# Features: Bubble Sheet Grading | Papeez > Build your exam, print one barcoded sheet per student, scan them back: AI reads the marks and works out the grades. Word import, shuffling, exports. Source: https://papeez.com/en/features/ FR version: https://papeez.com/fr/fonctionnalites/ ES version: https://papeez.com/es/funcionalidades/ ES-ES version: https://papeez.com/es-es/funcionalidades/ PT-BR version: https://papeez.com/pt-br/funcionalidades/ --- ## Everything you need to print and grade bubble sheets Write your test or import it from Word, PDF, Excel or an image, print answer sheets shuffled at four levels with a barcode per student, then scan them on an office copier or a phone: grades and per-question statistics come back in minutes. No special hardware to buy. ## Key facts - A test can be imported from **Word, Excel, PDF, image or XML** with AI import, or written in the online editor with rich text and images. - Shuffling works at **4 levels**: choices, questions, exercises, sections; every printed bubble sheet carries a **unique barcode**. - Bubble sheets are scanned with **a scanner, an office copier or a smartphone**; Papeez accepts PDF, JPG and PNG files. - Results export to **Excel or PDF**, with per-question statistics and a mail merge that sends each participant their grade. - The Max plan opens a **REST API and an MCP server**, plus Make and n8n connectors, as listed on the current pricing grid. ### How do you build a multiple-choice test in Papeez? You write your questions in the online editor, with rich text and images, or you import an existing exam from Word, Excel, PDF, image or XML through AI import. The exam is structured into exercises and sections, and several teachers can co-author it at the same time. - Rich text question editor (bold, italic, images) - 1 or 2 column layout to optimize readability and save paper - Smart import from Word, Excel, PDF, images, XML - Collaborative mode: co-author exams with your team - Structure by exercises and sections ### How do you shuffle versions and set the grading scale? Every exam is tuned inside Papeez: shuffling at four levels (choices, questions, exercises, sections), nominative or anonymous answer grid, scale out of 20 or any other, reward and penalty points, configurable success levels. The layout and the number of answer boxes can be customised too. - [Randomization](https://papeez.com/en/glossary/#shuffled-versions) at 4 levels: choices, questions, exercises, sections - Nominative or anonymous answer grids - Customizable grading scale (out of 20 or any other scale) - Configurable success levels - Point calculation with rewards and penalties, fully customizable - Grid layout and answer box customization ### How do you load your roster and send invitations? You import the participant list from Excel, from your LMS or ERP, or through the API. Convocations and invitations go out by email from Papeez, and participants are organised by groups or rooms. Automations run through n8n or Make when you need them. - Import participants from Excel, LMS/ERP integration or API - Automation via N8N or Make - Send convocations and invitations by email - Manage by groups or rooms ### How do you print and hand out the bubble sheets? Papeez generates papers ready for the print room: identical or unique copies per participant, blank or corrected version, batch printing and packets by room. Every copy carries a unique barcode, which identifies it at scan time whatever the room it came from. - Generate identical or unique (shuffled) copies per participant - Blank or corrected exam paper printable - Batch printing and packets by room for reprography - Unique [barcodes](https://papeez.com/en/glossary/#anonymity-barcode) per copy ### How does Papeez scan and grade the bubble sheets? After the exam, you scan the sheets on a scanner, an office copier or a smartphone, then drop the files into Papeez. Nominative copies are matched to participants automatically, duplicates are detected, and every reading stays open to manual checking and adjustment when needed. - Import scans from scanner or smartphone - Nominative copies auto-matched to participants - Duplicate detection - Manual verification and adjustment available ### What grades, exports and statistics do you get? Each participant gets a grade and a detailed dashboard. Results export to Excel or PDF, the mail merge sends grades individually, and every participant can view their corrected digital copy. Per-question and per-tag statistics show which items were passed and which were not. - Per-participant grades with detailed dashboard - Excel or PDF results export - Mail merge: send grades individually to participants - Access to the digital corrected copy for each participant - Per-question statistics (best/worst performing) and tags ### How do you build and grade a test as a team? Collaborative mode covers the whole exam lifecycle: several teachers co-author the paper, share and reuse questions between colleagues, and follow the grading together. Everyone works on the same exam online, without passing files around by email. - Collaborative mode across the entire exam - Co-author exams with multiple teachers - Share and reuse questions between colleagues ## Animations ### Create #### Questions What is the chemical formula for water? - H₂O - CO₂ - NaCl - O₂ Which organ produces insulin? How many bones in the human body? ### Shuffle - Sections - Exercises - Questions - Answers ### Configure #### Rules - Correct answer - Wrong answer - No answer - Nominative - Anonymous ### Enroll ### Print 42 unique papers with shuffling ### Correct ### Results ### Midterm S2 - Biology Q1: Formula of water? Q2: Insulin organ? Q3: Number of bones? ## Ready to cut your grading down? Join hundreds of teachers who grade their bubble sheets in a few clicks. ## Frequently asked questions ### What scanner do I need to grade MCQs with Papeez? Any scanner or multifunction printer will do: Papeez accepts PDF, JPG and PNG files. You can also photograph the sheets with a smartphone. No grading machine or dedicated optical reader is needed, and there are no proprietary forms to buy. ### Can I scan the answer sheets with a phone instead of a copier? Yes. Papeez imports scans from a smartphone just as it does from a scanner or a copier. The office copier suits large cohorts, where a stack of sheets is digitised in one pass; the phone is enough for a handful of sheets or when no scanner is around. ### How does exam shuffling work? Papeez randomly shuffles the order of choices, questions, exercises and sections, four levels in all. Every participant gets a different paper, identified by a unique barcode, and grading restores the original order automatically. Copying from a neighbour stops paying off. ### What are the barcodes printed on the sheets for? Every sheet carries a unique barcode. At scan time, Papeez uses it to recognise the version of the paper, match a nominative sheet to the right participant and detect duplicates. Answer grids can be nominative or anonymous depending on the exam settings. ### How do I print the papers for the print room? Papeez generates print-ready papers: identical or unique copies per participant, blank or corrected version, one or two column layout. Printing runs in batches and packets by room, so the print room hands out the right stack to the right room. ### Can I import an existing MCQ from Word? Yes. AI import reads a Word, Excel, PDF, image or XML file and extracts the questions, with no strict template to follow; it is included from the Pro plan. The Mini plan imports Excel, TXT and XML templates. You can also write directly in the online editor. ### Does Papeez handle online exams? No. Papeez grades multiple-choice exams on paper, scanned after the test. For exams on a computer, open-ended questions or proctoring, the same team builds Evalmee, an online assessment platform: evalmee.com.