1.2 Using the Tutorial

You probably want to get right to work with Microsoft C/C++. The tutorial chapters 2 and 3 can help you become productive very quickly. To get the most out of this material, here are a few recommendations:

Follow the steps presented in the tutorial. It is always tempting to explore the system and find out more about the product through independent research. However, just as programming requires an orderly sequence of steps, some aspects of PWB also require sequenced actions.

If you complete a step and something seems wrong—for example, if your screen doesn't match what is in the book—back up and try to find out what's wrong. Troubleshooting tips will help you take corrective actions.

When working through this tutorial, consider how you might use these techniques in your own work. PWB is like a full tool chest. You probably won't learn (or even want to learn) all of PWB's capabilities right away. But as time goes on, you'll have uses for many of the tools you don't use immediately.