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SIMskills offers a built-in text reader that will read your lesson text without the need to download or install any additional software. Lesson content also have the added Translation feature.

Lessons

When you navigate to your Lesson assignment, the Text To Speech button is available in the upper right corner. You can click on the button directly or press the Tab key once to select it.

Controlling Text To Speech for the Page

Clicking on the button begins the audio at the top of the page, working through the entire page. When the audio player begins

1. The Pause/Resume button starts the text reader and pauses it, holding the current location on the screen.

2. The Stop button stops playing. Upon resuming text, the reader will begin at the top of the screen.

3. The Volume button controls the volume of the audio. Clicking the button brings up the Volume slider which you can click and drag to raise and lower the volume of the speech.

Controlling Text To Speech for A Selection

If you would only like to hear audio for an individual portion of the page, you can select the text you would like to conver to speech directly. Select the text you would like to hear by clicking and dragging across all of the desired text. Below the text you will see a mini player popup. Click the Listen to this selection text button in the middle of the player to hear the selected text. The reader will stop at the end of the highlighted selection.

Translating A Selection

You can use the Translate this selection button to translate the selected text in your SIMbook and Lesson. Select the text you would like to translate and click the Translate this selection button.

Select the language you would like to translate the selected text into. There are many different translation options. Once you have selected your desired language, review the note about automatically generated translations and select I Understand to dismiss the note.

Use the controls to Play, Stop, Increase text size, Decrease text size, Change volume of speech, and Change reading speed. You can also increase the size of the window to take up the entire screen and close the window using the controls in the upper right corner.

Enable high-contrast mode

To enable high-contrast mode click your name in the top navigation bar to access your profile. In the left pane, click the Enable high-contrast slider.

Enable SIMskills Option

To enable the Guide Me or Show Me to qualify for badge completion instead of the Let Me Try click your name in the top navigation bar to access your profile. In the left page, click the SIMskills Options dropdown and select either he Guide Me (guided) or Show Me (video) option.

This will enable the ability to earn a badge based on completion of the Guide Me or Show Me instead of the Let Met Try.

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🧑‍💻1. Login to your LMS

To login to SIMskills from your LMS visit your LMS section and open the McGraw Hill LTIA tool or click the navigation section level launch.

💳 Returns for Online Purchase

If you purchased SIMskills from the Buy Now links within SIMnet, and you have not used SIMskills, you may be eligible for a refund. Visit the following website to initiate the return process:

Returns website 👉 https://mhedu.force.com/CSOM/s/website-product-return

SIMnet Lessons and SIMbooks are interactive ebooks that includes a glossary, key terms, bookmarks, highlights and notes, search, and print. Each Lesson and SIMbook also contains interactive 👉 Teach Me, Show Me, Guide Me, Let Me Try exercises.

Navigation

1. 📚 Courses Shelf

The courses shelf contains the SIMskills courses associated with your license.

2. 📑 Table of Contents

Click the Table of Contents button to display the table of contents for the current book and chapter on the left side of the screen. Click any chapter to see the specific tasks that chapter covers. Click a task title in any chapter to navigate to that task.

3. 📖 Glossary terms

The Glossary will appear on the left side of the page and contains all terms found in the current book. Click a term to display its definition as well as a link to view associated pages.

4. 🔖 Bookmark the page

You can bookmark any page in the SIMbook so you can easily return to it at another time. You can tell which pages are bookmarked because the Bookmark button will appear with a solid blue background.

5. 📗 Chapter title

The title of the current SIMbook chapter or Lesson assignment will always appear in the top header of the SIMbook.

6. 🔎 Search for content

You can easily search for content in the SIMbook by clicking the Search button, typing the word or phrase you want to search for, and pressing Enter. The results will display all of the instances of your search criteria in the book. Click any of the results to navigate to that page.

7. ♿ Accessibility options

Click the Accessibility options button to display a message box. Here, you can increase or decrease the font size as well as the line height. You can also enable or disable high contrast mode.

8. 🖨️ Print the page

Print the current page by clicking the Print button. A message box will appear reminding you to select the correct print settings in your browser.

9. 🚪 Exit the SIMbook

At any time, you can exit out of the SIMbook by clicking the Exit button.

The SIMbook Page

10. ▶️ Interactive exercises

Click the button for each exercise to launch the Show Me, Guide Me, or Let Me Try. View the 👉 section to learn more.

