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

To view the on-screen reference sheet, select Formulas in the global menu.

For items and stimuli that have content in two languages, such as English and Spanish, you can select the language in which to display the content to make it easier to read. By default, items will be presented in the language specified at the beginning of the test. When Presentation = Spanish, items will be presented in Spanish. To switch the language, select the Language Toggle button in the global menu.

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. Select 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.

Note: This tool requires you to have the Masking accessibility feature turned on.

When available, you can select System Settings in the upper-right corner to change some test settings. These may include:

• Audio volume
• Text-to-Speech settings (including volume, pitch, and speed/rate)

After making changes, select Apply. To reset your settings, select Reset All.

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.

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.

This tool cannot be used while the Line Reader tool is in use.

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 open and restore responses previously entered for a Text Response question, click Select Previous Version from the context menu. A list of saved responses appears. Choose the response you want and click Select.

For multiple choice and multi-select questions, you can cross out an answer option if that helps you 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 want to cross out.
3. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or select outside the response area.

To listen to passages and questions, select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu and select a Speak option. Or, right-click on the passage, the question, or an option and select a Speak option.

If you have the appropriate test setting, you can speak or dictate answers to constructed-response items. To use Speech-to-Text, select the microphone icon in the formatting toolbar above the item response area and start speaking. Your response will be transcribed as text in the item response area.