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Bullet Point from Formatted List may Superimpose on Test Answer Radio Buttons

Date Published: Apr 11,2025


CategoryProduct:Blackboard Learn MH,Application Components,Blackboard Learn Software; Version:Older_Release
Article No.: 000057723
Product:
Learn SaaS
Release:
9.1

Introduction:

When pasted into the VTBE, the bullet points from formatted text may be superimposed over the radio buttons for Multiple Choice question type causing the incorrect appearance that the radio button or buttons have been 'preselected' and cannot be changed.

This may cause the seemingly spurious message "Question is unanswered" to appear because, in fact, no answer was given.


Students may report
  • Some or all answers preselected
  • Unable to change answers
  • Answers given, but message "Question is unanswered" appears when Test is in one-at-a-time mode
Because the exact degree of "perfectness" of the coincidental alignment may vary depending on the formatting of the source material which was copied, the bullet alignment may be exact, or noticeably off-centered giving the appearance of strabismus.

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Functionality:

When materials are copy-and-pasted, CSS and HTML may be pasted into the VTBE erroneously.

By coincidence, the radio button and the bullet point may collide and the bullet point appears "superimposed" on the radio button which causes the false appearance that the button or buttons have been selected.

This does not occur when the bulleted list is created in the VTBE by pressing the bulleted list button. It occurs only when particular HTML and CSS from an external source is pasted.



To avert accidental pasting of HTML or formatted text, first paste the text into a simple text editor such as Note Pad, then re-copy and paste it. Or, select all the text in the VTBE and choose the "clear formatting" button

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Please see the following article on help.blackboard.com:


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