Objects Overview

All the objects that you can add to a Survey are stored in the New Objects toolbox - .

Figure 1 - The objects available in the New Objects toolbox

The actual question forms that will be seen by the respondent are those in the left column, while the remainder enable you to set up the Survey to function as you wish.

The forms are as follows:

• Single – Single-answer question. The respondent can select one answer from a list (go to Single Object for more information).
• Multi – Multi-answer question. The respondent can select several answers from a list (go to Multi Object for more information).
• Grid – A question type that lets the respondent evaluate a list of variables along a scale (go to Grid Object for more information).
• Multi Grid - a 3D-grid object in which the Multi questions comprise the rows of the grid rather than the columns (go to Multi Grid Object for more information).
• Open Text – A question type that allows the respondent to type in his or her response using "free text"(go to Open Text Object for more information).
• Numeric - A question type that allows the respondent to type in numerical answers (go to Numeric Object for more information).
• Date - A question type that allows the respondent to input a date as the answer (go to Date Object for more information).
• Info – Used for information pages in the survey (go to Info Object for more information).
• Ranking - A question type that allows the respondent to rank a list of options, for example to place them in order of preference (go to Ranking Object for more information).
• Open Text List - A question type that allows the respondent to type 'free text' against a list of options, for example to add comments to a list (go to Open Text Object for more information).
• Numeric List - A question type that allows the respondent to add numerical answers to a list of options (go to Numeric Object for more information).
• 3DGrid - A folder object which allows you to combine various question types into one object with a grid layout (go to 3D Grid Object for more information).
• Geolocation - Used to capture the longitude and latitude values (the global location) of the respondent's browser (go to Geolocation Object for more information).
• Image Upload - Allows respondents to upload an image as the answer to a question (go to Image Upload Object for more information).

Note: When CATI Survey is selected in the Survey Settings > Survey Channels tab, an additional "Telephony" object becomes available in the New Objects toolbox.