MyFinanceLab Player v2!
The wait is over. The new Flash-based, platform- and browser-independent MyFinanceLab^® Player will be released this July! In addition to Internet Explorer, the Player will support Firefox on Windows (XP and Vista ) and Safari and Firefox on the Macintosh. The following features are available only for courses using MyFinanceLab Player v2. (See the course list at http://www.myfinancelab.com/newplayer/ .)

Simplified Browser Check
In courses using the MyFinanceLab Player v2, the Installation Wizard will be replaced by a simple browser check. The Player v2 requires only the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player. The system will make sure a user's computer has the proper version of the Flash Player when a course is created and when a student enrolls in a MyFinanceLab course. If not, users will be prompted to download the Flash Player from the Adobe web site.

Show/Hide Learning Aids
Instructors will have the option to show or hide individual learning aids for the entire course (Study Plan and assignments) or to show and hide them for individual tests, quizzes, and homework assignments. For example, instructors can choose to hide Help Me Solve This and View an Example on a homework assignment, or show Textbook pages on a quiz or practice test. Instructors can also choose to show learning aids during review only. For example, an instructor could make Help Me Solve This or View an Example available to students reviewing a test.

Add Comments during Review
When reviewing a student's test or homework assignment, an instructor will be able to add question-specific comments for the student. The comment is automatically displayed the first time the student reviews the test or homework assignment and can be accessed on subsequent reviews via a “View Comment” button located above other learning aids.

Expandable Content Area
By clicking the expando imageicon in the upper-right corner of the Player content window, students and instructors can expand the question area and gain more room for viewing questions as needed.

Enhanced MyFinanceLab Email Functionality
Instructors will have three new email options: (1) email a course Announcement to all active students in the roster; (2) email a student using the easy-to-find, non-assignment-specific link at the top of all student Results pages; and (3) email one or more students based on specific criteria such as a certain score for a specific assignment, non-completion of one or more assignments within a given time frame, last login date, category average or overall score.

Streamlined Process for Importing Assignments
Instructors will be able to import homework and tests or quizzes at the same time (instead of as two separate procedures). They will be prompted to specify which course to import from, thereby keeping the list of importable assignments shorter and more manageable.

Enhanced Options for Section Instructors
On the Gradebook Edit Roster page, instructors can make two changes that will enhance the capabilities of Section Instructors: (1) allow Section Instructors to access and edit the class roster; (2) show Section Instructors in the Gradebook as inactive students—that is, with their names grayed out but their work available for review.

“Smarter” Import Previous Results
Instructors who need to import student results from previous courses will have the choice of importing “All results” or “All results except instructor-submitted zeros,” which will exclude any zeros submitted by the instructor via Manage Incomplete in the previous course(s).