{"id":15522,"date":"2020-04-16T19:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?post_type=ufaq&p=15522"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:22:06","slug":"cant-read-the-exam-booklet","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/cant-read-the-exam-booklet\/","title":{"rendered":"C42: I can’t read the exam booklet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A comment from one of our candidates about the 4-page Foundation Exam Booklet<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I really struggled with the schedule and band plan questions. Finding it a bit confusing though the corrections to the first attempt have made things a bit clearer. I was having to work with the pdf on screen as printer is not working. Even with the pdf at 180% the mauve print is not completely clear, which didn’t help.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of our students have reported that the booklet is difficult to read. Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n

The booklet can be viewed on-screen using a PDF viewer and “zoomed in” as needed<\/p>\n

Users of Windows 10 can make use of a built-in feature called “Magnifier”, which you can access by typing in “Magnifier” – This will allow you to toggle an on-screen zoom:<\/p>\n

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Windows 10 Magnifier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some larger printers can scale up and print on A3, or print zoomed-in extracts<\/p>\n

If printing the booklet, you can try printing in greyscale, and also get the print quality to “best” or “high”<\/p>\n

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If your printer is still not printing a good copy, you may need to try on another printer – a laser printer may be better than a cheap inkjet printer<\/p>\n

If you feel that, for the actual exam, you might struggle to read the print on the 4-page booklet, you should bring this to the attention of your exam secretary, giving as much notice as possible. They may be able to contact the RSGB to obtain a large-print version. You may also be allowed to use a magnifying glass or other tool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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B C42: I can’t read the exam booklet A comment from one of our candidates about the 4-page Foundation Exam Booklet: “I really struggled with the schedule and band plan questions. Finding it a bit confusing though the corrections to the first attempt have made things a bit clearer. I was having to work with…<\/p>\n

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