Formatting Items
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Icon Toolbar
Use the icons provided on the toolbar when formatting text or adding graphics. Mouse over each square to see their function.
 | Paste Plain Text |
 | Left Align |
 | Center |
 | Bold |
 | Italicize |
 | Underline |
 | Superscript |
 | Subscript |
 | Unordered List (apply bullets) |
 | Insert a special character: Hyphen; Minus sign; En Dash or Em Dash |
 | Insert a Spanish character |
 | Upload image from computer (PNG recommended). Max size 675 pixels wide by 875 pixels high. *Right click on an image and click Properties; Add Alt-text for image to be described with Text-to-Speech |
 | Edit in Full-Screen Mode. |
 | Listen to text (Text-to-Speech) |
 | Content and Language Supports |
Adding Text
The first icon on the toolbar is to Paste Plain Text (this is recommended for all content). Use this icon when pasting in text from any other source outside of TAG. This action removes any hidden HTML code/formatting.
Formatting Text
Highlight text and click the icons in the middle of the bar to format text.
For math items use the Superscript icon so that the Text-to-Speech feature will read numbers 2 or 3 as squared and/or cubed. Make sure to highlight only the text and not the spaces before or after what you are formatting in order for text-to-speech to work properly.
Insert Special Characters
Important: Insert a Hyphen, Minus sign, En Dash, or Em Dash with the icon on the editing tool (don’t use the keyboard for these symbols – it will not read properly for Text-to-Speech).
For math questions, insert a Minus character when needing a negative symbol.
Text-to-Speech reads the minus sign as “minus” when entered into an equation using a space. It reads the minus sign as “negative” if entered before a whole number without a space.
For negative fractions, use the minus sign before the fraction (uploaded as an image) and right-click > Properties to update the Alt Text for the fraction entered to read as negative.
Inserting Spanish Characters
Use the drop-down to insert special characters for Spanish assessment items.
Upload Images
Do not copy and paste any image into TAG. Use the Upload icon on the toolbar to insert images.
PNG format is recommended.
Images must not exceed a max height and width of 675 X 875 pixels.
Right-click on the image and click Properties to view the image source, adjust width/height and alignment, or add Alt Text (used for Text-to-Speech).
After saving an item, click the Print icon to view individual items as Web View or PDF View
Text-to-Speech
To ensure assessment items are optimized for online tests, don’t forget to test how each question sounds when read aloud for Text-to-Speech (TTS).
Use the Speak icon to test how text sounds when read aloud.
To add Text-to-Speech to images, right-click on them and click Properties. Text added under the Alt Text section will be read.
Content and Language Supports
When editing a test item, add CLS to the question or response choices by using the icon on the formatting bar.
Highlight the word(s) or image where you want to apply the support and click the icon
Enter Alternative Content (select Text or Image)
Click Apply
Save item