There is a lot you can do with Questions in terms of layout, orientation of rows and columns, sequencing, masking etc. through the Properties window in the Designer section (highlighted in red below) 

This section covers all the properties for all question types.


BASIC QUESTIONS

Once you are in the Designer section, click on ‘Basic’ (circled in red) will open a pop up showing all the basic questions and the properties for the same are discussed below.


1. Properties | Single Choice Type Question:

  • Number of Items:

By default, when a single choice question is added, there will be only one option by default. Clicking on '+' sign will add the number of items or options of a question. Clicking on '-' sign will delete the options.


  • Carry Forwards Items:

To learn more about Carry forwards please Refer Section Carry Forward of Responses.

  • Show Option As:

This feature changes the view of the options as in how the options should be displayed. User can change the question options to be displayed as Radio, Drop down or a Select Box.

  • Selecting the options as 'Radio' please refer the screenshot below:

  • Selecting the options as 'Drop Down' please refer the screenshot below:

  • Selecting the options as 'Select Box' please refer the screenshot below:


Tip: User can only edit the options in 'Radio' view.

  • Sequencer:

To learn more about sequencer Refer Managing the order in which Questions are shown.

  • Other Properties:

Hide Question: Ticking the check box of this property will hide the question. Moreover, for user's reference the question hidden will be displayed as a bit faded so that user can clearly know that this question is hidden.


Mandatory: After selecting this property, it does not allow the interviewee to move to the next question without answering the question on which mandatory property is applied.

User can select from the three options:

  • Warn before Skip: Selecting this will give an alert if the user hasn't answered but will allow to move to the next question without answering.
  • Do not allow Skip: Selecting this will not allow the user until he answers the question.
  • None: This is selected by default and by selecting this, mandatory property is not applied.

Tip: If the user has selected the property ‘Hide Question’ then Mandatory property will not be clickable for the user. Uncheck the Hide question and then set the mandatory conditions.

  • Properties | Multi Choice Type Question:
  • Number of Items:

This feature works the same way as explained above. Please Refer Single Choice Type Question.

  • Carry Forwards Items:

To learn more about Carry forwards Refer Section Carry Forward of Responses.

  • Show Option As:

This feature changes the view of the options as in how the surveyor wants to display the options. User can change the question options to be displayed as Checkbox & Multi Select Box.

  • Selecting the options as 'Checkbox' please refer the screenshot below:

  • Selecting the options as 'Multi Select Box' please refer the screenshot below:

Tip: User can only edit the options in 'Checkbox' view.

  • Sequencer:

To learn more about sequencer Refer Managing the order in which Questions are shown.