1. From the Edit menu, choose Question Layout .
2. From the Question Layout hierarchical menu, choose Matching Questions.
   The Matching Question Options dialog displays. The options selected in this dialog will only affect Matching questions.
3. Click inside the text boxes and radio buttons or use the Tab key to move between fields.
4. After each field has been modified, click OK.

Number of Choices in Each Column (2-20) - Click inside this text box to determine the number of answer choices per column that will appear in matching question formatted templates. MicroTest Pro will create two equal columns for the number of answer choices entered. If a particular question has fewer answer choices, MicroTest Pro will automatically delete the extra choice fields after the question is saved. Use the Add Choice option from the Question menu to change a specific question’s format to include additional answer choices.

Column One Prefix -
Click inside this text box to enter up to 7 characters that will appear before the choice prefix. For example, insert a series of underscore lines and instruct students to mark answers in this area.

Choice Prefix - Click inside this text box to enter up to 5 characters that will appear before all matching answer choices in both columns.

Choice Suffix - Click inside this text box to enter up to 5 characters that will appear after all matching answer choices in both columns.

Example - Click this button to view how your prefix/suffix selections will change the appearance of your question layout.

Make Column One -
Click on one of the radio buttons to select an alphabetic or numeric prefix for all matching choices in the first column. If alphabetic is selected, MicroTest Pro will automatically select numeric for the second column.

Tab Between Matches - Click on one of the radio buttons to select how to tab and enter text for columns. You can choose to enter choices vertically or horizontally line by line.

NOTE: MicroTest Pro will not scramble matching answer choices. All questions will print as entered.

Space Between Question and First Match -
Click inside this text box and enter the amount of space to print between the question and the first line of answer choices.

Space Between Match Choices -
Click inside this text box to enter the amount of space to print between each line of answer choices.

NOTE: You can also customize up to 5 different layouts (adjust width and margins) for answer choices by choosing options from the Matching Layout hierarchical menu from the Question menu. Selecting Customize from the Matching Layout hierarchical menu to alter matching question margins will affect all new matching questions, and can change any existing matching questions. (For more information, see Matching Template .)