When you Create a Survey or Edit a Survey there are several survey question options available. Use the instructions below to add Survey Questions.
To Add A Survey Question:
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Create or Edit a Survey.
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Under your survey Name and Close Date is a form for creating questions.
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The Question
Type drop-down lets you choose what type of question you'd like to ask.
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- One Answer Only (Radio Button) : Respondents can choose one option from a list of answers pre-populated by you.
- Multiple Answers (Checkbox) : Respondents can select multiple options from a list of answers pre-populated by you.
- Grid: Respondents can choose an answer from a grid. You will need to pre-populate row items and answers to create the grid.
- Open Answers (Text Entry): Respondents can type their own answers into a small text area (max answer length of 255 characters)
- Open Answers (Textarea Entry): Respondents can type their answers into a large text area (max answer length of 1000 characters)
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You can also choose the Layout of your Survey questions.
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- Vertical: Displays the answer options for this question vertically in a list. (Most commonly used layout)
- Horizontal: Displays the answer options for this question horizontally, one beside the other.
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You can now start adding your questions.
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Question label: A mandatory step. This Question label isn't shown to your respondents, it is used by the system to identify the question.
Question display: You can enter your questions into the display box and use the content editor (highlighted) to lend some formatting to your questions where required.
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If you have chosen the Question Type One Answer Only or Multiple Answers, add your Answers, one answer per line.
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Note: You can choose whether to Allow other answers from your respondents and give some context/instruction with the options of Other label and Other text. You can also choose whether the question is Mandatory or not by ticking the checkbox.
- If you have chosen the Question Type Grid, add your Answers, one answer per line, and add your Rows, one row item per line to build your grid.
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Rows are the items you want the survey respondent to provide an answer on. They are typically statements. For example, a row might be "I understand the change communicated to me", and the answers would allow the person to state to what extent they agree, or disagree, with that statement.
Note: You can choose whether the question is Mandatory or not by ticking the checkbox.
Adding Additional Questions:
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At the bottom of the survey question form, there is a button to Add Another Question. Adding another question will bring up a brand new question form to fill out.
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Note: You can also choose to Delete the Question or Add a page break. Adding a page break places questions on separate pages. Your respondents will be directed to a new page once they've answered the previous question.
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Questions can be expanded or collapsed by using the [ + ] and [ - ] icons beside the Question Name. You can drag and drop your question using the cross icon on the right.
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