In Snap XMP Online, the survey templates are available by selecting User Templates.

Downloading the European survey template files

Click here to download the European survey templates zip file.

The zip file contains the following files:

Snap XMP Desktop Reference SurveyPak

• Reference SurveyPak (Reference.wdf)

Survey Templates (TMDF files)

• Dutch Blank Template
• Dutch Blank Template with English
• Dutch Blank Template with English and French
• French Blank Template

Thumbnails (PNG files)

• Dutch Blank Template
• Dutch Blank Template with English
• Dutch Blank Template with English and French
• French Blank Template

Extracting the files from the zip file

The zip file (dutch-templates.zip) is downloaded to the default download folder set on your device.

1. In File Explorer, select the zip file (dutch-templates.zip), right-click then click Extract All on the menu.
2. Enter the destination folder. The files in the zip file will be extracted to this folder.
3. Click Extract to extract the survey template files to the destination folder.

Replace the supplied Reference SurveyPak

The Reference SurveyPak is used in Snap XMP Desktop and provides the list of Snap XMP survey templates that you select from when creating a new survey.

1. The download zip file contains the Reference SurveyPak file, Reference.wdf, and this is located in the extraction destination folder.
2. Prior to replacing the Reference SurveyPak file, you may wish to back up the existing Reference.wdf file at C:\Users\Public\Documents\Snap Desktop to another folder. If you rename the existing Reference.wdf file and then copy the new file you will see the survey templates from both reference files, which may include duplicates.
3. Copy the file named Reference.wdf from the extraction destination folder to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Snap Desktop.
4. Open Snap XMP Desktop then click on the Reference icon on the main toolbar. This opens the Reference window.
5. Select the Reference SurveyPak and check that the Templates folder includes the new survey templates.

Import the survey templates in Snap XMP Online.

The survey templates provided, can be imported to Snap XMP Online, via Snap XMP Desktop, where you can use them to create a new survey.

1. The download zip file contains the survey template files, and these are located in the extraction destination folder. The files have the extension TMDF.
2. Copy the survey template files from the extraction destination folder to the default Snap Desktop folder, C:\Users\Public\Documents\Snap Desktop or another location, as required.
3. Open Snap XMP Desktop then click on the Survey Overview icon on the main toolbar. This opens the Survey Overview window.
4. Click on the Offline Surveys icon on the Survey Overview toolbar. You will see the downloaded survey templates. You may need to browse to the location of the downloaded survey templates, if they are not shown.

5. Click on the Online Surveys icon on the Survey Overview toolbar. This shows all the online folders and surveys.
6. We recommend that you create a folder for your survey templates, if you do not already have one. Select the folder where you want the templates folders to go, then right-click to show the pop-up menu. Click New Folder and enter the name of your new folder, such as ‘Templates’. Click OK to create the folder.
7. In the survey list area, right-click to show the pop-up menu. Click Import Survey/Template. This opens the Import Survey or Template window.

8. Click Browse then select a survey template file to import. To reduce the number of files to search, select ‘Templates’ in the Files of type drop-down. Click Open to return to the dialog.
9. Click OK and select the location folder.
10. Click OK to import the survey template.
11. Repeat this for each survey template that you wish to import.

Upload the survey template thumbnails

You have the option to download the thumbnails associated with each survey template, which can help users identify the survey template when they are creating a new survey.

1. Log into Snap XMP Online.
2. In Your work, open the folder containing the survey templates and select the first survey template. This displays the Summary section where you can upload the thumbnail.
3. Click the Upload thumbnail button to display the Upload thumbnail dialog.

4. Click the Select file button to select the thumbnail image. The download zip file contains the thumbnail files, and these are located in the extraction destination folder. The files have the extension PNG. Select the PNG image that has the same name as the survey template.

5. Click Open and the thumbnail image is displayed in the Summary section.

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SurveyPaks may include

• titles and instructions
• questions including code frames that can provide standard answers to multi-choice questions and questions in multiple languages
• surveys or sections of surveys
• survey templates

The Reference window contains all the SurveyPaks. These are

• Reference SurveyPak that provides a selection of pre-defined questions, questionnaires and survey templates that can be used in your own surveys. This SurveyPak cannot be edited.
• User SurveyPak that provides standard topics where you can add your questions, surveys and survey templates. This SurveyPak can be edited.

