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Create accounts for students who cannot use email

Make an account for each student and hand out a one-time password. Passwords are shown once, so print or download them.

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How-to
Reading time
2 minutes
Last updated
October 15, 2026

If your students' email never reaches them, you can make their accounts yourself and hand each one a password. It's for college and adult learners only.

  1. Open Invite students, then Create accounts

    On your class page.

  2. Paste your class list

    One student per line: their email, plus their name if you have it (the box shows examples). Up to 100 at a time, or upload a .csv file.

  3. Choose Create accounts

    The button shows your count, such as Create 3 accounts. Also email each student their password is off unless you tick it.

  4. Print or download the passwords now

    Use Print this list or Download CSV. They are shown once and can never be shown again. The file holds working passwords, so delete it once you have handed them out.

The Create accounts for students dialog with three students pasted in, the Also email each student their password option, and the Create 3 accounts button.
Paste your class list, then create the accounts.

The first time a student signs in, they choose Use password, enter their email and the temporary password, and set their own password straight away.

Who can read the whole book

If you have seats, each new account gets one. Anyone beyond your seats can only read the front matter and chapter 4 until they get a seat or their own plan.

Quick answers

Questions we get about this

A student forgot their password. Can I reset it?
No. If their email works, they can sign in with an emailed code. If not, contact us.
Why was the whole batch refused?
This happens on a class made with Use this for real while your instructor approval is still pending. Share the join code until you're approved.
Still stuck

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We reply within one to two business days. If something in your classroom is not behaving the way this guide describes, tell us. That is a bug, and we want it.