I have typed a list of questions with multiple choice answers a,b,c,d,e. I would like to arrange it so that if you click on one of a,b,c,d,e it links you to the word CORRECT or the word INCORRECT. However, there are 60 questions. What is the quickest way to do this? I don't fancy setting up 300 links one at a time.

There is no easy way to do this in Word. You will either have to use hyperlinks and bookmarks, or IF fields. Both are equally laborious. At least so far as I know, there is no easy way, unless you write complicated code for it.

But you can do this very easily in Excel. Please see a simple method suggested here: http://www.ehow.com/how_2257544_create-quiz-excel.html

You can do this quite easily using dropdown formfields for the A/B/C/D etc and formula fields for the CORRECT/INCORRECT display. See attached.

To recreate:
• insert a dropdown formfield, give it a multi-space-character option as the default and the A, B, C, D options (less/more if you want) for the possible answers. Check the 'calculate on exit' property and note the formfield's bookmark name (eg Dropdown3).
• insert a formula field coded as:
{IF{REF Dropdown3}= " *" "" {IF{REF Dropdown3}= "C" "CORRECT" "INCORRECT"}}
where 'C' is the correct answer. Note the use of 'Dropdown3' to reference the formfield's bookmark name. Note that the field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above field code are created in the body of the document via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac) - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message.
• apply forms protection to the document.
Now select any answer from the dropdown. As soon as you tab out of it or select another formfield, the CORRECT/INCORRECT response will display.

You can even colour/highlight the CORRECT/INCORRECT text in the field code, if you like.

To toggle the field code display on/off for editing purposes, press Alt-F9.

Attached Files

Multi-Choice.doc (34.0 KB, 66 views)

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Paul Edstein
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