Use the Office 365/2021/2019 Content Player

Use the SAM Content Player to preview exams, trainings, and assignments.

The Content Player displays videos, asks questions, and delivers tasks you need to complete. Follow the instructions overlaid on the simulated program screen to complete tasks.

Important Do not exit the Content Player by clicking the X button on the Content Player window. You may lose your work. The Submit SAM Assignment window will open when your assignment is complete. (If you choose to submit an incomplete assignment, click Submit.) Click OK to submit your assignment and close the Content Player.

The Content Player control panel has different controls depending on what kind of assignment you're completing.

Training Controls

Note You can switch between training modes at any time. Only Apply mode is scored.

The control panel for trainings shows the training's name and the current task's ID.

Control	Description
	The task menu shows where you are in your assignment. Click on the task menu to access: Tasks A list of all tasks in your assignment. Click on a task to open it in the Content Player. Mac Help Tips for completing SAM assignments with a Mac keyboard. Shortcut Keys Tips for navigating the Content Player with your keyboard.
Guide	Open the Guide. The Content Player Guide gives context for a task and pathways used to complete it. The Guide is not enabled for all tasks. Best Practice The Guide can be accessed at any time without losing progress.
Observe	Open Observe mode. Observe mode shows a video demonstration of the task. Each interaction is highlighted on the screen and described in text and audio. If you open Observe mode while working in Practice or Apply mode, your progress will not be saved when you return to that mode.
Practice	Open Practice mode. In Practice mode, you perform each step to complete the task. Each interaction is highlighted on the screen and described in text and audio.
Apply	Open Apply mode. Complete the task without assistance in Apply mode.
	Restart the task.
	Return to the previous available task.
	Go to the next available task.
	Reopen task instructions if you have closed them.
	Pause In Observe mode, pause the demonstration. In Practice mode, pause audio narration.
	Play In Observe mode, play the demonstration. In Practice mode, play audio narration.
	Rewind Only available in Computer Concepts tasks with videos.
	Fast forward When you review a video you have already seen, you can fast forward. Fast forward is not available until you have completed the task for a video. Only available in Computer Concepts tasks with videos.
	Increase the speed of the video demonstration and audio narration.
	Closed caption on/off If the closed caption button is disabled, then the audio matches the instructions already shown on the screen in Observe and Practice modes.
	Open a transcript of the audio narration. This shows all instructions given in Observe and Practice modes in one place. Note You must allow pop-up windows to view the transcript.
	Mute audio narration in Observe and Practice modes.
Submit	Submit your assignment.

Exam Controls

The control panel for exams shows:

Exam name
Current task ID
Attempts remaining
Time remaining (if timed)

Control	Description
	The task menu shows where you are in your assignment. Click on the task menu to access: Tasks A list of all tasks in your assignment. Click on a task to open it in the Content Player. Mac Help Tips for completing SAM assignments with a Mac keyboard. Shortcut Keys Tips for navigating the Content Player with your keyboard.
	Return to the previous available task.
	Go to the next available task.
	Reopen task instructions if you have closed them.
Save Answer	Save the answer to your question.
Submit	Submit your assignment.