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Adding a Text Field Question

Open ended questions allow the respondent to enter their own responses instead of selecting from a list you provide.

Use this question type if you would like respondents to enter their own responses in multiple fields.

To Create this Question

Enter the question in the ‘Question Text’ box. To go to the next line, press shift+enter.
Enter the response labels in the ‘Input Box Choices’ field. The number of response labels will indicate the number of text boxes.
Choose your optional settings from the right hand side of the question editor
To add the question to your survey, click Save

Use this question type if you would like respondents to enter their own response to a single question.

To Create this Question

Enter the question in the ‘Question Text’ box. To go to the next line, press shift+enter. To change the formatting of your question, see Rich Text Editor.
Choose your optional settings from the right hand side of the question editor
To add the question to your survey, click Save

Use this question type if you would like respondents to enter numerical responses to your questions.

To Create this Question

Enter the question in the ‘Question Text’ box. To go to the next line, press shift+enter.
Enter the response labels in the ‘Input Box Choices’ field. The number of response labels will indicate the number of text boxes.
Choose your optional settings from the right hand side of the question editor
To add the question to your survey, click Save

Display an error message if non-numerical text is entered. The default text is ‘Please enter a positive number,’ but you can change this message by typing over the existing text.
Check the box next to ‘Require a Fixed Sum’ to require that all the boxes add up to a certain number. The default sum is 100 but you can change it by typing your own number in the box. An error message will display if a respondent does not enter numbers that sum up correctly. The default error message is “The choices need to add up to 100,” but you can write your own message by typing into the box.
Change the Sort Type
Require Answer to Question
Change Question Size & Placement

Use this question type if you would like respondents to enter their contact information.

To Create this Question

Enter the question heading in the ‘Question Text’ box. To go to the next line, press shift+enter.
The 8 default fields are First Name, Last Name, E-mail address, Address, City, State, Country, and Zip. You can change the fields by typing over the existing texts. You can also make some invisible, and choose whether each field should be required or not.
Choose your optional settings from the right hand side of the question editor
To add the question to your survey, click Save

To change the formatting of any question, use the Rich Text Editor.

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