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Change Question Type
Is there a way to change a question type from Multiple choice to Multiple Response or will I need to rebuild the question slide?
Is there a difference between Multiple choice and Multiple response besides one has radio buttons and the other check boxes?
Why has this feature still not been added to Articulate? I have just created a layout for a multiple choice question in Storyline 360 to find that I can't edit this question type to make it a multiple response question
Hi Nancy,
There isn't a way to change the question type once you've set it up as such, so you'll need to look at rebuilding the question. I would suggest adding in the new question and then copying/pasting the elements onto your new slide from your existing question slide.
Ugh! That's a terrible oversight on Articulate's part. I hope this is a fix that's in the works.
Just ran into this one. Surprised they haven't added the feature yet...
This is still not available as a feature :(
It's funny this feature isn't available yet. It's clearly been an issue for a number of years. I found this thread because I was trying to figure out how to flip a question type in my quiz bank. Bummer!
Couldn't it be as as simple as adding an option to the multiple response slides to limit the number or response options to one? It would be a huge time saving when you have 20 plus questions spread through a module.
This is really the answer. Then you could use the one question type for multiple choice, multiple select, and true/false. Really disappointed that Articulate implements these ideas so slowly, or not at all.
Yes this ability to flip between question types would be a great feature.
It is little annoyances like this that is forcing us to evaluate the new Captivate that is about to be released. We have to produce content quickly and there are so many small issues like this in Storyline that cause delays in development. Not sure if Captivate will be the answer, but now have to evaluate and see if it is time to switch back.
The difference between multiple choice and multiple response is:
Multiple choice - Choose ONE answer.
Multiple response - Choose Multiple answers.
I suppose you could have a multiple response question with an answer consisting of only one choice, however, it has the possibility to allow for multiple-simultaneous answer selections to be the correct answer, if you so choose.
I do not know how to switch types, but i would like to.
I removed Freeform from the MR slide and re-inserted Freeform question as Pick One and it was a decent workaround for me
I too just ran into this annoyance with Storyline 3 (latest release). I was hoping there would be a way to easily change a multiple choice question into a True/False.
I am really disappointed that Storyline doesn't allow what should be a trivial change. Yes, trivial in the sense that I could do this with other authoring tools.
After 3 or more years of authors asking, I suspect that this functionality will never exist. :(Hi Shawn
if you remove one of the choices it would become a True / False or am I misunderstanding your issue
Wendy,
With a multiple-choice question, you can select multiple options. If you use this format and offer both True and False choices, users will be able to select both choices.
It would be a great feature, especially since you can save so much time reusing existing quizzes and editing them quickly and easily.
Just so I get this right: I can create a new question slide and copy-paste all the content into an existing quiz slide and that will work? That would be an acceptable workaround for me. In an existing quiz (esp. one with complex navigation like a Jeopardy or board game with dice) it would be a nightmare to adjust all navigation triggers.
