Instructions for Common Jobs

Sometimes you need to think outside the box to solve particular tasks. This chapter introduces some typical situations.

A simple registration form for students will serve as an example:

However, the devil is in the details. The following paragraphs give attention to what cannot be seen at first glance.

Sooner or later a questionnaire is needed. In case you have not created one, yet, click on Compose Questionnaire on the left and create a new questionnaire using the following settings:

• Name “Registration”
• Title “Registration for the seminar SoSciSurvey”

Leave the other settings unchanged and save the questionnaire by clicking OK. Subsequently, the section “Questionnaire Pages” is displayed.

There are various possibilities to embed texts within the questionnaire – and to embed them nearly anywhere. Details can be found in the chapter Using Texts in the Questionnaire. Usually, you will use the following procedure.

Tip: Following, HTML code will often be mentioned. This is text containing formating. In case you need formatted texts (multiple paragraphs, headings, line breaks, bold, italic, etc.), read the chapter Using Texts in the Questionnaire.

1. Click Text Elements and Labels on the left and then New text element
2. Provide your text with an ID (e.g. “Title”) and enter the text (HTML code) in the window below, e.g. “<h1>Registration for the Seminar</h1>”
3. Click OK to save the text element.
4. Click Compose Questionnaire on the left and select the questionnaire you created earlier (in this case “Registration for the seminar SoSciSurvey”)
5. At the bottom right, below Texts, Images, Audio you can find the new text element. Using the mouse, drag it onto the page of the questionnaire.

To create a new text element or question, you need to leave the user interface for composing the questionnaire and return to it afterwards. This is annoying in the long run. To work more smoothly, you can use several browser tabs.

If you are currently composing the questionnaire, click on List of Questions or Text Elements and Labels using the right (!) mouse button to open the context menu. Select Open link in new tab (or similar, depending on your browser).

Note for Mac users: In case you are working with a Mac, you may not have a right mouse button. In this case, hold the CTRL button and click the menu item.

Now you have opened two areas of the program. Depending on the browser this will look slightly different. Using the tabs you can switch between these areas.

Henceforth, when creating a new question or text element, you will notice that the element is not displayed in the “Compose Questionnaire” tab. The solution is fairly simple: click the Reload button to display any new questions and text elements.