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Adding Richard's Practice Area updates
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Under *Need a place to start?* the Gameboard admin may have configured some suggested searches for participants. Players can select one of these tags to be directed to a set of available practice challenges. Gameboard admins should refer to "Suggested searches" in the [Admin Practice Area](admin-practice-area.md).

To start a practice session, select a challenge, then click **Start Practice Session**, and **Confirm**. You can only launch *one* practice challenge at a time. In the **Active Practice Challenge** screen, you can:
## Starting a practice session

- Extend your challenge session
- End your session
- Read the challenge guide
- Launch any gamespace resource
- Answer challenge questions
- Create a support ticket
- Provide feedback on the challenge
To start a practice session, select a challenge, then click **Start Practice Session**, and **Confirm**. You can only launch *one* practice challenge at a time.

In short, you get nearly the full competition challenge experience in the active practice session!
In your **Active Practice Challenge** you can:

### Extend or end your practice challenge

Need more time on a practice challenge? Click on **Extend Session**, and **Confirm** to extend the amount of time remaining. Want to close this practice challenge and try a different one? Click on **End Session**, and **Confirm** to end the practice challenge.

### Turn the sticky challenge panel on or off

Challenge consoles and challenge questions are located at the bottom of the **Active Practice Challenge** screen by default. Clicking **Turn on the Sticky Challenge Panel** at the top of the screen or **Use Sticky Challenge Panel** at the bottom of the screen will create a panel to the side of the challenge guide. This panel contains the challenge consoles and challenge questions.

![Enabled Sticky Challenge Panel](img/enabled-sticky-challenge-panel.png)

The sticky challenge panel is useful to reduce scrolling to enter answers when a practice challenge has a long challenge guide. The sticky challenge panel can be turned off by clicking on **Click here to deactivate the sticky challenge panel**.

![Disable Sticky Challenge Panel](img/disable-sticky-challenge-panel.png)

### Read the challenge guide

The challenge guide provides details and instructions for completing the practice challenge. It may also include links to solution guides which can be helpful if you get stuck.

### Launch the challenge consoles

Clicking on a challenge console will open it in a new web browser tab. Challenge consoles allow you to directly interact with the virtual machines as you complete the practice challenge. [Click here for instructions on using copy and paste with the challenge consoles.](../topomojo/copy-paste.md)

### Answer the challenge questions

Enter your answers for each question and click on **Submit My Answers**, and **Confirm** to submit your answer.


### Create a support ticket

If you are experiencing a technical difficulty, the **Create Ticket** button can be used to create a support ticket.

## Certificates of completion

Upon successfully solving the practice challenge, you can view a printable certificate commemorating your achievement...and you are returned to the Practice Area where you can select a new practice challenge.

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