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title: "Online Testing Support: Scratchpad"
slug: "online-testing-support-scratchpad"
updated: 2025-05-16T21:58:52Z
published: 2025-05-16T21:58:52Z
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# Online Testing Support: Scratchpad

Students can use the **Scratchpad** support option while taking an assessment to create sketches or graphs during their online testing experience. When activated, this option appears in the toolbar in the online test interface.

![Scratchpad_1.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819365467543.png)

Students can click the Scratchpad icon during a test to open a movable modal. Students can use the top bar in the Scratchpad modal to move the tool anywhere on the screen.

![Screen_Recording_2023-01-11_at_09.50.01_AM.gif](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819396250391.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**Sketches made during a test session disappear at the end of each test session or once a test is submitted. If a student creates sketches during a test session, logs out, and reenters the test, the sketches will not be available.

## **Scratchpad Settings**

Test authors can enable the Scratchpad tool in the **Online**tab under **Test Settings**. The **Scratchpad**can be turned on or off for specific tests. The default for the tool is disabled.

![Scratchpad_2.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819365483927.png)

## **Scratchpad Functions**

The Scratchpad allows students to create dots, lines, or freehand sketches in the modal. The features located on the modal include a **Transparency**slider, a **Grid**drop-down menu, a **Color Palette** icon, and **Pointer**, **Dot**, **Line**, **Freehand**, **Undo**, and **Clear**buttons.

![Scratchpad_3.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819335778199.png)

### **Transparency**

Students can use the **Transparency**slider to increase or decrease the **Scratchpad**transparency. Transparency makes the **Scratchpad**work area fully opaque or fully transparent. This feature allows students to see questions and images under the **Scratchpad**tool.

![Screen_Recording_2023-01-11_at_09.16.46_AM.gif](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819441946391.png)

### **Grid**

Students can use the **Grid**drop-down menu to choose between three different densities of grid spacing–**Small**, **Medium**, and **Large**. Students can also choose **None**to clear the grid lines and leave a blank area for freehand sketching.

### **Color**

Students can choose from a variety of colors using the palette button.

### **Pointer**

Students can use the **Pointer**button to engage typical mouse-style functionality.

### **Dot**

Students can use the **Dot**button to place dots on grid intersections. Placing dots on a grid of any density will “lock the dots” to intersections on the grid. Dots created when the grid is disabled will not “lock to grid” since there are no graph intersections to lock to.

### **Line**

Students can use the **Line**button to add lines to the grid. Lines can be used to connect dots. Lines drawn without dots will generate dots on either side of the line automatically. Lines created when the grid is disabled will not “lock to grid” since there are no graph intersections to lock to.

![Scratchpad_4.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819335785751.png)

### **Freehand**

The **Freehand**button allows students to draw or write on the surface of the Scratchpad modal. Students can use the color palette icon to change the color of the **Freehand**sketching tool. Sketches move with the modal and persist with each question.

### **Undo**

The **Undo**button removes the most recently added **Dot**, **Line**, or **Freehand**sketch.

### **Clear**

The **Clear**button removes all **Dots**, **Lines**, and **Freehand**sketches from the tool’s surface space.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Clicking **Undo**will not reverse a **Clear**action.

![Scratchpad_5.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/11819335810583.png)