Ask participants to rank a series of items.
- In Power Survey Authoring, click the Questionnaire tab.
- On the Authoring Navigation Bar, hover over Question > Rank Order Grid, and then select Rank Order Grid.
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Type a name for the question, and then click
OK.
For guidelines on question names, see Question names.
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Add the question text.
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Click the
Question field, and then type the
question text.
For information on formatting the text and adding files such as images, see Editing toolbar.
- Click Update.
Note:- The application automatically removes any Javascript that you add to question text, instruction text, or content boxes.
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Click the
Question field, and then type the
question text.
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In the
Columns section, add the columns.
- To add one column, click Add Column, and then type a name for the column.
- To add multiple
columns, click
Column Text, and then type each column name
on a separate line.
Press Ctrl + V to paste the column text from a text editor such as Notepad.
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In the
Rows section, add the rows.
- To add one row, click Add Row, and then type a name for the column.
- To add multiple
rows, click
Row Text, and then type each row name on a
separate line.
Press Ctrl + V to paste the row text from a text editor such as Notepad.
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In the
Properties section, set the question
properties.
- In the
Order of rows section, select one of the
following options:
- As Authored: all participants see the rows in the order that they were created.
- Randomize: each participant sees a random order of rows.
- Rotate: each time the question is displayed to participants, the rows are rotated one position up.
- In the
Order of columns section, select one of the
following options:
- As Authored: all participants see the columns in the order that they were created.
- Randomize: each participant sees a random order of columns.
- Rotate: each time the question is displayed to participants, the columns are rotated one position to the left.
- To set the
number of rows that the participant must answer to move to the next question,
type a value in the
Required row count field.
Note: This property overrides the Question completion required property. If you want participants to answer every row, ensure that Required Row Count is blank and Question completion required is selected.
- To display the header at a set interval of rows, type the row interval in the Repeat header every field.
- To set the width in pixels of the column header in the top-left corner of the grid, type a value in the Header column width (px) field.
- To set the height in pixels of the row header in the top-left corner of the grid, type a value in the Header row height (px) field.
For more information, see Question properties. - In the
Order of rows section, select one of the
following options:
- Click Save.