Create an Open End question

Create an Open End question to ask participants to answer a question in their own words.

In an Open End question, you can ask participants for their:

• Opinions (no validation)
• Email addresses (validation)
• Postal codes (validation)
• Zip codes (validation)
• Phone numbers (validation)

Note: Open End data appears in the Verbatim section of the Reports tab.

1. In Power Survey Authoring, click the Questionnaire tab.
2. On the Authoring Navigation Bar, hover over Question, and then select Open End.
3. Type a name for the question, and then click OK.
   For guidelines on question names, see Question names.
4. Add the question text.
   1. 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.
   2. Click Update.
   Note:

   • The application automatically removes any Javascript that you add to question text, instruction text, or content boxes.
5. In the Properties section, set the question properties.
   • From the Validation list, select a validation option.
   • In the Height field, type the number of lines for the height of the answer text field.

     By default, the text field is one line high.

   • In the Width field, type the number of characters for the width of the answer text field.

     By default, the text field is 45 characters wide.

   • Select Obscure answer to hide the panelist's response to the question.
   • Under Sensitive Data, click Treat response as sensitive data to automatically purge the answer data after the participant becomes inactive.
     Note:

     • Only Admins can change this setting.
     • Sensitive Data is available on request. For more information, see Purging sensitive data in power surveys.
     • You cannot recover the answer data after it is purged.
   For more information, see Question properties.
6. Click Save.