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Importing Questions to the Question Database


The Question Database can be populated by properly formatted questions imported from a text file. This means if you have exported the question database from previous courses you can save yourself the time of recreating questions by completing the following steps.

Related Tutorial: Downloading Questions to Your Personal Computer


A - From the Quizzes/Surveys screen

Portion of the Quizzes Surveys page showing the Question Database link

Click Question Database.

B - The Question Database screen appears.

Portion of the Question Database page showing that there are no questions in the database

C - Under Options:Question,

Options: Question section of the Quizzes Survey page showing  the Import questions button

click Import questions from file.

D - The Import From File screen appears.

Portion of the Import From File page showing the Browse button

Click Browse.

E - The File Browser pop-up window appears.

The File Browser Page Showing the Upload File Section of the page and the Browse button

Click Browse

F - The Choose file window opens. Navigate to the proper location and select the desired question set

Choose file window showing the question file

Click open

G - The filename location will show in the Filename text box

Portion of the Manage File window showing the Upload File section and Upload button

Click Upload File

 

H - Once the file has uploaded check to make sure the radio button next to it is selected

Manage Files window with the question file selected and the Add selected button

Click Add selected

I - The Import From File screen appears with the filename in the Filename text box.

Portion of the Import from File window showing the Filename and Import Button

Click Import.

J - The Import From File screen updates to display the questions.

Portion of the Question Preview window scrolled to the bottom and showing the Continue button

Scroll to the bottom of the page and Click Continue.

K - The Question Database screen appears and the questions are added to the specified categories.

Portion of the Question Database page showing how to select all questions

You are no ready to add quizzes and populate the quizzes with questions from the question database

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