Editions and Languages Archives | SnapSurveys Support documentation for Snap Surveys products Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:22:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/favicon-32x32-1.png Editions and Languages Archives | SnapSurveys 32 32 Using the Single Edition Template https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/using-the-single-edition-template/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:24:07 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=12359 There are a wide range of different screen sizes that respondents can use to complete your questionnaire. These vary from larger widescreen monitors to small mobile phones. When designing a questionnaire or form, it’s important to consider which devices a respondent might use. Traditional approach Snap Surveys traditional approach is to create a survey that […]

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There are a wide range of different screen sizes that respondents can use to complete your questionnaire. These vary from larger widescreen monitors to small mobile phones. When designing a questionnaire or form, it’s important to consider which devices a respondent might use.

Traditional approach

Snap Surveys traditional approach is to create a survey that makes use of different editions. The edition presented to the respondent is based upon the screen size of the device they are using. This allows the designer to specify how questions are formatted, and which images and logos are displayed. For example a respondent using a larger device sees a wide banner, whereas someone using a smaller device, sees a smaller image which fits the screen without the need to zoom in or out.

This approach provides the respondent with a more tailored view, but involves greater design work. It involves the designer deciding how the project will appear on multiple devices, such as, phones, tablets and monitors. In addition, some features must be added to each edition individually. For example, if all screen sizes require a page break then the designer must add this to each edition.

Single Edition Template

In many scenarios, there are minimal differences between the editions. This leads to the extra effort required to consider all the editions giving little perceived benefit. For this reason, Snap XMP now offers a Single Edition Template with just one online edition that can fit multiple screen sizes. As with all our supplied templates, there is also a Paper Edition.

Single Edition vs Multiple Editions

As with any ‘one size fits all’ approach, there are times when you may require a more custom fit. Here are some considerations to help you decide whether to use the Single Edition Template or a multiple edition template.

Logos and Images

The size of the images and logos affects which option may be best for your project. Typically we would recommend a maximum image size of 600px, scaled (zoomed down) to 50%.

In a Single Edition Template, the width of the questionnaire or form will be the widest image on the page. Using the Single Edition Template works best when your images and logo’s fit on a smaller phone screen (in portrait mode), without the need to zoom out. If they are wider than this, a respondent using a phone will have to either zoom out to see everything on the screen, or scroll left and right to view the full question text.

If you have wider images and logo’s, a multiple edition questionnaire or form displays different images on different sized devices. For example, a larger banner would be shown on a PC, Laptop or Tablet device, and a different smaller image would be viewed on a smaller phone sized device.

Grid Questions (Rating Scales)

Grid question and answer formats can affect which option to choose.

These can include:

  • Long questions
  • Long answer labels
  • Large number of answer labels

With a multiple edition template, a grid question displays as an individual drop-down menu on a phone sized device. This makes it easier to see all the answers on a smaller screen.

In the Single Edition Template, the question remains in a grid format. On a smaller screen, the question rows and answers are moved closer together to try and fit the screen. This means that longer question and answer text, or a larger number of possible answers can become too close together and difficult to read. If this is the case, it is preferable to use the ‘Carousel’ question style, which makes better use of a smaller screen when there are larger amounts of question and answer text.

If your grid question has a smaller answer set, such as, a simple Yes | No, then the standard grid question style within the Single Edition Template works well on both larger and smaller devices.

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Importing your translated file https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/importing-your-translated-file/ Wed, 22 May 2024 08:20:02 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=11891 When you receive your translated text file, check it to ensure that it matches the format of the exported file. If you are content, you can then use it to translate your survey.

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When you receive your translated text file, check it to ensure that it matches the format of the exported file. If you are content, you can then use it to translate your survey.

