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MEDIA GUIDEfor students

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REAL-TIME ONLINE TUTORING FROM SMARTHINKING™

In partnership with SMARTHINKING™, we offer personalized, online tutoringduring typical homework hours.

◗ Accessing live tutorial help outside class

◗ Reviewing difficult concepts

◗ Interacting with instructors

Every NEW text comes with a one-semester passkey, which allows access to threetypes of services:

◗ Live help provides access to 20 hours a week of real-time, one-on-oneinstruction. With Internet access, students may interact live online with anexperienced SMARTHINKING™ “e-structor” (online tutor) between 9 PM and 1 AM EST, every Sunday through Thursday.

◗ Questions anytime enables students to submit questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for response by an e-structor within 24 hours. Students can even submitspreadsheets for personalized feedback within 24 hours.

◗ Independent Study Resources are available around the clock and provide accessto additional educational services, ranging from interactive web sites toFrequently Asked Questions posed to SMARTHINKING™ e-structors.

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Q? How do I get SMARTHINKING™?Your SMARTHINKING™ password is available for free and comes packaged withyour textbook. Your SMARTHINKING™ account information is on the yellowsticker, found on the cover of the SMARTHINKING™ booklet.

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HMACCOUNTING STUDENT CD-ROM WITH GENERAL LEDGER SOFTWARE:

HMACCOUNTING textbook includes a free CD-ROM.

◗ Familiarizing yourself with computerized accounting systems

◗ Answering selected General Ledger problems in your textbook

◗ Accessing other helpful resources such as the Video Cases or links to theNeedles Accounting resource center web site

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Q? What does my HMACCOUNTING Student CD-ROM include?

◗ NEWLY UPDATED! Houghton Mifflin General Ledger Software for Windowswith the journals, ledgers, and reporting features students need to completeselected problems (identified by an icon) in the text. General Ledger Software forWindows has been completely revised and updated.

◗ Video Cases from the video series featuring Intel Corporation, Claire’s Stores, J.C. Penney, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Goodyear Tire & RubberCorporation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Harley-Davidson, Inc.

◗ Full Glossary of all key terms in the textbook.

◗ Check Figures for end-of-chapter solutions.

◗ Web Links to the Needles Accounting Resources Center Student Website, ACEQuizzes, and to our complimentary tutoring service powered bySMARTHINKING.com.

Q? What kind of computer do I need to use my HMACCOUNTING Student CD-ROM?Minimum Requirements

Note: this is a Windows-only CD-ROM.Win 98 and higher, including Win XPPentium II processor or better128 MB RAM16-bit color monitor; suggested minimum settings 800x6004X+ CD-ROM driveOffice 97 and aboveNetscape 4.7 and above or Internet Explorer 5.0 and abovePlugins: Acrobat Reader and PowerPoint reader if full PowerPoint Application isnot part of Office

Q? How do I install and launch my HMACCOUNTING Student CD-ROM? 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the door.2. Click the Start button on your task bar and choose Run. . . . Type D:\setup.exe

where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

To launch HMACCOUNTING Resources with General Ledger Software for Windows, 1. On your Start menu, choose Programs and then Houghton Mifflin.2. Choose Principles of Accounting.From the splash screen, choose GLS to launch General Ledger Software forWindows or Accounting Resources to launch chapter-specific resources.

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HMACCOUNTING TUTOR

NEW! This CD-ROM is your first choice for detailed study of chapter topics.

◗ Studying and reviewing accounting topics by chapter

◗ Discovering, exploring, and visualizing accounting concepts

Packed with content, HMACCOUNTING Tutor includes:

◗ Demonstration problems with voice-over narration and animation that showaccounting concepts in detail

◗ Tutorials use interactivity and illustrations to reinforce chapter content

◗ Assignments with links to external web sites and real-company data

◗ Diagnostic tests check progress

◗ Built-in glossary with on-screen pop-up definitions

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Q? How do I get HMACCOUNTING Tutor?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

Q? What kind of computer do I need to use HMACCOUNTING Tutor? Minimum Requirements

WindowsPentium II processor or betterWin 98 and higher, including Win XP128 MB RAM16-bit color monitor; suggested minimum settings 800x6004X+ CD-ROM driveNetscape 4.7 and above or Internet Explorer 5.0 and aboveMacintoshPower MacMac OS System 9.1 or higherCD-ROM drive128 MB available RAM800 x 600(thousands of colors display)

Q? How do I launch HMACCOUNTING Tutor? Put the CD in your computer’s CD drive.WindowsClick Start button.Click Run.Use Browse button to navigate to your CD drive.Click on HMACCOUNTING icon.Run window should say F: \HMACCOUNTING.exe. Hit OK button.Splash screen will appear.MacintoshClick on HMACCOUNTING icon on desktop.

Once in HMACCOUNTING Tutor, you must log in. Enter your first and last namesand a password; be sure to remember this password as you will need it to logback into the Tutor.

