Icons and conventions

A number of icons and conventions are used throughout 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 used in your course. The icon used can vary depending on your course.

Icon					Explanation
gray text					The assignment score is not included in Gradebook averages.
*					The score has been changed or was submitted by the instructor. (In the Gradebook)
()					The question is not available in the Study Plan. (In the list of available questions)
! or !					The assignment 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 may also indicate an ungraded essay question.
or					The course time. Roll your mouse over this icon to see the time.
or					Prerequisite information is available for this assignment.
					A member course managed by a coordinator course. This icon is visible only to instructors.
					A homework assignment, as categorized in the Gradebook.
					A test, as categorized in the Gradebook.
					A quiz, as categorized in the Gradebook.
					An offline assignment, as categorized in the Gradebook.
, , ,					In the calendar on the MyLab home page, a homework that is available, due, overdue, or submitted, respectively.
, , ,					In the calendar on the MyLab home page, a test that is available, due, overdue, or submitted, respectively.
, , ,					In the calendar on the MyLab home page, a quiz that is available, due, overdue, or submitted, respectively.
					In the calendar on the MyLab home page, an announcement posted by the instructor.
					In the Study Plan, a section or objective that was mastered by taking a test, quiz, or Quiz Me.
					In the Study Plan, a section or objective recommended for practice.
					In the Study Plan, a section or objective that is recommended for practice next (in courses using the continuously adaptive Study Plan).
					In the Study Plan, the student has answered the practice questions correctly and is ready to take a test to prove mastery.
					In the Study Plan, media (such as a video or PowerPoint) that students can view to review the material.
					The question has been 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.
or					A video is available as a learning aid or media assignment.
or					An animation is available as a learning aid or media assignment.
					An instructor tip is available for the question.
, , or					A guided solution is available as a learning aid.
or					A sample problem is available as a learning aid.
or					The eText (online textbook) is available as a learning aid.
					A calculator is available as a learning aid or media assignment.
					Math Tools are available as a learning aid or media assignment. Math Tools link to a variety of tools to help visualize understanding a concept.
					In math courses, Concept Review is available as a learning aid or media assignment to help review a concept.
					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.
					Textbook Extras (additional material from your textbook) are available as a learning aid.
					In accounting courses, a Demo Docs Example is available as a learning aid.
					In finance courses, an annuity calculator is available as a learning aid.
					In finance courses, help on using common financial calculators 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.
or					More Help or Extra Help is available as a learning aid.
					Templates are available as a learning aid and offer Excel worksheets, MATLAB code, Word, or Powerpoint files tied to specific questions in the textbook.
					Extra information on the question is available only in review mode.
or (sw)					Open the Show Work window, where you can demonstrate how you got your answer.
					An audio file is available as a media assignment.
					An HTML document is available as a media assignment.
					A PDF file is available as a media assignment.
					An image is available as a media assignment.
					A PowerPoint presentation is available as a media assignment.
					A website is available as a media assignment.
					Media available in a media assignment.
					Send an email about the question to the instructor.
					An instructor-created custom question. This icon is visible only to instructors.
(tb)					A question from the test bank.
or (e)					An essay question.
or					A graphing question.
					The question is accessible by screenreaders such as JAWS.
					An economics question that contains the latest real-time data downloaded from FRED (the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
or					Detailed statistics for the assignment are available using Item Analysis. This icon is visible only to instructors.
					An Excel spreadsheet accompanies the question. In OM courses, indicates that OM Explorer Tutor is available as a learning aid.
or					The assignment has not been assigned, but is available to students in the list of sample tests on the Homework and Tests page in test mode. This icon is visible only to instructors.
					The assignment has been pre-assigned and is available in the assignments table on the Homework and Tests page. These assignments are not shown in the lists of sample assignments on students' Homework and Tests page. This icon is visible only to instructors.
					The assignment has been pre-assigned and is available to students in the list of sample tests on the Homework and Tests page in test mode. This icon does not appear for homework. This icon is visible only to instructors.
					In accounting courses, a static question that matches a question in the textbook.
					In ResultsPlus Booster courses,  Booster C is available as a learning aid.
					In ResultsPlus Booster courses, a PowerPoint slideshow is available as a learning aid.