  1. Open your survey in Design mode DesignModeIcon.png .
  2. Select File|Translation. The translation wizard opens. Select Apply External Translation from the Action list.
  3. Click Next>. The translation wizard import dialog appears.
  4. Select the language in the survey that you are translating from. You would normally use the text file that you previously exported as the Reference Language file.
  5. Specify the language that you are translating to as the Translation Language. Select the file that you have received from your translator as the File name.
  6. Check the Complete variables only box if you wish only to use translations of complete questions.
  7. Uncheck the box if you want to translate partial questions where the automatic translator finds matching strings or words (for example, Yes and No).
  8. Check the Overwrite existing content box if you wish to overwrite any translated text which is already present in your survey. Clear the box if you want to preserve any existing translated text.
  9. Click Start.
  10. When the translation has finished, a translation report is displayed. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To… button.
  11. Inspect the translated version of your survey. Questions or parts of questions which have not been translated will display the original language in grey.

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Exporting the source file for translation https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/exporting-the-source-file-for-translation/ Wed, 22 May 2024 08:19:10 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=11889 These instructions show how to create the translation file containing the text that you need translating. Preparing external translation Setting the export languages Setting the export options

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These instructions show how to create the translation file containing the text that you need translating.

Preparing external translation

  1. Open your survey in Design mode
  2. Select File|Translation to open the translation wizard.
  3. Select Prepare External Translation from the Action drop down list.
  4. Click Next.

Setting the export languages

Using the Translation wizard to export a language for translation
  1. If you already have translated some of the questions, export to a Reference with a matched translation. This creates two files, one with the list of text to be translated, and one with the list of texts that have been translated with gaps for untranslated text. If you do not have an existing translation, you can create a Reference file only.
  2. Specify the Reference Language (the language that you will translate from) and the name of the file where the list of texts will be saved. By default, the file name is the survey filename with a TXT suffix.
  3. If you are creating a matched translation, specify the Translation Language (the language that your text will be translated into) and the name of the file where the list of existing translation texts will be saved. Ensure that this is a different file name to the reference language file name.

Setting the export options

  1. Select the Omit repeated content box to limit the number of texts in the translation file. This omits duplicates of complete questions, instructions and labels (such as “Other”).
  2. Clear the Omit undefined translations, if available. Use this when you are exporting a translated survey for use in translating other surveys.
  3. Select the Omit defined translations if you are creating a single file. This leaves out already translated phrases. If you are not sure about your existing translations, clear this box to translate all the survey text.
  4. Click Start to start the export. When the export completes, you will see a translation report. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To button.

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Translation wizard https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/translation-wizard/ Tue, 21 May 2024 16:38:57 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=11884 The translation wizard helps you to create multi-lingual surveys. You can export text from the questionnaire for translation. When the translation is available, you can import the file containing the translated text to the survey. If you have a translated file, you can import it into any survey that contains the original text. You can also use a SurveyPak as […]

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The translation wizard helps you to create multi-lingual surveys. You can export text from the questionnaire for translation. When the translation is available, you can import the file containing the translated text to the survey. If you have a translated file, you can import it into any survey that contains the original text.

You can also use a SurveyPak as a source for your translations, so that a survey can include any translation text in the SurveyPak.

Prepare External TranslationCreate a file containing the pieces of text from the survey that you wish to translate.
Apply External TranslationImport translations from files in the correct format. This can be from a matched file export from another survey, or by a translation service working on a previously exported file.
Translate From ReferenceUse an open SurveyPak as a source for translation. If the same question exists in the SurveyPak and has been translated, you can import the translation from the SurveyPak.

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Editions https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/editions/ Thu, 09 May 2024 12:19:34 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=11847 The Editions and Style Templates dialog contains information about the different editions in the questionnaire. Edition list Check the box by an edition to include it when you publish your questionnaire, uncheck the box to remove it. New Create a new output edition. Questionnaire has same structure and text but different properties Language Open the […]

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The Editions and Style Templates dialog contains information about the different editions in the questionnaire.

Editions and Style Templates
Edition listCheck the box by an edition to include it when you publish your questionnaire, uncheck the box to remove it.
NewCreate a new output edition. Questionnaire has same structure and text but different properties
LanguageOpen the languages dialog to create a new language edition (one per output edition). Questionnaire can have different text but same structure and properties
DeleteDelete selected edition. This is only available if survey has never been published.
RenameChange the name of the selected edition (you cannot change the language tag)
LoadLoad one of the style templates (.qsf file) supplied with Snap according to which boxes are checked
SaveSave the current questionnaire styles to a template file.
CopyCopy the current styles to the Clipboard. This is often used to transfer styles between surveys.
PastePaste styles from the Clipboard.
Page setupCheck to use portrait/landscape, page size etc
ColoursCheck to load the colours of questions/backgrounds and images
LayoutLoad the question styles and the layout (number of columns and width of margins etc.)

