

• Click the Assignments link at the top of this page. On the Assignments page, click the Introduction and Technique Check links and read them.
• Click the Week 1 link, print the directions for the first week, and READ them! Your assignment sheets contain the daily instruction you would normally get from your instructor in person in a traditional course. 
• You cannot succeed in an online class unless you read your assignment sheets carefully and follow the directions exactly. 

Install GDP

• Place the GDP Home Version CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installer automatically launches after a few seconds. Follow the Quick Start steps in green below.

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.

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

• When you click Finish. An Irwin Keyboarding program group opens with this shortcut. Right-click the icon and send a shortcut to your Windows Desktop. Use this shortcut to launch GDP.

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

Initial Log On 

At home, double-click the GDP Home icon on the Desktop to launch GDP; or in Windows, click Start, Programs, Irwin Keyboarding, GDP Home.

In the COAT Department at LACC, double-click the GDP CAOT 1,2,3 icon to launch GDP.  Select your class (Morimoto Online) from the class drop-down list on the Welcome screen, and click New Student. Fill in your first and last name. If you see a Password box, type spring as your Password if it is the Spring Semester or fall as your password if it is the Fall Semester; retype it in the Retype Password box, and click Save.

• Type your information, click Save, and GDP will open.

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.

Note: It is imperative that you always perform a Live Update to ensure that you are working with the correct version of GDP, which includes software functionality upgrades, corrections to errata, and so forth. Click here to troubleshoot any Live Update installation issues. On the Tips & FAQs page, click FAQs, Installation and Operation, for a detailed explanation of the Live Update feature. 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. See the lines at the bottom that indicate "Version" followed by a date, installation mode, and Live Update versions.
• 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.

Specify Settings 

Note: Students using the Labs at LACC should not follow the steps below and should click here to move to the "Type Your Lessons" steps below.

• From the menu, click Options, Settings, to open the Settings dialog box. Fill in, check, or uncheck all boxes as shown below.  Mrs. Morimoto's students should type "morimocs@lacitycollege.edu" instead of Ms. Zimmerly's  e-mail address in the Instructor's e-mail address box.  The URL for the Web button is gdpstudent.mhhe.com. Click Save. Click here for more detailed steps to set the path for Microsoft Word.

Note: Under Full Editing, in Timed Writings, correcting errors on timings is your choice. If you correct errors on timings, your speed is decreased and your concentration might be broken. However, some students relax more during a timing when they know they can correct errors and therefore do better. Make your choice here based on your own skills and preferences.

Type Your Lessons

Note: If you are using the first printing of Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, Microsoft Office Word 2007 Update and the first printing of the Microsoft Office Word 2007 Update Manual for Gregg College Keyboarding & Document Processing, your books are no longer synchronized with changes and corrections made to the GDP software via GDP's Live Update feature. This will result in document scoring errors occurring in documents that you have typed correctly.

Click here to download an errata file, which includes corrections and changes you should make to the first printing of your books to bring them into alignment with the current GDP software and to provide you with valuable tips and information as you complete your document processing jobs in the text and practice exercises in the Word Manual.

• To begin working in GDP, select a lesson from the Lessons menu. Follow the directions on the screen and those from your weekly assignment sheet to type your lessons. You are responsible for checking due dates on your assignment sheet and submitting your work to me on time.

• Note: If you don't have Word at home, click here for information on how to use the labs at LACC to type your documents or click here for information on getting Word.

Review Your Portfolio

• To review your completed work, click Portfolio. If you want to view only certain lessons or exercises, click the Filter Portfolio button, make the desired choices, and click OK. Select the desired exercise(s) and click View Text to view the Detailed Report.

Using Upload to Transfer Work
	Learn to use GDP's Upload feature to transfer work from a computer to the Instructor Management Web site and Student Web Site. This presentation is for students who work at home, upload to the Instructor Management Web site, and use the Student Web site.

Upload Quick Start: Upload; Upload all work; Upload Work to Student Upload Web Site; Browse (browse to desired location to save file—at LACC, store file on Desktop), Store the Upload File; right-click in the Browse box, Paste, Upload.

Log on to the Student Web Site (SWS)

• In the Home installation of GDP, click Options, Personal Information. Verify that your e-mail address is correct in the Your e-mail address box. It must be an exact match to your e-mail address at the Instructor Management Web site and at the Student Web site.
  Note: Students working at LACC should skip this step and go directly to the next step.

• Go to the SWS at http://gdpstudent.mhhe.com and type your e-mail address in the Your E-mail Address box and type type spring as your Password if it is the Spring Semester or fall as your password if it is the Fall Semester in the Your Password box and click Log On. The e-mail address must be an exact match to your e-mail address in GDP and at the Instructor Management Web site.
  Note: If your password doesn't work, e-mail me and I'll reset it. Please do not change it or check it.

Check Annotations at the Student Web Site (SWS)

When you successfully upload your work to the Instructor Management Web Site, I will automatically receive an e-mail message notifying me of your new work (see below for an example) and all your work is also automatically sent to the Student Web Site.

I will annotate your work and e-mail you with directions to go the SWS and check for annotations. If you don't get a response from me within a day of uploading, please e-mail me. To check for annotations, do this:

• Log on to the SWS using your new 2-letter password.

• Click Student Portfolio, View Portfolio; look under the Date column for the letter "A," and place a check mark next to each of these exercises. The "A" means that I have annotated this exercise.
   
  
   

• Click View Detailed Report, read the comments in the General Comments box, mouse over the Annotation icon to view my annotations.

• Read any comments in the General Comment box and hold your mouse over the page icon to see any annotations. Scroll down to be sure you don't miss any annotations. Click Log Off when you're done.

• If you want to download your work and your annotations to your computer, click the Download Grades button and follow the steps there. This feature is very handy if you move to a second location and want to synchronize your work at the second location so you can continue working.

 Record Your Grades

Progress Folder. Download your Progress Folder from the Assignments page. As you read your e-mail or view your annotations, record your formatting grades, proofreading check grades, and notes on the Progress Folder.

Exit GDP

• Click the Close button (X in the upper-right corner) to exit GDP.

• Orientation to Working in Multiple Locations