Using the Source Material panel in Item Authoring

You can add source material to items in Item Authoring. Source material are files that candidates need to refer to when answering a question. Source material is added to the question stem and is not visible until candidates select a button. You can view source material side-by-side with item content when creating items in Item Authoring.

This article explains how to use the Source Material panel in Item Authoring, including how to navigate PDF files in the Source Material panel.

In this article

1. Go to your item’s Edit screen

Select an item in your subject to open it and go to the Edit screen.

2. Open the question stem’s Additional Options

Select Additional Options next to the question stem to open the Additional Options menu.

3. Open the Source Material panel

If your item contains source material, select Open in side view to open the Source Material panel.

You can also open the panel by selecting Source Material . For more information on how to add source material to an item, read Adding source material to an item.

4. View the source material

The Source Material panel displays source material side-by-side with item content in the Edit screen. The item tree collapses when the Source Material panel is open.

Use Previous item and Next item to navigate the item tree. The Source Material panel closes if the next or previous item does not contain source material.

Select the Folder () icons to open the item tree. The Source Material panel closes when the item tree is reopened.

Select Hide to close the Source Material panel.

Finding source material

Select the Source Material menu to navigate source material attached to your item. To find source material, search for it in the Source Material name search bar.

Using the PDF viewer

You can use the PDF viewer in the Source Material panel to view PDF files added as source material. Navigate between pages of a PDF file using the navigation controls.