Symbol Numbers & Admit Cards

Give each student an exam symbol number, then print admit cards.

A symbol number is the number a student writes on their exam paper. It is set per class and exam. Admit cards, the symbol-number print-outs and seat planning all use it. Do this after the class has been added to the exam, and before you print admit cards.

How to get here

Open Exams → Manage for the exam. On the class's row use the # icon (Symbol Numbers) or the card icon (Print Admit Card). See Exam Classes.

Assign symbol numbers

Symbol Numbers for one class (student names blurred)
Symbol Numbers for one class (student names blurred)
  1. 1Auto Fill: number every student in order from a starting number.
  2. 2Clear All: empties every box on the screen (nothing is deleted until you save).
  3. 3Save All Symbol Numbers: stores what is on the screen (button at the bottom of the list).
  4. 4Symbol Number box: type a number for the student.
  5. 5Action: a bin appears here once a student has a saved number.

The top cards show the exam, class and shift. The list contains the class's current-batch students in that shift who are not marked as left, each with a Regular or Irregular tag. Assigned: X / N counts how many have a number.

  1. 1

    Choose how to number

    Either type numbers into the boxes, or click Auto Fill and enter the Starting Symbol Number, then Fill.
    The Auto Fill box
    The Auto Fill box
  2. 2

    Check the numbers

    Auto Fill numbers every row in the order shown and overwrites numbers already typed. Arrow Up and Down, Tab and Enter move between rows.
  3. 3

    Save

    Click Save All Symbol Numbers. You see Data added successfully!.

Careful with these

  • Symbol numbers are not checked for duplicates. Two students can be given the same number.
  • Saving a blank box for a student who already has a number replaces it with a blank. Use the bin to remove a number on purpose.
  • Use Save All to save. Saving a single row with Enter or Tab is not reliable.

Print admit cards

Admit cards for one class (cards blurred)
Admit cards for one class (cards blurred)
  1. 1Search: type a student name, code or symbol number. It filters the cards on the page (nothing is sent to the server).
  2. 2Clear the search.
  3. 3Print All Admit Cards: opens the print dialog for every card shown.
  4. 4An admit card: school name and logo, ADMIT CARD, exam name, the symbol number in a red box, name, code, class, section, photo and signature lines.

Admit cards open in a new tab. Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+F focuses the search box, Esc clears it and Ctrl+P prints.

No symbol number, no number on the card

A student without a symbol number still gets a card, with N/A in the red box. Assign symbol numbers first.

Print symbol numbers

  • Whole exam: in Exams, click the printer icon on the exam row. A grid shows each symbol number with the student name. Use Print Me.
  • One class: use the Symbol No Print icon on the class's row in Exam Classes.

Messages you may see

MessageWhat it means
Data added successfully!The symbol numbers were saved.
Delete symbol? / Delete this symbol number?Confirmation before removing a saved number with the bin.
Clear all? / Clear all symbol numbers?Confirmation before emptying every box on the screen.