WebSurveyor: How do I create a survey in WebSurveyor?

One of the concerns about survey creation is how to get started.  Survey creation with WebSurveyor can be a quick, simple task when you use the Survey Wizard function in WebSurveyor. 

In order to create a survey using the wizard, follow the steps below:

  1. Log into WebSurveyor at https://survey.uiowa.edu.
  2. From the Dashboard, click the Create a survey link.
  3. At this point, you have four choices: create a survey from a template, create a blank survey, copy an existing survey or open a sample survey.  In this example, we will create a blank survey.
  4. Click on Create a Blank Survey.
  5. You are now brought to the Question List section of your survey.  You are now ready to begin the customization of your survey.

Please click on one of the following sections for additional information regarding general survey customization:

 

Adding Questions to a Blank Survey

  1. From the Question section of the survey, you will now need to select the question style you wish to use from the Available styles: menu. In this example, we will create a question with the first available style.
  2. Select Select only one (show all) from the Available styles: list, and click the Add Question button.
  3. In the following page, you will type the text of your question in the Question Text: field, and click the Apply button.
  4. In the Add New Response field, type in your first choice of responses, and click Apply.  You will continue this process until all of your responses have been added in the Response field.  Additionally, you may select responses from the Response Library menu.  If you wish to include an "Other" field for respondents to provide their own answer, select the check box for this option under the Question Text field.

    When you are finished adding the responses to this question, you have the opportunity to add additional questions by clicking the Add question after this link at the top of the page, or to move on to other customization sections of the survey. 

Updating the Survey Details

The Survey Details section gives you a chance to personalize your survey.  In addition to the adding the Title and Author of the survey, you also have the ability to create an introduction of your survey, as well as add closing comments to the end of the survey and set up security options.  In order to do this, please follow the steps below:

  1. Click on the Details link in the Navigation Pane.
  2. In the Details section, enter the Survey Title, Author, Identifying Comment, Introductory Text and Closing text in the fields provided.  If you wish to direct users to a particular web page after they complete the survey, add that information to the appropriate field as well.  Click the Apply button when you are finished.
    Please note: All of the above-mentioned fields are optional.
  3. If you wish to modify the security settings (such as limiting the number of times a user can take the survey), click on the Security link at the top of the page and update your options.  Click Apply when you are finished.

Survey Presentation

The Presentation section of your survey presents you with your survey's display options.  From here, you are able to select an existing display template for your survey, customize one of the existing templates, or to create your own.  However, in order to customize or create your own template, you will need to alter the HTML code. 

In addition to the display templates, this section also gives you the opportunity to customize a list of other survey presentation details.  After you have made your changes to this section, click the Apply button to save your changes.