# 5. Share

The way you share your exam is configurable and users can access an exam in 2 ways : 

* Directly through their unique exam link
* Via their Exams page 

Either or both can be used, and either or both can be disabled 

{% content-ref url="5.-share/schedule" %}
[schedule](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/exams/create-and-manage-exams/5.-share/schedule)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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## 🔗 Emails / Exam Links

You can enable automate emails to be sent as soon as the exam is scheduled, or emails can be sent in bulk manually after the exam is done

{% hint style="danger" %}
🚨 If you are running **proctored** exams, you should disable both communication methods to force students to access their exam via your proctoring solution.
{% endhint %}

See below for an example email and the information that is sent for an exam

![Example exam email](https://3316915154-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MkgvUeCmTPeNouRxGPC%2Fuploads%2FDzjuIjO3fl4DXEvGLT6n%2Fgeneric%20exam%20email.png?alt=media\&token=717523f7-c370-468b-87ed-52ffa0da1a2a)

## 📄 Exams Page

When the student  exam page is enabled and the exams aren't hidden, students will see their exams grouped by state:

* Open - exams they can start now
* Upcoming - exams that are scheduled but not open yet
* Past - completed / closed exams

{% content-ref url="../../portal-settings/user-access-and-page-management" %}
[user-access-and-page-management](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/portal-settings/user-access-and-page-management)
{% endcontent-ref %}

![Table on students exam page ](https://3316915154-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MkgvUeCmTPeNouRxGPC%2Fuploads%2FERrfTeNwv6sfrazAeu0a%2Fexam%20table.png?alt=media\&token=67bbf4d1-f305-4d1e-9e79-bad1afbeb17f)


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