Accounts, Passwords & Usernames

Activating Your Pressbooks Account

• You will receive an email containing the username and password chosen for this account, along with a link to the login page on the NSCC Pressbooks website.
• Click on the link in the email body to activate your Pressbooks account.
• If activation is not completed within two days, you must create the account again.

Account Active

Once the activation link is clicked, a Pressbooks page will open up that says:

• “Your account is now active,” along with your username and password.
• From this web page, you can choose to immediately log in or go back to the Pressbooks home page (where you can also log in by clicking on “Sign In”).
• Alternately, you can select “Sign In” in the top-right corner of the web page to log in to your account.

Account Naming Conventions

Your NSCC email is linked to your Pressbooks account.

• firstname.lastname@nscc.ca
• The password is unique to Pressbooks.
• Follow the instructions below to reset or change you password.

Reset a password

If you forget your password, a new one can be generated and emailed to you. The system does not allow the retrieval of an existing password; it must be reset. See below for how.

1. • Go to the login page for NSCC Libraries Pressbooks: https://pressbooks.nscc.ca/

• • Underneath the login box, click on “Lost your password?”
  • Enter your username or, if you can’t remember it, enter the email address used to create this account.
  • Click “Get New Password.”

• • You will receive an email that contains your username and a link to reset your password. If you do not receive an email within a few minutes, check the Junk or Spam folder in your email account.

Reset Password Page

• After clicking on the link, you will be redirected to the “Reset Password” page.
• You can accept the “strong” password provided by the system by clicking on “Reset Password” or clear this field and create your own.
• The system will judge the strength of your password as you enter it. The criteria for a strong password include:
  • 12 characters
  • upper and lower case letters
  • numbers and symbols
• Once your password has been reset, you can log in.

Change a Password

Passwords can be changed from the user profile page.

On the Dashboard menu navigate to:

• Users
• Profile
• Look for Account Management and New Password option

Retrieve username

If you forget your username, use the Lost your password? link to retrieve it. (See Reset a password.)

Questions

Please contact the NSCC Copyright Office [copyright@nscc.ca] with any questions about using Pressbooks at NSCC.