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8. Once you have successfully completed the authentication process you will receive a screen that
says, “Begin Exam.” Review the steps below on adding any Job Dictionary words and specifics for
Realtime or Transcription tests and begin your exam preview test or your actual testing.
You should only have the Guardian browser open. If you close or minimize the Guardian
browser your test will automatically submit and disconnect you from the testing platform.
If you are in the test and you click attach, the platform will prompt you by showing file
folders. Select the appropriate file from the list. If you attempt to rename or search outside of the testing
platform window you will be disconnected from the test.
Job Dictionary: Check the right side of the screen for the Job Dictionary. These words will appear on your
test. Enter the words into your job dictionary. (If there are no words provided, you will see “No
After you have entered the word list into your Job Dictionary, click Play to start the one-minute warm-up
audio.
After the warm-up, toggle to your CAT file and write a few strokes to confirm that you still have a
realtime feed from your writer.
Click Play to start the test and write the test.
Setting up a realtime feed to RTC is not needed and is therefore optional.
Go back to your CAT file and close it (saving, if prompted).
Go to RTC. Click Attach Notes and select your steno notes file. (If you are unsure what format to attach
your files in, refer to Appendix B: Attaching Files.) You will have three (3) minutes to find and attach
Realtime Tests (CRR, CRC)
Transcription Tests (RSR, RPR, RMR)
Skip this step as you cannot make any edits to
a realtime transcript.
Go back to your CAT software. Transcribe your test
and close your transcript (saving if prompted).
Go to RTC. Click Attach Transcript and select your transcript file.
Realtime Tests (CRR, CRC)
Transcription Tests (RSR, RPR, RMR)
You will have five (5) minutes to attach your
transcript. You cannot make any edits before
attaching your final transcript.
You will have 75 minutes to edit AND attach the final
transcript.
Go back to your CAT software. Re-open your CAT file. Highlight only the test portion of your final
transcript (no warm-up text, headers, footers, page numbers, etc.) and copy your transcript.
When copying and pasting, unconfirmed EZ
Choice conflicts will appear in the original
conflict form. Once you confirm an EZ Choice
selected conflict, it will be pasted as normal
text. To confirm all the EZ Choice selected
conflicts at one time, use Resolve All Chosen
Conflicts from the Special Edit menu.
Before copy/pasting, be sure to:
• Accept conflicts by going to Tools > Accept
Conflicts
• Accept fields by going to Tools > Accept
Defined Fields
Go to RTC. Click in the My Transcript box and paste your final transcript.