Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Media
Content Library 360 has more than 100,000 combinations of photographic and illustrated characters, expressions, and poses plus 22+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos. You can access them right from Quizmaker 360, and they’re all available to use in your quiz for no additional charge. To add Content Library 360 media to a quiz, go to the Insert tab on the Quizmaker ribbon and click Characters, Photos, Illustrations, Icons, or Videos. See the articles below for details on each media type. Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Photos Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Illustrations Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 VideosQuizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Videos
Content Library 360 has 22+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos that you can access right from Quizmaker 360. All assets are available to use in your quiz for no additional charge. In this article, you’ll learn how to add Content Library 360 videos to your quizzes. Adding Content Library 360 Videos to Your Quiz Swapping Out Videos Using Content Library 360 Photos as Video Poster Frames Adding Content Library 360 Videos to Your Quiz Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Videos in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. (Tip: The browser remembers your last search term during the current session.) Zoom in and out by using the zoom slider in the lower left corner or by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. And if you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. To preview a video before you add it to your quiz, click the Preview button that appears when your mouse hovers over a video thumbnail. Select the video you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. You can select multiple videos at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Swapping Out Videos You can swap out one video for another and keep your video properties intact. Here are two ways to do so. Right-Click the Video Right-click any video in your quiz, scroll to Change Video, and choose Content Library 360 Videos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, browse for a new video and click Insert. Use Video Placeholders If your quiz is built with video placeholders, you can delete a video you previously added to a placeholder and add another one in its place. Here’s how: Click the Insert Content Library 360 Video icon in the placeholder. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, browse for a new video and click Insert. Using Content Library 360 Photos as Video Poster Frames If you don’t auto-play a video in your quiz, learners will see the first frame of the video as its placeholder until it begins to play. If you’d like to display a different video placeholder, you can insert a picture file or a Content Library 360 photo. This image is called the video’s poster frame. To use a Content Library 360 photo as a poster frame: Right-click the video, scroll to Set Poster Frame, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, choose either Photos or Illustrations from the file-type drop-down list in the upper right corner. Browse for the image you want to use as the poster frame and click Insert. If you change your mind, right-click the video again and choose Remove Poster Frame. You Might Also Want to Explore: Adding Videos from Files, Websites, and Webcams Editing Videos Adjusting Video PropertiesQuizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Photos
Find the perfect media assets for your quizzes. Choose from 22+ million Content Library 360 photos, illustrations, icons, and videos that you can access right from Quizmaker 360. All assets are available to use in your quiz for no additional charge. In this article, you’ll learn how to add gorgeous Content Library 360 photos to your quizzes. Adding Content Library 360 Photos to Your Quiz Swapping Out Photos Adding Content Library 360 Photos to Your Quiz In Slide View, press Ctrl+Shift+J to open the Content Library 360 media browser or go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Photos in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. (Tip: The browser remembers your last search term during the current session.) Zoom in and out by using the zoom slider in the lower left corner or by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. If you want to find a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. Select the photo you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. You can select multiple photos at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, and then insert them all at once. Swapping Out Photos You can swap out one image for another and keep the same formatting and animations. Here are three ways to do so. Right-Click the Image Right-click any image in your quiz, scroll to Change Picture, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, browse for a new photo and click Insert. Use the Format Tab on the Ribbon Select any image in your quiz, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click the Change Picture drop-down arrow, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, browse for a new photo and click Insert. Use Picture Placeholders If your quiz is built with picture placeholders, you can delete a picture you previously added to a placeholder and add another one in its place. Click the Insert Content Library 360 Photo icon in the placeholder. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, browse for a new photo and click Insert. You Might Also Want to Explore: Formatting Pictures, Screenshots, and Characters Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning ObjectsQuizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Illustrations
Illustrate your points with images from Content Library 360. Find the perfect pictures for your quizzes from 22+ million Content Library 360 assets that you can access right from Quizmaker 360. All assets are available to use in your quiz for no additional charge. In this article, you’ll learn how to add beautiful Content Library 360 illustrations to your quizzes. Adding Illustrations to Your Quiz Swapping Out Illustrations Adding Illustrations to Your Quiz Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Illustrations in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. (Tip: The browser remembers your last search term during the current session.) Zoom in and out by using the zoom slider in the lower left corner or by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. And if you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. Select the illustration you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. You can select multiple illustrations at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Swapping Out Illustrations You can swap out one illustration for another without losing existing formatting, animations, or triggers. We describe three ways to do so below. Right-Click the Illustration Right-click any image in your quiz, scroll to Change Picture, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Illustrations. Browse for a new illustration and click Insert. Use the Format Tab on the Ribbon Select any image in your course, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click the Change Picture drop-down arrow, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Illustrations. Browse for a new illustration and click Insert. Use Content Placeholders If your course is built with content placeholders, you can delete an illustration you previously added to a placeholder and add another one in its place. Here’s how: Click the Insert Content Library 360 Media icon in the placeholder. When the Content Library 360 browser opens, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Illustrations. Browse for a new illustration and click Insert. You Might Also Want to Explore: Formatting Pictures, Screenshots, and Characters Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning ObjectsQuizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons
