Learn how to create Items and Questions using the ADAM Author Site.
Create a New Item
Authoring a basic Item requires nothing more than a couple of clicks in the ADAM Author Site. To begin creating a new Item, click on the 
button in the upper right corner of the Authoring | Items page.
Figure 1: Add a new Item.
New Items will take on a default reference based on your organization, and can be renamed. The Item is a blank container where you add Questions and Features. By default, the item will open in the Edit view within the Editor. You can also preview the Item to see it from a student view.
Set Item Search variables
Choose Properties from the Navigation on the left side of the page to rename the Item and set . How you set these variables controls how this Item is found in Item search.
Adding a Question to the Item
To add a , navigate back to the Editor and click on the + in the center of the item.
Figure 2: Add a question to an Item.
The ADAM Question Editor will open, and our default set of Question templates will be visible. They have been organized into a number of categories. On the left side, you will see the list of these categories, and a group of templates will be available under each category. Each template has been given a name and a short description underneath.
Figure 3: Set of ADAM default Question templates.
Saving the Item
When you are happy with your question, click on the Save button above on the top right of the question and you will be redirected back to the Item. Figure 4 shows a view from the edit screen of an Item with just one question on it. To add more questions to the Item, simply click the + below the Item.
Figure 4: Item Edit screen with an MCG question.