mom2denj Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 WOo Hoo! I have been wanting to do this for a long time. Now I am overwhelmed with it all. Is it worth it to purchase the user manual? Or should I just keep playing with it until I figure it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Do you have to purchase the user manual separate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Well you can download it for free, but I thought that the book copy would be easier to read through. But I am not sure if I should get that or just try to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Watch the videos, they have helped me the most. :iagree: There are videos on just about everything you'd want to know free on the website - they walk you through things step-by-step. The forums are also very helpful - ask about what you're trying to figure out. They respond quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thank you so much for your replies!(: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhjmom Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I downloaded the users manual and had it open in one window while working through things in HST+ in another window. I found the manual very helpful. Also, one suggestion from the forums I found helpful was to make a 'test' database where I could play with something and try it out without having to worry about messing up my 'real' database. If you organize your lesson plans in weeks like I do, one of the biggest helps I found was a suggestion on how to sequence your lessons. Instead of just numbering 1,2,3, etc. start with 11 and number them with the first number being the week and the second number being the day. So our lessons skip from lesson 14 (week 1 day 4) to lesson 21 (week 2 day 1) since we school 4 days a week. Also there are Yahoo! groups that have a lot of lesson plans that other users have created and shared. I haven't used any of those yet because I am pretty anal about how I want mine set up, but they did help me get some ideas about how I wanted to plan my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 :iagree: There are videos on just about everything you'd want to know free on the website - they walk you through things step-by-step. The forums are also very helpful - ask about what you're trying to figure out. They respond quickly. I agree and I found that it was too overwhelming to learn it all at once so I learned step by step. I waited until I needed to learn about a certain part and then watched the video and just gave it a try. I think the manual would have been too much information for me at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 WOOT! :party: I wouldn't get the manual...there are videos on the website and the help files are...well....helpful! :) I am sure you can PM any of us on here and ask for specific help and the HST website has a forum as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thank you, thank you , thank you!!!! I wish one of you lived nearby and could just come and tutor me. :) I am not the best with computer stuff:glare:, but I guess this is the only way I am going to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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