Adding an edition

  1. With the Questionnaire window open, click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog box.
  2. The dialog will display any editions of the questionnaire that currently exist.
  3. Select New from the Edition area of the screen. A New Survey Edition dialog box will display.
Creating a new edition
  1. Enter an edition name to appear on the edition tab that identifies this edition. You must choose a name that is unique in the questionnaire.
  2. Select the publication medium details from the drop-down list. The choices are Snap OnlinePaper and Scanning.
  3. Select which current edition to copy styles from, or select a template to load styles from.
  4. Click OK.
  5. The editions list shows the new edition of the questionnaire.
  6. Click OK to return to the Questionnaire window.
  7. You can toggle between the various editions by
    • clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the screen
    • using Alt +PageUp and Alt +PageDown to switch between the tabs
Tabs used to switch to a different edition
  1. If you have multiple languages in your questionnaire, the new edition will include a tab for each language.

Deleting an edition

  1. You can only delete editions from unpublished questionnaires. You cannot remove any editions after publishing the questionnaire.
  2. Open the Questionnaire window.
  3. Click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  4. Select the edition you wish to delete and click Delete.
  5. This displays a message to confirm that you want to delete. Click Yes.
  6. Click OK to return to the questionnaire.

Hiding an edition

You can always hide editions. Hidden editions are not visible in the Questionnaire window and they are not part of the published questionnaire.

  1. Click EditionsIcon.png in the Questionnaire window to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  2. Displayed editions have a check mark in the box next to them. To hide an edition, uncheck the box.
  3. Click OK to return to the questionnaire. The hidden edition(s) will no longer be in the edition tabs at the bottom of the pane.

Renaming an edition

  1. Open the Questionnaire window.
  2. Click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  3. Select the edition you wish to rename and click Rename.
  4. The Format Name dialog opens displaying the current name. Change the name to the one you require and click OK.
  5. Click OK to return to the questionnaire.

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Languages https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/languages/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:40:31 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1514 You can also use the Editions button to add another language version to your questionnaire. This means that you can use the same questionnaire in a number of languages, such as English, French and Spanish; and to adapt the style and language of one questionnaire to make it appropriate for sub-groups, such as UK-English and […]

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You can also use the Editions button EditionsIcon.png to add another language version to your questionnaire. This means that you can use the same questionnaire in a number of languages, such as English, French and Spanish; and to adapt the style and language of one questionnaire to make it appropriate for sub-groups, such as UK-English and USA-English or children and adults.

Adding a language

  1. With the Questionnaire window open, click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  2. Click the Language button. The Languages dialog appears showing all languages currently associated with the questionnaire.
Languages dialog
  1. Check the Swap keyboard layouts box to make Snap automatically change to the appropriate keyboard setting for that language. This can be useful for language specific symbols but can be difficult for anyone used to a particular keyboard layout.
  2. Click Add. This displays the Define Language dialog.
Define language dialog
  1. Using the drop-down list, select the language you want in the Name drop-down list or select the abbreviation for the language you want in the Language drop-down list.
  2. If you want to use a language that is not in the list you can overtype the text to create a custom language.
  3. Click Dictionary if you wish to set a dictionary for use with the spell checker for that language.
  4. Click OK to save and return to the Editions and Style Templates window which now shows all the editions with the associated languages.
Using the Editions and Style Templates to add a new language
  1. If you do not wish to use each language with every edition, uncheck the tick box beside the language. If this box is clear, that edition will not be displayed in the questionnaire window and will not be published when you publish the questionnaire.
  2. Click OK to return to the Questionnaire window.

