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Installing the Word Add-In

1. Download Follow the instructions below to download and install the plugin for your platform:

• Windows: Word 2007+
• Macintosh: Word 2002+

2. Follow these instructions to install the Add-In. . Once installed it should appear in the Moodle or Add-Ins tab in Word.

Windows

1. Download the Word 2007 installer Zip file, and unzip the files to a folder. There are two files included in the installer package: moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.docm and moodleQuestion.dot.
2. Start Microsoft Word, and use the command File>Options>Trust Center>Trust Center Settings... and set Macro Settings to “Disable all macros except digitally signed macros”.
3. Open the file moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.docm, and you will see a Security Warning bar at the top of the file. Click on the “Options” button to open the Security Options dialog box. The publisher who digitally signed the files is "XML Workshop Ltd.", the company I work for.
4. Click the check box next to "Trust all documents from this publisher". See the Set Security Options GIF animation (new window).
5. Click Yes to Install the Moodle Word template in your startup folder. A message box should then be displayed, saying the templates have been installed/copied, and you must restart Word. Click Yes to exit Word, then start it again.
6. A new menu called "Moodle" should appear to the right of the menu bar, and clicking on this will display the Moodle question ribbon.
7. In the Moodle ribbon, click the "New Question File" button and start a new question file. You will be prompted to save it in Word 97-2003 format (.doc) immediately.

Mac

1. Download the Word 2003 installer Zip file, and unzip the files to a folder. There are two files included in the installer package: moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc and moodleQuestion.dot.
2. Start Microsoft Word, and use the command Tools>Macro>Security to set macro security to "High".
3. Open the file moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc, and you will be prompted to install the files. Click 'Yes'.
4. You may be warned about macros in the file, and asked if you trust the publisher who digitally signed the files. In this case the publisher is "XML Workshop Ltd.", the company I work for. You don't have much choice but to trust us if you want to use the templates.
5. Click the check box next to "Always trust templates from this publisher", and then click the "Enable Macros" button.
6. Click Yes to Install the Moodle Word template in your startup folder.
7. A message box should be displayed, saying the templates have been installed/copied, and you must restart Word. Click Yes to exit Word, then start it again.
8. A new menu "Moodle" should appear, and a toolbar too.
9. Click the button "New Question File" and a new question file should be opened

Follow these instructions to install the Add-In for other Word versions.

Importing the Word document to Moodle

1. Navigate to your Moodle course
2. In the Settings menu, click Question Bank.
3. In the Settings menu, click Import.
4. Select Microsoft Word table format (wordtable)
5. Choose the category you would like to import questions in to. You can leave this as the default if you like.
6. If you keep 'Get category from file' selected, Moodle will create categories based on those in the Word file you upload.
7. Drag your Word document to the import file area, or click Choose a file... > Upload a file and Choose File, then select it from your computer and click Open and Upload this file.
8. Click Import.

Download the Word 2003 installer Zip file, and unzip the files to a folder. There are two files included in the installer package: moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc and moodleQuestion.dot.
Start Microsoft Word, and use the command Tools>Macro>Security to set macro security to "High".
Open the file moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc, and you will be prompted to install the files. Click 'Yes'.
You may be warned about macros in the file, and asked if you trust the publisher who digitally signed the files. In this case the publisher is "XML Workshop Ltd.", the company I work for. You don't have much choice but to trust us if you want to use the templates.
Click the check box next to "Always trust templates from this publisher", and then click the "Enable Macros" button.
Click Yes to Install the Moodle Word template in your startup folder.
A message box should be displayed, saying the templates have been installed/copied, and you must restart Word. Click Yes to exit Word, then start it again.
A new menu "Moodle" should appear, and a toolbar too.
Click the button "New Question File" and a new question file should be opened