• The guidance on this page isn't exhaustive, if you have another method you are already comfortable with, then use it.
• Give yourself enough time to be able to explore additional methods if you need to.
• Consider using pen and paper. You can then take a picture with a phone or webcam.
• You can save the image to OneDrive on your phone, and download it to your computer via the OneDrive web app.
• Otherwise, email the images to yourself and download them onto your PC from your email.
• If you are taking a picture with your iPhone, you may need to disable HDR mode.
• If in doubt, submit your answer booklet to the Turnitin inbox and then open it. If it doesn’t display correctly, try a different method of adding the graph/code/equation and try again.

If you need to add a few lines of handwritten text, it is fine to do this via photos.  If you need large paragraphs to explain your working, we would recommended that you type this unless you have been explicitly told by your School that you can hand-write and photograph your full answers.

If you need to add a graph to your answer booklet, you can:

• Use the Microsoft Word Charts.
  
• Use Microsoft Excel, or any other software you are familiar with. Export the graph as an image, or take a screenshot and insert the image into the answer booklet.
  
• Draw the graph with a pen and paper, take a picture and insert it into the answer booklet.
  

If you need to add annotations to your answer booklet or to additional exam resources:

• If you are using a touch enabled device, you can Draw and write with ink in Office.
• You can Add a drawing to a document in Microsoft Word.
• Annotate a PDF document with Acrobat DC. You can take a screenshot of your annotation and insert it as an image into your answer booklet.

If you need to add code to your answer booklet, you can:

• Type the code directly into Word,
• Consider inserting a text box and putting the code in that. This way you can format the text box to make the code easier to read.
• Use a Code Editor, such as Visual Studio Code, and copy and paste the code into the answer booklet. 
• Use a Code Editor and take a screenshot of your code, and insert this into the answer booklet as an image.
• Write code on paper, and take a picture of it and insert the image into your answer booklet.

If you need to add an equation to your answer booklet, you can:

• Use the Microsoft Word equation editor.
• Use LaTeX, with a tool like Overleaf, if you are familiar with the syntax.
• You can always take a screenshot of the equation and insert it as an image into the answer booklet.
• Write the equation with a pen and paper, take a picture and insert it into the answer booklet.

If you need to insert an image into your answer booklet:

• Inserting images in Microsoft Word.

If your answer booklet contains a lot of images, or very large images, you may need to compress them.

It is good practice to make sure that you include the question number in the photograph of your answer.

The largest file size you can upload is 100 MB.

• Reduce the file size of a picture in Microsoft Office.
• Compress images using an online service such as compressjpeg.com

Always check that the compressed image is still legible.

If you are using a Windows or Mac device, we recommend you download Office by logging in to www.office.com with your Kent IT account and clicking Install apps. 

Then use the Microsoft Word software to edit your Answer booklet.

If you can't download and install Office, you can use Microsoft Word on the web using your web browser.

1. Download the answer booklet from the Examination section of the Moodle module.
2. Visit www.office.com in your web browser and sign in with your Kent IT account.
3. On the left, click Word. If you don't see Word, click Apps then Word.
4. Scroll down this page until you see a list of files, click Upload near the top right.
5. Select the downloaded Answer Booklet from your device.
• Your web browser may block pop-ups, if it does click the blocked pop-up icon in your web browser to enable pop-ups from office.com
6. The Answer Booklet will open in your web browser, where you can complete your answers.
7. Once done, click File at the top of the screen, click Save As from the menu, and choose Download a copy to save a copy to your device.
8. You can now follow the instructions for Submitting your complete answer booklet to submit your answers.

If you need to take a screenshot of something to insert into your answer booklet:

• On a Windows device:
• Use the Snipping Tool.
• On an Apple device:
• Instructions for Mac.
• Instructions for iPhone.
• Instructions for iPad.
• On an Android device.