Steps > Step 1 - Segmentation, font, etc.

• Generating a Zigzag text is done in two steps. At step 1, the actions mainly involve editing the text, the size of the textual segments, the formatting and the display style (matrix) of the text. Once these actions have been completed, you can move to step 2 in one of two ways:
  
  
  • Select the button on the toolbar.
    
    
  • Select the Steps > Step 2 - Coding, events, etc. menu.

   

  
  
  

• Once you are at step 2, it is no longer possible to return to step 1 without deleting all the actions taken at during step 2. For example, with a text containing distractors and images, returning to step 1 would lead to the automatic deletion of the distractors and images.
  

Note. Zigzag Generator allows you to generate a text with a minimum of sequential constraints. Thus, distractors can be chosen before or after adding images, or before or after creating questionnaires.You also don't need to complete an action before going to the next one: you can select an image, select two or three distractors, write one or two multiple choice questions, and start the whole process over. However, there are some unavoidable constraints while generating a text, the most important of which is the one stipulating that all operations from step 1 be complete before proceeding to step 2.

The following table lists all the commands which somehow affect the text to be generated. With few exceptions, these commands are only accessible at one particular step in the text generation.

Summary Table of Commands