Setting Up SimNet

SimNet is memory intensive. Please close all other applications before beginning work in SimNet! It may take several minutes for things to load initially. Be patient, and don’t click around on other things.

Requirements

SimNet for Office 2007 is completely Web-based. There is no CD-ROM to install and no special

installation program or plug-in to download. Compatible browsers are:

· Internet Explorer 6.0

· Internet Explorer 7.0

· Firefox 2.0

The only plugs-in required are Adobe Flash Player 9 and Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have these plug-ins, you can download them for free from www.adobe.com.

Optimizing Your Computer to Run SimNet

Pop-Up Blockers

If you are using a pop-up blocker, you will need to allow pop-ups from simnetonline.com. To add

simnetonline.com to your list of allowed sites in Internet Explorer 7:

1. Click the Tools button, point to Pop-up Blocker, and click Pop-up Blocker Settings.

2. Type *.simnetonline.com in the Address of website to allow: box.

3. Click the Add button.

4. Click the Close button to dismiss the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog.

Changing Your Temporary Internet Files Settings

You can decrease the amount of time it takes for a SimNet lesson or exam to load if you set your

browser caching to check for new pages only after you restart the browser.

To change this option in Internet Explorer 7:

1. Expand the Tools button, and select Internet Options.

2. Click the Settings button in the Browsing History section.

3. Make sure the radio button for Every time I start Internet Explorer is selected. This will

ensure that you get the updated pages when we update SimNet.

To change this option in Internet Explorer 6 :

1. Expand the Tools button, and select Internet Options.

2. Make sure the General Tab is selected.

2. Click the Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files section.

3. Make sure the radio button for Every time I start Internet Explorer is selected. This will

ensure that you get the updated pages when we update SimNet.

Click OK to accept these settings. Each time you log-in to SimNet, the first lesson and exam

may take a minute or two to load, but subsequent lessons and exams should load faster.

Changing Your Screen Resolution

SimNet pages are optimized for display at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher. If you have scroll bars in your SimNet window, please check your screen resolution and change it to 1024x768 or higher.

To change your screen resolution under Windows XP:

1. Right-click an empty area of your computer desktop.

2. Select Properties from the menu to open the Display Properties dialog.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Drag the Screen Resolution slider to 1024x768 or greater.

5. Click the Apply button to check the new resolution. Not every resolution displays properly on every computer. You may need to adjust the screen resolution again to find a display setting

that you like.

6. Click OK to accept your changes.

SimNet Technical Support

Please contact McGraw-Hill Technical Support if you require assistance:

Toll Free Support: 1-800-331-5094

Sunday (6PM - 11PM Central)

Monday - Thursday (8AM - 11PM Central)

Friday (8AM - 6PM Central)