Tech Support for Test Generator

Windows

1. Turn on your computer and insert the We Believe Test Generator and Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and double-click the CD-ROM icon to view the contents of the CD.
3. Locate and open the Sadlier Weekly Planner folder. Double-click the Setup.exe icon to begin the program installation.
4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation process.
5. Remove the installation disk when installation is complete.

Macintosh

1. Turn on your computer and insert the We Believe Test Generator and Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. If necessary, double-click the CD-ROM icon.
3. Double-click the Install Weekly Planner icon to start the installation.
4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the installation process.
5. Remove the installation disk when installation is complete.

1. Turn on your computer
2. Windows: click the Start button on your taskbar and locate the Sadlier Weekly Planner icon. Click on it to start the program.
3. Macintosh: Locate and open the Sadlier Weekly Planner folder. Double-click the Weekly Planner icon.
4. When the program launches you will have an option to Open an existing Class Schedule or Create a New Class Schedule. Class Schedules are created by the user. If you are using the Weekly Planner for the first time there will be no Class Schedules available to open. You must click New to create your first Class Schedule.
5. To Create a new Class Schedule, follow the three-step instructions.
   1. Input a Start Date and End Date for your Class Schedule.
   2. Mark holidays and No Class Days as appropriate for your schedule.
   3. Click New.
6. When you opt to create a new Class Schedule you will see a calendar on the right of the screen and a column titled Lesson Plans on the left. Use the Lesson Plans menu button [icon] to access and load Lesson Plans for your We Believe School Edition of Parish Edition text.
7. To build your Class Schedule simply drag and drop Lesson Plans onto the appropriate calendar dates.
8. If you wish to modify the Lesson Plan for a given date, double-click on that date to display its contents.
9. You can then delete, move, and add content as you see fit. You can also add or delete No Class Days at this time.
10. Remember to save your Class Schedule by selecting Save from the File menu.

1. Lesson plans correspond to the daily Lesson Plans provided in the We Believe Teacher's Guides and Catechist Guides. There is one day per lesson for the Parish editions and 5 days per lesson for the School Edition.
2. To view the contents of a lesson plan from the Lesson Plan menu, simply click on the box. Use the scroll bars to view the full contents of the columns.
3. You can create a custom lesson with the Weekly Planner. Simply double-click an available date on the calendar (not a No Class Day.) Input the information that you want. When finished, click the Update button to save the information.
4. You can designate any day on the calendar as a No Class Day. Double-click on the calendar date. Then click the Make No Class Day button. You will be given the option to input the reason for the No Class Day. Just type in a brief reason and click the Enter button. The reason will appear as a label on the calendar date.
5. You can "Unmake" a No Class Day—that is, if a day is marked as a No Class Day, you can redefine it to allow classes on that day. Double-click on the calendar date. Then click the Unmake No Class Day button.
6. You can clear all the information in a lesson plan from a calendar date. Double-click on the calendar date. Then click the Clear button. The program will ask if you want to clear all the information form the date. To clear, click Yes. Then, make sure you click the Update button.
7. When working in the edit screen for a calendar date, clicking Cancel always cancels any editing that has been done to the Lesson Plan. Clicking Update always causes any changes made to the Lesson Plan to take effect.
8. You can print the reproducible activity for any given lesson. Double-click on the calendar date for which the lesson is assigned. Then click Show Activity. (You will need to have Adobe Reader installed to view the activity. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer you can download and install it for free form the Macromedia web site by clicking here.)
9. Once you open a Lesson Activity with Adobe Reader, click the Print icon on the Adobe Reader menu to print the activity.