4  Special Rows

A “Special Row” is a row in your CSV that contains info about the document (like the title) rather than an exercise question.

educmatr spots these rows by checking the first cell. If the first cell matches a specific keyword (like “Title:”), that row is treated differently.

4.0.1 List of Special Rows

Keyword Purpose Example Cell 1 Example Cell 2
Header Configures table columns (widths, hiding). Header: (30); (hide)
Instructions Text shown in a box at the top. Instructions: Translate these sentences.
Title Main document title. Title: Chapter 1 Review
Subtitle Smaller text below the title. Subtitle: Grammar
Author Name displayed on the right. Author: Mme. Dupont
Date Date displayed on the right. Date: October 2023
Picture File path to an image. Picture: images/logo.png
Source URL link at the bottom. Source: https://wikipedia.org

4.0.2 How to use them

  • Placement: You can put these rows anywhere in your CSV, but the top is best for organization.
  • Formatting Effects:
    • Documents: They appear as headers or styled blocks at the start of the sheet.
    • Moodle: “Instructions” appear in a highlighted box above the question text.
    • Presentations: They create separate Title slides.

4.0.3 Header Row Specifics (For Tables)

If you add a Header: row for Extype 0 (Tables), you can control the columns: * Put (30) in a cell to make that column take up 30% width. * Put (hide) in a cell to hide that entire column in the Student version. * Put (nohide) to ensure a column is never hidden, even if random hiding is turned on.