Creating a Text Element
This guide will demonstrate how to add a text element to an assignment or to a test.
Assessments with Text or File attachment elements cannot have questions randomized. However, users can create question pools to randomize questions within a set.
Adding a Text Element to a Test or Assignment
![Image of an assessment canvase with an arrow and a 1 pointing to the dividing line between elements, and an arrow and a number 2 pointing to the Add Text option in the content menu.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/788/848/original/4b3adbde-6a47-4780-bbfe-315dfbfa161b.png)
To add a text element to a test or assignment:
- Hover over the dividing line between elements and click on the + buttons.
- Select Add Text from the menu.
![Image of the Blackboard text editor with a 1 in the text editor field and a 2 above the save button.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/693/808/original/1158a59a-5d29-46d8-acd3-0cf394be2a83.png)
A text editor will now appear on screen at the selected insertion point.
- Enter text into the text editor
- Click Save to add text.
Finishing Up
![Image of the assessment canvas with the text element added.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/693/810/original/30fdcca5-ad2c-4e78-9d22-4b5050c1d0be.png)
The text item will now be added to the assessment.