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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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Cross tabulating responses

…cannot be used on free text questions. You can combine cross tabulation with filtering for more advanced analysis. To cross tabulate your responses: On your survey’s Analyse page, click on…

Distributing your survey URL

…URL can be emailed out to your target audience or posted on your institution’s intranet. If you have set up survey access control, make sure you send your respondents the…

How do I export the respondent list?

…URLs. use the list as the source data for a mail merge. To export your respondent list: Locate your survey and click on Distribute. Click on Survey access control. At…

How can I print my survey?

…corner of the Preview screen, click the Actions icon and select Print survey from the drop-down menu. Your survey will now be displayed in a print-ready format. Use your browser…

Adding contact and copyright information

…can replace this with your own message and appropriate contact details. Every survey must have a contact username associated with it, and this must be a registered BOS user. You…

Including a consent statement

…the terms and conditions. You can use the screening functionality within online surveys to direct participants away from the survey if they state that they do not consent or that…

How can I control who completes my survey?

You can use Survey access control to restrict participation in your survey by: Setting up a survey password: only people who have the password can complete the survey. This basic…

Is it possible to reuse a survey URL?

Yes, however you cannot use the same URL on more than one survey at the same time. To reuse a survey URL, you must change the survey short name on…