Settings | The Exam Factory

Appearance

Choose how The Exam Factory should display on this device.

Theme

Light mode active. This saves in this browser and applies across the app.

General Settings

Set app-wide defaults used in tools like Timetable.

Example Profile

Load the completed sample exam series into this account, or download the reusable example backup file.

Minimum gap between back-to-back exams (minutes)

Used when Timetable adjusts exam times to avoid back-to-back clashes.

Seating arrangement style Apply arrangement to

Controls how desk positions are mapped to seat numbers in Seating Map, Fixed Seating, and bulk seating PDFs. Changing this re-labels existing seat numbers by position.

Example layout (3 rows x 4 columns)

AM/PM cutoff time

Exams starting before this time count as AM. At/after this time count as PM.

Clock display format Date display format

Daily schedule periods

Used by Daily Scheduler, staff schedules, daily room schedules, and daily packs.

Unroomed candidate policy Seat conflict policy

Enable floating invigilator (AM/PM) Apply floating invigilator to all exam days

When enabled, Daily Scheduler shows AM/PM floating invigilator fields. With "apply to all exam days", saving once can stamp the same AM/PM floating name(s) across all exam dates in this profile.

Enable Student ID in Candidates and timetable filenames

When enabled, Candidates includes a Student ID field. Timetable exports then use StudentID_CandidateNumber_Session_Timetable when Student ID is present.

PDF default paper size Include logo in PDFs by default Include timestamp in PDFs by default

Access arrangements required in health checks Public holidays required in health checks

Welcome Message

Replay the introductory pages shown to new users, including the example exam session and membership overview.

Your Profiles

Manage your exam session profiles here. Use the sidebar save buttons to save locally or to the cloud.

Profiles

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Create New Profile

Cloud Backup & Restore

This is the same profile workspace: Save in the profile row above, then use this list to restore/download cloud copies.

Cloud

Click Refresh to load cloud profiles

School Branding

Customize your school name and logo for PDF exports.

School Name School Logo

Click to upload logo (max 500KB)

Centre Numbers

Configure centre numbers for the exam boards currently selected/used in this profile.

Board list is derived from Setup choices and boards already present in Catalog/Master Timetable.

Access Arrangements

Add access needs and pick a color. Changes save automatically.

Add Access Need

Tip: press Enter in Code/Label to add.

Extra time dot colors

25% 50% 100%

Extra-time colors save automatically.

Account Security

Manage the email address and password used to sign in to The Exam Factory.

Email Address

Enter a new email address and confirm your current password. We will send a secure confirmation link to the new address. Your sign-in email changes only after that link is opened.

Current email New email Current password

Password

Change your password after confirming your current one.

Account email Current password New password Confirm new password

System Data

Download a complete backup for your current workspace, or run a secure wipe for the active profile.

Backup

Downloads a full backup file for all profiles in your current signed-in workspace.

Profile Change Log

Report a Problem

Shows the latest profile data changes recorded on this device for the active profile.

Log

No changes logged yet

Recovery Snapshots

Automatic local restore points are created before large reductions to critical profile data such as candidates, entries, catalog, master timetable, rooms, seating, and staff.

Restore

No recovery snapshots yet

Wipe System Data (Local + Cloud)

This wipes all data for the currently active profile from this device and cloud storage. This cannot be undone.

Account Email Password Type DELETE to confirm

Exam Boards

Add boards you use, how entries are recorded, and the display color used across Session Timeline, Dashboard, and Printing Centre timeline PDFs.

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Boards

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Delete is blocked if a board is referenced in db_exam_catalog (Board) or db_master_timetable (Exam Board).