The Reference SurveyPak contains a number of demographic questions arranged in books. There are three questionnaires: Your Household, Your Employment and About You that use the demographic questions. The Templates topic contains the survey templates that are supplied with Snap XMP Desktop.

The Reference SurveyPak can be used to add individual questions, whole sections or one of the questionnaires to a survey. However, the questions in the Reference SurveyPak cannot be edited. You need to create your own SurveyPak or use the User SurveyPak provided.

This tutorial shows how to use a question in a SurveyPak, create a new SurveyPak and add questions to it, including a translated question.

Use a question from an existing SurveyPak

1. In the Survey Overview window, select and open the required survey in the Questionnaire window.
2. Click Reference on the Snap XMP Desktop toolbar window. This opens the Reference window.
3. The last used SurveyPak is displayed. This example uses the Reference SurveyPak. If this is not loaded, expand the list of recently used SurveyPaks or click Browse to find the Reference SurveyPak.
4. Close all other windows except for the Questionnaire window.
5. Select Window | Tile so that the two windows are arranged side by side on the screen.
6. Double-click a topic to display its contents. Select the variable that you wish to use. The text is displayed in the bottom part of the window. If it is not visible, click the Show/Hide Preview button.
7. Drag the variable from the SurveyPak into the questionnaire. As you drag the cursor over the questionnaire it changes from  to one of these three alternatives:
   •  insert the new item before this item
   •  replace this item with the new one
   •  insert the new item after this one

When you release the mouse button, the new variable drop in the position indicated by the cursor.

Create a new SurveyPak

1. Select File|New|SurveyPak. This opens the New SurveyPak dialog.

2. By default, the new SurveyPak has a name based on the SurveyPak you opened most recently and is stored in the same directory. Click the Browse button to choose a new name and/or directory.
3. Select the default language for your survey.
4. Change the suggested name of the initial topic folder.
5. Click OK.
6. The Reference window opens and displays your new SurveyPak.

Add a question to your SurveyPak

1. Click Toggle Edit Mode  on the Reference window toolbar. The toolbar changes allowing editing. Edit Mode appears on the title bar to show that you can edit the SurveyPak.
2. Drag the variable(s) from the questionnaire window to the place where you would like to store it in the SurveyPak. These can be notes and questions.

The SurveyPak window changes to show the new variable. The changes will be saved automatically. You can now use the variables in other surveys.

Add a translated question to your SurveyPak

If you have a survey in multiple languages, you can add the different versions of the question to your SurveyPak. You must first add the extra languages to your SurveyPak.

1. Click Toggle Edit Mode  on the Reference window toolbar to enter Edit Mode.
2. Select Add Language from the language list. If the drop-down list is not visible, expand the Reference window by dragging the sides.

3. This opens the Define Language dialog. Select the language you wish to add and specify the reading direction layout if necessary. Select this for a right to left layout or clear for left to right layout. For example, European languages are left to right. If you are adding a new version of an existing language (for example, the child’s version of an adult survey), type the language name as it appears in the questionnaire.

4. Click OK to return to the SurveyPak.
5. Drag the item(s) from the questionnaire window to the SurveyPak. The question will be added to all the languages in the SurveyPak.
6. Check your question has imported by selecting the language in the drop-down list. If there was not a translation for the question already in the questionnaire, you will see the words (Undefined in language).

7. You can edit the question by double-clicking it to open the Variable Properties dialog. You can change:
   • the Label (the name that appears in the SurveyPak
   • the Text (the question text)
   • the codes for multiple choice questions

8. Click OK when you have made your edits.

If you add the question to a survey, it will add the appropriate version of the question to the languages that are in the survey and the SurveyPak.

If there is a topic you would like a tutorial on, email to snapideas@snapsurveys.com.

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If you wish to create a SurveyPak which has multiple languages in it, you need to create all those languages within the SurveyPak before you add the questions to it.

1. Open the SurveyPak in Edit mode by clicking .
2. Select Add Language from the drop-down language list.

3. The Define Language dialog appears. Select the language you wish to add. Specify the reading direction layout if necessary. Check for Right to left layout, clear for left to right. European languages are left to right.

4. Click OK to return to the SurveyPak.
5. If you now drag a question into the SurveyPak from a dual-language questionnaire, the appropriate translation will be inserted into the correct part of the SurveyPak. The translation must exist in the survey, and the languages must exist in the SurveyPak.

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