Icons and conventions

Updated 15 Sep 2025

A number of icons and conventions are used in your online course to give you an easy, visual explanation of a feature.

You can roll your mouse over an icon on a page to see a brief explanation of its meaning.

The following table explains the icons and conventions in the user interface of your program:

Symbol	Explanation
gray text	The test score is not included in gradebook averages.
*	The score was changed or was submitted by the instructor. (In the gradebook)
()	The question is not available in the Study Plan.
!	The test has essay questions that need to be graded by an instructor.
--	The instructor omitted the score from the gradebook. In some cases, the double-dash might also indicate an ungraded essay question.
4/15/08	The test is past due.
	The program time. Roll your mouse over this icon to see the time.
	Prerequisite information is available for this test.
	A member program managed by a coordinator program.
	A test, as categorized in the gradebook.
, , ,	In the calendar on the announcements page, a test that is available, due, overdue, or submitted, respectively.
	In the calendar on the Announcements page, an announcement posted by the instructor.
	In the Study Plan, an objective that was mastered by taking a test or Quiz Me.
	In the Study Plan, an objective recommended for practice.
	In the Study Plan, media (such as a video or PowerPoint) that students can view to review the material.
	In the Study Plan, the practice questions have been answered correctly and the student is ready to take a test to prove mastery.
	The question is started but not yet scored.
	The question was answered correctly.
	The question was answered incorrectly.
	Part of the question was answered correctly, and partial credit was given for the question.
	The question is incorrect because it was not answered.
	An instructor tip is available for the question.
	A video is available as a learning aid.
	An animation is available as a learning aid.
	A guided solution is available as a learning aid.
	A sample problem is available as a learning aid.
	The online textbook is available as a learning aid.
	A glossary where you can look up the meaning of important terms is available as a learning aid.
	Review information is available as a learning aid.
	Tech Help, is available as a learning aid and provides information on how you can use other technologies, such as calculators or software.
	More Help or Extra Help is available as a learning aid.
	Open a Geogebra tool (for example, a grapher) to visualize the concept.
or (sw)	Open the Show Work window, where you can demonstrate how you got your answer.
	Send an email about the question to the instructor.
	An instructor-created custom question.
(tb)	A question from the testbank.
	An essay question.
	A graphing question.
	The question is accessible by screenreaders such as JAWS.
	Detailed statistics for the test are available using Item Analysis.