Set the appearance and behavior of Numeric Slider questions.
Show Answer Value
This property allows you to display the Answer Value to the participant.
By default, the Answer Value is displayed.
For semantic differential questions, you may want to hide the Answer Value.
Snap to values
If Snap to values is selected, when the participants moves the slider along the scale, the slider will automatically move to the integer value closest to it. By default, this property is selected.
Scale Values
By default, scale values are displayed at the endpoints of the scale only.
You can choose to:
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Not display the scale values. This is the recommended option for semantic differential questions, as participants will use the labels, as opposed to the Scale Values, to determine their response.
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Display the values at the endpoints and the midpoint.
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Auto-display the values at equal intervals. Community will calculate the values.
Randomize Scale Direction
You can use this property to randomize the scale direction. If selected, each time the Numeric Slider question is presented the scale direction randomly changes.
Position in Block
Under Position in block, select Fixed to maintain the question's current sequential position, or select Use block settings if the question is part of a block that randomizes or rotates questions.
Including a label and/or images on slider
The Numeric Slider scale can be blank or can include labels, images, or both labels and images. The images below show the different possible variations.
Blank
When you do not have any labels or images on your Numeric Slider, participants will be guided by the Scale Values, which are set to display by default. For more information, see Question properties.
Labels
This example contains labels. Depending on the labels that you use, it is probably not necessary to display the Scale Values. For more information, see Question properties.
Images
This example contains images. In this example, the images reinforce the numbers displayed in the Scale Values, which are displayed by default. For more information, see Question properties.
Labels and images
This example includes both a label and an image. The Scale Values (see Unique Properties) are not displayed, since the same information has been included in the label.