It is very helpful when you are registering for a course at the Visual Arts Academy to make some preparations: This basic tutorial will show you how I set up my files.

• First I create a new folder on my desktop with the name Visual Arts Academy or VAA if you like.
  
  
• Within that folder I create a new folder and give it the name of the course I am going to take.
  
  
• Within that new folder, I create 8 new folders and name them:
  
  
  • 00-Introduction
  • 01-Lesson One
  • 02-Lesson Two
  • 03-Lesson Three
  • 04-Lesson Four
  • 05-Lesson 5
  • 06-Lesson Six
  • 07-Review and Certificate.

When you are using this folder structure, your folders will always be in the correct order.

This is how it will look like in your Windows Explorer:




I put the VAA main folder with the sub folders in my My Documents folder.
It speaks for itself, that your lessons go into the lessons folders. I also save my exercises and assignments to these folders.

I use the Introduction folder for my class info and welcome letter that I will receive from Visual Arts Academy after registering. It contains important data like ID and password, that I will need to access the class. I also put my Pay Pal email in this folder for safe keeping.

In the last folder, I save everything related to the course, that is important and not related to a specific lesson. I also save my Review page from the school here. And last but not least, it is also the place where I will save the email that I receive from the school with my Certificate.

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I hope that you will enjoy your class at Visual Arts Academy and that it will be a great learning experience for you.

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