Save Time by Copying Feedback Comments between Classes!
Rather than typing your customized feedback over and over again, a simple way to keep your feedback comments the same from class to class is to copy your “Comments Master” workbook from one class to another. Here’s how you do it:
Make sure you back up all your SpeechGrader classes first to a separate location (i.e., CD, flash drive, etc.) so you can go back to a previous version if need be.
Make sure that all SpeechGrader programs are closed and that Excel is NOT open.
Open the class folder that contains the “Comments Master” workbook you want to copy (whatever you have named the folder, e.g., “Speech 101 Sec. 5”).
Right-click on the “Comments Master” workbook where all your customized comments are stored.
Choose “Copy.”
Now open (double-click) the destination folder where you want your “Comments Master” file to go.
Right click anywhere in the open space and choose “Paste.”
You will get a message: “This folder already contains a file named “Comments Master. Would you like to replace the existing file (should be a later date and time stamp) with this one (should be more recent date and time stamp)?”
Choose “Yes.”
Open “Comments Master” in your destination workbook, and open “Speech 1” folder, making sure to “Update Links.”
