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Creating Folders and Managing Questions

Use the options on the My Questions tab to create, delete, rename, or edit questions and folders, or move questions between your folders and subfolders.

To create a folder
  1. 1. Click the Self-Authored Questions link on the Assignments page to open Instructor Authoring.

    2. You may need to click Show All Options, if the link is not displayed.

  2. 2. Select the My Questions tab, if necessary.
  3. 3. Click the Create button appearing at the top of the My Questions column to open the Create a New Folder and/or Question window.

    4. Note: To create a subfolder, click Create a New Folder and/or Question (folder icon) adjacent to the parent folder and follow the same steps below.

  4. 4. Select the Folder Name option.
  5. 5. Enter a name in the Folder Name text box.
  6. 6. Click OK and the new folder appears in the My Questions column. Click the "X" in the upper right corner of the window to exit without saving.

    7. Note: Folders can contain subfolders or questions, but not both.

To rename questions and folders

Once you've created a folder or question, you can edit their names at any time.

  1. 1. On the My Questions tab, mouse over the folder or question you want to rename, and click either Edit Folder Name or Edit Question Name (pencil icons).
  2. 2. In the Rename window that appears, enter the new name.
  3. 3. Click OK.

    4. Note: You can also change a question's name in the Display Name property on the Edit properties tab. See Display Name for more details.

To move questions between folders

Once your folders and questions are in place, you can reorganize the folder contents.

  1. 1. On the My Questions tab, select the question(s) you would like to move.
  2. 2. Mouse over the folder to reveal the folder options.
  3. 3. Click the Move Selected Questions To This Folder icon.
  4. 4. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
To delete questions and folders

Once all the associated questions and subfolders are removed, you can delete a folder.

Note: Publishing after a question is deleted on the Instructor Authoring page also removes copies of questions placed in an assignment. Deleted questions no longer appear in the Available Questions list after your changes are published.

  1. 1. On the My Questions tab, open the folder you wish to delete.
  2. 2. If there are any questions inside the main folder, click the Delete Question (trash can) icon to remove them.

    3. Note: When deleting a folder, you can also opt to move questions into a different folder.

  3. 3. If there are any subfolders, delete or move those questions and then click the adjacent Delete Folder icon.
  4. 4. Click the Delete Folder icon again to remove the final folder.
  5. 5. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
To edit an existing question

Republishing edited questions updates the versions previously published to the Available Questions list and any questions included in assignments.

  1. 1. On the My Questions tab, find the question you need to edit.
  2. 2. Click the question name and the authoring pane repopulates with the selected question.
  3. 3. Perform your edits, clicking the Save button for each tab as you work.
  4. 4. Click the global Save button at the top of the page when your changes are complete.
  5. 5. When your question is finished, click Publish to post your changes to the available assignment content and any untaken assignments containing that question.Your new questions and/or edits will not appear in the assignment creation wizard unless you save your work in the question editor and then click Publish.

    6. Note: You can also click the Refresh link from the assignment creation wizard, if your most recently published changes are not appearing.

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