Student Guide: myExams File Upload Examination

1 Access your Exam

Go to https://myexams.unisa.ac.za. The timetable for the day will be displayed.
Locate your module code, click on the link and it will direct you to the correct
Examination Platform. A login screen will be displayed. Login using your myLife
email address and myUnisa password.

2 Where do I download the examination question paper?

1 Click on your module code link on the Timetable Navigator page on
https://myexams.unisa.ac.za

2 Complete your login details (your myLife email address and myUnisa
password) on the login screen that will display.

3 On the next screen, click on the orange myExams dropdown menu button
and locate your module code. Click on the Module Code.

4 Once the module site has loaded, find the exam link on the main page. The
examination date and time will be displayed.

5 You will only be able to open exam link at the start of your examination time.
Once the exam has started, click on the Exam link to open it, and download
the question paper file displayed there.

6 How do I upload my examination answer file?

1. Login back into your Examination Site as directed by the Timetable
Navigator link on https://myexams.unisa.ac.za using your myLife email
address and myUnisa password.

2. On the next screen, click on the orange myExams dropdown menu button
and locate your module code. Click on the Module Code.

3. Once the module site has loaded, find the exam link on the main page.

4. Click on the Exam link to open it.

5. If the examination is still in session, an Add Submission button will display at

the bottom of the page. Click on that button.

6. Review and check the Honesty Declaration if you comply with the provisions
stated there.
7. In the File submissions section, click on the first icon “Add” to start the
upload process.

8. Next click on Choose File. Your own folder system will display. Navigate
and select the file you want to load. Be careful. Make sure you pick the correct
file.

9. Then click on Save changes.

10. Submission confirmation

Once you have submitted your assessment, you will receive a confirmation
message on the screen. Make a screen copy for your records.

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7 Preparing your answer file
1. Your answer file must contain ALL the pages you want to submit. Do not
submit your scanned pages one-by-one. Each time you upload a file it
REPLACES the previous submission. Only the last file received by Unisa will
be marked.
2. Do not password-protect your file. A 0 mark will be assigned.
3. The first page should clearly state your name, student number and the
module code. Some modules provide a custom title page. See the
examination question paper for details.
4. Number all the pages in your answer file.
5. Write with a black pen, not a pencil, if hand-writing the submission.
6. Use proper PDF conversion software to create the final file for upload. Free
PDF conversion software is available on the Internet.
7. Add your student number and the module code in the file name. That will
assist you to select the correct document to upload during submission.

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8 How do I prepare my handwritten examination answers for
upload?

Below are the steps to scan your handwritten answer sheets and convert to an
electronic file for upload onto myUnisa. You will need a mobile phone loaded with a
scanning application.
5.1 Instructions for Apple Devices:

1. Go to the App store, search for and download the “Scanner App”

2. Make sure that the Scanner App is installed properly, and that the icon
appears on your mobile phone.

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3. Take pictures of all your answer sheets and save them to the photo gallery to
ensure that the upload can be done successfully on the Scanner App.

4. Now launch the Scanner App on your mobile phone and click on the Options
button (the plus sign) to select an option on how to scan the answer sheet.

5. Select your preferred option whether to export the previous photos of the
answer sheets or to take new pictures.

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 6. Next, go to the gallery and select the answer sheets in chronological order.

7. Click Save and the document will be saved under your “Files” as a PDF File.
8. You can now upload the scanned document to myExams.

5.2 Instructions for Android Devices:

Steps on how to scan your examination answer sheet for submission

1. Go to the Play Store App and download “Scanner App to PDF”

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 2. Make sure that the Scanner App is installed properly, and that
the icon appears on your mobile phone.

3. When accessing the App for the first time, please choose “Continue with
limited version”

4. You will be asked to allow the App access to certain folders on your mobile
phone. Click on “Continue”.

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5. Tap on the camera to scan the paper.

6. If Single page, choose “Single” . If more than one page, choose “Batch”

. If you are using batch, click photo for each page and tick on Finish
when you are done.

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7. When done scanning it will give you a crop window

8. Click the arrow when you are done editing the document

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9. How to add/retrieve the document to upload. Click on “Open From” and
choose your phone, in the image below it will be “Galaxy S8”

10. A new window will open. Look for the folder “TapScanner” and double click on
that folder.

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11. Now choose the relevant document in that folder

12. You can now upload the scanned document to the Unisa exams platform.

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