You can toggle between the language editions by

  • clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the screen
  • using Alt + PageUp and Alt + PageDown to switch between the tabs
Tabs used to switch to a different edition

If you are publishing a right–to-left language (such as Arabic) survey you may wish to add custom HTML to each of the survey pages to ensure that open response boxes are also right-to-left. E.g.

<style>

input {text-align:right !important;}

textarea{text-align:right !important;}

</style>

Changing a language

  1. If you need to change a language that is already specified for a questionnaire, click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  2. Click Language to open the Languages dialog box.
Languages dialog
  1. Click Edit. This opens the Define Language dialog.
Define language dialog
  1. Click OK to save the changes.

If you have already translated questions into the first language, and you then change the language, the translation text will remain in the previous language. You will have to re-translate the text into the new language.

Adding a new question in multiple languages

SurveyPaks can contain multiple language versions of the same questions. Completed multi-language surveys will also contain versions of the questions for all the languages in the survey.

If you have a survey created in one or more languages, and you have a survey or SurveyPak containing translated questions in those languages, you can add these saved questions to the surveys, and the correct language version of the question will be added to all the different language versions in your current survey.

For example, if you have an existing survey that has been created in English and Arabic, and you wish to re-use the questions in another English and Arabic survey.

  1. Create the correct language version(s) of your survey.
  2. Open the reference window and find the survey or SurveyPak containing the questions and the translations of those questions that you want.
  3. Drag the question from the reference window into your survey.
  4. The same question will appear in all language versions of your survey, in the appropriate language.

Adding a derived variable in multiple languages

If you are using a derived variable codes or labels in your questionnaire or analyses, you need to provide versions of them for all the languages that you are using.

For example, if you have an existing survey that has been created in English and German, and you are using a derived variable to put an appropriate greeting in the questionnaire text.

  1. Create the derived variable in one language.
  2. Select the other language from the drop-down list at the top right.
Selecting the language used for a question
  1. Write the labels for the variable and codes for your derived variable in the new language.
  2. Repeat for any other languages.
  3. Click SaveIcon.png to save the variable

Using the automatic translation

If you have added questions to your survey, and you then add a new language, you can automatically translate the questions if the translation already exists in a SurveyPak or a survey.

  1. Open the Questionnaire window.
  2. Open the Reference window and browse for the survey or SurveyPak containing the translated questions.
  3. Click the Questionnaire window to make that the active window and select File|Translation. The translation wizard opens.
  4. Select Translate from Reference from the Action menu. Click Next>.
  5. Select the language to translate from (reference language) and to (translation language) in the drop-down lists.
  6. Check the Complete variables only box if you wish only to use translations of complete questions. Uncheck the box if you want to translate partial questions where the automatic translator finds matching parts of a question (for example, Yes and No).
  7. Check the Overwrite existing content box if you wish to overwrite and translated text which is already present in your survey. Clear the box if you want to preserve any existing translated text.
  8. Click Start.
  9. When the translation has finished, a translation report is displayed. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To… button.
  10. Inspect the translated version of your survey. Questions or parts of questions which have not been translated will display the original language in grey.

Viewing variables available in other languages

  1. Click ReferenceIcon.png or press Alt+F12 to open the Reference window. Select the survey or SurveyPak containing the questions you are interested in.
  2. Select the language of your choice in the drop-down list. If the language is not visible in the list, then it is not available in the stored survey or SurveyPak. If a specified language has not been added to the current open survey, its name will be greyed out in the language list. You can still select it and examine the questions.
  3. Questions that are available in the chosen languages will be displayed.

If the current open survey is multi-language, and questions in the SurveyPak are not available in all the languages used in the survey, then those questions will be in grey. Questions available in all languages used in the survey are in black.

Using an external translator

If you do not already have translations of your survey questions, you will need to get the survey translated. The most common process of doing this, is to export a text file containing the questions to be translated, and ask the translators to provide matched translations in the specified format.

