Articulate QuizMaker 1 Documentation

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1 Articulate QuizMaker 1 Documentation 244 FIFTH AVE SUITE 2960 NEW YORK

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3 Table Of Contents Welcome... 1 System Requirements... 2 Hardware:... 2 Software:... 2 Launching the Program... 3 To launch Articulate QuizMaker:... 3 Creating Quizzes... 5 Creating Quizzes... 5 To create a Quiz:... 5 Editing Quizzes... 9 Editing Quizzes... 9 To edit a Quiz:... 9 Adding Questions True/False Questions To add a True/False Question to your Quiz: Multiple Choice Questions To add a Multiple Choice Question to your Quiz: Multiple Response Questions To add a Multiple Response Question to your Quiz: Fill in the Blank Questions To add a Fill in the Blank Question to your Quiz: Matching Questions To add a Matching Question to your Quiz: Ranking Questions To add a Ranking Question to your Quiz: Managing the Question List Managing the Question List Quiz Properties Quiz Properties To modify Quiz Properties: Details Customizing Quizzes Player Text Labels Colors and Effects Publishing Publish for Web To Publish for Web: iii

4 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Publish for Articulate Presenter To Publish for Articulate Presenter: To insert your.aqp file into Articulate Presenter: Publish for SCORM To Publish for SCORM: Publish for AICC To Publish for AICC: Publish for Word To Publish for Word: Additional Information Articulate Software End User License Agreement Contact Index iv

5 Welcome Welcome to Articulate QuizMaker 1 Documentation Articulate QuizMaker 1.0 provides a comprehensive yet easy to use set of tools for creating highly customized Flash based quizzes and assessments, without the need for difficult programming. QuizMaker lets you: Create Flash based quizzes that stand alone on your Web site, integrate with Articulate Presentations or connect with your SCORM or AICC compliant learning management systems. Incorporate a variety of question types true/false, multiple choice, multiple answer, fill in the blank, matching and ranking. Incorporate images and Flash movies to add interest and clarity to questions. Provide feedback (or not) based on quiz takers responses. Display results and specify actions that quiz takers follow based on their scores. Customize buttons and labels with your choice of text and language. Brand your quizzes with custom colors and sounds. Capture quiz results through e mail, your LMS or Articulate Knowledge Portal. This documentation covers Articulate QuizMaker Version 1.0. This documentation was last updated December Copyright 2004 Articulate Global, Inc. All rights reserved. 1

6 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation System Requirements System requirements for authoring with Articulate QuizMaker follow: Hardware: CPU: Memory: Available disk space: Pentium II or later 64MB (128MB recommended) 25MB Software: Operating System: Macromedia Flash Player Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 Macromedia Flash Player version or higher ( The minimum software requirements for viewing published quizzes include the following: Flash Player or later ( One of the following browsers: Windows: Operating System Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Supported Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11 Macintosh: Operating System Mac OS 9.x Mac OS 10.1.x or Mac OS 10.2.x Supported Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Netscape 4.8, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, and Opera 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 7, Opera 6, and Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x only) To use the results feature of QuizMaker, Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes is required. 2

7 Welcome Launching the Program Articulate QuizMaker is a stand alone desktop application. Launch it like you would any other Windows based program. To launch Articulate QuizMaker: 1. Double click the Articulate QuizMaker shortcut icon your desktop, or go to Start > All Programs > Articulate > Articulate QuizMaker > Articulate QuizMaker (exact path may vary). 2. When the application launches, you will see the Splash Screen. 3. Click the option of your choice on the Splash Screen: Open a recent quiz: Click the name of the quiz you would like to open Create a new quiz: Click Create a new Articulate QuizMaker Quiz Resources: Choose from the following resources: Getting Started: Opens the Articulate QuizMaker Getting Started Guide Help Documentation: Launches this documentation. Articulate Blog: Links to Word of Mouth: The Articulate Blog, where you can find Articulate announcements, tips 'n tricks, and more. 3

