MyAccountingLab Best Practices Ensuring the Optimum Learning Experience

System Requirements

All MyAccountingLab® courses support both Windows® or Macintosh® operating systems and a supported version of Microsoft Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, or Safari®. System requirements may vary depending on your course.

Basic requirements for all MyAccountingLab courses:

Internet connection: Cable/DSL, T1, or other high-speed for multimedia content; 56k modem (minimum) for tutorials, homework, and testing.
Memory: 64 MB RAM minimum
Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768
Plug-ins: You need certain plug-ins and players from the MyAccountingLab Browser Check (also found inside your course)

Browser Check

To complete a Browser Check for your text, copy and paste the below link into an Internet Browser and follow through the prompts to make sure your computer has what it needs to efficiently run MyAccountingLab.

http://www.mathxl.com/browsercheck/BrowserCheck.aspx?mml=false&bookId=91995&autoh=yes&centerwin=yes

Your Pearson products and Internet Explorer 8

In our testing, we have found almost all Pearson products to be fully functional in IE 8, either natively or using the IE 8 “Compatibility View” option. All CourseCompass courses, for example, will work without any modification to the browser settings. If you are using an XL-powered CourseCompass course, however, such as MyMathLab or MyAccountingLab, IE 8 will automatically render certain pages in Compatibility View mode, which replicates the IE 7 browser within IE 8. In rare cases, with other Pearson online products, you will be asked to use an alternate browser, such as IE 7 or Firefox, both of which are fully supported.

If my site has compatibility issues in Internet Explorer 8, what can I do?

If your product's site is experiencing issues in IE 8, you may choose to make IE8 emulate IE 7 for that site.

1.  Choose Compatibility View from the Tools menu.
If Compatibility View has already been chosen, Compatibility View is checked.

2.  To change back to IE 8, click Tools/Compatibility View again.

Adding and removing sites from Compatibility View

You may want a site to always open in Compatibility View.

1.  Navigate to the site.

2.  Choose Compatibility View Settings from the Tools menu.
You will see the Compatibility View Settings popup window. The name of your current site is highlighted in the Add this website field.

3.  Click Add and Close to add the highlighted site.
The page will redisplay in Compatibility Mode.

To remove a site from Compatibility View Settings.

1.  Highlight its name in the field Websites you've added to Compatibility View.

2.  Click Remove and Close to remove the highlighted site.
The page will redisplay in standard IE 8 mode.

**When working in MyAccountingLab, please note that Debits must be entered before Credits**

Student Tours

Copy and paste the below link into your browser to watch a video tour on how to enter answers for homework, tests, quizzes, or self-study, whether you're starting with MyAccountingLab® or just need a refresher.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_mal_shared/tours/how_to_enter.html

MyLabs and 64-bit Processors

How can I use a 64-bit operating system with a Pearson web site?

Unless the system requirementsspecify otherwise, ourweb sitesrequire a 32-bit browser. Most 64-bit operating systems use a 64-bit browser by default, which can cause problems when using some web sites.

To determine whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit browser, please see the following link: http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8475 .

32-bit versions of commonly supported browsers can be found at the addresses below:

Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7
Windows7 includes a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 8, so no additional installation is necessary. To run it, go toStart > Computer >Local Disk > Program Files (x86)> Internet Exploreranddouble-click the file iexplore.exe.If your version of Windows 7 does not include a 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 8, please contact Microsoft Support.

Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=79154fb4-c610-4a1e-811d-dfe0f1dd84d1&displaylang=en

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9AE91EBE-3385-447C-8A30-081805B2F90B&displaylang=en

Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=341C2AD5-8C3D-4347-8C03-08CDECD8852B&displaylang=en

Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Safari
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Note: Mac OS X users can run Safari in 32-bit modeby following the instructions in the following link: http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7862 .