On rare occasions, you may want to change a question from one type to another. It is possible, though not always desirable, to do this for any question on a test. First select the question you want to change by clicking on the question number so the background of the question changes color. Then right-click on the question and select "Change Question Type" from the pop-up menu. You can also select "Change Question Type" from the Question menu.
In the Change Question Type dialog, select the new question type from the drop-down menu. In some cases, if data will be lost from a question, you will receive a message. For example, changing a multiple-choice question to a true/false question will result in the loss of the answer choices. Changing a true/false question to a multiple-choice question lists "True" and "False" as choices A and B, without any additional choices.
To switch a bimodal question between its multiple-choice and short answer formats, do not use the Change Question Type option. Leave the question as a bimodal question, and use the [BI] button on the Standard toolbar to switch between the multiple-choice and short answer forms of a bimodal question. When you start with a bimodal question, switching between the short answer and multiple-choice forms does not lose any of the answer choices.