Turning Technologies ExamView User Manual

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1

Insert a number line into a question, answer, matching group, or narrative.

To edit an existing number line, double-click the graph or click Format from the menu bar and select Format Graph.

2

Click the Functions tab, select Segment from the drop-down menu and click New.

3

Enter the endpoint coordinates for the line segment.

NOTE

Variables can be used as values for the endpoint and label.

To display "+" and/or "–" in the label, you must enclose the label in quotes. For example:
"+5".

4

Select the point styles. The point styles can be none, solid, hollow, parentheses, or bracket. The hollow point, the
parentheses, and the bracket are alternate ways to show that the value is not equal to the endpoint.

5

Select the label styles. You can have no labels, use the coordinates of the endpoints as labels, or optionally enter text
labels. Click the Font button to set the font characteristics for the labels.

6

Select the label positions. You can select where the labels will appear in relation to the endpoints.

7

To display the segment only if a certain condition is met, enter the condition in the field following Display segment
(only if )
.

8

To change the color of the segment, click the Color drop-down menu . To change the color of the labels, click Font.

9

Click Apply to view your changes in the editing window or click OK to record your changes and close the New Segment
window.

Ray

A ray can be used to show that a variable is less than, less than or equal to, greater than, or greater than or equal to a certain
value. For example, the ray to the left on the number line below demonstrates a value less than three. The ray to the right
demonstrates a value greater than or equal to eight.

1

Insert a number line into a question, answer, matching group, or narrative.

To edit an existing number line, double-click the graph or click Format from the menu bar and select Format Graph.

2

Click the Functions tab, select Ray from the drop-down menu and click New.

3

Select a direction for the ray (left or right) and enter an endpoint coordinate.

NOTE

Variables can be used as values for the endpoint and label.

To display "+" and/or "–" in the label, you must enclose the label in quotes. For example:
"+5".

4

Select a point style. The point style can be none, solid, hollow, parentheses, or bracket. The hollow point, the
parentheses, and the bracket are alternate ways to show that the value is not equal to the endpoint.

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