Using

Examplify
Supreme Court of the Philippines
2022 Bar Examinations
CHECK YOUR BAR PLUS-
REGISTERED EMAIL
If your application for the 2022 Bar Examinations was approved, you
should receive your registration information for Examplify in your Bar
PLUS-registered email.

[DATE AND TIME]

Approved candidates for the 2022 Bar Examinations will receive an email
with the subject "EXAMPLIFY REGISTRATION INFORMATION for the 2022
Bar Examinations". The email will contain the following:
instructions on how to install Examplify on your laptop;
your log-in credentials for the 2022 Bar Examinations;
information about the Sample Examinations; and the
resources for technical support and troubleshooting.

WHITELIST THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSES

noreply@examsoft.com
barexams2022@judiciary.gov.ph

If your Bar PLUS-registered e-mail address is managed by your law

school, university, college, company, or organization, kindly contact
your IT administrators to ensure that the above addresses are
whitelisted or marked “safe senders” in the email servers.

If you have not received the registration information email in your

INBOX, please check your SPAM or JUNK folders.

You should receive your registration information email on or before 2

September 28, 2022.
 INSTALLATION OF
EXAMPLIFY

Using Firefox or Chrome browsers, go to the Supreme Court's

ExamSoft Portal: https://www.examsoft.com/scPhilippines

Enter your Applicant ID and system-

generated Password in the Exam Takers
portal on the upper left portion of the page.

NOTE: You should keep your registration

information (i.e. Applicant ID and Password)
confidential and secure.

You are also encouraged to change the

system-generated password to a stronger
password that is easy to remember.

Remember that you are responsible for

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memorizing your own password and for
keeping it secure.
 EXAM
TAKERS
PORTAL
In the Exam Taker Portal, under the Examplify
Tab, you will see the minimum system
requirements required for Examplify to
properly run on your device.

Once you have determined that your laptop is

compatible with Examplify, you may click the
Download button. Follow the on-screen
prompts to launch the installer.

The use of Examplify is included in the Bar

Examinations Fees. The Supreme Court will not
charge additional fees for the use of Examplify.

Download Examplify on the same laptop you

will use for the exams.

Make sure to download the correct

EXAMPLIFY version of Examplify:
Windows OS laptops - Examplify
VERSION version 2.9.6
macOS laptops - Examplify
version 2.9.2

IMPORTANT NOTES:
Examplify version 2.9.6 for Windows
forces a restart of the device upon
installation, even after choosing the
"Restart Later" option.
Examinees using macOS on their
laptops should NOT update their
operating system to macOS 13 Ventura
after installing Examplify. macOS 13
Ventura, the latest operating system
expected to be released in October
2022 is NOT compatible with this
version of Examplify.
Turn off automatic OS updates if it is
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turned on or set as the defaultpn
setting
on your laptop.
 REGISTRATION
After installation, launch Examplify and
you will be prompted to register.

After agreeing to the Software License Agreement, you will be

prompted to enter the Institution ID sent to you via email. The
Institution ID for the 2022 Bar Examinations is as follows:

INSTITUTION ID: scPhilippines

Enter your log-in credentials:

Enter your Applicant ID for the
User ID field and your password.

Upon sign-in, you are officially

registered in Examplify.

Remember to keep your Examplify

credentials confidential.

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 EXAMPLIFY
DASHBOARD
Test Examinee - 2022xxxxx - Supreme Court of the Philippines

Sample Examinations 1 (Tutorial)

Sample Examinations 1
(Tutorial)

Sample Examinations 2

For the download, use the same

Sample Examinations 2 computer you will use to take the
exams.

After signing in, you will be taken to the

Examplify Dashboard where you can see the
available exams and their status on the left-hand
pane:
'Ready for Download' - once an exam
becomes available for download to the
examinee.
'Downloaded' - once an exam is
downloaded into the laptop. A downloaded
exam will require the examinee to input the
exam password.
'Completed' - once an exam is completed
and the answer file is submitted.

If an exam should be available for download but it is not appearing on

the left-hand pane of the Dashboard, you may click 'Refresh Exam List'
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on the bottom left of the screen.
CHANGE THE
DEFAULT FONT

In your Dashboard, click 'Home Menu' on

the upper right portion of the screen.
Choose 'Preferences' from the drop-down
menu to change the default font.

Set the default font to Times New

Roman, font size 14. Click 'Save
Preferences' afterwards.

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TAKING AN EXAM

Locate the scheduled exam on the left Sample Examinations 2

side of the Dashboard.

Once you download an exam, you will

be prompted to enter the exam
password.

For Sample Examinations 1, check

your registration email for the exam
password.

For Sample Examinations 2, an email

with the exam password will be sent at
7:30 a.m., or 30 minutes before the
start of the synchronous simulation on
October 2, 2022.
For the asynchronous sample
examinations scheduled to begin on
October 3, 2022, you will receive
another email with the exam
password.
For the 2022 Bar Examinations in
November, the proctor will provide the
exam password after the 2nd bell
rings.
There are two (2) exam modes:
Non-Secure - examinees may
access the internet or open any
program in their laptop. Sample
Examinations 1 will be a non-
secure exam to allow you to
check the resources on
Examplify.
Secure - Examplify locks the
examinee out of all other
applications and the examinee
would not be able to access the
internet during the exam.
Sample Examinations 2 and the
2022 Bar Examinations will be
delivered in secure mode.

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 SECURE EXAM
WARNINGS
Before taking an exam, remember to
close all open programs, disable the
anti-virus in your laptop, and disable any
updates to your device.

You will receive the following

notifications when you fail to do so.