Exporting the source file for translation

  1. Open your survey in Design mode
  2. Select File|Translation. The translation wizard opens.
  3. Select Prepare External Translation from the Action drop down list.
  4. Click Next>.
  5. Specify how you wish your translation file to be created in the Translation Wizard Export dialog.
Using the Translation wizard to export a language for translation
  1. If you already have translated some of the questions, export to a Reference with a matched translation. This creates two files, one with the list of text to be translated, and one with the list of texts that have been translated with gaps for untranslated text. If you do not have any existing translation, you can create a Reference file only.
  2. Specify the Reference Language (the language that will be translated) and the name of the file where the list of texts will be saved. By default, the file name is the survey filename with a .txt suffix.
  3. If you are creating a matched translation, specify the Translation Language (the language that your text will be translated into) and the name of the file where the list of existing translation texts will be saved. Ensure that this is a different file name to the reference language file name.
  4. Check the Omit repeated content box to limit the number of texts that are saved in the translation file. This omits duplicates of complete questions, instructions and labels (such as “Other”).
  5. Uncheck the Omit undefined translations if available (this is used when you are exporting a translated survey for use in translating other surveys).
  6. Check the Omit defined translations if you are creating a single file. This leaves out phrases which have already been translated. (If you are not sure about your existing translations, clear this box to ensure that all the survey text will be translated).
  7. Click Start to start the export. When the export has finished, a translation report is displayed. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To button.

Importing your translated file

When you receive your translated text file, check it to ensure that it matches the format of the exported file. If you are content, you can then use it to translate your survey.

  1. Open your survey in Design mode DesignModeIcon.png .
  2. Select File|Translation. The translation wizard opens. Select Apply External Translation from the Action list.
  3. Click Next>. The translation wizard import dialog appears.
  4. Select the language in the survey that you are translating from. You would normally use the text file that you previously exported as the Reference Language file.
  5. Specify the language that you are translating to as the Translation Language. Select the file that you have received from your translator as the File name.
  6. Check the Complete variables only box if you wish only to use translations of complete questions.
  7. Uncheck the box if you want to translate partial questions where the automatic translator finds matching strings or words (for example, Yes and No).
  8. Check the Overwrite existing content box if you wish to overwrite any translated text which is already present in your survey. Clear the box if you want to preserve any existing translated text.
  9. Click Start.
  10. When the translation has finished, a translation report is displayed. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To… button.
  11. Inspect the translated version of your survey. Questions or parts of questions which have not been translated will display the original language in grey.

Saving your survey translation

If you have a translated survey, you can save it as a set of translated files that you can import directly, as well as opening it in the Reference window.

  1. Open the Questionnaire window.
  2. Select File|Translation. The translation wizard opens.
  3. Select Prepare External Translation from the Action menu.
  4. Click Next>.
  5. Specify how you wish your translation files to be saved in the translation wizard export dialog.
Using the Translation wizard to export a language for translation
  1. Export to a Reference with a matched translation. This creates two files, one with the list of text to be translated, and one with the list of texts that have been translated.
  2. Specify the Reference Language (the language that will be translated) and the name of the file where the list of texts will be saved. By default, the file name is the survey filename with a .txt suffix.
  3. Specify the Translation Language (the language that your text will be translated into) and the name of the file where the list of existing translation texts will be saved. Ensure that this is a different file name to the reference language file name.
  4. Check the Omit repeated content box to limit the number of texts that are saved in the translation file. This omits repeated phrases (such as “Other”).
  5. Check the Omit undefined translations. This means that you will only export the questions which have been translated.
  6. Click Start to start the export. When the export has finished, a translation report is displayed. You can save this to a file or print it by clicking the Send To… button.
  7. You can then use the translation wizard to import the matched files into another survey with the same questions.

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Multi-Mode design https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/snapxmp/multi-mode-design/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:33:46 +0000 https://www.snapsurveys.com/support-snapxmp/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1476 You can output the same questionnaire in different output formats and languages. The structure of the questionnaire remains the same for each mode, but the appearance, language and the published output will be different for each mode. Output formats Language versions Translation Editions Edition list Check the box by an edition to include it when […]

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You can output the same questionnaire in different output formats and languages. The structure of the questionnaire remains the same for each mode, but the appearance, language and the published output will be different for each mode.

