diff --git a/js/ComboBoxDisplay.ts b/js/ComboBoxDisplay.ts
index 83f60b79..f390f8d2 100644
--- a/js/ComboBoxDisplay.ts
+++ b/js/ComboBoxDisplay.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Property from '../../axon/js/Property.js';
 import TReadOnlyProperty from '../../axon/js/TReadOnlyProperty.js';
 import StringProperty from '../../axon/js/StringProperty.js';
 import PatternStringProperty from '../../axon/js/PatternStringProperty.js';
+import Tandem from '../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 
 // constants
 const DEFAULT_FONT = new PhetFont( 14 );
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export default class ComboBoxDisplay<T> extends ComboBox<T> {
       const unitsProperty = ( typeof item.units === 'string' ) ? new StringProperty( item.units ) : item.units;
       const valuePatternStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.comboBoxDisplay.valueUnitsStringProperty, {
         units: unitsProperty
-      } );
+      }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
       valuePatternStringProperties.push( valuePatternStringProperty );
 
       const itemNode = new NumberDisplay( item.numberProperty, item.range,
diff --git a/js/keyboard/help/ComboBoxKeyboardHelpSection.ts b/js/keyboard/help/ComboBoxKeyboardHelpSection.ts
index a83e32e4..1ec2d925 100644
--- a/js/keyboard/help/ComboBoxKeyboardHelpSection.ts
+++ b/js/keyboard/help/ComboBoxKeyboardHelpSection.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import TextKeyNode from '../TextKeyNode.js';
 import KeyboardHelpIconFactory from './KeyboardHelpIconFactory.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSection, { KeyboardHelpSectionOptions } from './KeyboardHelpSection.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSectionRow from './KeyboardHelpSectionRow.js';
+import Tandem from '../../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 
 type SelfOptions = {
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export default class ComboBoxKeyboardHelpSection extends KeyboardHelpSection {
         providedStringProperty, {
           thingPlural: thingAsLowerCasePluralStringProperty,
           thingSingular: thingAsLowerCaseSingularStringProperty
-        } );
+        }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
       ourPatternStringsToDispose.push( patternStringProperty );
       return patternStringProperty;
     };
diff --git a/js/keyboard/help/GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSection.ts b/js/keyboard/help/GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSection.ts
index 80a5ca77..8564e8e7 100644
--- a/js/keyboard/help/GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSection.ts
+++ b/js/keyboard/help/GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSection.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import TextKeyNode from '../TextKeyNode.js';
 import KeyboardHelpIconFactory from './KeyboardHelpIconFactory.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSection, { KeyboardHelpSectionOptions } from './KeyboardHelpSection.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSectionRow from './KeyboardHelpSectionRow.js';
+import Tandem from '../../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 
 type GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSectionOptions = StrictOmit<KeyboardHelpSectionOptions, 'a11yContentTagName'>;
 
