http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/66.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/161110.aspxThu, 12 Apr 2012 17:20:29 GMTcd97d549-df11-4694-84da-f4a4ce905ce0:161110Carol Maxwell0http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/161110.aspxhttp://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=66&PostID=161110<p>Many thanks that&#39;s a big help. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Carol</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/161014.aspxThu, 05 Apr 2012 19:28:11 GMTcd97d549-df11-4694-84da-f4a4ce905ce0:161014Michael Zimmerman0http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/161014.aspxhttp://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=66&PostID=161014<p>Carol,</p> <p>I think the limit on the text editor is something like 32,000 characters, based on the data filed where the data is stored.&nbsp; However, remember that that character count also includes hidden formatting characters.&nbsp; That can be significant, particularly if students are pasting from MS Word into the essay question, since the formatting can take up several times as much space (and use several times as many characters) as the visible text.</p> <p>Mike</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/160989.aspxThu, 05 Apr 2012 08:23:30 GMTcd97d549-df11-4694-84da-f4a4ce905ce0:160989Carol Maxwell0http://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/thread/160989.aspxhttp://discussions.blackboard.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=66&PostID=160989<p>What is the size limit in words for an Essay type question?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>