Article: Creating a NI account and Auditing a Course

To create a National Instruments account locate to www.ni.com and click Log in.  In the pop up window that appears either log in or complete the required details and click Create Account.  Check your email and confirm your account.


To audit a course navigate to the required course on www.ni.com and click Take Online Course, then at the bottom of the pop up window expand Not completing an assignment?  Read and check each of the Thinkscape Terms & Conditions and Policies then click Accept.  You will now be automatically logged into Thinkscape using the same email address as your NI profile, a Thinkscape password will not be set at this time.



To set your Thinkscape password, click the icon in the top right corner of the screen, and in the dropdown click Profile. Complete the text boxes and then click Update Password. 

Note: If you exit Thinkscape without setting a password, when you try to log in to Thinkscape again you will be asked to follow the reset password protocol.


Creating a NI account and audit course