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Custom Questions

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The Custom Questions exercise set provides a way for you to manually add questions and their answers to a math document. Both text and pictures can be used for the question and answer parts of the custom questions.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Add and edit custom questions

  1. Select Edit Custom Questions in the options pane. An ellipsis button appears. Click the ellipsis button to open the .

  2. Add or edit custom questions and save your changes.

  3. Click OK to close the editor and apply the changes to the math document.

Randomize the questions or use original order

In the options pane click in the check box to place a check mark by Randomize Questions to have the custom questions presented in a random order. Or click in the check box to remove the check mark to have the custom questions presented in the original order they were entered.

Picture Alignment

If pictures are present in the questions or answers, select from the following alignments: Below Text; To Right of Text; or Above Text.

Note

This setting applies to all custom questions in the exercise set.

Optional Display Settings