Appendix B: Text Response Questions Formatting Toolbar
In addition to the standard test tools described in the section Test Tools, students can use a formatting toolbar above the response field for text response items. The formatting toolbar allows students to apply styling to text and use standard word-processing features.
Table 6 provides an overview of the formatting tools available.
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Bold, italicize, or underline selected text. |
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Remove formatting that was applied to the selected text. |
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Insert a numbered or bulleted list. |
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Indent a line of selected text. |
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Decrease indent of text. |
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Cut selected text. |
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Copy selected text. |
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Paste copied or cut text. |
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Undo the last edit to text or formatting in the response field. |
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Redo the last undo action. |
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Use spell check to identify potentially misspelled words in the response field. For more information, see Spell Check |
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Add special characters in the response field. For more information, see Special Characters. |
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Listen to selected text being read aloud. |
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Enable speech-to-text (dictation). |
Spell Check
The spell check tool identifies words in the response field that may be misspelled (see Figure 1).
- In the toolbar, select
. Potentially incorrect words change color and become underlined.
- To exit spell check, click
again.
Special Characters
Students can add mathematical characters, accented characters, and other symbols.
- In the toolbar, select
.
- In the window that pops up, select the required character.