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Create a Single Choice Slider question

Lisa Wong
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Ask participants to use a slider to select one of two or more possible answers arrayed on a scale.

Single Choice Slider questions place your answer options on a scale, and participants must move a slider along the scale until they reach their answer.

With the Single Choice Slider, you can:

  • Include off-scale answers
  • Show automatically generated values for your scale

This display for Single Choice questions is available to desktop participants only; mobile participants who access a Single Choice Slider will see the Buttons display.

Use the Slider display when asking participants to rate an item or statement on a numbered scale. Your answer text will ensure participants understand the meaning of the scale numbers.

If you create a question with more than five on-scale answer options, only the rightmost and leftmost answer text (the endpoints) will appear to participants. Other answer text will be hidden unless the scale has an odd number of answers, in which case the midpoint answer text will also be shown.

Tip: Sliders allow you to highlight Don't know or Not applicable answers by placing them off-scale.

Single Choice Slider from the participant's perspective

Modern survey (mobile):

Classic survey (desktop):

Note: On mobile devices, Single Choice Slider questions are displayed as Single Choice Buttons questions.
  1. From the Survey Builder Toolbox, under Core Questions > Choice Questions, do one of the following:
    • Drag the Single Choice question to the Table of Contents.
    • Click the Single Choice question.
  2. In the Table of Contents, click the Single Choice question.
    The Edit Pane appears.
  3. Optional: Edit the Question name.

    Question names:

    • Should be unique.
    • Can contain symbols and all alphanumeric characters.
    • Are not displayed to participants.
  4. In the Question text field, enter the question text.
    Note: The recommended character limit is 2500.
  5. From the Display answers as list, select Slider.
  6. In the Answers text fields, enter the answer text.
    Tip:
    • To create a line break within an answer, type Shift+Enter if you are on a PC, or Shift+Return if you are on a Mac.
    • To create a new answer, type Enter if you are on a PC, or Return if you are on a Mac.
    • To enter multiple values at the same time, click Add Answers in Batch. For more information, see Add answers in a batch.
  7. Optional: Display an answer off scale, by clicking Options, and then selecting Off Scale.
  8. Optional: Add another answer, by clicking Add.
  9. Optional: To display values on your scale, select Display scale values.
    An automatically generated integer will appear for each answer on the scale, beginning with 1.
  10. Optional: Move an answer by doing one of the following:
    • Grab the answer using the Drag handle on the left side of the answer text, and move it up or down.
    • Click Options and select Move up or Move down.
  11. Optional: Delete an answer by clicking More > Remove.
  12. Optional: Once you have authored your question, you can also:
  13. Optional: Select Treat other/specify text response as sensitive data.

    This option controls whether the application purges personally identifiable information stored as part of this question's data, for members who have become inactive. System variables such as FirstName, LastName, and email are flagged as sensitive data by default. For more information, see Sensitive data.

    Note: Admins can change this setting. To change this setting as a Power User or an Author, you must have the Can access sensitive data permission.
  14. Optional: To preview the question in desktop or mobile view, in the Edit Pane, click Preview.
    A preview of your survey appears, starting with the selected question.
    Note: Preview in mobile view simulates the mobile experience. For best results, preview your question on a mobile device.
Parent topic: Single Choice questions
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