Generic Worksheet Options
Most worksheet generators have the following generic options at the top:
- Font
- Font size
- Header picture
- Title
- Name and class fields
- Instructions
1. Font
There are 3 different types of font available. Sans-serif and Serif can handle pretty much any character set from any language, but Hand can only be used for Latin script languages (e.g. English, French. Not Chinese, Russian).
2. Font size
Selecting a font size will affect the size of fonts across the whole worksheet. Some worksheets have an "Auto" setting, which is recommended when available. Setting the font to "Auto" will mean that text will scale automatically to fit words or sentences of varying lengths on cards or grids.
3. Header picture
Click on this picture to change it, or remove it. [Using Pictures]
4. Title
The worksheet title will appear at the top of the worksheet and will be the saved name for the worksheet on your "My Worksheets" page.
5. Name and class fields
There are three small text fields in the top-right corner of the worksheet header. By default two of them are used for "Name" and "Date" lines, and the third is empty. You can customise these simply by editing the text. To extend or shorten the lines use the underscore (_) key on your keyboard. If you want nothing to appear in the top-right of the header simply delete all the text inside the three fields.
6. Instructions
You can optionally enter instructions for most worksheet types which will appear below the worksheet header. When you click in this field a formatting bar will appear, which will allow you to change the instruction text styles, alignment, size, and colors.
Generic Worksheet Options (Bottom of Page)
Worksheet generators have the following generic options at the bottom:
7. Writing exercise
Writing exercises can be useful for students to demonstrate or extend learning from the activity that they have just undertaken.
Click on this button to add a writing exercise below the main worksheet content. Some controls will appear allowing you to write an instruction or question, specify how many writing lines you want, and specify whether or not lines should be numbered.
If you no longer want the writing exercise click on "Remove Writing Exercise" to hide it.
8. Footer text
You can turn page footers on and off by using the "Include Footer" checkbox.
If enabled, this footer will appear at the bottom of each worksheet page. You can edit it here.
Footers only appear on PDF output, not HTML.
9. Footer page numbers
Use this checkbox to turn automated page numbers on or off. If enabled, page numbers will appear on the right-hand side of the footer.
10. Paper aspect ratio
This can be set to either "A4" or "US Letter". A default is chosen based on the country you entered when signing up. You can change your default from the Edit My Details page.
11. Answer key
If an answer key is available for a worksheet type a checkbox will appear here. If checked an answer sheet will be appended to the worksheet.
Please note that even if you have included an answer key for your own reference, you can hide it from any access links your create to prevent students from viewing the answers prematurely.
Re-ordering and Deleting Items
You can re-order words or sentences after they have been entered.
If the input is a single text area, reorder words by selecting a word with the mouse, clicking on it and dragging it to a new position.
If there is one input per item, click on the icon and drag the item to change its position.
Click on the icon to delete an item.
