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title: What are my email options prior to a test being taken and after it’s complete?
description: You have a number of email options related to a test. You can have users emailed to let them know a test is available to be taken. You can alert a test administrator once a test has begun or been purc
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# What are my email options prior to a test being taken and after it’s complete?

You have a number of email options related to a test. You can have users emailed to let them know a test is available to be taken. You can alert a test administrator once a test has begun or been purchased. And, you can send emails after a test has been completed.

For the most part, email options are controlled at the test level so you can configure them differently from test to test. 

**Assigning Content**

You can send emails to individual users to assign them content from that user's details page. Simply click on the "Send Email" button and follow the instructions.

**Notifying A Test Admin**

To send a notification when a test has been started or purchased, navigate to the test you wish to configure and go to Options  >  Before Taking Options  >  Email Start Taking Notice Options.

After A Test

After a test has been completed, notifications can be sent to a test administrator as well as the test taker. You can access these setting by navigating to the test you wish to configure and going to Options  >  Scoring and Results then scrolling down to the email options below.

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