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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.............................................................................................................. 11

True/False Questions ...................................................................................................... 11

To add a True/False Question to your Quiz: ..................................................................... 11

Multiple Choice Questions................................................................................................ 14

To add a Multiple Choice Question to your Quiz:............................................................... 14

Multiple Response Questions ............................................................................................ 17

To add a Multiple Response Question to your Quiz:........................................................... 17

Fill in the Blank Questions ............................................................................................... 20

To add a Fill in the Blank Question to your Quiz: .............................................................. 20

Matching Questions ........................................................................................................ 23

To add a Matching Question to your Quiz: ....................................................................... 23

Ranking Questions ......................................................................................................... 25

To add a Ranking Question to your Quiz: ........................................................................ 25

Managing the Question List ................................................................................................ 29

Managing the Question List.............................................................................................. 29

Quiz Properties ................................................................................................................. 31

Quiz Properties .............................................................................................................. 31

To modify Quiz Properties:............................................................................................ 31

Details ....................................................................................................................... 32

Customizing Quizzes....................................................................................................... 38

Player Text Labels ....................................................................................................... 38

Colors and Effects........................................................................................................ 41

Publishing ........................................................................................................................ 43

Publish for Web.............................................................................................................. 43

To Publish for Web: ..................................................................................................... 43

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Publish for Articulate Presenter......................................................................................... 45

To Publish for Articulate Presenter: ................................................................................ 45

To insert your .AQP file into Articulate Presenter: ............................................................. 46

Publish for SCORM.......................................................................................................... 47

To Publish for SCORM: ................................................................................................. 47

Publish for AICC............................................................................................................. 50

To Publish for AICC:..................................................................................................... 50

Publish for Word ............................................................................................................ 53

To Publish for Word: .................................................................................................... 53

Additional Information ....................................................................................................... 55

Articulate Software EndUser License Agreement ................................................................ 55

Contact......................................................................................................................... 59

Index .............................................................................................................................. 61

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Welcome

Welcome to Articulate QuizMaker 1 Documentation

Articulate QuizMaker 1.0 provides a comprehensive yet easytouse set of tools for creating highly customized Flashbased quizzes and assessments, without the need for difficult programming.

QuizMaker lets you:

• Create Flashbased quizzes that stand alone on your Web site, integrate with Articulate Presentations or connect with your SCORM or AICCcompliant 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 quiztakers’ 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 email, your LMS or Articulate Knowledge Portal™.

This documentation covers Articulate QuizMaker Version 1.0. This documentation was last updated December 2004.

Copyright © 2004 Articulate Global, Inc. All rights reserved.


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System Requirements

System requirements for authoring with Articulate QuizMaker follow:

Hardware:

CPU: Pentium II or later

Memory: 64MB (128MB recommended)

Available disk space: 25MB

Software:

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, or 2003

Macromedia Flash Player

Macromedia Flash Player version 6.079 or higher (http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash)

The minimum software requirements for viewing published quizzes include the following:

• Flash Player 6.079 or later (http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash)

• One of the following browsers:

Windows:

Operating System Supported Browsers

Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11

Windows Me Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11

Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11

Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 8, and Opera 7.11

Macintosh:

Operating System Supported Browsers

Mac OS 9.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Netscape 4.8, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, and Opera 6

Mac OS 10.1.x or Mac OS 10.2.x

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 Email results feature of QuizMaker, Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes is required.

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Launching the Program

Articulate QuizMaker is a standalone desktop application. Launch it like you would any other Windowsbased program.

To launch Articulate QuizMaker:

1. Doubleclick 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.

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Creating Quizzes

Creating Quizzes

A Quiz can be standalone or integrated into your Articulate Presenter presentation or elearning 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 controlN on your keyboard.

2. Enter the Quiz Title and click Next.


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3. Review the 3step process for creating a new quiz, then click Begin.

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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 controlS).

Once your new quiz is open, you can review or modify the Quiz Properties, or begin to add new questions to your quiz.

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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):

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Articulate QuizMaker Quizzes

To edit a Quiz:

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 controlN 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 doubleclicking it.

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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.


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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 ShiftTab 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 999.

9. 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 69 above in Quiz Properties. See Question Defaults and Question Feedback for details.

You can preview your question by clicking the Preview button in the lowerright corner.

When you are satisfied with your question, click Save to save this question to your quiz.

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Note: You can cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button. This will revert your question to its lastsaved state.


