Using a text question on Collect, you can ask respondents to give you some text information, like name, address etc. In addition to the basic elements like question title, Collect allows you to add limits and validations to ensure quality data collection. In this article, we will discuss:
- How to create a text question on Collect web
- How to answer a text question on Collect app
A. Creating a Text Question
A text question has multiple elements like question title, question keyword, description, and some validations and settings. To understand them better, we will take a sample choice question and create it on Collect.
Example: We want to create a text question asking people's names. It will look like the image below.
To create this question on the Collect web dashboard, we will add the following details:
- Question Title: "What is your name?"
- Mandatory Question: Yes (Check-marked)
- Question Keyword: "name"
- Question Help Content: "Please add both first name and last name."
- Maximum characters allowed: 100
B. Answering a Text Question
When you open this question on the Collect app, it will look like the image below. To answer the question:
Step 1. Go to the text question and tap on it to answer.
Step 2. Type in the answer using your keyboard.
Step 3. If you have answered all other questions, click on "Submit" to submit the complete response.
Note:
In addition to text question, Collect supports 25+ other question types like image, location, signature, etc. You can read more about them in this detailed guide.