@@ -38,17 +39,17 @@ export default class GrabReleaseKeyboardHelpSection extends KeyboardHelpSection
     // the visible heading string
     const headingStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.grabOrReleaseHeadingPatternStringProperty, {
       thing: thingAsTitle
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     // the visible label string
     const labelStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.grabOrReleaseLabelPatternStringProperty, {
       thing: thingAsLowerCase
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     // the string for the PDOM
     const descriptionStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.grabOrReleaseDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       thing: thingAsLowerCase
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     const spaceKeyNode = TextKeyNode.space();
     const enterKeyNode = TextKeyNode.enter();
diff --git a/js/keyboard/help/SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection.ts b/js/keyboard/help/SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection.ts
index 54b3d9cd..9eb3d1f9 100644
--- a/js/keyboard/help/SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection.ts
+++ b/js/keyboard/help/SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import TextKeyNode from '../TextKeyNode.js';
 import KeyboardHelpIconFactory from './KeyboardHelpIconFactory.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSection, { KeyboardHelpSectionOptions } from './KeyboardHelpSection.js';
 import KeyboardHelpSectionRow from './KeyboardHelpSectionRow.js';
+import Tandem from '../../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 
 // Configurations of arrow keys that can be displayed for 'Move between items in a group'
 class ArrowKeyIconDisplay extends EnumerationValue {
@@ -69,13 +70,13 @@ export default class SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection extends KeyboardHelpSecti
     const keyboardHelpDialogVerbSliderStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.verbSliderPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty,
       slider: options.sliderStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const keyboardHelpDialogVerbInSmallerStepsStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.verbInSmallerStepsPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const keyboardHelpDialogVerbInLargerStepsStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.verbInLargerStepsPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     const keysStringProperty =
       ( options.arrowKeyIconDisplay === ArrowKeyIconDisplay.LEFT_RIGHT ) ? SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.leftRightArrowKeysStringProperty :
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@ export default class SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection extends KeyboardHelpSecti
       new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.orKeysPatternStringProperty, {
         leftRight: SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.leftRightArrowKeysStringProperty,
         upDown: SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.upDownArrowKeysStringProperty
-      } ) : null;
+      }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } ) : null;
     assert && assert( keysStringProperty );
     const keyboardHelpDialogDefaultStepsStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.defaultStepsDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty,
       slider: options.sliderStringProperty,
-      keys: keysStringProperty
-    } );
+      keys: keysStringProperty!
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     const shiftKeysStringProperty =
       ( options.arrowKeyIconDisplay === ArrowKeyIconDisplay.LEFT_RIGHT ) ? SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.shiftLeftRightArrowKeysStringProperty :
@@ -98,28 +99,28 @@ export default class SliderControlsKeyboardHelpSection extends KeyboardHelpSecti
       ( options.arrowKeyIconDisplay === ArrowKeyIconDisplay.BOTH ) ? new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.orKeysPatternStringProperty, {
         leftRight: SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.shiftLeftRightArrowKeysStringProperty,
         upDown: SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.shiftUpDownArrowKeysStringProperty
-      } ) : null;
+      }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } ) : null;
     assert && assert( shiftKeysStringProperty );
     const keyboardHelpDialogSmallerStepsStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.smallerStepsDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty,
-      keys: shiftKeysStringProperty
-    } );
+      keys: shiftKeysStringProperty!
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const keyboardHelpDialogLargerStepsStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.largerStepsDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       verb: options.verbStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     const jumpToMinimumStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.jumpToMinimumPatternStringProperty, {
       minimum: options.minimumStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const jumpToMaximumStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.keyboardHelpDialog.jumpToMaximumPatternStringProperty, {
       maximum: options.maximumStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const jumpToMinimumDescriptionStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.jumpToMinimumDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       minimum: options.minimumStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     const jumpToMaximumDescriptionStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( SceneryPhetStrings.a11y.keyboardHelpDialog.slider.jumpToMaximumDescriptionPatternStringProperty, {
       maximum: options.maximumStringProperty
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
 
     // 'Move sliders' content
 
diff --git a/js/keypad/KeypadDialog.ts b/js/keypad/KeypadDialog.ts
index f401f69f..166d38a7 100644
--- a/js/keypad/KeypadDialog.ts
+++ b/js/keypad/KeypadDialog.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import optionize, { combineOptions } from '../../../phet-core/js/optionize.js';
 import TReadOnlyProperty from '../../../axon/js/TReadOnlyProperty.js';
 import SceneryPhetStrings from '../SceneryPhetStrings.js';
 import StrictOmit from '../../../phet-core/js/types/StrictOmit.js';
+import Tandem from '../../../tandem/js/Tandem.js';
 
 type SelfOptions = {
   // Font used for all Text instances within the Dialog.
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ class KeypadDialog extends Dialog {
     this.rangeStringProperty = new PatternStringProperty( patternStringProperty, {
       min: valueRange.min,
       max: valueRange.max
-    } );
+    }, { tandem: Tandem.OPT_OUT } );
     this.rangeText.mutate( {
       stringProperty: this.rangeStringProperty
     } );