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How to Use Question Templates

Adding and Customizing Question Templates in Your Videos

You can add questions to your videos in Cinema8, and customize the design of the question templates to better fit your content. Let’s go through how to change and apply question templates.

Step 1 — Open Customisation

Return to the main menu and click the Customisation button.

Cinema8 Tools Button

Step 2 — Open Question Templates

Click the Question Template button on the next screen.

Question Template Screen

Step 3 — Explore or Create Templates

On the screen, you’ll see several options:

  • Search templates
  • Your templates
  • Default templates from Cinema8
  • New Question Template button
  • Settings for each template

Click New Question Template to begin.

Create New Question Template

Step 4 — Fill Out Template Info

  • Enter a name
  • Set the status (active/passive)
  • Click to create the template

Step 5 — Edit Template Design

From My Templates, click Actions > Edit. You’ll be taken to a screen where you can customize:

  • HTML code
  • CSS styles
  • JavaScript interactions

Edit Question Template

Step 6 — Apply Template to Videos

There are two ways to apply your template:

  1. From the Player Themes in the Cinema8 Admin Panel — applies globally.
  2. From the Properties Panel of any question element in the Studio — applies locally to one question.

Cinema8 Player Themes

Selecting a question template from Player Settings applies it across all videos, while setting it from Properties affects only that individual question.