SIMnet has released its new updates for Office 365/2019 users. These updates match SIMnet content with the current Microsoft Office July 2021 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel update. Microsoft releases their Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel updates in January and July. SIMnet catalogs the relevant changes, determines which portions of SIMnet must be updated, and completes those updates.

Updates to SIMnet include changes to all Microsoft Applications and include visual updates, new organization, new names, and new features. All Exam, SIMbook and Lesson questions are updated as well as all Projects.

Note: SIMnet does not provide updates to Office 2016 content.

For a comprehensive look at update in the past month view or Current Changelog

To learn more about Microsoft Office Update Channels, visit our blog post on the topic.

SIMnet will be unavailable on Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 from 4am – 11:59pm US/Central time. We are performing routine maintenance to improve performance, reliability and security.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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McGraw Hill Product Team

SIMnet users can now review Windows, Mac, Chromebook and Mobile shortcuts and commands that are used throughout Microsoft Office products while in SIMbook, Exam, and SIMpath questions. These Device Tips show users how to use their hardware and software setups to answer SIMnet questions correctly.

These Device Tips can be accessed at any time while answering simulation questions in an Exam, SIMpath or SIMbook. In the upper right corner of the question window there is a ? icon. Click the icon to view the Device Tips.

The ? icon in the upper right corner

The Device Tips are automatically set to display the tips for your current operating system. You can view other setups by clicking on their corresponding tab.

Device Tips displayed onscreen

McGraw Hill announced that it has acquired Triad Interactive, Inc., the software developer of the widely-used SIMnet product for undergraduate computer and information technology courses, as well as the affiliated company Deca Software, LLC, which runs the ecommerce site for the sale of SIMnet.

The Acquisition follows 20 Years of partnership between the companies and shows McGraw Hill’s continued investment in Digital Learning tools and content

View Press Release:https://www.mheducation.com/news-media/press-releases/mcgraw-hill-acquires-triad-interactive.html

UPDATE: 3/29/21 The 365/2019 MOS Access Expert book has been released and is now available alongside the other MOS books.

SIMnet is introducing new SIMbooks organized specifically for students to prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams. Microsoft Office Specialist exams are a well-recognized certification. Microsoft offers Associate level exams in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (but not Access). Microsoft offers Expert level exams in Access, Excel and Word (but not PowerPoint).

SIMnet now offers the 365/2019 MOS Office SIMbook complementary with all 365/2019 Office Level licenses. The 365/2019 MOS Office SIMbook includes content for the three Microsoft Office Specialist Associate level exams (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and for the Access Expert level exam.

SIMnet also offers individual SIMbooks for each Office Application that come with each edition of the Complete book series:

• 365/2019 Access comes with the MOS Access Expert SIMbook

• 365/2019 Excel comes with the MOS Excel Associate SIMbook

• 365/2019 PowerPoint comes with the MOS PowerPoint Associate SIMbook

• 365/2019 Word comes with the MOS Word Associate SIMbook

SIMnet 365/2019 – MOS Office Book Chapter List

SIMnet has released its new updates for Office 365/2019 users. These updates match SIMnet content with the current Microsoft Office January 2021 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel update. Microsoft releases their Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel updates in January and July. SIMnet then must catalog the relevant changes, determine which portions of SIMnet must be updated, and then complete those updates.

Updates to SIMnet include changes to all Microsoft Applications and include visual updates, new organization, new names, and new features. All Exam, SIMbook and Lesson questions are updated as well as all Projects.

Note: SIMnet does not provide updates to Office 2016 content.

For a comprehensive look at update in the past month view or Current Changelog

To learn more about Microsoft Office Update Channels, visit our blog post on the topic.

SIMnet has released an upgraded Help System for both instructors and students. The new help system has more in-depth articles that cover both the How and the Why of using SIMnet features.

In the Instructor help, view the Best Practices section before you set up your course for next semester, or read the topic on the ins and outs of Integrity Violations before you set your Project Assignment preferences.

In the Student Help, share with your students the nuances of using SIMnet outside of Windows and the Common Mistakes that students run into when doing Project Assignments.

New SIMnet Help System

To access the new SIMnet Student Help, click the SIMnet Instant Help link at the bottom of the sign in page, or click the ? icon when logged in as a student and click either the relevant link that is available or click the All Topics button.

To access the new SIMnet Course Manager Help, log in as an instructor and click the Help buoy icon. Select the context-specific help topic or click the All Topics button.