Re: Generate answer list for book of multiple-choice questions?

How very simple and good!
Thanks!


"Word Heretic" wrote:

> G'day "Another Dan" <AnotherDan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>
> You will need a macro to make your answer table. If you use my
> suggestion to hide the answer, and you use list styles to number the
> paras, you should be able to copy all the quessies to the end of the
> section, then toggle the hidden bit for non-para mark characters.
>
>
> Steve Hudson - Word Heretic
>
> steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment)
> Without prejudice
>
>
> Another Dan reckoned:
>
> >Steve,
> >
> >Thank you so much for your reply!
> >
> >I will give it a try.
> >
> >The document is going to be printed, which is the reason for compiling the
> >list of answers. Since posting my question I tried numbering the questions
> >with a named SEQ and inserted a Quote field right after it to house the
> >answer (thought I'd next try replacing the Quote with a Fill-in).
> >
> >As you suggested, the answer can be hidden when it is not needed. A TOC
> >generated using the SEQ works great! ...except that it returns the whole
> >question, rather than just the question number and answer.
> >
> >Having the question number/answer pair in a separate paragraph preceding the
> >body of the question would (I imagine) resolve my TOC problem -- but it isn't
> >really acceptable to have the question number appear above the question in
> >that way. Now I'm wondering if I can arrange a run-in head, as in FrameMaker.
> >Seems to me I have had to fix Word documents where two paragraphs occupied
> >the same line, but can't remember how to replicate it... (Wouldn't you know!)
> >Perhaps you know the answer to this one?
> >
> >Again, thanks for taking the time with your very helpful reply.
> >
> >
> >
> >"Word Heretic" wrote:
> >
> >> G'day "Another Dan" <AnotherDan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >>
> >> To get a unique name you do something like this
> >>
> >> Private Function UniqueBookmarkname(Source as Document) as String
> >> Dim Guess as Long
> >> Dim Stem as string
> >>
> >> Guess = 1
> >> Stem = "MyUniqueString"
> >>
> >> While Source.Bookmarks.Exists(Stem & Guess)
> >> Guess = Guess +1
> >> Wend
> >> UniqueBookmarkname = Stem & Guess
> >> End Function
> >>
> >> Now - your TOC idea. Rather than bookmark, I would store the answers
> >> as hidden text with the instructions or macro to view hidden text when
> >> you want to see the answers to the questions :-)
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve Hudson - Word Heretic
> >>
> >> steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment)
> >> Without prejudice
> >>
> >>
> >> Another Dan reckoned:
> >>
> >> >Working on a multichapter book containing questions (several thousand
> >> >multiple choice, true/false) with the last chapter listing the answers. TOC
> >> >and page numbering are provided by a master document.
> >> >
> >> >Am looking for a way to record the answer with the question for safekeeping
> >> >during editing (in hidden text, for example), and then generate the answer
> >> >list.
> >> >
> >> >Needs to be something I can simplify somewhat with macros so that the author
> >> >(not very computer savvy) can update the text, move uestions around, etc.
> >> >without immediately getting into serious trouble. Wouldn't mind having the
> >> >answers at the end of each chapter rather than the end of the book, if need
> >> >be.
> >> >
> >> >I imagine this should not be very difficult, and for that matter, that one
> >> >of you good folks has already done many things along these lines (with one
> >> >hand tied behind your back).
> >> >
> >> >I had thought of using endnotes -- inserting them at the beginning of the
> >> >question nicely provides the question number. I worry about something
> >> >breaking, with so many endnotes in the doc, but the real problem is being
> >> >unable to format the section containing the list of answers. Word would not
> >> >allow me to use columns, which is a necessity -- picture multiple pages with
> >> >nothing on them but a single column of:
> >> >1 a
> >> >2 e
> >> >3 b
> >> >4 c (etc.)
> >> >
> >> >My next thought was to make a macro that could be used once for each
> >> >question to insert a bookmark containing the answer; afterwards the answer
> >> >list could be generated by means of a TOC at the end of the chapter (I'm
> >> >assuming the TOC can be suitably formatted -- innocent fool that I am.)
> >> >Unfortunately, haven't been able to figure out how to have the bookmark
> >> >automatically receive a unique name, nor how to have the TOC return only the
> >> >question number and answer.
> >> >
> >> >Anyhow, I would be most grateful for any assistance.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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