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About efofex

Efofex produces graphic production software designed specifically for secondary mathematics and science teachers.

Using The New Toolbar

The new toolbar allows you to manage, regenerate and create MultiDocs which is a powerful new addition to Efofex’s toolset – but what if you just want to add or edit a simple graphic like you always have? This page … Continue reading

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Word Toolbar Refresh

Our latest downloads include a refreshed version of the Word toolbar with some new features added. As a reminder, this is our new Word integration toolbar that is now available on Windows AND Mac machines. It brings all of the … Continue reading

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Sorry, No More Checks/Cheques

While very few schools still want to pay us by check/cheque there are still some, usually in the USA and Canada. Banks have tried very hard to discourage their use, particularly internationally, by massively raising fees and delaying remittances. We … Continue reading

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New Greek (letter) Command

We have added a new Greek letter command to Efofex parameters. You can now define a parameter like: $x=greek() This will randomly select a Greek letter from a list of acceptable letters (excluding letters like pi which have specific meanings). … Continue reading

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New ToEnglish and ToEnglishCap commands for the Inline Calculator

Often, when writing a question, you will want to include a small number in a sentence “A bag contains five red and three blue marbles” Creating these sorts of questions using parameters has been difficult as the parameter system only … Continue reading

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New RangeEx and PrimeEx Commands

We have added two commands to Efofex Parameters that allow you to create algebraic questions with less hassle. Often, you will want to create a question that operates with both positive and negative numbers, but you need to exclude 0 … Continue reading

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New Exact Display Mode and Command

We have added a new exact display mode to Efofex parameters. We have also added the ability to select the display mode from the Parameters toolbar in FX Equation. When you set FX Equation to the Exact display mode, rational … Continue reading

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New Factor Command

We have added another way to define a parameter $a=factor(value)$a=factor(value,low,high) When you regenerate a parameter defined with a factor command, $a will be allocated a random value selected from the factors of the number you have selected. For example $a=factor(72) … Continue reading

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New Pronumerals Command

We have added a new pronumerals command to Efofex parameters. You can now define a parameter like: $x=pronumeral() This will randomly select a pronumeral from a list of acceptable pronumerals. In this case $x might be turned into a,b,c,… x,y,z … Continue reading

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Introducing FX Library (Beta)

As we have been working with the new parameter system to create self-modifying documents, we have created a small library of documents which would be useful for all teachers. Work on the library is slow at the moment (mainly because … Continue reading

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