QUICK START SET UP GUIDE

 

 

Your first visit to BiologyNow

 

1.       Go to the homepage for BiologyNow by visiting http://biology.brookscole.com/starr6 and clicking the BiologyNow button or going directly to http://biologynow.brookscole.com

 

2.       Click the Register button. You will be asked to enter an access code and a username. Access code cards are bound into new books; to buy a new code, visit the URL above.

 

3.       If you are registering BiologyNow to a username you have used with another Thomson Learning product, entering your password will complete registration. If you are registering for the first time, you will be asked to choose a password and enter contact information.

 

4.       Upon submission, your registration will be complete. Clicking the link will take you back to the homepage for BiologyNow.

 

5.       Visit Quick Start Set Up Guide and make sure your computer meets the system requirements (at right).

 

6.       Follow the instructions for Second and Later visits.

 

Second and Later Visits

 

1.       Go to the homepage for BiologyNow (URLs at left).

 

2.       Click the Login button. You will be asked to enter a username and password.

 

3.       That’s it!

 

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Win: Windows 98 or higher, Internet Explorer 5.5sp2 or higher

Mac: OS X or higher, Mozilla browser

          Sound Card, Speakers or headphones

          96 MB RAM required

          Color monitor (minimum 800x 600 resolution, 32 bit color; recommended 1024 x 768 resolution, Millions of colors)

          Flash 7

          Shockwave 9

          Certain animations are linked to on the Student CD—you will be prompted to insert your CD and install QuickTime if you don’t have it (installers on CD or at www.quicktime.com. You will also need to download an executable from this page and run it.

 

TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

For help with registering, logging in, and registering, contact Technical Support:

          1-800-423-0563 Monday–Friday 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. EST

          E-mail: mailto:tl.support@thomson.com