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Every proctored exam in Proctorly starts as a test. Creating one is short: you pick where the exam content comes from, give the test a name, and set a duration and a color. Once it’s created, you configure what Proctorly watches for and share the student link.
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Start a new test

From your dashboard or the Tests list, start a new test.
2

Choose a content source

A test is backed by one of three content sources:
Paste the link to your Google Form. This is the primary, best-supported source — Proctorly embeds the form inside the monitored session so students answer without leaving the proctored window.
Reviewer TODO. Google Forms is the well-documented path. For PDF and Word uploads, the exact student experience — how a student reads and answers a file-based exam, and how they submit it — should be verified with the product team before documenting it in detail. The same applies to any spreadsheet upload option.
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Name the test, set a duration and color

Give the test a name students will recognize, set the duration (how long the exam runs), and pick a color used for the test’s card in your dashboard.
4

Create the test

Create the test. Proctorly generates a unique student link for it. You can now configure monitoring and sharing before students start.

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Plan limits apply

How many tests you can run per month, and how many students each test allows, depends on your plan. The Free tier has trial caps; Classroom and School remove them. See Plans.
Reviewer TODO. The exact Free-tier caps (tests per month, students per test) are not confirmed in the product. Don’t state specific numbers until the Proctorly team provides them.

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Next steps

Configure monitoring

Choose what Proctorly watches for during the test.

Schedule & share

Set open/close times, share the student link, and control the completion experience.
Last modified on June 24, 2026