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9 Creating Quizzes Creating Quizzes A Quiz can be stand alone or integrated into your Articulate Presenter presentation or e learning course. A quiz can contain any number and any combination of questions. To create a Quiz: 1. There are four methods for creating a new quiz: a. Click Create a new Articulate QuizMaker Quiz from the Splash Screen. b. Click the New Quiz button on the toolbar. c. Select New Quiz from the File menu. d. Press control N on your keyboard. 2. Enter the Quiz Title and click Next. 5

10 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 3. Review the 3 step process for creating a new quiz, then click Begin. 6

11 Creating Quizzes You can have only one quiz open at a time. Tip: You can save an open quiz at any time by clicking Save Quiz (or by going to File > Save or pressing control S). Once your new quiz is open, you can review or modify the Quiz Properties, or begin to add new questions to your quiz. 7

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13 Editing Quizzes Editing Quizzes A saved quiz file will reside on your system with the file extension.aqm (Articulate QuizMaker). The default location for quizzes saved on your computer is here (exact path may vary depending on version of Windows): To edit a Quiz: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes 1. Open Articulate QuizMaker. 2. There are four methods for opening an existing quiz: a. Click the name of one of your eight most recent quizzes on the Splash Screen. b. Click the Open Quiz button on the toolbar and navigate to your.aqm file. c. Select Open Quiz from the File menu and navigate to your.aqm file. d. Press control N on your keyboard and navigate to your.aqm file. 2. Make desired changes or additions to your quiz. Tip: You can edit an existing quiz question by double clicking it. 9

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15 Adding Questions True/False Questions A True/False Question is a question, usually a statement that is either true or false, followed by two choices, one of which is the correct answer. There is only one correct answer to this type of question. To add a True/False Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select True/False. 2. Enter your question. 3. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 11

16 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 4. Enter two possible Choices for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 5. Click the box in the Correct column next to the correct Choice for this question. 6. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose None or Question Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. 7. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice is selected. 8. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. Tip: You can set defaults for steps 6 9 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. 12

17 Adding Questions Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 13

18 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Multiple Choice Questions A Multiple Choice Question is a question followed by a minimum of one and maximum of 10 possible answers. There is only one correct answer to this type of question. To add a Multiple Choice Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Multiple Choice. 2. Enter your question. 1. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 14

19 Adding Questions 2. Enter all possible Choices for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 3. Click the box in the Correct column next to the correct Choice for this question. 4. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose from None, Question Level, or Answer Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. c. Answer Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after each attempt. This method allows you to provide different feedback based on the specific answer selected. A Feedback column will appear next to each Choice. Enter the Feedback you would like to display when a user picks the corresponding choice. 5. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice is selected. 6. Determine whether to Shuffle Answers. With this option selected, the choices will appear in a random order. 7. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. 15

20 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Tip: You can set defaults for steps 6 10 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 16

21 Adding Questions Multiple Response Questions A Multiple Response Question is a question followed by a minimum of one and maximum of 10 possible answers. Any number of choices can be correct, but the user must select the right combination of choices for the question to be answered correctly. Example: If you designate Choices A, C, and E as correct and a user selects only C and E, the question will be incorrect since Choice A was excluded from the user s guess. To add a Multiple Response Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Multiple Response. 2. Enter your question. 3. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate 17

22 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 4. Enter all possible Choices for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 5. Click the box(es) in the Correct column next to the correct Choice(s) for this question. 6. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose None or Question Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. 7. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice or combination of choices is selected. 8. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. Tip: You can set defaults for steps 6 9 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. 18

23 Adding Questions When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 19

24 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Fill in the Blank Questions A Fill in the Blank Question is a question followed by a blank field into which the user must type an answer. You can input a minimum of one and maximum of 10 acceptable answers. There is only one correct answer to this type of question, although you may want to account for variations in response. Example: If your question is Name the city where Articulate is located, you may want to include all of the following as acceptable answers: New York City New York NYC NY N.Y.C. N.Y. Manhattan The Big Apple Note: Case does not matter, but punctuation does. To add a Fill in the Blank Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Fill in the Blank. 2. Enter your question. 20

