Installing Arena Contributions for the first time

To install Arena Contributions, see the instructions below.

1. First, if you are off-site, make sure that you are connected to VPN by selecting the lock icon and logging in using the username and password provided by your department.
2. Before installing Arena Contributions, you will need to install Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 by selecting the article, Installing Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008.
3. Then, select Start, right click on Internet Explorer and chose "Run as administrator".
4. Once Internet Explorer has opened, go to arena.solidlives.com and login.
5. Scroll down and select Contributions on the left of the screen to choose the icon labeled Contributions to install the software.
6. Follow all the prompts on the screen to install. When asked to add an icon to the desktop, select yes.
7. That's it! Arena Contributions has now been installed and is ready to use!

*Pro-Tip: If you have run into issues, and are needing to re-install, see the article: Reinstalling an Arena app.