The following sections discuss various features of DDS and how to use them.

Creating an Account
Signing in to an Account
Managing an Account
Retrieving Account Information
Searching for an Article
Viewing an Article
Getting Technical Support

Creating an Account
In order to access Medflow DDS, you must first create an account. To do so, simply navigate to the Home page and click the Create Account button. This will take you to a form where you can fill in your contact information, including the username and password that you wish to use to access the site. Note that DDS will check to see if the username that you entered is already in use, and if it is, you will be prompted to fill in a different username.

After filling in your contact information information, click the Continue button and you will be directed to the DDS Software License Agreement page. After reading and accepting the license agreement, click the Subscribe button to continue on to the PayPal web site where you can enter your payment information. Note that if you do not accept the license agreement, you will not be able to access DDS.

After entering and processing your payment information though PayPal, click the Return to Merchant button on the PayPal website to return to Medflow DDS. At this point, your account will be active and available for use. In addition, an email will be sent to you to confirm your account information.

Signing in to an Account
To sign into Medflow DDS, simply enter your username and password in the fields provided on the Home page, then click Sign In. If your login is successful, you will immediately be directed to the Search page where you can begin your article search.

Managing an Account
To manage your Medflow DDS account, you must first login into DDS using your existing username and password, then on the Search page, click Manage your account. This will bring up the Manage your account page where you can change your username, password, and contact information.

Retrieving Account Information
Should you forget your account information, you can have it sent to you via email by going to the Home page and clicking Forgot your password?. In the page that appears, enter the email address that you specified when you first created your DDS account then click Submit. An email will be sent to you to confirm your account information.

Searching for an Article
To search for a Medflow DDS article, simple enter one or more keywords in the search field then click Search. Note that the keywords entered can be partial keywords, meaning that even if you do not know the complete keyword, you can enter part of it and DDS will find all matches based on what you entered.

Viewing an Article
To view a Medflow DDS article, simply click the article link in the search results.

Getting Technical Support
If you are having difficulties with DDS, or you have other questions regarding how to use it, please contact Medflow support at support@medflow.com or call 704-927-9803.