Acces4 Support Center

Guides

These guides are designed to help you get started using Acces and to introduce you to some advanced features.

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Installation

• Installing Acces4
• Acces4 for Windows® — Network Installation
• Acces4 for Windows® — Network Update

Getting Started

• Acces4 — A Visual Overview
• Acces4 — The Basics
• Acces4 — Notes for Acces 3.x Users
• Creating a New Acces Document
• Creating a Test or Worksheet
• Creating Calendars
• Creating Flashcards
• Creating Overheads
• Creating Your Own Free Response Problems
• Creating Your Own Multiple Choice Problems
• Inserting Directions
• Making Multiple Choice Problems Free Response by Hiding Answer Choices
• Opening an Acces Document
• Saving an Acces Document
• Saving User-Created Problems for Future Use
• Selecting a Problem
• Using Headers and Footers

Editing

• Applying Word Styles in the Visual Editor
• Changing Gamma Correction Settings for Documents and Figures
• Editing a Figure from a Database Module
• Editing a Passage
• Editing a Problem Using the Advanced Editor
• Editing a Problem Using the Visual Editor
• Editing Problem Properties in the Visual Editor
• Inserting Figures Using the Visual Editor
• Inserting Math Using MathType™
• Inserting Math Using the Visual Editor
• Inserting Floating Figures (XFigures) Using the Visual Editor
• Inserting a Table Using the Visual Editor

Formatting

• Changing the Amount of Space Between Problems on a Test/Worksheet
• Changing the Format of Text Using the Visual Editor (Bold, Underlined, Italicized, etc.)
• Creating Calendars
• Creating Hanging Paragraphs
• Creating Overheads
• Formatting Columns
• Formatting Images Using the Visual Editor
• Formatting Inserts (Passages, Figures, Intros)
• Formatting Labels
• Formatting Multiple Reading Passages and Directions
• Formatting Word Styles
• Formatting Your Document to Mimic a State Test
• Making Multiple Choice Problems Free Response by Hiding Answer Choices
• Override Automatic Numbering
• Placing Page Breaks
• Saving Layout Settings as a Template
• Using Context-Sensitive Formatting, aka Overrides
• Using Overrides to Format Part of a Document Differently Than the Rest of the Document

Sharing Acces Documents

• Copying the CodePath
• Exporting Metadata
• Exporting Your Acces Document as a PDF
• Opening an Acces Document Package
• Sharing an Acces Document with User-Created Content

Advanced Features

• Adding Your Own Reading Passage
• Assigning Path Preferences for Folders
• Changing the Document Tree Display
• Comparing Two or More Acces Documents
• Database Browser Options – Mark and Hide Problems
• Editing a Problem Using the Advanced Editor
• Formatting Multiple Reading Passages and Directions
• Hide the Database Browser
• Modules With Similar Problems in a Row
• Moving Problems from One Document to Another
• Precedence in Acces4
• Reset Acces4 to Default Layout (show Database Browser)
• Scrambling Problems
• Using Increment and Decrement to Create Multiple Versions of a Document
• Using Intros With Multiple Problems
• Using Switch Language Tool to Create a Spanish Translation of Your Document