25 Adding Questions 3. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 4. Enter all Acceptable Answers for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 5. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose None or Question Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. 21

26 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 6. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until one of your Acceptable Answers is input. 7. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. Tip: You can set defaults for steps 5 8 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 22

27 Adding Questions Matching Questions A Matching Question is a question that requires your users to assign each item in a selection or matching column with the correct item in the static or choice column. There is a minimum of one pair and maximum of 10 pairs for each Matching Question. There is only one correct answer to this type of question since all items in the matching column must correctly correspond to all items in the choice column. To add a Matching Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Matching. 2. Enter your question. 3. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 23

28 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 4. Enter all possible Choices for your question, along with the correct Match for each. Note that after you have clicked in the match grid, you can navigate through your matches by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 5. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose None or Question Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. 6. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice is selected. 7. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. Tip: You can set defaults for steps 5 8 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 24

29 Adding Questions Ranking Questions A Ranking Question is a question that requires your users to put all items in the correct rank. There is a minimum of one item and maximum of 10 items for each Ranking Question. There is only one correct answer to this type of question since all items must be correctly ordered. Example 1: A sequential ranking question might ask your users to "Put the following steps for building a QuizMaker quiz in the correct order" (randomly shown here): Notify users Create your quiz Open QuizMaker Upload your quiz to LMS Publish your quiz Example 2: A values based ranking question might ask your users to "Rank these countries in order based on their population sizes" (randomly shown here): Canada United States Japan India To add a Ranking Question to your Quiz: 1. Click the Add Question button on the toolbar and select Ranking. 2. Enter your question. 25

30 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 3. Optionally, select an image to include with this question. Supported image types include.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.swf. If the image is wider than 200 pixels, Articulate QuizMaker will automatically size it to fit on the question screen and provide a Zoom feature for the user. 4. Enter the Correct Order for your question. Note that after you have clicked in the answer grid, you can navigate through your answers by using the Tab key to move forward and Shift Tab to move backward. 5. Set the Feedback Type for this question. You can choose None or Question Level. a. None: No feedback will be provided to your users after answering the question. b. Question Level: Feedback will be provided to your user after answering the question. This method allows you to provide different feedback depending on whether the answer provided by the user was correct or incorrect. Click the box to enter correct and incorrect feedback. 26

31 Adding Questions 6. Set the Number of Attempts Permitted. There is a range of 1 through 10 or unlimited attempts, which will allow a user to keep guessing until the correct choice is selected. 7. Set the Point value of this question. This should be a whole integer between 1 and Set Font size for Questions and Answers to any size between 10 and 24. Click Fonts to set the sizes. Tip: You can set defaults for steps 5 8 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details. You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lower right corner. When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz. Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its last saved state. 27

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33 Managing the Question List Managing the Question List The Question List is an overview of all questions in a quiz. Creating a new question will add it to the end of the list. The Question List displays the following details: Quiz Name Total number of questions Total points possible for the quiz Question details: Question number Question type, indicated by a unique icon Question text Feedback type Number of attempts Points assigned to the question A number of actions are available when viewing the Question List. Right click on any question to access the following options: Preview: Shows a preview of the question Edit: Modify the question, answers, or attributes Duplicate: Make a copy of the question Add Label: Change the text that displays in the list to something other than the question text, which is the default Delete: Permanently remove the question Move to Top: Move the selected question to the beginning of your list Move Up: Move the selected question up one position in your list 29

34 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Move Down: Move the selected question down one position in your list Move To Bottom: Move the selected question to the end of your list Tip: You can hold down the Shift key to select multiple questions from your list. You will have access to all of the above actions except Edit and Add Label. 30

