Form Questions

Form Questions may be created as and when required for a specific form or they be stored in a library for use in any other form.

Questions are not stored in the library by default.

There are six question types available for form creation:

• Check Boxes - where the participant may select more than one option.

• Label - a description only, may be used to describe different sections of a form without requiring input.

• Long text - long free text entry.

• Radio Button - where the participant may only select one from a group of options.

• Select List - where a participant will select one entry from a drop-down list.

• Short text - short free text entry.

Check Boxes, Radio Button and Select List must also have a pre-defined Choice Group created before they can be added.

Creating the Questions and Previewing the Form

1. Reusable questions will be added via the Forms Question Library option.
   
   

2. Single use questions are added via the Manage Forms page by clicking on the Questions link adjacent to the form being built.
   
   

3. The Forms Question screen is then displayed.
   
   
   
   When building a form it is useful to sequentially number each question as it is added.
   
   Plan your questions and sequence of questions before you begin to build the form as this will save time.

4. To add a new question click the Add New Question button.
   
   

5.  The Edit Question page is displayed.
   
   

6. If the form has been Shared selecting Propagate Changes will update the Share copy of the form with the new questions or edits to existing questions.  All future projects that use the share form will automatically get the new changes.
   
   Those copies that are already in use will not be affected by any changes applied/propagated to the original form.

7. Click on the question types at the top of this page to see how to create each question type.

8. The sequence of the questions on the form can be sorted using the up and down arrows.
   
   

9. Once the questions have been added you can preview the Form by clicking the Preview Data Entry Form button.
   
   

10. The Preview Data Entry Form page is displayed in a new browser window.