VHLCentral HELP TOPIC: Account Home

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vhlcentral: Positioned in the top-left corner of your homepage and all other pages, the vhlcentral link provides a quick return to your vhlcentral homepage.

1. At the top right-hand corner of your vhlcentral home page, click the Account Menu (Profile/Avatar icon) to access the following options within the drop-down menu:

• Settings: Update your vhlcentral account information, including username password, email and secret question/answer.
• How-to Videos: Access the how-to tutorial videos to help get you started on vhlcentral.
• Support Center: Access our technical support site to download guides, review solutions and FAQs.
• Accessibility Guide: Link to the article entitled "vhlcentral Platform & Content Accessibility Features: Student Guide." 
• Log out: Exit your vhlcentral account. 

2. vhlcentral Support: Chat with our technical support team.

    

3. Your Feed area: Read feature articles about language and culture, as well as tips and best practices for using vhlcentral.

    

4. Active tab (student accounts): Displays a list of all of the Vista Higher Learning sites to which you have access to. You may access the content, join your instructor’s class and access your course dashboard.

    

5. Closed tab (student accounts): Displays a list of courses and sections you were previously enrolled in.

    

6. School Menu (student accounts): Displays only when your vhlcentral account is affiliated with multiple institutions.

    

7. Redeem a New code: If you have any codes to redeem, you may do so after logging in to your account. In the "my programs" menu, click "Redeem a code." Enter your new code in the code field. Click "redeem." Look for confirmation that the new code was successfully redeemed. Your new access should be listed in the "my programs" menu of your Home page. Click on the textbook image or title to access the program.

    

8. Enroll in another course (student accounts): Students may enroll in a class/course from the VHLCentral Home page at any time. If you are a student, you must enroll in your teacher's class in order for you to see your assignments and for your teacher to see your completed work. Click "Enroll in a course" to go to the "course selection" screen. On the "course selection" screen, click the "Help" link for more instructions.

    

9. My Programs (instructor accounts): The "My programs" menu on your Home page lists all of the Vista Higher Learning sites to which you may currently have access. You can view and access your active class/course by clicking on the "My Dashboard" button. 

• Cover image: To access your book’s site, click on the "My Dashboard" button to the right of the textbook or its title.
• Access Content button (student accounts):  Allow students to access computer‑graded activities without enrolling in a course.
• Complete Enrollment button (student accounts): Allow students to enroll in a class/course that uses the book title.

10. Manage Schools (instructor accounts): If you are affiliated with more than one school, you can add additional schools to your account. Click the "Add/Remove Instructor from a school" link in the "my programs" menu. On the school selection page, type in the name of your school. To narrow the search results, consider including the city and state or country in which your school is located. Click "find." If the terms you entered did not result in a successful search, follow the on-screen tips to revise your search. Select your school from the list by clicking the desired school name from the options. Click "select school" to add the school to your account. Look for a flash alert on your Home page that confirms you successfully added the school. To remove a school, click the "Add/Remove Instructor from a school" link in the "my programs" menu and click on the remove link beside the school's name.

     

11. Edit programs (instructor accounts): Personalize your my programs list by hiding or changing the order of the programs appearing on your VHL Central Home page. 

     

12. Browse Demos (instructor accounts): Choose to get Trial access for any of our language programs.

Flash alerts: "Flash alerts" appear after completing an action within your VHLCentral account. For actions that are completed successfully, a green flash alert will display. For actions that are not completed successfully, a red flash alert will display.
 
Next step notices: "Next step" notices appear at the top center of your VHLCentral Home page. You may see "next step" notices until you complete the following actions in your account for the first time: redeem a code, enroll in a course, or enter an active course.