Content Library 360 has 22+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos. You can access them right from Quizmaker 360, and they’re all available to use in your quiz without additional charge. In this article, you’ll learn how to add eye-catching icons to your quizzes. You can even customize icons with your own colors and effects. Adding Icons to Your Quiz Customizing Icons Adding Icons to Your Quiz Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Icons in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. (Tip: The browser remembers your last search term during the current session.) Zoom in and out by using the zoom slider in the lower left corner or by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. And if you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. Select the icon you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. You can select multiple icons at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Customizing Icons After adding an icon into your quiz, you can customize its colors to match your quiz design. Just select the icon on the slide, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and use the style galleries to edit the fill color, outline color, and effects. For example, here’s the same icon with different styles. And if an icon is composed of more than one shape, you can ungroup it and format each shape individually. Just right-click the icon, scroll to Group, and click Ungroup to see all the components that make up the icon. Here’s an example of an ungrouped icon. You can tell if an icon is one shape or many by right-clicking it. If the Group option is grayed out, the icon is a single shape. If the Group option is active, the icon has multiple shapes. Here’s an example of a multi-shape icon. The original icon on the left has no formatting. The same icon in the middle has been recolored all at once (without ungrouping it). And the same icon again, but this time ungrouped, with specific formatting for each component is on the right. You Might Also Want to Explore: Formatting Shapes, Captions, and Text Boxes Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning ObjectsHow to Write Good E-Learning Quiz Questions
E-learning quizzes are a great way to find out whether learners have fully digested (and understood) course material. To get a clear picture of where learners stand, your quiz will need to present them with the right questions. Here are five tips on how to write effective e-learning quiz questions. Tip 1: Align E-Learning Quiz Questions with Course Objectives Your e-learning quiz questions are part of a content hierarchy; they reinforce your course material, which in turn supports your course objectives. Aligning these elements will help your learners retain key messages and make your course more cohesive overall. Write questions that focus on recall and application of material in your course. Don’t include “gotchas” or questions on material you didn’t cover in the course. Your goal is to assess how well learners master the material, not to trick them or make them look (or feel) stupid. Tip 2: Use a Variety of Quiz Question Types E-learning quiz questions can come in all shapes and sizes: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, open response, drag-and-drop, and many more. And each has its own assessment purpose, so don’t get locked into asking a single type of question, from a single perspective. Be open to trying other assessment techniques for learners. For example, scenario-based questions or case studies that require learners to apply what they’ve learned to realistic situations can often test learner knowledge better than traditional quiz questions. Tip 3: Make Your Quiz Questions Clear and Concise Save your learners the trouble of decoding wordy or circuitous questions. Your questions should be short—ideally a single sentence. Use familiar prompts like who, what, where, when, why, and how. And always, always, use plain language, free of jargon or fancy vocabulary. As an example, look at these two quiz questions: Question #1: What’s the next thing a loan officer should do when you’re reviewing loan applications, when you know your client’s been working for at least five years, and you’re processing his/her loan? Question #2: After you’ve confirmed 5+ years of employment history, what’s your next step to process your client’s loan application? The first example is a jumbled mess! The second is simple to understand. So, be conscious of your wording, phrasing, and tenses. Direct your question to your learner, omit any unnecessary information, and streamline as much as possible so your learner doesn’t waste valuable time decoding questions. Tip 4: Fine-Tune Your Quiz Question Answer Set With the right answers in place, it may be tempting to fill in the remaining choices in your answer set with answers that are easy, bogus, or downright silly. But if you do this, you’ll miss an opportunity to ask the learner to distinguish nuances. So ask an SME or other specialized resource to coach you on choices that go deeper than the surface level. Or, consider including fewer choices in your answer set: three good choices are better than five haphazard ones. Be sure to include specific directions on how learners should answer your quiz questions. Select from a list? Pick one? Pick many? Open response? Guide your learners by explaining to them exactly what they need to do. Tip 5: Create Feedback for Your Quiz Questions Feedback is the response you give to learners after they answer a quiz question—and it’s a hidden e-learning gem! Providing feedback is a prime teachable moment in which you can offer valuable information without distracting from the main message in your lessons. When you write quiz question feedback, make sure it explains what the correct answer is and why. For example, if your learner answered incorrectly that stop signs are yellow, then your feedback might look like this: That’s not quite right. Stop signs are red so people can see them better. If your learner answered correctly, then your feedback should reinforce why the answer is correct, like this: That’s right—stop signs are red so people can see them better. Make your feedback short and sweet so it doesn’t bog down your quiz. Feedback should reinforce the lesson without distracting or fatiguing learners. Wrap-Up Remember, it’s worth the effort to write good e-learning quiz questions because you’ll end up with more accurate feedback about your learners. And when you see clearly how learners are faring with your quizzes, you’ll have better insight into whether your course material is preparing them adequately for the final assessment. If you start to see performance patterns, you’ll know it’s time to consider a tune-up on that section of your course. For more tips on creating effective quizzes and giving helpful feedback, check out these related articles: 6 Common Quizzing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Improve Your Quizzes with These Do’s and Don’ts 5 Tips for Providing Meaningful Feedback in Your Training And remember to follow us on Twitter and come back to E-Learning Heroes regularly for more helpful advice on everything related to e-learning. If you have any questions, please share them in the comments.Quizmaker 360: Replacing Fonts
Quizmaker 360 lets you quickly replace one font with another throughout your quiz. Simply choose the font you want to replace and the font you want to use instead, and Quizmaker will swap out every instance of the font for you. Go to the Home tab on the Quizmaker ribbon, click the drop-down arrow beside Find/Replace, and choose Replace Fonts. Use the Replace drop-down list to select the font you want to replace. You’ll only see the fonts currently in use in your quiz. Then use the With drop-down list to choose a new font. Click Replace. If you want to replace another font while the Replace Fonts window is still open, repeat steps 2-4. When you’re done, click Close to exit the window.
