Ysurvey Help - Creating and Editing Surveys |
Ysurvey Help Index > Creating and Editing Surveys |
Creating and Editing Surveys |
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How do I create a survey? |
Once you have signed in to Ysurvey using your administrative user name and password, follow the steps below to create a new survey:
When you click "Finish", a text box will appear that contains a snippet of code. This code is used to create a link to your survey. Copy the code and paste it into whichever page you would like to display the link, wherever you would like the link to appear. |
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How do I edit an existing survey? |
Once you have signed in to Ysurvey using your administrative username and password, follow the steps below to edit any of your existing surveys:
Please Note: Any changes you make to your survey will take effect immediately. |
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How do I enter a survey title and description? |
When creating a new survey, enter a descriptive survey title in the "Survey Title" field. This title will be prominently displayed at the top of your survey. Entering a survey description in the "Survey Description" field is optional. However, you can use this field to provide general instructions or to explain the purpose and goals of your survey. |
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How do I apply a template? |
You can modify the look of your survey by applying a custom template. While creating a new survey or editing an existing survey, select a template using the "Apply Template" pull-down menu. Click "Save" to update the survey. Click "Preview" to see how the survey looks with the selected template. (Clicking "Preview" will also automatically save your survey.) |
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How can I send survey participants to another web page after they complete the survey? |
When creating a new survey or modifying an existing survey, you can enter the web address to which you'd like to send participants after they complete your survey.
Please Note: The web address field is optional. If you leave this field blank, your survey participants will be taken to a simple page that says "Thank you for completing the survey." |
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How can I restrict survey participation to one submission per participant? |
When creating a new survey or modifying an existing survey, you may select the "Allow multiple submissions per person" checkbox. Otherwise, only one submission per participant will be allowed. This will prevent individual participants from flooding your survey with responses, skewing your survey results. |
How do I preview my survey? |
When creating a new survey or modifying an existing survey, click the "Preview" button to see how your survey will appear to survey participants. The "Preview" button will also automatically save any changes you have made to the survey. |
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How do I publish my survey? |
When you're finished creating a survey, click the "Preview" button to see how your survey will appear to survey participants. If you are satisfied with your survey, click "Finish." When you click "Finish", a text box will appear that contains a snippet of code, as in the example below. This code is used to create a link to your survey. <a href="http://www.mydomain.com/ysurvey/survey.php?s_id=1">Survey Title</a> To create a link to your survey, copy the code and paste it into whichever page you would like to display the link, wherever you would like the link to appear. |
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How can I change the fonts and colors of my survey? |
When creating a new survey or modifying an existing survey, you may select a template for your survey using the "Apply Template" pull-down menu. (If you like, you can create templates or customize the default template.) |
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