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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.



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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 ShiftTab 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.



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.


6. Determine whether to Shuffle Answers. With this option selected, the choices will appear in a random order.




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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.


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


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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 ShiftTab to move backward.

5. Click the box(es) in the Correct column next to the correct Choice(s) for this question.




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.





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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.


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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 ShiftTab to move backward.





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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.







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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.




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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 ShiftTab to move backward.











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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 valuesbased 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.



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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 ShiftTab to move backward.




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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. Rightclick 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


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• 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.

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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.


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3. When finished making changes, click OK.

4. If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, click Cancel.

Tab Details

Quiz Information: Basic details about your quiz. • 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

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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 randomly selected 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.


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• Points awarded: The default point value for each question. This value can be overridden on a perquestion 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 overridden on a perquestion basis.

• If the answer is incorrect, display the following feedback: The

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default text to be displayed whenever a question is answered incorrectly. This can be over ridden on a per question 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


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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.

• Email results to: Whether or not your user should have the option to email quiz results to you upon completion of the quiz. If so, check the box and enter the email address where results should be sent. (Note: This option requires user interaction and will not happen automatically upon quiz completion. For

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


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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 23 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:

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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

Review Quiz

16 Summary Review Previous

Previous

17 Summary Review Next Next

18 Summary Review Correct Response

Correct Response

19 Summary Review Right Text

Correct

20 Summary Review Wrong Text

Incorrect

21 Summary Review Mode Text

(Quiz Review)

22 Summary Points Text points

23 Summary Your Score Text

Your Score

24 Summary Passing Score Text

Passing Score

25 Summary Result Text Result

26 Email Button Text Email Results

27 Email Subject Text %TITLE% Quiz Results

28 Email Message Text Click the Send button this message to


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submit your quiz results.

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NOTIFICATION:

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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 email it to your fellow authors. Each author will then need to load the file in his or quiz using the steps outlined above.

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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 dropdown 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 dropdown one of the eight preset schemes or create your own color:

a. Select Custom from the dropdown list.


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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 dropdown 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 dropdown 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 dropdown 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.

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Publishing

Publish for Web

Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3click publishing for generating your Flashbased 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.


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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.

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Publish for Articulate Presenter

Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3click publishing for generating your Flashbased quiz. If you're creating a quiz to incorporate into an existing or new Articulate Presenter elearning 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.




6. Click OK.


After publishing, you will have the option to View Quiz or View .AQP File.


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To insert your .AQP file into Articulate Presenter:

1. Make sure you're using Articulate Presenter 4.106 or later (Articulate > About Articulate Presenter). To upgrade, use the link in your activation email.

2. 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.)

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Publish for SCORM

Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3click publishing for generating your Flashbased quiz. If you're creating a quiz to host in your SCORMcompliant 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.



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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):


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):

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a. Passed quiz as: Passed or Completed.

b. Failed quiz as: Incomplete or Failed.




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.



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.


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Publish for AICC

Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3click publishing for generating your Flashbased quiz. If you're creating a quiz to host in your AICCcompliant 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.


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3. Provide LMS Course Information that will be passed to your LMS:


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.





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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.



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.

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Publish for Word

Articulate QuizMaker provides simple, 3click 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 questiononly 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 dropdown list what you would like to Publish to Word and generate:

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).

3. Click OK.


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.

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Additional Information

Articulate Software EndUser License Agreement

NOTICE: READ THIS ENDUSER LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING, ACCESSING, COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE ACCOMPANYING THIS AGREEMENT. CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY INSTALLING, ACCESSING, COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, CREATES A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT AND CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT MODIFICATION.

RETURN: IF YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN YOU MUST CLICK ON THE "CANCEL" BUTTON BELOW, AND YOU MUST NOT INSTALL, ACCESS, COPY OR USE THE SOFTWARE, AND YOU MUST, WITHIN 3 DAYS, DELETE AND PERMANENTLY ERASE FROM ALL COMPUTER MEMORIES AND STORAGE MEDIA ALL COPIES OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION, AND TO OBTAIN A REFUND, YOU MUST NOTIFY LICENSOR IN WRITING THAT YOU HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE FOREGOING.

This EndUser License Agreement (the Agreement), effective as of the date you accept the terms hereof (unless returned as specified above, the Effective Date), is entered into between Articulate Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with an address at 244 5th Avenue, Suite 2960, New York, NY 10001 USA (Licensor) and Licensee. The parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS.

