Graphing Question Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are available for graphing questions in Hawkes Learning. These questions can be navigated using the tab key, shift + tab keys, space bar, and arrow keys. The following examples demonstrate navigating graphing questions using a keyboard.

Plotting Points Using A Keyboard

This question requires two points to be plotted.

Keyboard Navigation

• Press tab until you get to the graph.
• Please tab again until an open point appears at the origin.
• Use the arrow keys to move the point. 
• Press the space bar to plot Point A.
• At this point, arrow keys can still be used to move Point A, if needed.
• Press tab to make another open point appear at the origin.
• Use arrow keys to move the point. 
• Press the space bar to plot Point B.
• At this point, you can press shift + tab to reselect the previous point and move it, if needed.
• Press tab until Submit Answer is selected, then press enter to submit the question.

Graphing a Parabola by Moving Three Points Using a Keyboard

The question requires the graph of a parabola to be created by moving three points.

Keyboard Navigation

• Press tab until you get to the graph and the point on the origin, the vertex, is selected.
• Use arrow keys to move the point, and the parabola also will move.
• Once you place the vertex in the desired location, press tab again and the point to the right of the vertex will be selected.
• Use the arrow keys to place that point, in this case, one of the x-intercepts.
• Note that the point of the left of the vertex also adjusts location accordingly.
• Press tab again and the point of the left of the vertex will be selected.
• Use the arrow keys to move this point, if needed.
• At this point, you can press shift + tab to reselect any previous point and move it, if needed.
• Press tab until Submit Answer is selected, then press enter to submit the question.

Graphing a Linear Equation by Moving Two Points Using a Keyboard

This question requires the graph of a line to be created by moving two points.

Keyboard Navigation

• Press tab until you get to the graph and the point on the origin is selected.
• Use the arrow keys to move the first points.
• Press the space bar to place the first point in the new location. A line is automatically graphed.
• Press tab to select the second point.
• Use the arrow keys to move the second point.
• Press the space bar to please the second point in the new location. The line is automatically updated.
• At this point, you can press shift + tab to reselect the previous point and move it, if needed.
• Press tab until Submit Answer is selected, then press Enter to submit the question.

Selecting a Point on a Normal Distribution Curve Using a Keyboard

This question requires a point on a normal distribution curve to be indicated by selecting that point.

Keyboard Navigation

• Press tab until you get to the graph and the point on the curve is selected.
• Use the arrow keys to move the point.
• Press tab to move on from the point.
• At this point, you can press shift + tab to reselect the point and move it, if needed.
• Press tab until Submit Answer is selected, then press enter to submit the question.