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Consistent Randomization

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Consistent Randomization sounds like a contradiction. Why would you want that? Well, sometimes you’ll want to create a randomized quiz and have an identical paper copy. Previously you’d have gotten two independently randomized quizzes. Consistent randomization fixes this – switch … Continue reading

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Power Failure Recovery

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This new feature is called “Enable User Responses Recovery in the Event of Power Failure”. That’s a mouthful. It means that if something goes wrong while a user is taking a test, they can just bring the test up again, … Continue reading

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Question Writer 4.2 is Out

Question Writer 4.2 is available for download now. If you have a license for Question Writer 4, you’ll be able to upgrade and use the new version. Remember to uninstall your existing version first. As always, there are bug fixes … Continue reading

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Twitter @QuestionWriter

You can follow the latest news on Question Writer on Twitter. Predictably enough, the Twitter handle is @QuestionWriter. Use the #QuestionWriter hashtag for any wittering of your own about QW.

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We Accept Bitcoin

We accept payment by Bitcoin. If you’d like to pay for your purchase of Question Writer using Bitcoin, please contact support@questionwriter.com to arrange payment.

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Question Writer Wins Gold in Brandon Hall Awards

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We’re very proud to be the recipients of the Gold medal in the Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Technology Awards in the ‘Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Evaluation’ category. The Brandon Hall Group conducts extensive research in the … Continue reading

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New Theme For Question Writer Basic

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Question Writer Basic is free for personal use. It only has the Multiple Choice question type and generally has fewer features than the Standard and Professional editions. Previously it had used the ‘Fresh’ theme for all quizzes, but as of … Continue reading

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Chrome Bug Fix

Over the past year, Chrome has become a serious player in the browser market. From about 7% in March of last year to 17% in March of this year, its growth seems set to continue so it’s worth checking your … Continue reading

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New Feedback Features

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There are two new features in Question Writer 4.1 related to Feedback. The first allows you to set a new Redirect URL at the end of the quiz based on a user’s score. For example, if the user passes, you … Continue reading

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Limit Number of Matches in Matching Questions

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We try to keep the settings for the questions as simple as possible. This helps make Question Writer easy to get started with. The powerful features are accessed through the quiz properties where new users won’t be intimidated by them. … Continue reading

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