35 Quiz Properties Quiz Properties Articulate QuizMaker allows you to specify default quiz properties for each quiz you create. There are 5 different areas of a quiz that can be modified: Quiz Information Quiz Settings Question Defaults Question Feedback Results To modify Quiz Properties: 1. Click the Quiz Properties button on the toolbar. 2. Click the tab whose properties you wish to modify. See below for details of each tab. 31

36 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 3. When finished making changes, click OK. 4. If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, click Cancel. Tab Quiz Information: Basic details about your quiz. Details Quiz Title: The title of your quiz. Display instructions screen: Whether or not quiz instructions should display at beginning of quiz. Instructions: The text to display in the instructions screen. Display image: The image to display on the instructions screen. Click Browse to select the image from your local computer. Quiz Settings: Quiz scores and question behavior. Passing score: The score required to pass the quiz. Display question point value: Whether or not the numeric point value of each question should be shown to your users. Display cumulative score with each question: Whether or not your user should be shown the cumulative score with each question. Randomize 32

37 Quiz Properties questions: Whether or not the order of questions in your quiz should be shown in a random order. Number of questions to ask: Defines whether to leverage question "pooling," wherein only a subset of available questions in your quiz is shown to your user. Select All to display all questions in your quiz, or choose the number of randomlyselected questions to be shown to each user. Particularly useful when coupled with question randomization. Question numbering style: The question numbering display format to show to your users. Question Defaults: The default values when a new question is created. You can override these values for any individual question. Attempts permitted: The default number of attempts that your users may try to correctly answer each question. 1 through 10 or unlimited, until the user selects the right answer. Shuffle Answers: Whether or not the order of answers should be shuffled with each access of your quiz. 33

38 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Points awarded: The default point value for each question. This value can be over ridden on a per question basis. Font sizes: The default font size to be shown to your users for question and answer text. This should be a whole integer between 10 and 24. Question Feedback: The default feedback values when a new question is created. You can override these values for any individual question. Default question type: Select whether the default question feedback should be None or Answer Level. See the section corresponding to the type of question you are adding for details. If the answer is correct, display the following feedback: The default text to be displayed whenever a question is answered correctly. This can be over ridden on a per question basis. If the answer is incorrect, display the following feedback: The 34

39 Quiz Properties default text to be displayed whenever a question is answered incorrectly. This can be overridden on a perquestion basis. Results: How quiz results are presented and what happens at the end of your quiz. Display user score: Whether or not your user s score should be displayed to him or her. Display passing score: Whether or not the score required for passing should be shown to your user. Display pass/fail messages: Whether or not pass/fail text should be shown to your user. Display this message if the user passes: The default text to display when a user passes. Display this message if the user fails: The default text to display when a user fails. Display Review Quiz button: Whether or not your users should have the option to recap the quiz and correct answers, compared to the answers selected (when the incorrect option was chosen). When user passes, Finish button: When your user passes 35

40 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation the quiz, whether clicking the Finish button will close the quiz window or direct your user to a specified URL. Click to enter the URL. When user fails, Finish button: When your user fails the quiz, whether clicking the Finish button will close the quiz window or direct your user to a specified URL. Click to enter the URL. Note: When integrating your Articulate QuizMaker quizzes with Articulate Presenter, you will have additional 'Finish' actions, including slide branching. results to: Whether or not your user should have the option to quiz results to you upon completion of the quiz. If so, check the box and enter the address where results should be sent. (Note: This option requires user interaction and will not happen automatically upon quiz completion. For 36

41 Quiz Properties accurate reporting, track your quizzes with Articulate Knowledge Portal or a Learning Management System that is SCORM or AICC compliant.) 37

