1. First Day of Class First Day of Class Student Registration Guide
Linking LaunchPad to Desire2Learn
Fall 2016

2. What is LaunchPad? LaunchPad is an online course space that includes:
Interactive e-Book
Engaging multimedia
Effective study tools
Loads of quizzing 2

3. What are other students saying about it?3

4. What will LaunchPad do for you?
Improve your understanding of the course content
Engage you in the course
Prepare you for tests and quizzes
Help you get a better grade! 4

5. So how do you begin? Go to your institution’s Desire2Learn site.
Navigate to the Desire2Learn login screen and log in using your Desire2Learn username and password.
Find your instructor’s course and click on the title to open it.
In the navigation menu towards the top of your Desire2Learn course screen, click on the area where your instructor has put LaunchPad content.
If you’re not sure which option it is, ask your instructor!
You might also see a Macmillan Course Tools widget on your course home page. Click the LaunchPad logo. 5

6. Do you see a Privacy Notice?
You will see the “Privacy Notice and Terms of Use (“Legal Terms”) if this is the first time you have accessed a LaunchPad assignment through Desire2Learn.
Review the “Privacy Notice and Terms of Use (“Legal Terms”) and select “I have read the Legal Terms.”
Click “I agree to the Legal Terms.”
Before proceeding, determine whether you already have a Macmillan account.
How will you know if you have an account? We’ll help you! Consider the scenarios on the next slide. 6

7. Could you already have a Macmillan account?
If this is your first time encountering LaunchPad, you do not have a Macmillan account and must create one. Go to slide 8.
If you used LaunchPad at a school you’re no longer attending, your account is invalid, and you should create a new one. Go to slide 8.
If you recently purchased a shrink-wrapped package or an access card for this course and registered the code on the card, you have an account and should link it to Desire2Learn. Go to slide 11.
If you used LaunchPad in another course during a previous semester, you have an account and should link it to Desire2Learn. Go to slide 11. 7

8. Which screen do you see? New to LaunchPad:
Proceed to the next slide for instructions. 8

9. Create a Macmillan account.
New to LaunchPad:
Create a Macmillan account.
Screen 1: Use your Desire2Learn to create a Macmillan Learning account.
When you’re done, click Register.
Screen 2: Enter your Desire2Learn address.
You will now see the screen pictured here.
Create a Macmillan Learning account. 9

10. Select your access option.
New and returning users:
Select your access option.
Enter an access code that you purchased inside a package or by itself from the bookstore.
Use a credit card or PayPal account to purchase access online.
Sign up for 21 days of free trial access, after which you’ll need to purchase from your bookstore or online.
Congratulations! When you complete your access option, you’ll be allowed to continue to LaunchPad, which will take you to the assignment you clicked on in Desire2Learn to initiate this process. 10

11. Which screen do you see? Returning users:
Proceed to the next slide for instructions. 11

12. Link your Macmillan account.
Returning users:
Link your Macmillan account.
Screen 1: Click Change to enter the address associated with your Macmillan account.
If you don’t remember it, jump to slide 15 to learn how to contact our technical support team.
Screen 2: Enter the address associated with your Macmillan account. 12

13. Enter your Macmillan password.
Returning users:
Enter your Macmillan password.
The system should recognize the address associated with your Macmillan account.
Next, enter the password associated with your Macmillan account.
If you don’t remember your password, use the click here option to have it sent to you. 13

14. Select your access option or proceed to LaunchPad.
Returning users:
Select your access option or proceed to LaunchPad.
If you see a screen prompting you to enter an access code, purchase online, or sign up for temporary access, see slide 10 for more information.
If you’ve already registered an access code, purchased online, or signed up for temporary access, you’ll be invited to Continue to Product or Continue to Site.
After continuing, you’ll be taken to the LaunchPad assignment you clicked on in Desire2Learn to initiate this process. 14

15. Where can you get more help?
Visit our online support community!
Go to for help articles and information on how to contact Macmillan Learning.
Have a fantastic semester! 15