Documentation means the user guide, help information and/or other documentation provided by Licensor with the Software.

Licensee means the User, together with the business or other entity for which the Software is obtained.

Software means any Licensor computer program (in object code) accompanying this Agreement.

Updates means, if applicable, any patch, update or new version of the Software delivered to Licensee pursuant to the Support Services.

User means you, the individual who accepts this Agreement, not any other person.

2. LICENSE.

2.1 Software. Subject to all terms and conditions in this Agreement, Licensor grants Licensee a nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicenseable right and license to have the User use the Software and Documentation without modification.

2.2 Limitations. User may use 1 copy of the Software solely for Licensee's internal business purposes, and only on 1 computer. However, subject to the same use limitations and restrictions, User may make a second copy and install it either on a portable or on a home computer under his or her control, provided that: (a) both copies of the Software are not used at the same time, and the portable/home computer copy is used solely as allowed for such version or edition (e.g., educational use only); and (b) the second copy of the Software is not installed or used after the time such User is no longer the primary user of the computer on which the primary copy of Software is installed. To activate a second copy as provided in this Section 2.2, User must send an email request (including his/her product key) to [email protected].

2.3 License Control. Licensee acknowledges that the Software may contain code or require devices that detect or prevent unauthorized use of, or disable, the Software.

3. SUPPORT SERVICES.

3.1 Support. If and only if Licensee has ordered and paid for a Platinum Membership Plan or other support plan, Licensor will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Licensee with


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Software maintenance and support in accordance with its standard practices (as amended from time to time, Support Services). Licensor shall have no obligation to support any version other than the then current and immediate prior version. Licensee agrees that Licensor may charge in accordance with its then current policies for any support services resulting from (a) problems, errors or inquiries relating to any hardware, system, service or other software or (b) use of any unsupported version of the Software.

3.2 Updates. Licensor will provide Licensee with any Update that it makes generally available to its other licensees which have purchased the same level of support. Any Update delivered by Licensor shall be treated as Software for all purposes under this Agreement.

4. CONFIDENTIALITY.

4.1 Scope. The term Confidential Information means all trade secrets, knowhow, software and other financial, business or technical information of Licensor or any of its suppliers that is disclosed by or for Licensor in relation to this Agreement, but not including any information Licensee can demonstrate is (a) rightfully furnished to it without restriction by a third party without breach of any obligation to the Licensor, (b) generally available to the public without breach of this Agreement or (c) independently developed by it without reliance on such information. All Software and Documentation is Confidential Information.

4.2 Confidentiality. Except for the specific rights granted by this Agreement, Licensee shall not possess, use or disclose any Confidential Information without Licensor's prior written consent, and shall use reasonable care to protect the Confidential Information. Licensee shall be responsible for any breach of confidentiality by its employees.

5. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

5.1 Restrictions. Licensee shall not (a) use any Confidential Information to create any software or documentation that is similar to any Software or Documentation, (b) disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise try to discover any source code or underlying structures, ideas or algorithms of the Software (except and only to the extent these restrictions are expressly prohibited by applicable statutory law), (c) encumber, lease, rent, loan, sublicense, transfer or distribute any Software, (d) copy, adapt, merge, create derivative works of, translate, localize, port or otherwise modify any Software or Documentation, (e) use the Software in an automated process, (f) use the Software, or allow the transfer, transmission, export or reexport of all or any part of the Software or any product thereof, in violation of any export control laws or regulations of the United States or any other relevant jurisdiction or (g) permit any third party to engage in any of the foregoing proscribed acts. Licensee shall not use the Software for the benefit of any third party (e.g., time share or service bureau arrangement) without Licensor's prior written consent, at its discretion.

5.2 No Implied License. Except for the limited rights and license expressly granted hereunder, no other license is granted, no other use is permitted and Licensor (and its suppliers) shall retain all right, title and interest in and to the Software and Documentation (and all patent rights, copyright rights, trade secret rights and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights embodied therein).

5.3 Markings. Licensee shall not alter, obscure or remove any trademark, patent notice or other proprietary or legal notice displayed by or contained in any Software, Documentation or packaging.

