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Online surveys  (formerly BOS)

Powerful, flexible online surveys

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Free text questions

Free text questions are typically used to allow respondents to give information, such as their name or email address. They can also be used to ask for people’s opinions, or…

How can I share my survey/data with someone else?

…other user. Users in Organisation accounts can share their surveys and results with you using the Survey permissions functionality. Sharing surveys and results with people who are not online surveys…

Will exporting my results affect my survey?

No. Exporting your data will not remove any information from the online surveys system, nor will it interrupt the running of your survey or close your survey. Exporting your results

Importing your respondent list

…be aware of the following requirements and limitations when preparing your spreadsheet: The spreadsheet must contain the respondents’ details in the order: | username | password | email address |…

Selection list questions

for use in exports: If your question text is long, you can enter a shorter version here which you can choose to use instead of the full question text if…

Multiple choice (multiple answers) questions

…information to be visible by default, use the survey builder to add a note to the question instead. Alternative question text for use in exports: If your question text is…

Date/time questions

…which you can choose to use instead of the full question text if you export your results data. This alternative text will not be visible to respondents. Pre-population parameter: Pre-populate…