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WISCO Survey Tutorials - Create Survey Questions

This tutorial helps you get started by creating a project folder, and includes step by step instructions for entering four types of survey questions, and the related survey question options.

WISCO Survey Power creates all the programming code needed for your survey. The code can be used as a stand alone web page, or the body of the HTML code created by WISCO Survey can be copied and pasted into your existing web page templates.

Create the Project Folder

When you create a new survey, you are asked for the name of the new project folder. Each survey, the related responses, and custom chart preferences are stored in the project folder. Different surveys should be stored in different project folders. When reports, charts, and web files are saved, the project folder is the default folder displayed by the save dialog.

Create the Survey Question file

When you save your question file, you will enter the new survey question filename. The survey question filename will automatically add the file-extension '.SVP'. The clickable links provide additional information.

  1. From the File Menu, select New Survey.
  2. A dialog screen is displayed with the title 'Select a New Project Folder'.
  3. In the edit box below Folder Name, enter C:\WiscoSurvey\Tutorial.
  4. Click the OK button to create the new folder. Click Yes to confirm creation.
  5. The Design Menu - Edit Questions and Choices screen is displayed.
  6. Directions for adding each survey question are displayed on the right side of this screen.

Let's enter our first survey question. (A Text Entry Question)

  1. Click the Current Question Text Box (second from the top).
  2. Enter your question text. 'What is your name?'
  3. Select question type '11 = Text Entry' from the list on the lower left.
  4. A period is placed in the text choice grid to indicate no text is needed.
  5. Click the Options/Values tab to display extra settings available for this question.
  6. In the middle column click the spinner arrows to change the maximum text length to 40 characters.
  7. In the upper left corner, enter 'Name' in the Question Topic edit box.
  8. Click on the Survey Questions Tab to return to the main question editing screen.
  • Either the Add Question or Save button can be clicked after each question, the text choices, and options are entered.
  • Click the Save button to display a dialog screen with the title 'Save WISCO Survey Question File'.
  • Enter MyTutorial in the edit box. Then click OK. A Message dialog is displayed: 'MyTutorial.svp Saved'.

Let's enter our second survey question (A Single Choice Question).

  1. Click the Current Question Text Box (second from the top).
  2. Enter your question text. 'What is your gender?'
  3. Select question type '1 = Single Choice' from the list on the lower left.
  4. Enter 'Male' in the grid next to the letter A. You can use the down arrow to move down one cell.
  5. Enter 'Female' in the grid next to the letter B.
  6. Click the Options/Values tab to display extra settings available for this question.
  7. In the upper left corner, enter 'Gender' in the Question Topic edit box.
  8. Click on the Survey Questions Tab to return to the main question editing screen.
  9. Click either the Add Question or Save button.

Let's enter our third survey question. (A Multiple Choice Question)

  1. Click the Current Question Text Box (second from the top).
  2. Enter your question text. 'What days of the week can we have an introductory meeting?'
  3. Select question type '2 = Multiple Choice' from the list on the lower left.
  4. Enter 'Monday' in the grid next to the letter A. You can use the down arrow to move down one cell.
  5. Enter 'Tuesday' in the grid next to the letter B.
  6. Enter the other days of the week in the other gird cells.
  7. Click the Options/Values tab to display extra settings available for this question.
  8. In the upper left corner, enter 'Meeting Day' in the Question Topic edit box.
  9. Click on the Survey Questions Tab to return to the main question editing screen.
  10. Click either the Add Question or Save button.

Let's enter our fourth survey question. (A Multiple Scale Array Question)

  1. Click the Current Question Text Box (second from the top).
  2. Enter your question text. 'Please indicate your opinion of the following statements.'
  3. Select question type '5 = Multiple Scale Array' from the list on the lower left.
  4. Enter 'My job requirements are clear.' in the grid next to the letter A.
  5. Enter 'I have enough information to do my job well.' in the grid next to the letter B.
  6. Enter 'I have the tools and resources to do my job well.' in the grid next to the letter C.
  7. Enter 'My job makes good use of my skills and abilities.' in the grid next to the letter D.
  8. Click the Options/Values tab to display extra settings available for this question.
  9. In the first column, change the Column Rating Scale spinner to 3.
  10. Click the Insert button to copy the Rating Scale #3 labels to the column headings.
  11. In the upper left corner, enter 'Job Evaluation' in the Question Topic edit box.
  12. Click on the Survey Questions Tab to return to the main question editing screen.
  13. Click either the Add Question or Save button.

When you have added your last survey question, text choices, and options, click the Save button.