Template for Jeopardy-Like Quiz in OpenOffice Impress

An important part of learning is the review, and the more fun, the better. I use a vaguely Jeopardy-like review game in class to go over whatever we've covered that day. I have a template and make up the questions during lunch or break to address the content for that day.

I use Interaction for the squares in the first slide that go to each slide that has the question and answer. (Right-click on an object and choose Interaction, then select Go to Page or Object,  and select the slide to go to).

Here's what it looks like.

So if you'd like to create your own quizzes, here's what to do.

Download the Template in Presentation or Presentation Template Format
If you want to be able to choose File > New > Presentation and have the jeopardy template show up as an option:
1. Download this file. Right-click on this link and choose to save the link target to your computer.
2. In OpenOffice.org, choose File > Open and open it.
3. Choose File > Templates > Save, select a category, name the template, and click OK.
4. Choose File > New > Presentation, select From Template, and select the category you saved the template in. Click Create.
5. Make your changes and save the presentation

If you just want to open the file, fiddle with it, and save a version as your own copy:
1. Download this file (presentation format) or this file (template format). Right-click on this link and choose to save the link target to your computer.
2. In OpenOffice.org, choose File > Open and open it.
3. Choose File > Save As, save the document as a .odp file.
4. Make your changes to it. Save the presentation.

Entering Your Content

Just type the category you want at the top of each column of numbers, and then the appropriate category,  question and answer in each slide.

Modifying the Appearance
1. Choosing View > Master > Slide Master.
2. Change the formatting.

• To change the background color, choose Format > Page, Background tab, and select a new color.

• To change the color of any of the text, just select it, and choose Format > Character to change any formatting. You can also use the dropdown font and font size lists on the toolbar, and the A-shaped font color icon.

• To change the bullets, select the bullets and choose Format > Bullets and Numbering. Select the format you want (Graphics tab is a good one) then click OK.

4. Get back out of the master view by choosing View > Normal.
5. Change effects.

• To change the slide transitions, click on the Slide Sorter tab. Then click the Slide Transitions item in the right-hand pane. Select the slide or slides to change the transition for, and from the list at the right, select a different transition. Click the Normal tab to go back to normal view.

• To change how the bullets come in, in normal view click the Custom Animation item at the right side of the window. Select the effects that appear in the white box in the lower right corner. Expand the top-level effect and select each one. Click Change then select a different effect.

6. Change the color of any of the objects in the first slide.

• To change the color of any of the objects that are in the background, select them BY DRAWING AROUND THEM WITH YOUR MOUSE. If you click on them, they will run the Interaction.  So draw around them with your mouse, then from the dropdown lists at the top, select Color, Gradient, Hatching, or Bitmap, then the fill of your choice.

7. If you want to change the text inside any of the squares. Just double-click in the text itself, not in the square, and retype.

8. If you want to change what any of the objects do -- when you click each they currently go to a particular slide with a question and answer. If you want them to go to a different slide, or perform a different action, follow these steps.

• Select the object by drawing around it with your mouse pointer, not by clicking on it.
• Right-click on it and choose Interaction.
• In the window that appears, either select a different slide for it to go to when clicked, or from the dropdown list select a different action and enter any additional necessary information. For instance, one of the options is to open a particular file. You would then enter the path to the file.

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Comments

[Skyline Richard]

How can we make it so that after you select a particular question it will be displayed differently on the main game page (so that students don't keep selecting the same question by accident)?

[Skyline Richard]

How can we make it so that after you select a particular question it will be displayed differently on the main game page (so that students don't keep selecting the same question by accident)?

[Skyline Richard]

How can we make it so that after you select a particular question it will be displayed differently on the main game page (so that students don't keep selecting the same question by accident)?

[Solveig]

Sorry, I haven't been a able to figure out how to make the display different.

Solveig

[karry]

How can we make it so that after you select a particular question it will be displayed differently on the main game page (so that students don't keep http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/apple/a1175.htm apple A1175 Macbook Pro 15-4 ,

[Alan Kmiecik]

"How can we make it so that after you select a particular question it will be displayed differently"

I tired using images, and setting and using a combination of Animation Effect (hide object) and Interaction (go to page),both available from right click menu.

It seems as though the two can not be used on the same object so:
1) anyplace to report this bug
2) any thoughts