Taking Reading Assignments
Reading assignments are always ungraded and are a way for your instructor to track your time spent reading specific content from your online textbook.
Each reading session records your time, which is then displayed on your Grades page and in your instructor's Gradebook. When you close the assignment and click Exit, your time spent is automatically submitted. However, Reading assignments have unlimited takes and you can resume your assignment until the due/unavailable date has passed.
Note: Use only the navigation buttons and links that are provided and be sure each page loads completely before proceeding.
To take a Reading assignment
- 1. Select the Assignments link in the heading and the Assignments page will open.
- 2. Use the tools on the Assignments page to display your assignments in the most useful way. See Using the Assignments Page for details.
- 3. Begin your assignment by clicking an option in the Actions column.
- 4. Before beginning your assignment, review the Assignment Ready page for instructions or any special conditions that apply to your assignment.
- 5. Click the Start Assignment Now button to begin taking an assignment for the first time. If you are continuing an assignment, the button is labeled Resume Assignment Now.
- 6. Click the Click here to begin taking your MindTap Reading assignment link to get started. At this point, if you click Exit your take information is recorded. Your assignment will open in a new browser window.
- 7. If necessary, review the MindTap Service Agreement, and click Accept at the bottom of the page. You also have the option to print the service agreement, if you so choose.
- 8. (Optional) Click the Question Mark icon in the upper right corner to review the Help overlay to familiarize yourself with the interface.
- 9. (Optional) Click your name in the heading to expand a menu containing a list of helpful links:
- ° An animated Getting Started Tutorial with details on advanced MindTap options and features providing specialized study tools.
- ° The Customer Support link opens the Cengage Technical Support page in a new browser window.
- ° A Send Us Feedback link you can use to send an email.
- ° The System Check reviews your computer's settings to verify compatibility with MindTap.
- ° A Logout link for exiting your MindTap session.
- 10. Once you are viewing a chapter, you can click the previous and next arrows at either side of the page to flip through the book's pages.
- 11. (Optional) Click the hypertext words or phrases to open a glossary pop-up. To close the glossary, click anywhere on the page.
- 12. (Optional) Clicking the Home navigator icon in the heading to opens the MindTap Learning Path (table of contents). Click a chapter name to open any chapter in your book.
- 13. When you are finished, click Logout under your name in the heading, and return to the "begin assignment" page in CengageNOWv2.
- 14. Click the Exit button to open the Assignment Saved page to see options for any likely next steps.
Take. 
Begin taking your Reading assignment for the first time.
Resume. 
Opens a Reading assignment you started previously.
The Assignment Ready page opens.
To exit the Assignment Ready page without starting the assignment, click Cancel.
