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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

What are survey messages?

URL before the survey has opened (unless you have set up a survey redirect). The Survey closed message is displayed if a respondent clicks on the survey URL after the…

Adding a video or other media content

…the URL of your hosted video, audio or other media into the URL box. If applicable, choose the Resize Type from the drop-down menu. Please be aware that resizing an…

Respondent anonymity and online surveys

…up a respondent list allows you to restrict access to a predefined group of respondents, via either a username/password login or a personalised URL. If a respondent list has been…

How can I help a user who can’t log in?

…online surveys once they have signed out – they should always sign in at the URL above. They are not using the correct email address – check the email address…

Importing your respondent list

…been assigned to a pre-populated question in the survey (see our Help page on pre-populating questions for more information). Examples Your spreadsheet might look something like this: Example 1: Username…

Setting up a survey password

A launched and open survey can be completed by anyone who knows the survey web address (public URL). You can restrict access to your survey with a password that your…

Piloting your survey

…survey, for example, “PILOT: (Survey name)”. Click Save. Set up survey access control, if required. Go to the Survey launchpad and click Launch survey. Share the URL with your reviewers….