Some suggestions are..

1) Go to the Protel website & sign up for the Protel email forum.
    Its like a TechNet but just for Protel users...
2) If you have the manuals for Protel available (If not get them
ordered) read them from cover to cover.
3) Open some older designs & learn from them.
4) Get on technical support (if not already)
5) Take a Protel training course.
6) Start it up & play around, try every option on the menu's, make
deliberate errors & see what they do, experience is one of the
best tutors, so lots of sitting in front of the PC "playing around"
helps.

Have fun <g>

Matthew Lamkin
Printed Circuitboard Draughtsman
Protec Hse, Churchill way,
Nelson, Lancashire.
England UK.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Dewayne Lawson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Wednesday, August 25, 1999 7:04 PM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       [TN] Training
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>I hope this is a valid question for this particular forum.
>
>Recently I have been transferred to the Engineering Department at the
>company I have been employed with for over eight years. This is a promotion
>for me.
>
>I have an A.S. degree in electronics and started out as a calibration/repair
>technician, moved up to Technician supervisor/trainer. I worked in the
>manufacturing side for most of my eight years here.
>
>I have been given the challenge to learn PCB layout. I was wondering if
>anyone could provide me with some ideas on how to get started. I have
>AutoCAD and ORCAD experience, however, I  have never performed any PCB
>design. My company is currently using Protel for the PCB layout software.
>(our former designer relocated, so I do not have the luxury of an
>experienced person in-house).
>
>I appreciate any advice you may provide. My boss signed me up with IPC
>immediately, so I figure that's a good start.
>
>Dewayne E. Lawson
>American Magnetics, Inc.
>Oak Ridge, TN    USA
>423-482-1056 (Ext. 30)
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