Whats New in Authoring

Authoring Help Revisions

The table below lists changes made to ExamDeveloper Authoring Help pages. For a list of new and upcoming changes in the ExamDeveloper application, refer to the release updates.

Help version	Changes
August 2026 (2607)	Added new topic: Add dynamic text Updated topics: Author items, Review items, Generate items with Item Assist, Refine items with Item Assist, Item type template topics (minor changes to item weight options and addition of dynamic text where applicable)
July 2026 (2607)	Updated topics: Generate items with Item Assist, Refine items with Item Assist, Review items, Restore item content, Drag and drop, Spreadsheet.
June 2026 (2606)	Updated topics: Spreadsheet, Author items, Edit items, Review items
May 2026 (2605)	Updated topics: Create a new case, Preview and submit cases, View case history, Add variables, Refine items with Item Assist, Spreadsheet
April 2026 (2604)	Updated topics: Multiple choice - one correct, Multiple choice - multiple correct, Multiple choice - one correct with passage, Multiple choice - multiple correct with passage, Multiple choice -one correct - multiple response, Essay, Generate items with Item Assist Added new topics: Add variables, Workspace (item type)
March 2026 (2603)	Updated topics: Create cases Added new topics: Add questions and exhibits to a case, Edit or delete cases, Preview and submit cases, View case history
February 2026 (2602.2)	Updated topics: Multiple choice - one correct, Multiple choice - one correct with passage, Multiple choice -one correct - multiple response, Multiple choice - multiple correct, Multiple choice - multiple correct with passage, Grid multiple choice - one correct, Grid multiple choice - multiple correct, Drop down, Essay, Fill in the blank, Inline drag and drop, Ordered list, Add images, Add PDFs, Add media, Add or view comments, Add or edit metadata
February 2026 (2602.1)	Updated topics: Add PDFs , Multiple choice - multiple correct, Grid multiple choice - multiple correct
January 2026 (2601)	Added new topic: Refine items Updated topics: Hot Spot/Hot Area, Create or edit cases, Add PDFs, Format and edit text
December 2025 (2512)	Added new topic: Hot spot/Hot area Updated topics: Grid multiple choice - one correct, Grid multiple choice - multiple correct, Spreadsheet
November 2025 (2511)	Added new topic: External Updated topic: Essay
October 2025 (2510)	Added new topic: ExamDeveloper session timeout notice Updated topics: Fill in the blank, Create or edit cases, Choose delivery settings (original title was "Set properties"), Author new items, Edit items, Review items
September 2025 (2509)	Added new topics: Create or edit cases, Restore item content
August 2025 (2508)	Added new topics: Spreadsheet, Add PDFs, Set properties Updated Item types, Author a new item
July 2025 (2507)	Updated topics: Item Assist, Add split screen exhibits, Add popup exhibits
June 2025 (2506)	Added new topic: Item Assist Added new topic: Release Updates
May 2025 (2505)	Added new topic: Add equations, Drag and drop, Drag and drop layout editor Updated topics: Author new items, Edit items, Review items
November 2024 (2411)	Added new topic: Add popup exhibits Updated topic: Add split screen exhibits
July 2024 (2407)	Added new topics: Grid multiple choice - one correct, Grid multiple choice - multiple correct
January 2024 (2401)	Added "Video library" to the Contents panel Added new video, "Ordered List items" Updated Ordered List item type Updated Fill in the blank item type Updated Essay item type Added Heading styles to the Format menu description in Author an item
October 2023 (2310)	Added a video to Author an item Added and updated content in Essay item type Added and updated content in Add exhibits
July 2023 (2307)	Added new content section "Item types"