Global Tools	Instructions
Help (?) Button	To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select ? in the upper-right corner.
Full Screen Mode	For Alt ELPA, select in the upper-left corner to exit full-screen mode and access the global menu. A message appears, asking for a password. Enter your first name as password and select OK. If the student is taking a practice test, they will enter Guest as password to exit full-screen. The global menu appears on the top of the screen.
Items Drop-down List	To quickly navigate to an item, select an item number from the Items drop-down list in the upper-left corner. If an item has been marked for review, displays next to the item. If an item has been skipped or not answered, displays next to the item.
Line Reader	To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu.
Masking	The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool: Select the Masking button in the global menu. 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.
Navigation Buttons	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.
Pause Button	To pause a test, select Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out.
Save Button	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.
System Settings	Students can select the cog wheel icon in the upper-right corner to adjust the following: Audio volume
Zoom buttons	To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

in the upper-left corner to exit full-screen mode and access the global menu. A message appears, asking for a password. Enter your first name as password and select OK. If the student is taking a practice test, they will enter Guest as password to exit full-screen. The global menu appears on the top of the screen.

Items Drop-down List

To quickly navigate to an item, select an item number from the Items drop-down list in the upper-left corner.

If an item has been marked for review, displays next to the item.
If an item has been skipped or not answered, displays next to the item.

Line Reader

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

Masking

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

Select the Masking button in the global menu.
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.

Navigation Buttons

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.

Pause Button

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

Save Button

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.

System Settings

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

Audio volume

Zoom buttons

To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
Highlighter	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. You cannot use this tool while the Line Reader tool is in use.
Notepad	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.
Mark as No Response	For the Alt ELPA, test administrators are allowed to select No Response (NR) for the student’s response in TDS. Questions marked as no response will display .
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The marked question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner and a flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Items drop-down list displays for the selected question.
Strikethrough	For selected response 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: To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough. Select the answer options you wish to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or click outside the response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.
Item Tutorials	To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Item Tutorials from the context menu.

Context Menu Tools

Instructions

Highlighter

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.

You cannot use this tool while the Line Reader tool is in use.

Notepad

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.

Mark as No Response

For the Alt ELPA, test administrators are allowed to select No Response (NR) for the student’s response in TDS. Questions marked as no response will display

Mark for Review

To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The marked question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner and a flag icon

appears next to the number on the test page. The Items drop-down list displays

for the selected question.

Strikethrough

For selected response 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:

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

Option B:

Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

Item Tutorials

To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Item Tutorials from the context menu.

Test Rules

Navigation Rules

You can skip questions. You can mark a question for review and go back to it later to change the answer, if necessary.

Some pages contain multiple questions grouped together. You may need to use the grouped question navigation buttons in the upper-right corner to view all the questions.

You can navigate to test pages by clicking the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Items drop-down list in the upper-left corner.

You must submit the test after you finish answering all questions.

Pause Rules

You can pause the test at any time.

When you resume the test, the first page with unanswered questions appears.

If you are idle for 20 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.

All answers are saved immediately. You do not lose them when the test is paused.

About Print-on-Demand

To send a print request to the Test Administrator, choose from the following options:

To print a passage and all questions on the page, select Print Page in the global menu.

To print a passage, select Print Passage in the global menu.

To print a question, open the question's context menu and select Print Item. After sending the print request, a printer icon

appears next to the question number.

Contents

Overview of the Test Site

Test Rules

Navigation Rules

Pause Rules

About Print-on-Demand