How to Disable Tab Switching for Test Takers

You can easily restrict your test-takers from switching tabs on a web browser by using the Disable tab feature. This feature helps instructors prevent cheating when they are conducting assessments online.

Here's how you can activate the Disable tab feature:

Step 1: On your ProProfs Quiz Maker dashboard, highlight a quiz and click Settings.

Step 2: Go to Security and activate the Disable tab option by clicking Yes.

Here is how enabling this feature will respond at the test taker's end:

This warning message will appear every time a test taker will try to switch to a different tab on their web browser. If they don't cancel the warning message shown in the screenshot below, the quiz will auto-submit once the 10-second timer runs out.