11. 🔦 Highlight text

You can highlight important text in the SIMbook just like you would in a textbook with a highlighter. Simply click and drag your mouse to highlight the text and it will appear with a blue background. The highlight will be saved and every time you return to the SIMbook page, it will appear highlighted. You can click the highlighted text to delete it, convert it to a note, or convert it to a hyperlink.

12. 🗒️ Add a Note to the page

The Note button appears next to most paragraphs and images on the SIMbook page. Click the button to type a note about the content. Once you have added a note, the button becomes darker and a number appears indicating how many notes have been added. Click the button at any time to review your notes.

13. ↔️ Navigate to the next and previous pages

Easily step back to the previous page in the SIMbook by clicking the arrow button on the left side of the screen. Or, you can advance to the next page in the SIMbook by clicking the arrow button on the right side of the screen. When you roll your mouse over either button, the title of the next or previous page displays.

1. 🏅 Badge Progress Meter

The badge progress meter tracks progress toward earning the badge.

2. 📓 List of sections

The list of sections allows the ability to jump to the next section or lesson in the course.

3. 🔎 Search content

Searching content can assist in quickly finding and opening skills within the selected course.

4. 🚀 Launch lesson content

Click the Launch button in the upper right corner of the screen to open the SIMbook chapter from the beginning. You can also click on a page title to open the SIMbook directly to that page.

5. ✅ Required exercise completion

As required exercises are completed a green check will appear indicating completion.

🧑‍💻 1. Login to McGraw Hill Connect

To login directly to Connect visit 👉 https://connect.mheducation.com

🎯 2. Open left navigation to select your section

From the left navigation menu select your section to visit the Connect Section Home.

🚀 3. Boost Your Excel Skills

To open SIMskills find the Boost Your Excel Skills header and click the Get Started link.

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If there is an issue with your credentials when you log in, you will get a notification in red that there was a problem with your Username or Password. Make sure you entered your Username correctly. Then review your password by clicking the eye icon if you are comfortable displaying your password in your current location.

To recover your password, click the Forgot my password link on the sign-in page.

You can recover your password using your Username, Email or Student ID. Click the drop-down arrow next to in the text box with Username and select the desired option. Any selection will work, depending on what information you have access to. Enter your account information. Here, HelpStudent remembered their Username and entered it successfully.

Once you have successfully entered your information, check the email address associated with your SIMnet account to find an email from SIMnet Account Services with the subject line [SIMnet] Username and password recovery.

Click the Reset Password button to reset your password. You will receivean email that can only be used for 24 hours and can only be used once. If you have to recover your password again, you will need to restart this process.

Enter your new password in the New Password text box. Your new password must be 8 characters long and contain at least a letter and a number. Enter the same password again in the Confirm Password text box. Click the Change Password button.

Once you have successfully added the same password twice you will get a confirmation that you have updated your password. Click the Return to the Sign In page link to return to your school's sign in page and enter your account information.

🧑‍💻1. Login to your LMS

To login to SIMskills from your LMS visit your LMS section and open the McGraw Hill LTIA tool or click the navigation section level launch.

🛬 2. From Connect use Student View to access SIMskills

From McGraw Hill Connect click the Student View button.

🚀 3. Boost Your Excel Skills

To open SIMskills find the Boost Your Excel Skills header anc click the Get Started link.

Accessing your SIMskills account starts with the SIMnet Home Page. On the Home Page you can sign in to your account, reset your password, and get help.

🌎 Country Specific URL

Each country or region has a different SIMskills URL. Depending on where your McGraw Hill Connect school is located, please visit your country or region specific URL below:

The Accessibility Guide for Students with Disabilities is intended for blind and visually impaired students and others who use assistive technology. SIMskills has been carefully designed to support students with disabilities, including the physically impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, those with learning or cognitive disabilities, and the blind and visually impaired. This guide offers tips for using SIMskills with a disability.

The Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try exercises can be found in Lessons. These three exercise types can be taken an unlimited number of times depending on the settings your instructor has enabled.

🙌 Course Progress Meter

Each course displays your progress toward completing the course and earning a badge.

🔍 View Course

Click the View Course button to view the course details and open the course.

🥇 Share Badge

Once a course is completed, the Share Badge link becomes active where you can share your badge on various platforms including LinkedIn.