  • The name and structure of the variables in each survey will be exactly the same and will be repeated throughout each edition of the questionnaire.

Output formats

  • For each output format of the questionnaire (paper, screen etc) you can use a different style template.
  • You can show/hide different questions for different outputs
  • You can apply different paragraph styles to the same question in different output formats
  • You can have different questionnaire layouts for the different output formats
  • The output edition is identified in the Id.format variable.
  • The selected edition is published unless it is an adaptive survey

Language versions

  • You can create several versions of the same language if you wish to have different text in your questions (for example for adults and children)
  • The same paragraph styles are applied to the same questions in different language editions
  • The language version is identified in the Id.language paradata
  • All language editions for an output format are published together.

Translation

  • The questionnaire text is displayed on each language version. If you have not added a pre-translated question, the original language text will be displayed in grey and will not appear in the published version. You must type the translation over the top of it.
  • Snap XMP Desktop has a bank of standard phrases, such as No Reply, Not Asked, in each language available for use. Other language translations need to be added to the survey.
  • Some SurveyPaks contain questions in several languages, and when you import them, all the language versions will be imported into the correct place.
  • The translation wizard is used to provide text for external translators. The translated text can be imported and used in your questionnaire.

Editions

Editions and Style Templates
Edition list Check the box by an edition to include it when you publish your questionnaire, uncheck the box to remove it.
New Create a new output edition. Questionnaire has same structure and text but different properties
Language Open the languages dialog to create a new language edition (one per output edition). Questionnaire can have different text but same structure and properties
Delete Delete selected edition. This is only available if survey has never been published.
Rename Change the name of the selected edition (you cannot change the language tag)
Load Load one of the style templates (.qsf file) supplied with Snap according to which boxes are checked
Save Save the current questionnaire styles to a template file.
Copy Copy the current styles to the Clipboard. This is often used to transfer styles between surveys.
Paste Paste styles from the Clipboard.
Page setup Check to use portrait/landscape, page size etc
Colours Check to load the colours of questions/backgrounds and images
Layout Load the question styles and the layout (number of columns and width of margins etc.)

Adding an edition

  1. With the Questionnaire window open, click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog box.
  2. The dialog will display any editions of the questionnaire that currently exist.
  3. Select New from the Edition area of the screen. A New Survey Edition dialog box will display.
Creating a new edition
  1. Enter an edition name to appear on the edition tab that identifies this edition. If you choose a name that already exists within the questionnaire, an error message is displayed.
  2. Select the publication medium details from the drop-down list. The choices are Snap Online, Paper and Scanning.
  3. Select which current edition to copy styles from, or select a template to load styles from.
  4. Click OK.
  5. The new edition of the questionnaire will have been added to the list on the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  6. Click OK to return to the Questionnaire window.
  7. You can toggle between the various editions by
  • clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the screen
  • using Alt +PageUp and Alt +PageDown to switch between the tabs
Tabs used to switch to a different edition
  1. If you have multiple languages in your questionnaire, the new edition will include a tab for each language.

Deleting an edition

  1. You can only delete editions from unpublished questionnaires. Once you have published a questionnaire, you cannot delete any editions from it, even if you have added them after the questionnaire was published.
  2. Open the Questionnaire window.
  3. Click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  4. Select the edition you wish to delete and click Delete.
  5. This displays a message to confirm that you want to delete. Click Yes.
  6. Click OK to return to the questionnaire.

Hiding an edition

You can always hide editions. Hidden editions are not visible in the Questionnaire window and will not be published.

  1. Click EditionsIcon.png in the Questionnaire window to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  2. Displayed editions have a check mark in the box next to them. To hide an edition, uncheck the box.
  3. Click OK to return to the questionnaire. The hidden edition(s) will no longer be listed in the edition tabs at the bottom of the pane.

Renaming an edition

  1. Open the Questionnaire window.
  2. Click EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  3. Select the edition you wish to rename and click Rename.
  4. The Format Name dialog opens displaying the current name. Change the name to the one you require and click OK.
  5. Click OK to return to the questionnaire.

