Importing Word Test into Respondus and Exporting Respondus Test Locally as Test

This article is separated into three sections:

Step 1 Importing Word Test into Respondus

1 - Start Respondus and then click Import Questions.

The right red arrow pointing to Import Questions.

2 - Click the down arrow and select Microsoft Word 2007 (DOCX).

The right red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the down arrow and the left red arrow with the number two is pointing to Microsoft Word 2007 (docx0.

3 - Click Browse.

The down red arrow is pointing to the Browse button.

4 - Select the Word file that contains the test questions and then click Open.

The left red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the file and the right red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the square with lettering spelling out Open.

 5 - Enter a name for the question bank and then click Preview.

The top left arrow is pointing the name and the other left red arrow is pointing to the square with black lettering spelling out Browse.

6 - Just verify that you received no warnings and then click on Finish. 

The left red arrow pointing to the square with the black lettering spelling out Finish..

7 - Click Ok.

The right red arrow is pointing the square with black lettering spelling out Ok.

Step 2 - Exporting Respondus Test locally as a Test

1 - Click Preview + Publish.

The right red arrow pointing to the Preview + Publish tab.

2 - Click Publish.

The left red arrow is pointing to the Publish option.

3 - Click Publish Wizard.

4 - Turn on "Save pool to local file for manual uploading" and then click Next.

The top downward red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the Save pool to local file for manual uploading and the other downward red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the square with black letting spelling out Next.

5 - Click Save As.

The right red arrow is pointing to the square with black lettering spelling out Save As.

6 - provide a file name for your question bank and then click on Save. [Note: Make sure that the file name does not have any blank spaces.]

The left red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the file name and the downward red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the square with black lettering spelling out Save.

7 - Turn on "Test with points" and then click Finish. [Note: Pool means Question Bank in Blackboard Ultra.]

The upward red arrow with the number 1 is turning on the Test with points option and the downward red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the square with black lettering spelling out Finish.

8 - Click on Ok.

The right red arrow is pointing to the square with black letting spelling out Ok.

Step 3 - Importing the Test into your Blackboard Course

1 - Open you Blackboard course.

2 - Click the three dots and then click Import Content.

The upward red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the three dots and the left red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the Import Content option.

3 - Click on Import Course Content. 

The left red arrow is pointing to the Import Course Content option.

4 - Select the Test zip file and then click Open.

The Left red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the test zip file and the right red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the square with black lettering spelling out Open.

5 - You will see the message below.

6 - Refresh your screen and scroll down to the bottom of the course where you will see the Undeployed Test folder. 

The left red arrow is pointing to the undeployed Test folder.

7 - Expand the Undeployed Tests folder so that you see the new test that was imported into your course.

The right red arrow is pointing to the down arrow to the right of Undeployed Tests.

8 - You can now move the newly import test to a different location within the course. 

The upward red arrow is pointing the 6 dots to the right of the imported test to give you the ability to move it.

9 - Once you have moved the newly import test to a different location, you want to make sure that you delete out the Undeployed Tests folder.

 

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