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Exporting Blackboard Tests into Word

  1. Open Respondus 4.0 Test Generator
  2. Click the Retrieval + Reports tab.
    Retrieve + Report tab
  3. Choose Retrieve Questions from the left side menu.
  4. Click Retrieve Questions.
    Retrieve Questions
  5. Select Next to connect to the server.
    Server Settings
  6. Choose the course from the drop-down menu.
  7. Select the name of the test.
  8. Enter the name of the file to save the test as.
  9. Click Next.
    Retrieve Test
  10. If your test randomly chooses questions from a pool, Respondus will randomly
    choose the questions to extract, following the same rules as the test in Blackboard.
    Once the process is done, click OK, then Finish.
    Finish
  11. To save the file for Word:
    1. Choose the Preview + Publish tab.
    2. Select Print Options from the left side menu.
    3. Choose whether you want to save the
      1. Exam
      2. Exam with Answer Key
      3. Answer Key only
    4. You may want to review the Settings to define formatting and content to be included.
      Formatting and printing options
    5. Click Save to File.
      Print Options
  12. Choose where you want to save the file, enter the file name, and click Save.
    Save to Word
  13. Your test is now available as a Word document.