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Adding a tooltip to a word or phrase

Tooltips allow item authors to provide additional information to specific words or phrases within an item’s content.

To create inline tooltips, follow the steps below.

1. Once you have created and provided text for a new Item, select the word or phrase for which you want to add a tooltip.

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Adding a tooltip

2. Click on the Tooltip icon in the Assessment Builder Bar.

The tooltip icon is located in the middle of the Assessment Builder Bar and looks like a comment bubble.

3. Add your tooltip text and click Done.

Words or phrases with tooltips will appear as underlined during the test; test takers can view these tips by hovering over and clicking the word or phrase.

Example in TAO Advance

Tooltip example

Tooltip example

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