Setting up an adaptive questionnaire

You can set up a survey so that different devices can see different versions of the questionnaire, tailored for their screen size.

To do this you need to create separate online editions for each output (for example, for PC, tablet and smartphone) and all editions will be published together.

How it works

The largest questionnaire that will fit on the screen for a given device is chosen for the interview. The dimensions are set in Page properties for an edition and the screen size of the device. This means that if you have a phone with a very large screen, it may receive the edition for a tablet.

Setting up the different editions

  1. Open your survey in the Questionnaire window by clicking QuestionnaireIcon.png . Select Design Mode using the DesignModeIcon.png icon.
  2. Click the Editions and Style Templates icon EditionsIcon.png to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  3. Click New to create a new edition.
Creating a new edition for an adaptive questionnaire
  1. Enter a name for the new edition in Edition Name. The name must be unique for the survey.
  2. Select Snap Online from the Publication Medium dropdown.
  3. Select Load Style to choose a new style template for the layout of the questionnaire.
  4. There are a number of supplied style templates in the drop down list. Select
    • Default Smartphone.qsf to access the template for a smartphone
    • Default Tablet.qsf to access the template for a tablet survey
    • Default Web.qsf to access the template for an online browser survey
    • Default Kiosk.qsf to access the template for a kiosk survey
  5. There are other color themed style templates available in the drop down list. You can also browse for styles by clicking the browse_slider button.
  6. Click OK to close the New Survey Edition dialog.
  7. Click OK to return to the Questionnaire window. The new edition will now be visible in the Questionnaire Window.

Laying out the questionnaires for different devices

The editions can differ in the way they look and the way they are laid out, but their variables, routing and the publishing settings must remain the same. (Publishing settings include the Interview, Paradata and Data link details).

You can choose to show or hide different items in the different editions. This allows you to tailor the text and images according to the edition. You can add extra page breaks to reduce scrolling on small screens.

You can also provide routing that is dependent on which edition you are in, so the questionnaire can route to the appropriate questions in the different editions. You can do this by routing on the ID.format variable.

You can also make the following changes to all your questionnaires which will improve the experience on small screens and mobile devices

  • Keep the text of questions and the codes as brief as possible.
  • Split large grid questions into several smaller grids to make them quicker to load

Laying out a questionnaire for a small screen

Smartphones have limited screen space, a mobile internet connection (which may use a slow speed) and small keyboards. When creating a questionnaire for a smartphone you should:

  • Have ten or fewer questions (you can hide extra questions)
  • Have few or no open response questions (you can hide them if necessary)
  • Use small or no graphics (put any graphics in the background)
  • Have one or two questions per page (to reduce the need to scroll)
  • Turn off the progress bar to reduce clutter on the display
  • Choose simple or no images for response boxes (done automatically if you are using the default smartphone template)
  • Turn off the option of having the title on every page.
  • Choose buttons which look good when small.
  • If you have more than a few codes for a question put multiple response questions into two columns to save space, and reduce the tab settings on the question codes to give more space for labels
  • Use the drop-down list option for single response questions (done automatically if you are using the default smartphone template)
  • Use the drop-down list option instead of a slider or a map control if the survey is likely to be seen on old devices with little memory

Showing and hiding questions

If you want to have less text in one edition of your survey, you can provide different versions of the text, and show the one that is appropriate for that edition.

  1. Create the different instructions or questions.
  2. Right-click the item you wish to hide and select Hide Variable in the dropdown list.
Question that is hidden in the selected edition
  1. Change to the other editions by selecting the appropriate tab at the bottom of the screen.
Tabs used to switch to a different edition
  1. Repeat the process to hide the text or questions that you do not want in each edition.
  2. Click SaveIcon.png to save the changes to the questionnaire.

Remember that you will need to change the routing if you route through hidden questions.

Showing and hiding questions using ID.format

You can choose which questions are displayed using routing based on the ID.format variable.

You need to look at the ID.format variable to see the code for an edition.

  1. Click VariablesIcon.png on the main toolbar to display the Variables window.
  2. Scroll to find the ID.format variable and double-click to open it.
ID.Format Variable Details
  1. Take note of which Code represents which edition.