5.4 Third Party Software. The Software may operate or interface with software or other technology (InLicensed Code) that is inlicensed from, and owned by, third parties (Third Party Licensors). Licensee agrees that (a) it will use InLicensed Code in accordance with this Agreement and any other restrictions specified in the applicable license set forth or referenced in the Documentation, (b) no Third Party Licensor makes any representation or warranty to Licensee concerning the InLicensed Code or Software and (c) no Third Party Licensor will have any obligation or liability to Licensee as a result of this Agreement or Licensee's use of the InLicensed Code.

6. WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS.

THE SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE OR SUPPORT SERVICES WILL MEET LICENSEE'S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THEY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERRORFREE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS (FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS) ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL


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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, INTEGRATION, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR (OR ITS SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), FOR ANY (A) MATTER BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, (B) LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA, LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF USE, OR COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY, GOODS OR SUPPORT SERVICES, (C) INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUES, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR (D) AGGREGATE DAMAGES, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID TO LICENSOR FOR THE SOFTWARE OR SUPPORT SERVICE THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE PRIOR 12 MONTH PERIOD, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT FROM ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.

8. TERM AND TERMINATION.

8.1 Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue in effect until terminated as provided herein.

8.2 Termination. Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any time for its convenience upon written notice to Licensor. This Agreement shall automatically terminate without further action by any party, immediately upon any material breach by Licensee of any limitation or restriction set forth in Section 2.2 or 5.1.

8.3 Effects of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights, obligations and licenses of the parties hereunder shall cease, except that (a) all obligations that accrued prior to the effective date of termination and any remedies for breach of this Agreement shall survive any termination, (b) Licensee shall promptly return or destroy all Software and other tangible Confidential Information, and permanently erase all Confidential Information from any computer and storage media and (c) the provisions of Sections 4 (Confidentiality), 5 (Proprietary Rights), 6 (Warranty Disclaimers), 7 (Limitation of Liability), 9 (General Provisions) and this Section 8 shall also survive.

9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

9.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings or agreements (oral or written), between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement. Terms set forth in Licensee's Purchase Order (or any similar document) that are in addition to or at variance with the terms of this Agreement are specifically waived by Licensee. All such terms are considered to be proposed material alternations of this Agreement and are hereby rejected. No waiver, consent or modification of this Agreement shall bind either party unless in writing and signed by the party against which enforcement is sought. The failure of either party to enforce its rights under this Agreement at any time for any period will not be construed as a waiver of such rights. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

9.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

9.3 Remedies. Unless specifically provided otherwise, each right and remedy in this Agreement is in addition to any other right or remedy, at law or in equity. Licensee agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach of Section 4 or 5, Licensor will suffer irreparable damage for which there is no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, Licensor shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable remedies to prevent or restrain such breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of posting any bond.

9.4 Notices. Any notice or communication hereunder shall be in writing and either personally delivered or sent via confirmed facsimile, recognized express delivery courier or certified or registered mail, prepaid and return receipt requested. Notices shall be delivered to the address


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specified by Licensee when the Software was ordered, or to the address above for Licensor, as the case may be, or at such other address designated in a subsequent notice. All notices shall be in English, effective upon receipt.

9.5 Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder are personal to Licensee, and may not be assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, without Licensor's prior written consent. Any attempt to do otherwise shall be void and of no effect. Without Licensee's consent, Licensor may assign this Agreement to any third party. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors, representatives and permitted assigns of the parties.

9.6 Independent Contractors. The parties shall be independent contractors under this Agreement, and nothing herein will constitute either party as the employer, employee, agent or representative of the other party, or both parties as joint venturers or partners for any purpose.

9.7 License to the Government. If any user of the Software or Documentation is a department, agency or other entity of the United States Government, the use, duplication, reproduction, modification, release, disclosure or transfer of the Software and Documentation is restricted in accordance with FAR 12.212 for civilian agencies and DFAR 227.7202 for military agencies. The Software is commercial computer software and the Documentation is commercial computer software documentation, and their use is further restricted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

9.8 Basis of Bargain. EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIABILITY AND REMEDY LIMITATIONS ARE MATERIAL BARGAINEDFOR BASES OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY EACH PARTY AND REFLECTED IN DETERMINING THE CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN BY EACH PARTY HEREUNDER AND IN THE DECISION TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

9.9 Acknowledgment. Licensee acknowledges that (a) it has read and understands this Agreement, (b) it has had an opportunity to have its legal counsel review this Agreement, (c) this Agreement has the same force and effect as a signed agreement, (d) Licensor requires identification of the User and Licensee before issuing this license and (e) issuance of this license does not constitute general publication of the Software or any other Confidential Information.


