> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Taking your test

> Open your exam link, get set up, and take your test. No account needed.

You don't need an account, and there's nothing to install. Your teacher gives you a link (or a code) — open it, follow the short setup, and take your test. This section walks you through it and helps if your camera or screen won't cooperate.

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    Did your teacher give you a link or code?
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    Paste it below to go straight to your test.
  </p>

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    <input id="ptly-code" type="text" autoComplete="off" placeholder="Paste your exam link or code" className="h-11 w-full min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-full border border-gray-200 bg-white px-4 text-sm text-gray-900 outline-none ring-0 placeholder:text-gray-400 focus:border-[#34c77b] dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/[0.04] dark:text-gray-50 dark:placeholder:text-gray-500" />

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      Start my test
    </button>
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  <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
    Or just open the link your teacher sent you — it works the same way.
  </p>
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## Guides

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  <Card title="Taking an exam" icon="book-open" href="/students/taking-an-exam">
    A step-by-step walkthrough, from opening your link to finishing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Camera & screen setup" icon="webcam" href="/students/browser-permissions">
    Allow your camera and share your screen — and fix it if it won't.
  </Card>

  <Card title="ID photo" icon="id-card" href="/students/id-verification">
    How the ID photo step works, if your teacher asks for it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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  Stuck on a specific test, or not sure what's expected? **Ask your teacher.** They set up the test and can help — Proctorly support can't see or change it.
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