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Note: Respondus 4.0 is not compatible with Apple operating systems.

1. Access Campus Software with your MyMD��ý��� campus ID and password.
2. Click on Product Search and type Respondus in the white box.
3. Add Respondus 4.0 to your cart and go through the check out process.
4. The Institution Name, Local Support Contact(s), and Installation Password can be found in the Order Details page in Campus Software.
5. Download the software.
6. Double-click on the Respondus4Campus.exe file to install Respondus to your computer.
7. Follow the on-screen prompts then copy and paste the information provided in the Order Details page to install.

Once you have downloaded, installed, and registered Respondus, view the demo movies and manuals linked below for instructions on how to use Respondus and how to publish your Respondus assessments to Canvas.

Respondus 4.0 allows you to import various question types in Canvas in a formatted document. Multiple Choice, True/False, Fill in the Blank, Essay, Matching, and Multiple Response question types must be formatted in a document that Respondus will accept.

Microsoft Word documents (.doc and .docx), plain text (.txt), Rich Text (.rtf), comma separated value (.csv), and StudyMate Class format (.zip, .xml) are all supported in Respondus.
 

1. In Respondus 4.0 application, ensure that you have selected Canvas as your current personality. Select Import Questions if you have created a pre-formatted document ready for import. 

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2. In section 1, select the correct file type in the Type of File field (1). Click on Browse (2) to upload the file into Respondus.
3. In section 2, select Create a new document and provide the Respondus document with a new name(3).
4. In section 3, Preview (4) the document to see if the file is imported correctly and if there are any warnings prompting you to make any changes.
   • Note: Scroll through the number of questions to ensure all questions are imported correctly. If the wrong number of questions appears in the Preview section, you can edit the uploaded document, save it, and re-import it. Or manually re-create the question(s) in Respondus.
5. In section 4, click on Finish (5) when the document is ready for import. You will automatically be directed to the Edit page to review/edit any questions.
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You can Preview a quiz in Respondus before publishing to your Canvas to ensure that all questions and answer choices were imported correctly. In the Preview, you can make edits of instructions and questions using the Respondus Question Editor. 

1. In the Preview & Publish page, click on the Preview tab to review how the questions and answer choices will appear to students when they take the exam.  

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2. To edit questions in the Preview window, click on Modify item to make changes in the Edit page. 

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After importing or creating your exam in Respondus, you can Preview the exam and Publish it to Canvas.

1. Click the Preview and Publish page.

2. Select the Publish tab from the menu on the left and then click the Publish Wizard button. 

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3. Next, you will need to set up a new server to connect Respondus to Canvas. Please note: You will only need to set up a server once. Your server settings will automatically save after the set up is complete. If you have already set up a server, skip to step 10.

4. Next to Canvas Server, select Add New Server from the drop-down menu. 

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5. When prompted to find preconfigured server settings, select Yes, check for preconfigured server settings, then click Next.
6. Select Canvas – CSU Long Beach from the list of preconfigured servers, then click OK.
7. You will then be prompted to enter your credentials.
   1. In Step 1, you can customize the name of your server.
   2. In Step 2, enter your MD��ý��� email and your Single Sign-On password.
   3. In Step 3, you can decide if you want to Skip or Run the connection test each time you use the server.

   4. When you have modified the server settings, click Next when done. 

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8. You will then be prompted to log into your SSO to connect Respondus with the Canvas Server. Enter your Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials.
9. When prompted, select Authorize to allow Respondus to access your Canvas account. Once the connection is complete, click Ok.
10. In Step 1 of the Publish Wizard screen, select whether to import the file as a Graded Quiz or Question Bank.

11. In Step 2, you can create a new quiz and give it a new name or replace a pre-existing quiz. Click Next when done. 

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12. In the next step, select the course to import the file into. Then click Next to begin the import. 

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13. Once the import is complete, you will receive confirmation that the exam was imported successfully.

This process includes two steps:  

• Export the quiz as a QTI .zip file in Canvas
• Import the QTI .zip file into Respondus to convert it into a Microsoft Word Document. 

Export Quiz as a QTI file from Canvas 

1. Visit the Canvas Support page “” to export and download a quiz as a QTI file.  
   • Note: If you wish for each quiz to have its own document, then it is recommended to export one quiz at a time.  
   • To export a Question Bank from Canvas, you will need to create a temporary quiz and then follow the steps mentioned in the article linked above.    

Import QTI file as a Word Document in Respondus 

1. Open the Respondus 4.0 desktop application.  

2. Ensure the Current Personality is set to IMS QTI then select Import Questions. 

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3. In section 1, the Type of File should be set to QTI. Click on Browse (2) to upload the exported QTI file into Respondus.  
   • Note: When selecting a file from the browse pop-up, be sure to change the file type to Zipped IMS QTI package (.zip).
4. In section 2, select Create a new document and provide the Respondus document with a new name (3).
5. In section 3, Preview (4) the document to see if there are any warnings from the import.
   • Note: Scroll through the number of questions to ensure all questions are imported correctly. If the wrong number of questions appears in the Preview section, you can edit the uploaded document, save it, and re-import it. Or manually re-create the question(s) in Respondus. 

6. In section 4, click on Finish (5) when the document is ready for export. You will automatically be directed to the Question Editor in the Edit page to review/edit any questions. 

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7. Navigate to the Preview + Publish (1) page in Respondus and select the Print Options (2) tab to begin the export.
8. In the Print Options page, select the format (3) in which you would like to document to export. (Exam, Exam with Answer Key, or Answer Key). 

9. Select Save to File (4) to save the document locally to your computer as a Microsoft Word file. 

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