Sample Examinations 2

PRE-
ASSESSMENT
NOTICES

There will be notices

containing instructions SECURE
secure
from the Office of the
2022 Bar Chair.

Read them carefully

before clicking 'Next'
to proceed.

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 ORANGE
STOP
SCREEN
You may proceed past the orange
'Stop' screen and immediately take
the examinations.

FINAL
SECURITY
CHECK-
POINT
After clicking 'Continue', you will
be directed to the final security
checkpoint before starting the
exam. At this point, you may still
go back to the Examplify
Dashboard.

To proceed, click on 'I am

authorized to start my exam'
HIDE EXAM and 'Start Exam'.

During the actual days of the Bar Examinations, use this feature to hide your screen
before leaving the exam room to take a break. Click 'Resume' once you return.
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Exam Controls - this allows you to:
(a) view the Pre-Assessment Notices;
(b) Hide the exam; or
(c) Submit the exam
Tool Kit - this shows the tools enabled
for the 2022 Bar Examinations, such
as: 'Alarm', 'Adjust Text Size',
'Calculators', and 'Notes'
Filter - this allows you to filter the
exam questions to show 'All', 'Flagged'
questions, 'Unanswered' questions,
and 'Answered' questions
EXAMPLIFY
INTERFACE
There are several tools available in
Examplify to navigate the exam.
Question number list - this allows you
to go to a particular question.
A gray circle indicates that the question was
unanswered, while a blue circle means that
an answer was placed in the essay editor
window.
If the numbers are not encircled, that means
you skipped or missed the question
An orange flag indicates that you flagged
the question. You may remove the flag by
clicking 'unflag question' on the top of the
screen.
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 EXAMPLIFY
INTERFACE
There are several tools available in
Examplify to navigate the exam.

Question - this portion shows the Character Count - this keeps track of
exam question. If the question is the number of characters typed in the
lengthy, you may scroll up and down essay editor window. There are no
using your trackpad. minimum number of characters
required for the 2022 Bar
You may also highlight questions using Examinations.
the highlighter icon in
Previous and Next buttons - this
allows you to navigate back and forth
You may remove the highlight by using
between questions.
the eraser in next to the highlighter

Essay editor window - this is where

you will type your answers. You may
use the formatting toolbar to format 12
the text.
 SUBMITTING AN EXAM
Once you are finished with your exam, you
may submit your answers by clicking 'Finish'
after the last question, or by going to 'Exam
Controls' and clicking 'Submit Exam'.

If you have unanswered questions,

Examplify will prompt you that there are
incomplete answers.
At this point, you may still choose to
complete the exam by clicking 'Return to
Exam'.

If you are ready to submit the exam, select

'Close Exam'

Selecting 'Close Exam' will bring you to the

blue security checkpoint prior to the
submission of the answer file

You are again given the option to 'Go

Back', or to submit the exam.

If there is time left before the final bell, you

may still review your answers by going back
to the exam-taking window.

If you have decided to submit your answers,

click the checkbox to confirm that you have
completed the exam, and then click
'Submit Exam'.
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 UPLOADING
THE ANSWER
FILE
Once you choose to submit the exam, the answer file will be encrypted. In
case the exam was in secure mode, your laptop will reconnect to the
internet.

An answer file that was successfully uploaded will show a green

confirmation screen with a check mark. You must show this screen to
the proctor before leaving the exam room.

If you are not connected to the

internet when you upload your
answer, you will receive a screen
that says 'No Internet Connection'.
Stay calm. As long as the laptop is
working, you can retry the upload
until successful.

You may also retry uploading your

answer file through the Examplify
Dashboard.
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 REMINDERS

Receipt of Email re; Examplify Registration

On or before September 28, 2022 (Wed)
Information

First Sample Examination Available starting on September 28, 2022 (Wed)

Second Sample Examination (synchronous) October 2, 2022, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Sun)

Second Sample Examination

Available starting on October 3, 2022 (Mon)
(asynchronous)

Deadline to take both Sample Examinations October 21, 2022 (Wed)

Deadline for correction of information in the

October 28, 2022 (Fri)
Examplify registration

November 9, 2022 (Wed)

November 13, 2022 (Sun)

2022 Bar Examinations
November 16, 2022 (Wed)
November 20, 2022 (Sun)

POLICY ON
LAPTOP USE
Examinees are strictly prohibited from using their LTC’s’ Internet connections for any purpose other than
to download examination files, answer them, and upload the answer files within Examplify. All
requests to access e-mail accounts to retrieve Examplify registration information must be made to the
room Head Proctor, and the retrieval shall be supervised. At the end of the day, the room Head Proctor
shall prepare a report on the examinees who requested internet access to check their e-mail.

While examinees are inside their LTCs, they are strictly prohibited from using their laptops for any
purpose other than to access Examplify within the scheduled periods of the examinations. Any examinee
caught using their laptops for any purpose other than this shall be subject to disciplinary action.

Examinees should also not have any open containers containing food or liquids next to their laptops.
Damage to their laptops in the course of taking the examinations will be the sole responsibility of the
examinees.
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
MINIMUM SYSTEM https://examsoft.com/resources/examplify-minimum-
system-requirements/
REQUIREMENTS

GETTING STARTED WITH https://help.examsoft.com/s/article/Examplify-Get-Started-

EXAMPLIFY VIDEO GUIDE with-Examplify-Video-Guide#submit-exam

REGISTERING AND USING https://help.examsoft.com/s/

EXAMSOFT

TROUBLESHOOTING ARTICLES https://help.examsoft.com/s/article/Troubleshooting-

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