42 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Customizing Quizzes Player Text Labels Every text element of the quiz interface buttons and messages can be customized to display any text you'd like. This is particularly useful when targeting additional languages or cultures. To modify Player Text Labels: 1. From the Edit menu, select Player Text Labels. 2. Click the Custom Text field corresponding to the Button/Message you'd like to modify. (See below chart for details on available buttons and messages.) 2. Enter your new or modified text. 3. Repeat Steps 2 3 for all fields you'd like to modify. 4. Click OK to save your changes as the default set, or click Save to save your changes to a custom file. Note: You can also access the Player Text Labels editor during all types of Publishing except Publish for Word. Available text to modify: 38

43 Quiz Properties Button/Message Custom Text (Defaults Shown) 1 Instructions Button Continue 2 Question Prefix Question 3 Question Prefix Of of 4 Question Submit Button Submit 5 Question Image Zoom Text Zoom 6 Feedback Button Ok Next Question 7 Feedback Button Try Again Try Again 8 Feedback Button Finish Finish 9 Feedback Window Title Feedback 10 Status Bar Point Value Label Point Value 11 Status Bar Score Label Score so far: 12 Status Bar Score Out Of points out of 13 Summary Title Quiz Results 14 Summary Button Bye Finish 15 Summary Review Quiz Button 16 Summary Review Previous Review Quiz Previous 17 Summary Review Next Next 18 Summary Review Correct Response 19 Summary Review Right Text 20 Summary Review Wrong Text 21 Summary Review Mode Text Correct Response Correct Incorrect (Quiz Review) 22 Summary Points Text points 23 Summary Your Score Text 24 Summary Passing Score Text Your Score Passing Score 25 Summary Result Text Result 26 Button Text Results 27 Subject Text %TITLE% Quiz Results 28 Message Text Click the Send button this message to 39

44 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation submit your quiz results. 29 Nothing Selected Notification 30 Nothing Selected Message NOTIFICATION: An answer was not selected. Close the window and try again. To load custom Player Text Labels: 1. From the Edit menu, select Player Text Labels. 2. Click the Load button. 3. Navigate to the custom Player Text Labels file you wish to load for your quiz. 4. Click Open. 5. Click OK to make this custom set active. Tip: You can share custom Player Text Labels files between quiz authors. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Articulate\Articulate QuizMaker\player text labels (or the alternate path where you saved your custom file, if not in the default location), find the XML file you wish to share, and it to your fellow authors. Each author will then need to load the file in his or quiz using the steps outlined above. 40

45 Quiz Properties Colors and Effects You can create your own color schemes for your quiz, as well as define quiz behavior and audio effects. To modify Colors and Effects: 1. From the Edit menu, select Colors and Effects. 2. If you wish to modify your quiz Color scheme, select from the drop down one of the 11 preset schemes or create your own color: a. Click the "..." button next to Background color to modify the background color of your quiz. b. Click the "..." button next to Border color to modify the border color of your quiz. c. Click the "..." button next to Text color to modify the text color of your quiz. 3. If you wish to modify your quiz Mouse over color, select from the drop down one of the eight preset schemes or create your own color: a. Select Custom from the drop down list. 41

46 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation b. Click the "..." button next to Mouse over color to modify the mouse over color for your quiz. 4. If you wish to modify your quiz Animation effects, select from the drop down one of the three options: a. Full (default): For each question, the header graphics will be fully animated. b. Subtle: The header graphics on the first question will be fully animated. All subsequent question headers will have a subtle animation. c. Off: No header graphics will be animated. 5. If you wish to modify your quiz Question transition style, select from the drop down one of the two options: a. Fade (default): When your user navigates from question to question, there will be a fade effect. b. Cut: When your user navigates from question to question, there will be a quicker, cut effect. 6. If you wish to modify your quiz Sound effects, select from the drop down one of the two options: a. Enable (default): Your quiz will include sound effects. (Advanced tip: You can replace the default sound effects with custom sounds by replacing the files in the "sounds" directory of your output folder. For example, if you don't want the default audio associated with submitting an answer, overwrite "snd_answer_submit.mp3" with your own sound file, using the same name.) b. Disable: Your quiz will not include sound effects. 7. Click the Preview button if you wish to preview your changes. Keep the following pointers in mind: You must have at least one question in your quiz in order to Preview changes to colors and effects. If your quiz has two or more questions, the Preview will show only two questions. 8. Click OK to save your changes to this quiz. You can close the Colors and Effects editor at any time without saving your changes by clicking the Cancel button. 42

