Editing an Easy Layout

The editing functionality available in Easy Layouts is restricted to the basic elements; if you need to perform more advanced editing then you must use the standard Designer editing options. The Easy Layout interface relies on styles having specific names, and you cannot add questions or change the object names. However you can rearrange the elements on the page.

If your survey uses an Easy Layout, then the Edit Survey Layout item appears in the Designer menu. Click this item to open the Edit Survey Layout page. Any changes made here will then be "Survey specific". Otherwise:

1. In the Quick Access menu, go to Survey Layouts.
2. Find the layout you wish to work with, and open it by clicking on its blue layout name text.

The Survey Layout Editor page opens with the layout tree open in the Layout and Styles toolbox.

Note: Before you can edit an Easy Layout, it must be associated with a survey so that the preview can be displayed. The survey is not "saved" with the Easy Layout; the association is only temporary and exists only while the Easy Layout is open. You must therefore select a survey every time you open an Easy Layout for editing.

3. In the Preview Questions Tree toolbox, click the Survey button.

The Survey List window opens, listing all the surveys to which you have access - .



Figure 1 - Example of the Survey List window

4. Select the survey to which you wish to associate the Easy Layout, then click OK.

Note that you should select a survey that includes all the components that you wish to set up in the Easy Layout, such that you will be able to view the components in the preview as you are editing their properties.

The selected survey is added to the Preview Questions tree.

5. In the Layout and Styles toolbox toolbar, click Easy Designer.

The page displays the Easy Layout editing functionality with the selected survey as the preview - . You can now set up the Easy layout as required.

Figure 2 - Example of the Easy Layout editing page

The editing page has nine tabs; one for each of the major elements in the Easy Layout. Click on the tabs in the illustration above for more details on those tabs.

The color selection procedure is the same for all color properties in Easy Layouts. To select a color for an item:

1. Click in the color square for the appropriate item.

A color selection dialog opens - .



Figure 3 - Example of the color selection dialog

2. Use the sliders to find the required color or type a color code into the RGB or # fields.
3. Click OK to use that color.

Once a color has been selected and used, it will be listed in the Recent Colors drop-down. This drop-down is available on all the color selectors for the other tabs in Easy Layouts, so you can easily use the same colors in different parts of the page.

When selecting colors, the following points should be considered:

• Strong and bright colors strain the eyes so are difficult to look at.
• About 10% of the male population are red/green color-blind, so you should avoid using combinations of red and green for area fills or emphasis.