Software

Microsoft Azure

• How to Login to Microsoft Azure (pdf)

Respondus^® LockDown Browser

• Install LockDown Browser (if required)

MS Office 365

• How to Download/Install MS Office 365 (pdf)

Audacity

• How to Download and Install Audacity Audio Editor (pdf)
• How to Download and Install Audacity Audio Editor (video)

Gimp

• How to Download and Install Gimp - Step-by-Step Instructions (pdf)
• How to Download and Install GIMP Image Editor (video)

Grammarly@EDU for Students and Staff

• Click the below link and sign up with your @mynbcc.ca email address (Instructors please use your @nbcc.ca email address) - https://www.grammarly.com/enterprise/signup
• To get your access code, please go to the Announcement made in Brightspace
• You will need to access https://outlook.com to verify your Grammarly account registration (using your @mynbcc.ca address).
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your registration and download the app for Microsoft Office and the app for Windows

Read&Write

Read&Write is a powerful set of reading and writing tools that can support students who struggle with reading, understanding what they have read and with writing assignments. Students have free access to these tools. For an introduction to what Read & Write can do please watch the video.

Run Bootcamp and Install Windows

We recommend Windows 10.

Apple's official Boot Camp Support page
Instructions to install Win 10 using Bootcamp

AutoDesk (AutoCAD/Revit/3D Studio Max)

Step by Step Instructions (pdf)

SOLIDWORKS

1) Go to www.solidworks.com/SEK
2) Use XSEK12 and enter all relevant information into the form
3) Choose ‘2019-2020’ or ‘2020-2021’ for the desired version of SOLIDWORKS
4) You will then be asked to enter schools unique SEK serial number. This will be available on Brightspace course announcements through your instructors. Note: The product is licensed to work only within NBCC network.
5) FOLLOW ALL REMAINING INSTRUCTIONS AND ACCEPT ALL DEFAULTS

GARMIN

Step by Step Instructions (pdf)

Setting up the NBCC Student VPN to Connect to the Academic Compute Centre

pdfVPN Setup Instructions (pdf)

• How to Install Microsoft Project (pdf)
• How to Install Microsoft Visio (pdf)