To take a closed-book exam, candidates must download and install the Examena app on their computers in advance.
Before installing the Examena app, refer to the table below for the installation requirements.
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Components |
Requirements for Windows |
Requirements for macOS |
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Operating System |
Required: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit operating system Recommended: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit operating system |
Required: macOS 11 or later Recommended: macOS 11.2 or later |
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Processor |
Required: 2-Core, 1.8 GHz, x64-based processor (Intel/AMD) or Arm64-based processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon) Recommended: 4-Core, 2.0 GHz or faster, x64-based processor (Intel/AMD) or Arm64-based processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon) |
Required: 2-Core 1.8 GHz Recommended: 4-Core 2.0 GHz or faster |
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Available Physical Memory |
Required: 2 GB or above Recommended: 4 GB or above | |
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Available Disk Space |
Required: 1 GB or above Recommended: 5 GB or above | |
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Camera |
Required: Video resolution 480P Recommended: Video resolution 720P (HD) or above | |
1. Sign into MaivenPoint Online Services and open Examena.
2. Click the Download Examena app button to download the app package.
Alternatively, you can Download Examena app for Windows or Download Examena app for macOS directly from here.
3. Find the downloaded Examena_App.Setup.msi file, double-click it to start the installation.
4. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard to complete the install.
5. Restart computer after finishing the installation.
On a Windows system with an HP PCL6 (Japan) driver installed, the following registry key stores custom font links:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows x64\Drivers\Version-6\HP Universal Printing PCL6 (vX.X)\Fonts
Within this key, the value HP_Simplified_Japan_Link (REG_MULTI_SZ) contains lines such as:
SimSun,0,MS Gothic,0
Microsoft YaHei,0,Yu Gothic UI,0
Interpretation:
When the driver encounters SimSun (Simplified Chinese), it links to MS Gothic (Japanese Gothic) at the same character scale. The trailing ,0 indicates no style override (regular weight).
Additionally, the HP driver reads the global Windows font link and appends its own entries for PCL font numbers (e.g., 147 = HP-Gothic, 148 = HP-Mincho). This ensures that if an application requests “HP Simplified Japan Font #43” (a non-existent logical font), the driver falls back to the first available Japanese font.
Windows uses a font linking mechanism (registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink) to associate a base font with linked fallback fonts. HP’s PCL6 drivers for Japan extend this concept by: hp simplified japan font link
HP’s Simplified Japan profile specifically addresses environments where users accidentally select Simplified Chinese fonts (e.g., SimSun, Microsoft YaHei) but expect Japanese output. The link redirects those code points to the nearest Japanese equivalent (e.g., MS Gothic or HP’s internal Ryumin-Light).
The HP Simplified Japan Font Link refers to a Windows registry or font fallback setting that associates a specific Japanese font (typically HGP Gothic, MS Gothic, or Meiryo) with a default or simplified system font for displaying Japanese characters. This setting is often observed in HP printer drivers, HP software utilities, or OEM Windows installations on HP hardware.
Q: Does HP Simplified Japan Font Link work on macOS? No. This term specifically refers to Windows font linking. On macOS, HP printers rely on macOS’s Core Text and native Japanese fonts (Hiragino, Osaka). Ensure your HP driver is set to "AirPrint" or a PostScript driver.
Q: Can I use this font link for Korean or Traditional Chinese? Partially. The same font linking mechanism works for Korean (using Batang or Gulim) and Chinese Traditional (MingLiU). You would need to modify the registry link accordingly. On a Windows system with an HP PCL6
Q: My HP LaserJet is from 2010. Will it support this? Yes, but you must use the HP Universal Print Driver v5.5 or older. Newer UPD versions dropped support for very old PCL 5e printers. In that case, use the manual registry font link method.
Q: Is the font link free? Yes. It is a built-in feature of Windows and HP drivers. HP does not charge for font linking capabilities.
To understand the Japanese variant, we first have to look at the parent family: HP Simplified.
Introduced as part of a massive brand overhaul, HP Simplified was designed to replace the previous corporate fonts (such as HP Tomorrow) and unify the company's visual language across print, web, and product interfaces. Designed by the foundry Schriftgeist, the goal was to create a font that felt warm, approachable, yet precise—reflecting HP's shift from just "hardware" to "people-friendly technology." HP Color LaserJet 4500
HP Simplified is a humanist sans-serif. Unlike the cold, mechanical geometry of Helvetica or the vertical stiffness of Arial, HP Simplified has open counters (the spaces inside letters like 'e' and 'c') and subtle strokes that mimic the variation of a calligrapher's pen. It’s highly legible on low-resolution screens—which was crucial for printer displays and early web interfaces.
Short answer: No (legally).
HP Simplified (Latin) was freely distributed by HP for a time. However, the Japanese glyphs inside that font are almost certainly sourced from a licensed third-party font foundry (such as Morisawa, DynaLab, or Iwata).
Warning: Many sketchy font archive sites claim to have "HP Simplified Japanese." These are usually renamed versions of Noto Sans CJK JP or Source Han Sans, or they contain pirated commercial font data. Downloading these is risky for malware and illegal.
For older printers (HP LaserJet 4000 series, HP Color LaserJet 4500, etc.), HP released a tool called HP FontSmart. This utility allows you to download and install soft fonts, including the "Japan Simplified Font Set."
Note: FontSmart is no longer actively updated, but archives exist on HP’s FTP servers. Use caution and scan for malware if downloading from third-party repositories.
After you have Examena App installed on macOS, complete the following steps to start it for the first time.
1. Locate Examena App on your computer, and double-click it to start it.
2. Click Allow to allow Examena App to access your camera.
3. Click Allow to allow Examena App to access your microphone.
4. Click Open System Settings, and click the toggle button to the right of Examena App.
5. Click Use Password… in the Privacy & Security window, enter your password and click Modify Settings.
6. Click Quit & Reopen to allow Examena App to record the contents of your screen until it is quit.
7. Click Open System Settings, and click the toggle button to the right of Examena App in the Accessibility window.
8. Click Use Password… in the Privacy & Security window, enter your password and click Modify Settings.
9. Click retry in the message to access the sign in page of Examena app.
If there are Secured Excel questions in the exam, you can see the bulb icon in the upper-right corner of the exam card. You can click it to view the instructions.
You must enable macros in an Excel file before starting this exam. You can follow the steps below for Windows:
1. Open an Excel file. Make sure your Excel file has already correctly sign-in with an active and valid account.
2. Navigate to File > Options > Trust Centre, and click Trust Centre Settings… under Microsoft Excel Trust Centre.
3. In the Trust Centre window, click Macro Settings, and then select the Enable VBA macros option under Macro Settings.
You can follow the steps below for macOS:
1. Open an Excel file. Make sure your Excel file has already correctly sign-in with an active and valid account.
2. Navigate to Excel > Preferences > Security, and select the Enable all macros option under Macro Security.