My media files

Media files include image, audio and video files that are saved in a project's library. You can use them to give a multimedia aspect to your Netquiz Web quizzes.

The following file formats are compatible with Netquiz Web:
GIF, PNG and JPEG for images
MP3 and MP4 for audio files
MOV for video files

To display the list of media files:
At the top of the Netquiz Web page, click on Library, then, in the menu on the left beneath the title Library, click on My media.

From this page, you can use all of the functions related to media files: Add new media, Modify, Flag, Print or Move to recycle bin.

The columns in the list are as follows:
Code: A unique code number assigned by Netquiz Web when the media file is saved.

  • Title: Name assigned by the user.

  • Type: Type of media file: Image, Audio or Video.

  • Description: Description of media file.

  • Note: Comment related to a media file when it was created or modified. The content of this field is not visible in the published quiz. This is used to write notes to help you manage the content or for collaboration with a colleague. It can help identify an item that you wish to note, such as something to check, complete, check copyrights for, etc.).

  • Modification date: Date and time that the media file was last saved. 

  • Star icon: An orange star is used to flag a media file or files to which you want to draw a special attention. It could be files to check or modify. You can flag or unflag a media file by clicking on the star next to the item in the list or by using the command Flag for one or more items in the list.

Hyperlink icon: This icon indicates that this media file is linked to one or more other quizzes. When you move the cursor over the icon, a list appears showing the code of these quizzes.

See Using lists

Add new media

  1. Display the list of media files by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web page 
    OR
    in the menu on the left, under the title Library, and click on My media.
  2. Click on Add new media, to the right of the title My media.
  3. Fill in the text input fields.
  4. Click on the Save button to save the information or click on Cancel if you do not wish to save the changes to the form.

Modify the form of a media file

  1. Display the list of media files by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web page
    OR
    in the menu on the left, under the title Library, click on My media.
  2. Select the media file that you wish to modify by clicking on the corresponding button.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Modify.
  4. Modify the content of the input fields.
  5. Click on the Save button to save changes or click on Cancel if you do not wish to save the changes.

Flag media files

  1. Display the list of media files by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web page
    OR
    in the menu on the left, under the title Library, and click on My media.
  2. Select the media files that you want to flag by clicking on the corresponding buttons.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Flag.

In the list of media files in the library, the flagged media now have an orange star in the second-last column from the right. The orange star is used to flag a media file or files to which you wish to draw a special attention, whether they are a favourite media file or files to modify or check. From the list of media files, you can click on the corresponding star to either flag or unflag the file.

NOTE: When a media's form is displayed, you can move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Flag.

Print the information concerning a media file

  1. Display the list of media files by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web page
    OR
    in the menu on the left, under the title Library, and click on My media.
  2. Select the media file or files for which you want to print the information by clicking on the corresponding buttons.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Print.

For an image file, the file that will be printed will contain the image or images included in the file.

For an audio file or a video file, the file to be printed will show the file name and its ULR address.

NOTE: When a media files's form is displayed, you can move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Print.

Delete media files from the library

  1. Display the list of media files by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web page 
    OR
    in the menu on the left, under the title Library, and click on My media.
  2. Select the media file or files that you want to delete by clicking on the corresponding buttons.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Move to recycle bin.

Files in the recycle bin are not permanently deleted, but simply placed in the project's recycle bin. By using the Recycle bin menu, you can either retrieve media files or delete them permanently.

NOTE: When a media file's form is displayed, you can move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Move to recycle bin.

Use media files in a quiz

Media files can be inserted in various places in a quiz:
Within the text of an item;
As part of the content of some types of questions;
In the choice of answers for some types of questions;
In the feedback for all types of questions.

A media file can be chosen from among those already saved in the library (see how) or downloaded from another source, such as the Internet or a network (see how).

Add a media file to a text input field

Netquiz Web allows you to insert media files from your library into any text input field that offers an editing toolbar. 
When you activate the full-screen mode by clicking on the full-screen icon, all of the editing tools will appear.

Figure Editing toolbar for the text input field, full-screen mode

There are three ways to add media files:

Add a media file

Add/edit an image

Add/edit other media files

The Add a mediaicon allows you to add a media file saved in your library to a text input field (see how). Once you have selected an image from the window showing the list of media files in your library, only the identifier (such as "M53") will appear in the text. The media file itself will only be visible when the quiz is published.

Other icons allow you to insert media files from another site into a text input field, by indicating the file's URL (see how):

  • Add/edit an image for media files.

  • Add/edit other media files for video, audio, flash, QuickTime, shockwave, Windows media, RealMedia and iFrame.

Note: Adding media files to a text input field can create problems with your page layout. Use the Web preview function for the item or quiz to check that the media files you have added give the result that you want.