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.