Grid View

The Grid View gathers together on one page the input text fields (texts, answers, titles instructions etc.) and some properties of selected objects from the Survey tree. This allows you to edit several Survey objects simultaneously in all survey languages. You can edit the properties in the page and save the changes there. All Survey objects except Quotas may be edited in Grid View. To use the Grid View functionality:

1. In the Survey Tree toolbox, select the nodes you wish to display in Grid View (click on the survey folder node if you wish to display the entire survey).
2. Right-click on the selected nodes and select Grid View from the menu.

All the nodes that have been selected are displayed on the Grid View page in separate "forms". The "current" node form (the one you last worked with) has an orange title bar; all the others are blue - .

Figure 1 - Three nodes listed in the Grid View

The Grid View page toolbar contains the following buttons:

• Save - click to save any changes you may have made to the texts or properties in the nodes.
• Search and Replace - opens the Search and Replace dialog.
• Filter - opens a drop-down list of the various filter options available.
• Expand All - expands any node forms that have been collapsed such that the contents of all forms are visible.
• Collapse All - collapses all the node forms such that only the title bars are visible.

Filter Options

If you are searching for Survey nodes that you know have your search criteria in specific areas, for example in the Answers and Scales, use the Filter options.

1. In the Grid View Toolbar, click on the Filter button.

The Filter drop-down opens - .



Figure 2 - The Grid View Filter options

2. Click on the various options to toggle the selection on and off. Under Languages, all the languages selected for the survey are listed; uncheck those you do not wish to include in your search.
3. On completion, click out of the drop-down to close it then perform a new search.

Search and Replace

Use the Search and Replace functionality to find specific words and phrases and replace them with other text. To use the functionality:

1. In the Survey Tree toolbox, using standard Windows techniques select the nodes you wish to search through (click on the survey folder node if you wish to search through the entire survey).
2. Right-click on the selected nodes and select Grid View from the menu.
3. In the Grid View toolbar, click Search and Replace.

The Search and Replace input dialog opens - .



Figure 3 - The Grid View Search and Replace input dialog

4. Type into the Find field the text you wish to look for.

A search is performed, and any fields in the selected nodes that include the text will be shaded yellow. The total number of instances of the text found in the selected nodes is indicated beside the Find field; use the arrow buttons to move to other instances of the text - .



Figure 4 - Using Search and Replace

5. Type into the Replace With field the text you wish to be added instead of the "Find" text.
6. Click Replace to replace the current instance; click Replace All to replace all instances in the selected nodes.
7. On completion, click Close to close the dialog, then Save to save any changes you have made.

Form Layouts for Various Node Types

If you have checked all the filter settings and you open Grid View for a Single question or the result of a search brings up a Single question, the pane shown - here below will be displayed. Here you have access to and can edit all the fields in the node.

Figure 5 - Grid View for a Single Question

A number of properties may also be edited here.

The figures below show some examples of how various node types will be presented in Grid View. The first shows a Grid View of an Information node - .

Figure 6 - Information Node Grid View

This shows a Grid View of an Open Text question - :

Figure 7 - Open Text Grid View

This shows a Grid View of a Grid question - :

Figure 8 - Grid Question Grid View

This shows a Grid View of a Reusable Scale/List folder - :

Figure 9 - Reusable Scale/List folder Grid View

Note that any changes you make in the Scales and Lists in the Grid View, when saved, will be applied to all questions where the Scales/Lists are used.

This shows a Grid View of a Condition - :

Figure 10 - Condition Grid View