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To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select the [Help] question mark [] icon in the upper-right corner.

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

1. Select the [Masking] [] icon in the global menu.
2. Select and drag across the distracting area.
3. Release the mouse button.
4. To close the Masking tool, select the [Masking] icon again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area.

To adjust audio volume or the rate and pitch of speech for Text-to-Speech during the test, select the [System Settings] [] cog wheel icon in the upper-right corner.

To view audio content translated into American Sign Language (ASL) via an on-screen video, 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.

When the screen is divided vertically, test questions (items) can be expanded to cover the width of the whole screen. When used in conjunction with the Expandable Passages universal tool—that is, Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test examiner—this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions.

• 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.

Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand an item [] or collapse the expanded item []. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.

When the screen is divided vertically, students can expand and contract the passage in the left pane to cover the width of the whole screen.

• 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.

Expandable Passage arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand a passage [] or collapse the expanded passage []. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.

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.

Text in images cannot be highlighted.

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 of the item number box, like this: ; and a flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Questions drop-down list displays for the selected question.

To enter notes for a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After entering a note, the [Notepad] note [] icon appears next to the question number.

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

When Print-on-Demand has been enabled, to send a print request for an individual question, select Print Item from the context menu. After sending the request, the [Printer] [] icon appears next to the question number. When there is a passage and item on the screen in a split-screen layout, select Print Item from the context menu on the item side of the screen.

The Print Item option will also be available for students that have the Braille accommodation.

When Print-on-Demand has been enabled, to print a passage, select Print Passage from the context menu on the passage side of the screen. After sending the request, the [Printer] [] icon appears next to the question number. This is only available when the passage and item are displayed in a split-screen layout.

The Print Passage option will also be available for students that have the Braille accommodation.

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:

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 question's 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.

• In the stimuli/passage context menu, select Speak Passage [] to hear the text on the screen read aloud.
• In the item/question context menu, select Speak Option [] and then select one of the item responses to hear it read aloud.
• In the item/question context menu, select Speak Question [] to hear the question and item responses read aloud.