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3 days ago

JohnYule

😖 Frustrated

How does the "Keyboard Highlight" work?

I have no clue what clicking the "Keyboard Highlight" button does on the sidebar. If it makes highlighting quicker, I would love to figure it out if anyone knows.

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IvonneRosario Student Services
2 days ago
Hey @JohnYule
Great question! The Keyboard Highlight feature lets you select and highlight text with your keyboard instead of your mouse. It can be especially helpful when an answer choice is masked, since text inside a masked answer choice may not be selectable with your mouse.
To use it:
Enable Keyboard Highlight from the testing menu.
Place your cursor within the passage, question, or answer choice you would like to highlight.
Hold down the Shift key while pressing the left or right arrow key to select the text.
Press the Tab key to move to the highlighting controls.
Press the Spacebar to apply the highlight. You can also use Tab to move through the available highlighting options and select a different color.
See the attached GIF for reference:
You can continue pressing Tab to move between the passage, question stem, and answer choices. You can use Shift + Tab to move backward. This makes it easier to reach and highlight text within different answer choices. Let us know if you have any questions!
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