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Contact

Address: Articulate 244 5th Ave. Suite 2960 New York, NY 10001

World Wide Web: www.Articulate.com

Word of Mouth The Articulate Blog

blog.Articulate.com

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm (GMT 5) Monday Friday

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Index A

Acceptable Answers ............................... 20

AICC.................................................... 50

Animation............................................. 40

AQP ..................................................... 45

AQP File ............................................... 45

Articulate Presenter................................ 45

Articulate QuizMaker Package .................. 45

B

Background........................................... 40

Begin ..................................................... 5

Blank ................................................... 20

Button/Message..................................... 37

C

Choices ................................................ 14

Colors .................................................. 40

Contact ................................................ 59

Correct Response................................... 37

Creating ................................................. 5

Custom Text ......................................... 37

E

Edit menu............................................. 40

Editing ................................................... 9

Effects.................................................. 40

Email Button Text .................................. 37

Email Message Text................................ 37

Email Results ........................................ 37

Email Subject Text ................................. 37

F

Feedback Button Finish ........................... 37

Feedback Button Ok ............................... 37

Feedback Button Try Again...................... 37

Feedback Window Title ........................... 37

I

Insert QuizMaker Quiz ............................ 45

Instructions Button ................................ 37

L

Launching............................................... 3

LMS ................................................ 47, 50

LMS Course Information .................... 47, 50

LMS Lesson SCORM Information............... 47

LMS Reporting.................................. 47, 50

Load button .......................................... 37

M

Mac OS 10.1.x......................................... 2

Mac OS 10.2.x......................................... 2

Mac OS 10.2x.......................................... 2

Mac OS 9.x ............................................. 2

Macromedia Flash Player........................... 2

Managing.............................................. 29

Matching .............................................. 23

Matching Question ................................. 23

Microsoft Windows 98............................... 2

Mozilla 1.x .............................................. 2

Multiple Choice ...................................... 14

Multiple Choice Questions........................ 14

Multiple Response .................................. 17

Multiple Response Questions.................... 17

N

Netscape 4.7........................................... 2

Netscape 4.8........................................... 2

Netscape 7.x ........................................... 2

New Quiz button ...................................... 5

Next Question ....................................... 37

NT ......................................................... 2

P

Player Text Labels.................................. 37

Player Text Labels file............................. 37

Point Value ........................................... 37

Publish ............................43, 45, 47, 50, 53

Q

Question Defaults .................................. 31

Question Feedback................................. 31

Question Image Zoom Text ..................... 37

Question List ......................................... 29

Question Prefix ...................................... 37

Question Prefix Of .................................. 37

Question Submit Button.......................... 37


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Questions .................. 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26

Quiz....................................................... 5

Quiz Information.................................... 31

Quiz Properties ...................................5, 31

Quiz Results.......................................... 37

Quiz Review .......................................... 37

Quiz Settings ........................................ 31

Quiz Title ...........................................5, 31

R

Ranking................................................ 26

Review Quiz .......................................... 37

S

Score ................................................... 37

SCORM................................................. 47

Selected Message .................................. 37

Selected Notification............................... 37

Send button.......................................... 37

Sound .................................................. 40

Splash Screen ..................................... 3, 5

Start ...................................................... 3

Status Bar Point Value Label.................... 37

Status Bar Score Label ........................... 37

Status Bar Score Out Of.......................... 37

Summary Button Bye ............................. 37

Summary Passing Score Text................... 37

Summary Points Text ............................. 37

Summary Result Text ............................. 37

Summary Review Correct Response.......... 37

Summary Review Mode Text.................... 37

Summary Review Next ........................... 37

Summary Review Previous ...................... 37

Summary Review Quiz Button.................. 37

Summary Review Right Text.................... 37

Summary Review Wrong Text .................. 37

Summary Title....................................... 37

Summary Your Score Text....................... 37

Supported Browsers ................................. 2

System .................................................. 2

System Requirements............................... 2

T

True/False ............................................ 11

True/False Questions.............................. 11

Try Again.............................................. 37

W

Web..................................................... 43

Web site ............................................... 43

Windows Me............................................ 2

Windows XP ............................................ 2

Word ................................................... 53

X

XML file ................................................ 37

XP ......................................................... 2