Viewing HTML and URL source material in the test driver

Source material are files that candidates need to refer to when answering a question. HTML and URL source material provide controlled access to the internet or HTML web pages in a test. Candidates can view HTML and URL source material in the Surpass test driver.

This article explains how to view HTML and URL source material in the Surpass test driver. For more information on creating HTML and URL source material, read Creating HTML source material and Creating URL source material.

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Opening HTML and URL source material

Select the source material in the item’s question stem to open the source material.

Source material automatically docks in a side-by-side view on screens with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 pixels or higher. Select Unpin to view the source material in a pop-up.

NOTE: If the Close Docked Source Material test profile setting is enabled, there is only one piece of source material and the candidate has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels or higher, the source material icon and button are hidden because the source material remains open in a side-by-side view.

Select Close (or the Close Source Material button on HTML source material) to close the source material.

If you have a lower resolution screen, source material automatically opens in a pop-up. You can change the size of the pop-up and move the pop-up around the delivery window. Select a link to view the source material.

You can view source material in a side-by-side view, in a pop-up, or in a secure web page. Select Close (or the Close Source Material button on HTML source material) to close the source material.

NOTE: Changes to the colour scheme in the Preferences panel of the test driver only affects HTML source material.
TIP: You can highlight text in HTML source material with the highlighter tool. For more information, read Using the highlighting tool in the test driver.

Navigating HTML and URL source material in SecureClient

IMPORTANT: You must enable HTML Browser Navigation in Test Profiles to navigate source material in locked down SecureClient. For more information, read ‘Source Material Options’ in About test profile settings.

If enabled, you can use browser navigation controls when viewing HTML and URL source material in SecureClient. This allows you to easily navigate source material with controls similar to a web browser.

Functionality Icon Description
Home Returns to the home page as defined by the item author.
Back Returns to the previous page.
Forward Forwards to the next page.
Refresh Refreshes the page.
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