47 Publishing Publish for Web Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3 click publishing for generating your Flash based quiz. If you're creating a quiz to view on your computer or share on a Web site, use the Publish for Web option. To Publish for Web: 1. Click the Publish button on the toolbar (or from the Publish menu) and select Publish for Web. 2. Specify a Publish location for your quiz. The default location is in this directory: My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes. Use the Browse button if you want to pick a different location on your computer. 3. If you wish to modify Quiz Properties, click the corresponding button. See the section Quiz Properties for more details. 4. If you wish to modify Player Text Labels, click the corresponding button. See the section Player Text Labels for more details. 5. If you wish to modify Colors and Effects, click the corresponding button. See the section Colors and Effects for more details. 6. If you wish to zip your quiz, check the box next to Zip files. 7. Click OK. You can cancel publishing at any time by clicking the Cancel button. 43

48 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation After publishing, you will have the option to View Quiz. Additionally, if you opted in Step 6 to zip your quiz, you will have an option to View Zip File, which will open the directory containing your zip file. 44

49 Publishing Publish for Articulate Presenter Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3 click publishing for generating your Flash based quiz. If you're creating a quiz to incorporate into an existing or new Articulate Presenter e learning course or presentation, use the Publish for Articulate Presenter option. To Publish for Articulate Presenter: 1. Click the Publish button on the toolbar (or from the Publish menu) and select Publish for Articulate Presenter. 2. Specify a Publish location for your Articulate QuizMaker Package (.AQP). This is the file you will insert via Articulate Presenter. The default location is in this directory: My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes. Use the Browse button if you want to pick a different location on your computer. 3. If you wish to modify Quiz Properties, click the corresponding button. See the section Quiz Properties for more details. 4. If you wish to modify Player Text Labels, click the corresponding button. See the section Player Text Labels for more details. 5. If you wish to modify Colors and Effects, click the corresponding button. See the section Colors and Effects for more details. 6. Click OK. You can cancel publishing at any time by clicking the Cancel button. After publishing, you will have the option to View Quiz or View.AQP File. 45

50 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation To insert your.aqp file into Articulate Presenter: 1. Make sure you're using Articulate Presenter or later (Articulate > About Articulate Presenter). To upgrade, use the link in your activation Go to Articulate > Quizzes and Learning Games > Insert QuizMaker Quiz. 3. Select the option to Insert published QuizMaker quiz. (Note that you also have the option to Create new Articulate QuizMaker quiz.) 4. Click Browse to locate the.aqp file you published. 5. Specify whether to Require the user to complete the quiz or if User can leave quiz at any time. 6. In the final steps of the wizard, set up your branching, which determines where your user will go if she or he passes or fails (options include closing window, a specific URL, the next or previous slide (dynamic), or a specific slide number). 7. Publish. (Refer to the Articulate Presenter Documentation for details.) 46

51 Publishing Publish for SCORM Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3 click publishing for generating your Flash based quiz. If you're creating a quiz to host in your SCORM compliant Learning Management System (LMS), use the Publish for SCORM option. To Publish for SCORM: 1. Click the Publish button on the toolbar (or from the Publish menu) and select Publish for SCORM. 2. Specify a Publish location for your quiz. The default location is in this directory: My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes. Use the Browse button if you want to pick a different location on your computer. 47

52 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 3. Provide LMS Course Information that will be passed to your LMS: a. Title: The title of your quiz. b. Description: A description of your quiz. c. Identifier: A brief identifier for your quiz. d. Version: The version of your quiz, if applicable. e. Duration: How long it will take the average user to complete the quiz. f. Subject: The subject of your quiz. 4. Input LMS Lesson SCORM Information that will be passed to your LMS (can be the same as above): a. Title: The title of your quiz. b. Identifier: A brief identifier for your quiz. 5. Select LMS Reporting options that will be passed to your LMS (leave at default settings if you're not sure): 48

