How do I embed a YouTube video in my survey? (Power Surveys)

You can embed a YouTube video under the question editor of your survey. 

Example

You would like to embed a video that has been uploaded to YouTube.com.

Detailed Steps

Copy YouTube embed code

1. Go to YouTube.com
2. Click Share under the video.
3. Click Embed.
4. Copy the embed code and paste it into Notepad or a similar text editor.

The embed code should look similar to:

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iIiAAhUeR6Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The text in blue above can be updated to adjust the video size. Make sure that if adjusting these values they are done so in proportion, so the video playback is not distorted.

TIP: If you want your YouTube video to autoplay, you will have to add the string ?autoplay=1 at the end of the source link:

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iIiAAhUeR6Y?autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 

Note: The auto-play feature is disabled for mobile devices running iOS and Android.

Embed YouTube video in survey

1. Open the power survey.
2. On the Build page, click Edit to open Power Survey Authoring in a new browser tab.
3. In Power Survey Authoring, click the Questionnaire tab.
4. Create a Text Instruction question.
5. Click into the question editor to activate it.
6. Click HTML.
7. Copy and paste the embed code from YouTube.
8. Click Update.
9. Click Save.
10. Validate and test your study for the embedded video.

Note: A security warning may display to participants. This is dependent on their browser settings.

More Information

Please see the following Webhelp topics for more information:

• Create a text instruction