English Microlab helps develop the overall grammar skills of the writer. It intuitively teaches the writer to better construct their sentences with its many tutorials, and tests them of their knowledge in many grammar fields. It is a great tool for both the novice and advanced writer.

When the writer begins the Microlab, it will prompt them with a welcome message, as well as the option to press the Next on the bottom right of the window. Above the window are pull-down menus that list the main features of the program - File, Module, Section, and Help. The writer has the option of pressing the Next button, which brings them to the Complete Sentences tutorial, or selecting an option from one of the pull-down menus.

Below are most of the menu items presented within the pull-down menus.

File - Scoring On, Print Score, Quit

Module - Assessment Test, Complete Sentences, Distinct Sentences, Orderly Sentences, Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun Choice, Commas, Apostrophes, Semicolons and Colons, Parentheses and Dashes, Quotation Marks and Italics, Capitalization, Quick Check Test

Section - Review, Recognizing Errors (A - C), Repairing Errors (A - C), Mastery Test
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Scoring On - Click here to view an image
The first step the writer must perform is to turn the scoring on. If this is not done, their test score(s) will not be recorded, and they will be unable to print their score after completing a test.

Select File from the pull-down menu
Select Scoring On

There should be a check mark next to Scoring On.
If there is not, it isn't enabled.

Selecting A Module
To do this, select the module pull-down menu, and then select which module to run. Selecting a module brings the writer to the module's tutorials. Once the module's tutorials are completed, the writer has the option of taking the module's test.

The writer also has the option of skipping to the test, without reading the tutorials. To do this, select a module from the Module menu, followed by Mastery Test from the Section menu.

Printing
The end of a module test will always end by showing the writer's score. Remember to print the score before the end of another test, or before the Microlab is closed. Select Print Score from the File menu.

To Quit
Select Quit from the File menu to quit the program.