Managing Cover Pages

A cover page is a special type of item, similar to a stimulus, that contains instructions or other helpful information. It may be displayed to the student before or after an item, or at the beginning or end of a test.

The Cover Page tab lists the publication’s cover pages (by reference item key) in a table. You can use this tab to set cover pages either one at a time or in a mass upload.

You can delete an existing cover page by clicking Delete to the left of the test key in the table. In the confirmation pop-up, click OK.

Add a Single Cover Page

Use the dropdown lists to add a single cover page. Reference Type is preset.

• Test: The test on which the cover page will appear.

• Form: The form with which the cover page will be associated. If you select None, the cover page will be associated with all possible forms.

• Item: The item the cover page will be next to, if any. If the cover page is for the beginning or end of the form or test, select None.

• Placement: Before places the cover page before the item selected above or at the beginning of the test, whereas After places it after the item or at the end of the test.

• Order: If multiple cover pages have the same placement relative to a certain item, test, or form, this dropdown determines the position of each cover page in the sequence. Selecting 1 places the cover page before any others with the same placement, and selecting 10 places it after. Numbers need not be consecutive as long as they are in order. No two cover pages with the same placement can have the same position.

  If no other cover page shares the selected placement, the Order setting has no effect. Cover pages default to an order position of 1.

• Reference Items: The cover page item.

  • Use the checkboxes above this dropdown list to filter the items listed.

After making your selections, click Save. In the confirmation pop-up, click OK. The added cover page appears in the table.

Mass-Upload Cover Pages

You can assign multiple cover pages at once using an upload.

1. Click the Mass Upload Cover Pages button at the top right.

2. In the window that appears, click Download to download a template for the upload file (in XLSX format).

3. Edit the template in a spreadsheet application such as Excel, making sure to fill out all the columns. To find the correct values, refer to the instructions for adding a single cover page. Save.

4. Optional: Mark the checkbox labeled Remove all existing coverpages from Publication before upload?.

5. Click Browse… and select the filled-out upload file from your computer.

6. At the bottom right, click Upload. A pop-up appears, stating how many entries were successfully uploaded and how many failed, with a list of any errors that caused failures. If necessary, click Close, edit your file, and upload it again.