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Setting question point values
1. Go to the Test Canvas page for your test.
2. Click the Question Settings button at the far right.
3. On the Test Question Settings page, go to section 4. Scoring.Specify default points when creating questions. Click in the value box and enter the desired value.
4. Click the check-box to specify if questions reused from other tests should carry the original value (currently assigned points) or they should use the default points you assigned in step 3.
5. Click the Submit button.
6. Back on the Test Canvas page, add your questions. Each one should display with the default point value you set previously. As you add questions, the Total Points for the exam updates.
7. On this screen, you can change the point values for all questions or individual ones. To change points for all questions, click on All.
8. Enter the new Points value and click the Update button. The new Total Points will display.
9. To change individual question point values, click in the Points box at the right of the question.
10. An Update Points box will display. Enter the new value in the Update Points field and click the Submit button. A green Success message and the new Points value will display.