53 Publishing a. Passed quiz as: Passed or Completed. b. Failed quiz as: Incomplete or Failed. 6. If you wish to modify Quiz Properties, click the corresponding button. See the section Quiz Properties for more details. 7. If you wish to modify Player Text Labels, click the corresponding button. See the section Player Text Labels for more details. 8. If you wish to modify Colors and Effects, click the corresponding button. See the section Colors and Effects for more details. 9. By default, the box next to Zip files is checked since most LMS vendors require that SCORM upload files be in.zip format. If this is not the case with your provider, uncheck this box. 10. Click OK. You can cancel publishing at any time by clicking the Cancel button. After publishing, you will have the option to View Quiz. Additionally, if you opted in Step 9 to zip your quiz, you will have an option to View Zip File, which will open the directory containing your zip file. Tip: Contact your LMS provider if you're unclear what LMS Course Information, LMS Lesson SCORM Information, or LMS Reporting details you need to provide. Additionally, work with your LMS provider if you're not sure how to upload your zip file to your LMS. 49

54 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation Publish for AICC Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3 click publishing for generating your Flash based quiz. If you're creating a quiz to host in your AICC compliant Learning Management System (LMS), use the Publish for AICC option. To Publish for AICC: 1. Click the Publish button on the toolbar (or from the Publish menu) and select Publish for AICC. 2. Specify a Publish location for your quiz. The default location is in this directory: My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes. Use the Browse button if you want to pick a different location on your computer. 50

55 Publishing 3. Provide LMS Course Information that will be passed to your LMS: a. Title: The title of your quiz. b. Description: A description of your quiz. c. Identifier: A brief identifier for your quiz. d. Creator: The author's name. e. Filename (URL): The location where the quiz will be hosted with your LMS. 4. Select LMS Reporting options that will be passed to your LMS (leave at default settings if you're not sure): a. Passed quiz as: Passed or Completed. b. Failed quiz as: Incomplete or Failed. 5. If you wish to modify Quiz Properties, click the corresponding button. See the section Quiz Properties for more details. 6. If you wish to modify Player Text Labels, click the corresponding button. See the section Player Text Labels for more details. 7. If you wish to modify Colors and Effects, click the corresponding button. See the section Colors and Effects for more details. 51

56 Articulate QuizMaker Documentation 8. By default, the box next to Zip files is checked since most LMS vendors require that AICC upload files be in.zip format. If this is not the case with your provider, uncheck this box. 9. Click OK. You can cancel publishing at any time by clicking the Cancel button. After publishing, you will have the option to View Quiz. Additionally, if you opted in Step 8 to zip your quiz, you will have an option to View Zip File, which will open the directory containing your zip file. Tip: Contact your LMS provider if you're unclear what LMS Course Information or LMS Reporting details you need to provide. Additionally, work with your LMS provider if you're not sure how to upload your zip file to your LMS. 52

57 Publishing Publish for Word Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3 click publishing for generating your quiz. If you're collaborating with others to create your quiz and want to collect input while your quiz is still in development, or if you want to generate a question only version of your quiz to provide to your users, use the Publish for Word option. To Publish for Word: 1. Click the Publish button on the toolbar (or from the Publish menu) and select Publish for Word. 2. Select from the drop down list what you would like to Publish to Word and generate: 3. Click OK. a. Full quiz details (default): Creates a Word document with all quiz details. b. Questions only: Creates a Word document with questions only (ideal if you want to create a printable version of your quiz to distribute to your users). You can cancel publishing at any time by clicking the Cancel button. After publishing, a new Word document will open displaying the type of content you selected to publish in Step 2. Tip: Save a copy of your Word document since this does not happen automatically after publishing. 53

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