Are you taking the Bar Exam next month and have the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar? Don't plan on using that accessory to cheat on the test.
According to AppleInsider, test takers in North Carolina will have to disable the Touch Bar during the exam, while California has banned test takers from using the laptop altogether during the Feb. 2017 exam, as have New York, Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Engadget notes.
Testing software company ExamSoft addressed this issue last week, noting that the Touch Bar "will show predictive text depending on what the student is typing, compromising exam integrity."
If you're in a state that requires you to disable the Touch Bar, you can do so in a few steps. From the Dock, open System Preferences, then double click Keyboard. From there, open the drop-down menu for "Touch Bar shows" and select "Expanded Control Strip." Then, open the drop-down menu for "Press Fn key to" and select "Show F1, F2, etc. Keys" After doing that, the Touch Bar will display the function keys just like you'd see on a normal keyboard.
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If you're in a state where the laptop is not permitted during the exam and you already downloaded the testing software on your device, you'll need to re-install it on a different machine. You will not have to pay the re-installation fee.
"If you bring a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to the examination, you will NOT be permitted to use it, it will be removed from your desk and you will be required to handwrite the answers to the essay questions," a note on the New York Bar Exam site reads.