Pipe answers into question or answer text

Include participants' previous answers in a subsequent question or answer text.

Note:

• Pipes are variables, and they will reflect each participant's information.
• You cannot pipe answers from the following question types:
  • Single Choice Grid
  • Multiple Choice Grid
  • Allocation
  • Highlighter

You can pipe these variables into the following locations:

• The Question text field.
• The Answer text field.
• The Instruction text field.
• The Row text field.
• The Column text field.
• The End Survey message and URL.

Note: Using the batch editor to modify text that is referenced in another question will affect your survey logic. For more information, see Add answers in a batch.

1. In the text field, click to place your cursor where you want to insert the pipe.
   The formatting toolbar appears.
2. Click Add a pipe.
   

   Note: Pipes are also available in the Batch Editor. For more information, see Add answers in a batch.
3. In the Pipe dialog, from the Sources list, select This Survey.
4. From the Question or Variable list, select the answer text you want to pipe into your question.
   Note: You cannot pipe text between two questions on the same page. For more information, see Create a Page in your survey.
5. Click OK.

A placeholder for the piped text is added.

Note: No answer value will be displayed when you preview the question. To see how your pipe will appear to participants, test your survey.

Parent topic: Piping

Related information

• Piping
• Pipe a profile variable