Format Questions

Use the Question pane to format the questions in your survey. In the Question pane you can change question types, add and remove answer choices, add Validation, and more.

To Format Questions:

1. Select the question you want to format and the blue Question pane will appear automatically on the right-hand side.
   
2. Format your question using the following Question pane options:
   
   
   Change the Question Type

   The green Change Item Type button allows you to change the type of question being used. Click it to see the different options available. Visit the Question Types Guide for more details about each question type.
   
   Add or Remove Choices

   In the Choices section, you have the option to add or remove answer choices by clicking the plus or minus buttons beneath the green bar.
   

   • Edit Multiple allows you to paste a list of answer choices or statements into the question. This is very useful if you have a question with a large list of choices or statements.
     
   • Automatic Choices will recognize what you’ve entered into your question text and populate the choices with a scale that can be formatted as needed. Click the plus or minus buttons to change your automatic scale to something different, such as a 7-point scale to a 5-point scale, and vice versa.
     
   Edit Question-specific Options

   When formatting you will observe that each question type has different formatting options in the Question pane. Visit the Question Types Guide for more details.

   • Answer Options allows you to choose between Single Answer, Multiple Answer, Drop-down List, Select Box, or Multiple Select Box.
     
   • Answer Position allows you to choose between a Vertical, Horizontal, or Column layout.
     
   • Set Validation Options allows you to enable Force Response, which requires participants to respond to a question before moving to the next page, and Request Response, which notifies participant when they do not answer a question, letting them choose to move on or to respond.
     
   Use Other Shortcuts

   

   • Add Page Breaks: Puts a Page Break below the selected question, breaking up the survey into multiple pages.
   • Add Display Logic: Allows you to place Display Logic on the selected question.
   • Add Skip Logic: Allows you to place Skip Logic on the selected question.
   • Copy Question: Allows you to copy the question. You can then edit it as needed.
   • Move Question: Allows you to move the question to a different location (best for moving longer distances).
   • Preview the Question: Shows you what the question will look like in the survey without previewing the whole survey.