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Q? What activities are available in HMACCOUNTING Tutor?1. After logging in, choose a chapter from the main menu. 2. Then choose Tutorial to review the chapter’s concepts, see illustrations of

transactions, and explore interactive activities. 3. Choose Diagnostic Test to check your understanding of the chapter4. Choose Demonstration Problem for an in-depth review of one of the chap-

ter’s concepts.5. Choose Internet Case to explore accounting concepts using real-world

companies.

THE NEEDLES ACCOUNTING RESOURCE CENTER WEB SITE

Offers a robust range of resources to enhance your study of accounting.

◗ Testing your knowledge through the ACE online quizzing program and otherpractice activities

◗ Exploring accounting concepts in more depth

◗ Extending the learning experience through links to real business data and listsof articles from leading periodicals

Q? How do I log on to the Needles Accounting Resource Center Web Site?1. Go to accounting.college.hmco.com/students. 2. Choose your textbook from the list provided.3. Click on one of the web site resources.

Q? What resources are available to me online?

◗ ACE Practice Tests, an online self-quizzing program that allows students tocheck their mastery of the topics covered in each chapter.

◗ Research and Internet Activities based on the material covered in each chapter.

◗ Links to the web sites of more than 200 real companies referenced in the book.

◗ List of Business Readings from leading periodicals.

◗ Check figures for end-of-chapter problems.

◗ Ready Notes, a PowerPoint slide presentation covering the important topics,definitions, and concepts in each chapter.

◗ Flashcards of all Key Terms in the textbook. No need to make your own onindex cards anymore!

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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CD-ROM

NEW! This multimedia CD-ROM combines video, audio, and text in aninteractive simulation.

◗ Working interactively in a self-paced environment

◗ Assessing how business decisions affect profits and liquidity

◗ Receiving “just-in-time” coaching tailored to the learning experience

The user learns financial accounting concepts by recording a series of businesstransactions for a real-world company. An accounting coach guides usersthrough the simulation.

Q? How do I get the Introduction to Financial Accounting CD-ROM?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

Q? What kind of computer do I need to use the Introduction to Financial Accounting CD-ROM?Minimum Requirements

Note: this is a Windows-only CD-ROM.Win 98 and higher, including Win XPPentium II processor or better128 MB RAM16-bit color monitor; suggested minimum settings 800x6004X+ CD-ROM driveOffice 97 and aboveNetscape 4.7 and above or Internet Explorer 5.0 and abovePlugins: Acrobat Reader and PowerPoint reader if full PowerPoint Application isnot part of Office

Q? How do I install and launch the Introduction to Financial Accounting CD-ROM? 1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the door.2. Click the Start button on your task bar and choose Run. . . . Type D:\setup.exe

where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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MASTERING THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE

A Bridge Tutorial CD-ROM reinforces a conceptual understanding of financialaccounting transactions in the first four chapters of the text.

◗ Learning the effects of accounting transactions

◗ Reinforcing concepts central to the accounting cycle

The CD-ROM emphasizes accounting transactions, presents a review of the debitand credit mechanism, and provides a foundation for the preparation and use offinancial statements. Specifically, the CD contains:

◗ Demonstration problems with voice-over narration that show the connectionbetween the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement

◗ Key concept tutorials intended to reinforce accounting cycle issues

◗ Assignments with links to external web sites and real-company data

◗ An interactive quizzing function to reinforce learning

◗ Built-in glossary with on-screen pop-up definitions

Q? How do I get the Bridge Tutorial CD-ROM?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

ELECTRONIC WORKING PAPERS CD-ROM

Excel®-based working papers are available for exercises, problems, and selectedcases in the text. Using these forms, students learn both accounting and the basicskills required for spreadsheet applications

◗ Completing all exercises and problems from the text using Excel®-based templates

◗ Practice using Excel® to solve accounting problems

Q? How do I get the Electronic Working Papers CD-ROM?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

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FINGRAPH® CD-ROM

This CD contains the educational version of a patented software program usedby financial analysts to analyze the financial performance of companies.

◗ Completing the Fingraph case at the end of each chapter and the AnnualReport Project

◗ Analyzing the financial performance of any company

The financial data reported by more than 20 well-known companies have beensummarized in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that can be accessed through theNeedles Accounting Resource Center Web Site at http://accounting.college.hmco.com.The software presents analyses in tabular, graphic, and written formats.

The Fingraph CD can be used in conjunction with the Fingraph case at the end ofeach chapter and the Annual Report Project.

Q? How do I get the Fingraph CD-ROM?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

PEACHTREE COMPLETE® ACCOUNTING: EDUCATOR’S EDITION

This popular accounting software tool is now available to students for a reducedprice when packaged with any HMACCOUNTING textbook.

◗ Practice using a leading commercially available computerized accountingpackage

Q? How do I get the Peachtree Complete® Edition?1. Check with your college bookstore.2. Call Customer Service at 1-800-225-14643. Go to: college.hmco.com/students. Click on “Browse our Bookstore.”

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