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To move between test pages, use the Back and Next buttons in the upper-left corner. If a test consists of only one question, clicking Next prompts you to end the test.

To quickly navigate to a specific test page, select a question number from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner. Questions that were marked for review display "(marked)" in this list.

To manually save questions, select Save in the global menu. This is an optional feature and is not available for all questions. If you do not use this button, your answers are still saved automatically.

To pause a test, select Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out.

To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu.

To search the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, select Dictionary in the global menu.

To view the on-screen formula sheet, select Formula in the global menu.

To use the on-screen graph paper tool, select Graph Paper in the global menu. You can use the buttons at the top of the graph paper window to plot points and lines on the grid.

To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu.

The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool:

1. Select the Masking button in the global menu.
2. Click and drag across the distracting area.

To close the Masking tool, select the Masking button again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area.

To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu.

To view the on-screen periodic table, select Periodic Table in the global menu.

To view the on-screen ruler, select Ruler in the global menu. You can move the ruler around the test page and drag the circle icon to rotate it.

Students can select the cog wheel icon in the upper-right corner to adjust the following:

• Audio volume
• Text-to-Speech settings (including volume, pitch, and speed/rate)
• Color contrast settings
• The language of buttons, labels, and system messages

To change audio volume or color settings, click the cog wheel icon in the upper right corner.

To view a transcript of the audio content for the current test page, select Transcripts in the global menu. The text in transcripts can be read by screen readers, such as JAWS.

You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign Language (ASL). To view ASL videos:

1. Select American Sign Language from the context menu.
   • If only one ASL video is available, the video opens automatically.
   • If multiple ASL videos are available, sign language icons appear next to the test content for each video. Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate into ASL.

To provide feedback for a question, select Comments from the context menu and select a comment option from the drop-down list that appears.

To expand the passage section, select the double arrow icon in the upper-right corner of that section. The passage section will overlap the question section for easier readability. To collapse the expanded section, select the double arrow icon again.

You can expand the passage section or the question section for easier readability.

• To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon in the upper-right corner.
• To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, select the right arrow icon in the upper-left corner.

To open the glossary, click a word or phrase that has a border around it. This tool is only available for certain words.

To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu. To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu.

You cannot highlight text in images.

To enter notes or comments for a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After you enter a note, a pencil icon appears next to the question number on the test page.

You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page.

Reading Mode opens a pop-up window that lets you view two pages of a reading passage at a time. To open Reading Mode, select the open book icon below a reading passage.

To exit Reading Mode, select the close icon in the lower-right corner of the pop-up window.

To view and restore responses previously entered for a Text Response question, select the Select Previous Version option from the context menu. A list of saved responses appears. Choose the appropriate response and click Select.

For multiple choice and multi-select questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct.

There are two options for using this tool:

Option A:

1. To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough.
2. Select the answer options you wish to strike out.
3. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or click outside the response area.

Option B:

1. Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the context menu. Or, right click on the passage, the question, or an option and select a Speak option.