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Creating a customised URL using piping

…steps. Example Scenario A survey author has set up two surveys. Participants will complete one survey and then click on a customised URL to move on to the second survey….

Pre-launch messages

…the survey. If you want to have a required question that is dependent on an earlier question then use routing. Adding sub-questions (specifically the section titled “Adding sub-questions to sub-questions”)…

Creating a grid question

A grid allows you to group questions together into a table format. Grids are flexible and space saving, but can easily become complex and difficult for respondents to use. Grids…

Adding sub-questions

You can add sub-questions (also known as follow-on questions) to any type of question. Where the parent question is a multiple choice or selection list question, you can choose to…

Comparing responses from several surveys

…omitted from the comparison. Compare surveys based on question text: This will compare questions based on the question text only. The questions can be in any order and can be…

Copying, moving and deleting questions

question to be inserted. Inserting the question within another question (inside the brown box surrounding an existing question) will create a sub-question. If you do not wish to create a…

Accessing survey responses

…view shows only the first 5 responses to free text questions. To show all the free text responses, click on Display and choose All text responses. To change the display…

Pre-population – Constraints and considerations

…survey. Care should be taken when constructing these questions, and you should use the pre-population parameter validation tool to find any invalid values. Validation on free text questions It is…