Global Tools: These tools are in the global menu at the top of the screen.
Context Menu Tools: These tools are in the context menu, but there will be little or no need to use them during data entry. They apply to passages and questions and may have been used by the student or test administrator in the Test Delivery System. To use these tools, click the context menu . When there is a section of the test with a split screen, the passage and the item will each have their own context menu.

Global Tools	Description
Help button	To see the on-screen Help Guide window, click the question mark button in the upper right corner.
Line Reader button	To highlight a line of text in a passage or question, click the Line Reader button.
Navigation buttons	To move between test pages, use the Back and Next buttons in the upper left corner.
Pause button	To pause a test, click Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out.
Items drop-down list	To quickly move to a specific test page, click a question number in the drop-down list in the upper left corner. Pages with questions that were marked for review have a flag icon next to the number. Pages with questions that were not answered have a triangle icon next to the number.
Zoom buttons	To zoom in or enlarge the text and images on a test page, click Zoom In in the global menu. You can zoom in up to four levels. To undo the zoomed in view, click Zoom Out in the global menu.

Context Menu Tools Description

Expandable Items
When the screen is divided vertically (up and down), test questions (items) can be expanded to the width of the screen. When used with the Expandable Passages tool (if Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test administrator), this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions.

To expand the passage section, click the right arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, click the left arrow icon in the upper right corner.

To expand the question section, click the left arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, click the right arrow icon in the upper left corner.

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

Expandable Passages

When the screen is divided vertically (up and down), passages can be expanded in the left pane to the width of the screen.

To expand the passage section, click the right arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, click the left arrow icon in the upper right corner.

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

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

Note: Text in images cannot be highlighted.

Mark as No Response To mark a question as “No Response” in the Listening and Reading domains, click Mark as No Response in the context menu. A warning message will ask you to confirm that the item should be marked with “No Response.” When “No Response” has been confirmed, the answer choices will no longer be selectable and the No Response icon will appear next to the item number.

Mark for Review
To mark a question for review, click Mark for Review in the context menu. The question number shows a flap in the upper right corner, like this: . A flag icon appears next to the number. The Items drop-down list shows a flag icon Flag indicating item has been marked for review for the selected question.

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

There are two ways to use the Strikethrough tool:

Either:

Open the context menu and click Strikethrough.

Select the answer options you want to cross out.

Deactivate Strikethrough mode by pressing the Esc key or clicking outside the response area.

Or:

Right-click an answer option and click Strikethrough.

Tutorial To watch a short video on how to answer a particular type of question, click Tutorial in the context menu.

Context Menu Tools	Description
Expandable Items	When the screen is divided vertically (up and down), test questions (items) can be expanded to the width of the screen. When used with the Expandable Passages tool (if Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test administrator), this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions. To expand the passage section, click the right arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, click the left arrow icon in the upper right corner. To expand the question section, click the left arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, click the right arrow icon in the upper left corner. Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally (side to side) to expand an item or collapse the expanded item . The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
Expandable Passages	When the screen is divided vertically (up and down), passages can be expanded in the left pane to the width of the screen. To expand the passage section, click the right arrow icon under the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, click the left arrow icon in the upper right corner. Expandable Passage arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally (side to side) to expand a passage or collapse the expanded passage . The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
Highlighter	To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then click Highlight Selection in the context menu. To remove highlighting, click Reset Highlighting in the context menu. Note: Text in images cannot be highlighted.
Mark as No Response	To mark a question as “No Response” in the Listening and Reading domains, click Mark as No Response in the context menu. A warning message will ask you to confirm that the item should be marked with “No Response.” When “No Response” has been confirmed, the answer choices will no longer be selectable and the No Response icon will appear next to the item number.
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, click Mark for Review in the context menu. The question number shows a flap in the upper right corner, like this: . A flag icon appears next to the number. The Items drop-down list shows a flag icon for the selected question.
Strikethrough	For multiple-choice and multi-select questions, you can use the Strikethrough tool to cross out an answer option if that helps you focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two ways to use the Strikethrough tool: Either: Open the context menu and click Strikethrough. Select the answer options you want to cross out. Deactivate Strikethrough mode by pressing the Esc key or clicking outside the response area. Or: Right-click an answer option and click Strikethrough.
Tutorial	To watch a short video on how to answer a particular type of question, click Tutorial in the context menu.

Besides the global tools and context menu tools, there are some other tools that you may be able to use based on your test settings.

Other Tools	Description
ECR/SCR Toolbar	Constructed response items have tools you can use to change your writing and how it looks. From left to right, each button does the following: Bold text Italicize text Underline text Remove formatting Insert or remove a numbered list Insert or remove a bulleted list Decrease indent Increase indent Cut text Copy text Paste text Undo Redo Insert special character
Spell Check	When this tool is enabled, misspelled words are underlined, and text appears in a different color. You can select the underlined word to view suggestions for replacements and select a replacement from the list.

Other Tools

Description

ECR/SCR Toolbar

Constructed response items have tools you can use to change your writing and how it looks.

the ECR/SCR toolbar

From left to right, each button does the following:

Bold text
Italicize text
Underline text
Remove formatting
Insert or remove a numbered list
Insert or remove a bulleted list
Decrease indent
Increase indent
Cut text
Copy text
Paste text
Undo
Redo
Insert special character

Spell Check

When this tool is enabled, misspelled words are underlined, and text appears in a different color. You can select the underlined word to view suggestions for replacements and select a replacement from the list.

Contents

Test Rules

Pause Rules

Navigation Rules

Overview of the Data Entry Interface