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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

Help & support

Adding an image

…this a breach of your online surveys licence and reserve the right to close your account. Adding an image to your survey is a two-step process. Step 1: Uploading an…

Glossary of online surveys terms

…users (Project account) FAQ for Admin users (Organisation account) Analyse View the responses to your survey and perform analyses on the data. Accessing survey responses Anonymity When applied to respondents/responses,…

Online surveys policy on unusually large surveys

…unmanageable, online surveys supplies a warning at the top of both the Design page and the Distribute page. If a survey author sees this message, they should seriously reconsider their…

How can I help a user who can’t log in?

…them to https://admin.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/accounts/login/. Account activation links and forgotten password links will only work once, and a user cannot use them to log in again once the account has been activated…

Launching your survey

…be able to submit their responses. This includes those who are part way through a survey at that moment, as well as anyone who opted to ‘Finish later’ but who…

Why can't I delete or edit a question?

If you have launched your survey, you will not be able to delete any questions. This restriction applies as soon as you launch your survey. The restriction stays in place…

Creating accessible surveys

Online surveys aims to follow the principles of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. However, accessibility is not just a technical issue. Creating an accessible online survey involves care in…