Setting up the routing

  1. Create the different questions.
  2. Select the one you wish to appear in that edition.
  3. Right-click the mouse and select Routing Rules from the context menu or click RoutingIcon.png on the Questionnaire window toolbar. The Routing Rules dialog appears
Routing rules dialog
  1. Click Add to create a new routing rule. Select Conditionally Ask Question from the Type box and click OK. The Rule Details dialog appears.
Setting a routing rule that shows a question in one edition only
  1. Type ID.format=1 (replacing 1 with the Code representing your edition). This means that the question will be shown if the questionnaire format is the Snap Online edition in the survey in this worksheet.
  2. Click SaveIcon.png to save the changes to the questionnaire.

Remember that you will need to change the routing if you hide any questions that have routing on or are being routed to.

Setting up different graphics for different editions

If you want to use separate graphics for different devices, you must do this by placing them in the background, rather than inserting them directly.

It is best to create separate images of the correct size, rather than attempting to resize the graphic.

  1. Create the different graphics that you wish to use for the large and small screens.
  2. Check that the Questionnaire Window is in Design Mode DesignModeIcon.png and that the toolbar topic is set to Background.
Setting the background for an edition
  1. Select the area that you wish to have a background image in the third drop-down list (highlighted above). Click the Picture button. The Picture dialog appears.
  2. Click Browse and browse for the appropriate picture file for that edition.
  3. Set the horizontal and vertical alignment.
  4. Select Fixed. This ensures that the image will appear at the size you have created it.
Adding a graphic to an edition
  1. Change to the other edition and repeat with a different picture in the background.
  2. Click SaveIcon.png to save the changes to the questionnaire.

If you have applied a color and an image, the color will be displayed in areas where the image does not fill the space. The background preview area on the toolbar will be split showing the color alone on the top half.
EditionToolbar2.PNG

Publishing an adaptive questionnaire

If you wish to preview your questionnaire, you will only see a preview of the edition that you publish from. To preview all the editions, you will need to do a Preview only publish from each edition before publishing the questionnaire.

Previewing all the editions

  1. Open your survey in the Questionnaire window by clicking QuestionnaireIcon.png . Select Design Mode using the DesignModeIcon.png icon.
  2. Select File | Publish or click PublishIcon.png to display the Publish Questionnaire dialog.
  3. In Method, select Preview Only. This opens the default web browser on the device displaying the questionnaire as it would appear during a live interview.
  4. Click Publish to preview that edition of your questionnaire on the desktop. Check that you have chosen the correct questions and images for that edition. Check that any routing works.
  5. Repeat the preview on different devices to check that each edition displays as expected.

Selecting which editions to publish

If you do not wish to publish all the editions, hide the editions that are not required. Hidden editions are not visible in the Questionnaire window and will not be published.

  1. Click EditionsIcon.png in the Questionnaire window toolbar to display the Editions and Style Templates dialog.
  2. Displayed editions have a check mark in the box next to them. To hide an edition, uncheck the box.
  3. Click OK to return to the questionnaire. The hidden edition(s) will no longer be listed in the edition tabs at the bottom of the pane and will not be published.

Publishing all editions

  1. Select File | Publish.
  2. Select Publish Without Preview as the Output Method.
  3. Click Publish to publish the survey.

Adjusting screen sizes for adaptive questionnaires

If you wish to create questionnaires for specific devices, you should check that the questionnaires look as expected on those devices.

If the devices have a very large or very small screen, you may wish to change the questionnaire page size to fit the expected screen size.

Note that if you change the screen size for one edition, it may affect which of the other questionnaires is delivered to a device.

  1. Change to the edition displaying the questionnaire for that device.
  2. Click QuestionnairePropsIcon.png to display the Questionnaire Properties dialog.
  3. Select the Page section PublishPage.PNG in the left hand column.
  4. Specify the width of the screen of the device that you are using in Width. The screen width will be different if the device in held in landscape and portrait mode, so choose the appropriate value.
Setting the screen or page size
  1. Click OK to save your changes

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