After you have selected questions for your test and have included all page headers and section instructions , you are ready to print. When a test is printed, MicroTest Pro automatically numbers the selected test questions consecutively regardless of how they appear in the question bank. MicroTest Pro also numbers pages and will not split questions between pages of a test unless a question exceeds one page.

In order to print a test, you must be working in an open question bank and an open test. Before printing, you may want to review and/or modify the Page Setup settings and options from the File menu.

If you have created multiple sections within a test, the sections will always print in the order in which they appear in the Test pull-down menu. If you want to modify the order of test sections before you print a test, choose the Move Section option from the Test menu.

1. From the File menu, choose Print/Preview Test.
2. From the Print/Preview Test dialog, determine how many versions of the test you will need. MicroTest Pro can print up to 15 versions of a test. You can customize how each version looks and in what order the test questions appear. You can create different versions of a test by scrambling answer choices for multiple choice questions, starting tests with different question numbers or randomizing the order of test questions.
3. Determine how many versions of a test will be printed by double-clicking on the version numbers listed in the Versions: list box (left corner of dialog).
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   Click on a version number and then, check the Select this Test Version for Printing checkbox.
   When you select a version to be printed, “selected” will appear next to the version number in the Versions: list box. The highlight bar in the Versions: list box represents the current or active version being created. The total number of versions to be printed will be listed as Test Versions to be Printed at the lower left corner of the dialog.
4. Repeat step 3 until you are finished selecting test versions to be printed.
5. Click once on a Version number to begin selecting print options.
6. To scramble the answers to multiple choice questions, click on the Scramble Choices for Multiple Choice Quests. checkbox.
   NOTE: Remember to preset Scrambling options for Multiple Choice questions in the Edit Questions window.
7. Choose Group Question Types into Sections if you would like your test items files grouped by type.
8. Specify the print sequence order of test questions by clicking on the radio button for one of the following options:
   Random: Test questions will be printed in random order.
   Chapter, Order: Test questions will be printed in the order they appear in the question bank. They will not print in selected order.
   Selected Order: Test questions will be printed in the order that you have selected them.
   Starting Question Number: If Chapter Order or Selected Order has been chosen, click inside the text box to set a numerical starting point for the print sequence of your test questions. For example, if a test has 10 questions and you designate the first version of your test’s Starting Question Number as 1, the test will contain questions 1-10. If you want the second version of the test to contain the same 10 questions but in another sequence, you can insert the number 8 in the Starting Question Number: text box. This test will contain the same 10 questions, still numbered consecutively from 1-10, but its sequence order will change from 1-10 to 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, etc.
   Use Same Random Sequence: Click this checkbox to reprint a test in the same random sequence as it was previously printed.
9. Set a beginning page number for your test by clicking inside the Beginning Page Number: text box.
   Insert any number between 1 and 500. All subsequent pages of your test will be numbered consecutively.
10. Set a beginning question number for your test by clicking inside the Beginning Question Number: text box.
    Insert any number between 1 and 500. All subsequent questions on your test will be numbered consecutively.
11. Select printing options for each version of your test:
    Answer Key: Click on this checkbox to create a printed answer key for the test.
    Explanations on Answer Sheet: Click on this checkbox to include explanations on the answer sheet of your test.
    Student Answer Sheet: Click on this checkbox to create a printed answer sheet for students to use while taking a test. Answer choices will be listed, allowing students to circle the correct answer choice.
    Page, Section Headers on Answer Sheet: Click on this checkbox to include page and section headers on your answer key. If you do not select this option, your page and section headers will print on your test only.
    Actual Chapter, Question Numbers on Test: Click on this checkbox to include the chapter and question numbers on your test. If selected, the information will be printed in the margin to the right of each question.
    Test Statistics: Click on this checkbox to print a global report containing information summarizing the distribution and frequency of key words, difficulty levels, and question types. The Test Statistics report will be printed after the last answer key (if this option is selected) or after the last version of your test.
12. Select one of the following options in the Explanation and Answer Position: list box to indicate the placement of the text for explanations and answers on the answer sheet of your test:
    With Question #: Explanations and answers begin to the right and on the same line as the question number.
    After Question # Explanations and answers begin on the line immediately below the question number.
    Automatic: Explanations and answers begin With Question # when there is enough room and After Question # when a wider margin is required.
13. Select one of the following options in the Page Numbers: list box to indicate the placement or inclusion of page numbers for your test:
    Top of Page: Inserts page numbers at the top of each test page.
    Bottom of Page: Insert page numbers at the bottom of each test page.
    None: Excludes page numbers from every test page.
14. Repeat steps 5 to 13 for each version selected for printing.
15. After all options have been chosen, click on the Preview button to view the test before printing or to start printing your test, click Print.