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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

The components of a respondent list

…password. Passwords: can either be supplied by the survey author, or will be generated automatically by online surveys if left blank. do not have to be unique. are limited to…

Piping

This FAQ provides general information about piping in online surveys. We recommend you read this page in its entirety before using piping in online surveys for the first time. For…

Creating a new survey

…create a new survey by importing the structure of an existing online surveys survey into your online surveys account. This method is normally used where you need to transfer a…

Controlling who can complete your survey

…you create personalised survey links for your respondents (or issue respondents with usernames and passwords, if preferred). Allow you to email the survey links to your respondents straight from online

Navigating your Dashboard

When you log in to online surveys, you are taken to the Dashboard . From the dashboard you can create new surveys, find and work on existing surveys, import surveys,…

Customising invitation and reminder emails

…account types. Full instructions for activating and using the online surveys email tool can be found on our Help page “Inviting and reminding respondents using online surveys“. This page explains…

Adding a video or other media content

Video and audio material cannot be hosted on the online surveys website. However, you can embed media that is hosted on an external service, such as YouTube or Vimeo, into…

Will exporting my results affect my survey?

…generates a copy of the information held on the online surveys servers and converts it into the format that you have chosen. The original information is retained within online surveys….