California Western The Softest Word Processor
The SofTest Word Processor - Windows
The SofTest word processor has many of the normal word processing
features that you are used to. You have the normal text
formatting features. You can use copy and paste within
SofTest, but you cannot copy or paste any text from outside of your
essays. Although there is a spell check feature, this
function is disabled on all exams here at CWSL
There
are a few special features you need to be aware of.
1. The Save
Button: You can use the save button as you normally would in
any word processor. However, you really don't have to worry
about saving data in SofTest. SofTest automatically saves a
backup copy of your work every sixty seconds.
2. The Question Navigation
Buttons: When you are finished with your first question,
click the arrow button to move to the second question, and so
on. If you forget to use these arrow buttons, you essentially
write all of your essay answers on one single long sheet of
paper. By using the arrow buttons, you separate the answers,
and make it easier for the professor to tell which answer goes to which
question. This is very important if there is a character
limit on your essays. (See Item 3, Character Count)
If you get to the end of the exam,
and realize you forgot to use the arrow buttons, just turn the answers
in anyway. Try to mark the answers so the professor knows
which is which.
3. Character Count: On
some exams, you will have a limit on how many characters you can use in
each essay. This section down here shows you how many
characters you have used in the current essay.
If there is a character limit on
your essay, it is essential that you use the Question Navigation
Buttons to separate your answers. You must use the navigation
buttons in order for SofTest to give you an accurate count of how many
characters you have used in each individual answer.
4. Time: This time is
based on the clock in your computer. You can use this to keep
track of your time, so you don't have to keep looking at the clock in
the classroom. Do not use the "Time Left" field to the left
of the clock. This will not have an
accurate count of how much time you have left in your exam.
CWSL is not using this feature to track our exams.
5. The "Exit Exam"
Button: When you are finished with the exam, or the proctor
says "Time's Up", click the Exit Exam button to exit the exam and close
SofTest.
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