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Survey questions

This article explains the different question types Online Surveys offers and how to add them.

Adding a question

To add a question, click the Add new item button on a page of your survey.

This will expand a menu with all of the available question types.

The Add new item menu

Question types

Question typeDescription
ChoiceAllows respondents to select one or several answers from a list using using radio buttons or checkboxes.
DropdownAllows respondents to choose one answer from a dropdown list.
GridCan be used to ask respondents whether they agree or disagree with a number of statements, or used to rank items in order of importance.
Single lineA free text question, which allows respondents to enter their answer into a text box that is restricted to one line of text.
Multi lineA free text question which allows respondents to provide longer answers.
Date and TimeDate and time questions allow you to ask a question that needs the respondent to provide a date and/or time as a response.

Editing questions

After adding a question, you can edit them at any time, but you should be careful making changes after you have launched and distributed your survey. See our Editing a launched survey article for guidance.

Below are the editing actions that can be taken for a question: