Help with text formatting when Mass importing questions with GIFT

I had the same problem with CP7 and just upgraded to CP8.01. This version seemed to format my long answers almost perfectly when I imported the first two question pools - then it reverted back to the same old CP7 behavior. This makes me think that there must be a way to do this.

Update: Here's the workaround that I've used to get these "long questions" and "long answers" to fit into the multiple question Master Slide. I copied then duplicated the "MCQ, T/F, FIB, Sequence" Master Question slide. On the new one, I expanded the Question area box, both horizontally and vertically so it will accommodate even very lengthy questions.

I then did the same for the answers area - I have to adjust both so they didn't overlap - and I reduced the size of my "Review Area" since I won't be needing it in my exam format. After saving my project, I then imported a new question pool that was in GIFT format. Of course all of them are imported using the original "MCQ, T/F, FIB, Sequence" Master Question slide format. But now I can view my "Question Pool"  (Windows > Question Pool), then select all of them (Control, A) then in the "Properties" tab you should have a pull down that allows you to select the new question master slide you just created. Select it and all of your imported slides now should display properly.

Note that this seems to work only when your answers can fit on two lines - not three lines or more. But if you've stretched wide the answer area box in you master slide this will work for most long answers.

Captivate supports GIFT format for importing questions, but the ability to specify formatting options is not part of the GIFT specification I'm afraid.  So while GIFT will save you time in one area, it will still cost you time fixing up the formatting afterward.  You'll need to investigate your Object Style and Project Theme settings for the Answer Captions on quiz question slides to see if you can at least gain some small improvements, but I suspect you'll still be doing a lot of manual formatting.

Like your mother told you: "Don't look a GIFT question in the mouth."