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59 of 61 found the following review helpful:
 A Lot of Work Oct 17, 2010
By Freudian Slips
I approached this product eager to learn all sorts of new tricks for working with Office 2010. I haven't had any training in Office since I first learned it years ago, and I thought this would be a great way to make sure I was taking advantage of its range of services. However, I found my enthusiasm waning rapidly just trying to set up and load this program. There is a rather involved registration process (why?) which took at least 15 minutes. Then the program itself is rather clunky-- it doesn't load onto the computer per se-- it just stays in a relatively little box on your screen (if there was a full screen option, I missed it). You have to click on each lesson separately and then it takes you slowly through each step. I found myself clicking rapidly through the screens to just past all the basic info. Bottom line: you need to be prepared to devote hours to this training. I'm sure it's thorough, based on what I saw, but quite frankly, I lacked the patience for it. I found it easier to get a book and simply work through that-- much easier to skip what I didn't need and go directly to what is helpful. So if you have time and want an exhaustive review of Office 10 this will get the job done. I just needed something more intuitive and efficient.
Pros: good price, extensive and comprehensive information
Cons: too clunky to register and set up, too much time for each training unit, not easy to navigate to get to what you need
68 of 73 found the following review helpful:
Intuitive and interactive. Great for some Oct 14, 2010
By S. Barrett
I have never used a Professor Teaches tutorial, but this one was sent to me as part of the Amazon Vine program for review. Here's my take on it:
Inside the box is one DVD with 16 interactive tutorials with over 800 lessons to hone your computer skills. The lessons are divided into Office tutorials which include Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Outlook 2010, Access 2010 and Publisher 2010 with three advanced tutes for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. On the Windows 7 side there's Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium and Internet Explorer 8 with three advanced tutorials for Ultimate, Professional and Home Premium.
I felt the program took a long time to download and I question the advantage of having so much space tied up on one's hard drive (150mb per application). However, once loaded the program is intuitive and easy to follow with realistic simulations that provide an accurate learning environment. It's also interactive which allows the user to perform actions during each exercise to facilitate learning. Many topics are discussed from beginning through advanced, and most important, the user will learn features that simplify the use of each program.
If you're new to Office 2010 and Windows 7, this may be the program for you, if, however, you are pretty computer savvy, there are other, less clunky tutorials on the Internet that may prove more helpful.
Professor Teaches has over 10 years of experience with tutorials, so they have a record of thousands of satisfied customers. In the long run, however, it comes down to personal preference. Each of us learns in a different way.
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Be Forewarned About The Installation Oct 16, 2010
By Citizen John
I strongly believe in multimedia interactive learning programs. I've passed difficult certification exams thanks to this true method of learning. I find this method a difficult but sure way to learn. Professor Teaches is a respected, strong brand in computer training.
I got frustrated during the incredibly long installation. First, the steps of the installation were so long that I started to suspect problems with the CD. The program hung up to the extent that I couldn't even get Task Manager up. I had to eject the CD and abort installation. Therefore, I decided that since installation is such an ordeal, I'd install and use only one tutorial at a time. That was a disappointment until I realized that each tutorial could have been a separate program, and each tutorial has a distinct subject.
I started with Word 2010. Sure enough, I found that I didn't know the program as well as I thought. There are lots of basic things even an experienced user can learn. If you want to learn Word or learn it better, I recommend this tutorial.
There are tutorials on the Office 2010 suite, even advanced tutorials on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. There are also tutorials on Windows 7, one for each of the four versions. Note, for a lot of people there might be no reason to install more than two tutorials for Windows 7. Most of us would install the Windows 7 version on our computer and probably the advanced tutorial for that version too.
I recommend this software with the warning to be prepared for the problematic installation and to install only the tutorials you're likely to use.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 This is NOT BAD to install Nov 04, 2010
By M. Swan
If you're running Office 2010 and especially Windows 7, then you must have a fairly decent machine ... am I right? Well then what is the big deal about the install?
This is a very good program. My wife and my mother each bought a copy and are learning together, albeit miles apart. They both love the pace of the lessons and the logical flow. Once they have been through the lessons, they plan on cracking open the professional manuals. This is a good way to get your feet wet.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Cost effective computer training for non-geeky people. Mar 19, 2011
By lighten_up_already2
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I'm an IT professional by trade, and I'm also the tech support for the computer users in my family, which means everybody. My wife is plenty smart, but really doesn't like computers a whole lot. She recently got a job where she is required to use MS Office 2010 on Windows 7, so I got this and let her try it. She said it was easy and she learned quickly from it. She is now using Word and Excel and hasn't called the "help desk" (me) to help with Word, Excel, or Powerpoint for a long time.
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