SurveyPlus > Managing Surveys
SurveyPlus provides a robust but easy-to-use set of features that allows Meeting Hosts to manage their Surveys. With SurveyPlus, Meeting Host can:
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List Surveys
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Create a Survey
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Edit a Survey
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Copy a Survey
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Delete a Survey
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Start a Survey
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View Survey Reports
These actions are described in more detail below.
1. Listing Surveys
The Survey List Panel is located on the left hand side of the SurveyPlus Pod and displays all the available Surveys in the Meeting Room.
From the Survey List Panel, you can do one of the following:
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Create a New Survey
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Edit a Survey
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Copy a Survey
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Delete a Survey
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Start a Survey
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View Reports
These options are discussed in more detail below.
Creating a Survey
Creating a Survey is simple with SurveyPlus. To create a Survey, do the following:
1. In the Survey List panel, click on the "New Survey" button. This launches the Create Survey form.
2. Enter in a Name for your Survey. The Name field is what is listed in the Survey List and helps you identify what the survey is for.
3. Enter in a Description for your Survey. The Description field allows you to provide more information regarding your survey.
4. Click "Ok" button. Your Survey will now be created.
Editing a Survey
After your Survey has been created successfully, you should see a new Survey in the Survey List. Selecting the Survey in the Survey List will allow you to manage the Survey, including:
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Listing Questions
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Adding Questions
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Editing Questions
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Deleting Questions
These features are covered in more detail below.
Listing Questions
A Survey's questions are listed when you select a Survey. The Question List displays questions and available answers. From the Question List, you can do the following:
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Edit questions - including updating question text, adding new questions or deleting existing questions.
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Edit answers - including updating answer text , adding new answers or deleting existing answers.
Below is a screenshot of the Questions List:
Adding Questions
To add a Question, do the following:
1. In the Survey List panel, select the Survey you wish to edit.
2. From the Survey Editor panel, click on the “New Question” button. This should display a drop down which will allow you to select a Question type, such as Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, True/False, Short Answer or Likert.
3. Edit the Question. After selecting the Question type to add, a Question form will be displayed. Depending on the Question type, you will have different fields to edit for the Question. For example, if you select “Multiple Choice”, then a new Question will be added at the bottom of your Survey. By default, three answers will be displayed with labels that can be edited. Managing Question types are discussed in more detail below.
4. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your changes to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button.
Clicking on the "Save" button will publish your updates to Adobe Connect.
You will see a confirmation once your updates have been published successfully.
Editing Questions
After you add a new question, you may find that you need to update the question's text, update answers or add new Answers. This is discussed in this section.
Editing a Question
To edit a Question, do the following:
1. From the Survey Editor panel, locate the Question that you wish to edit. To edit the question, click on question text. This will make the text editable.
2. Update the Question text. Enter the updated text and click return.
Note: Your updates will not be saved until you click on the "Save Survey" button.
3. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your updates to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button. Any updates are not saved unless you save the Survey.
Editing an Answer
1. From the Survey Editor panel, locate the Question that you wish to edit. To edit the Answer, click on the Answer text. This will make the text editable.
2. Update the Answer text. Enter the updated text and click return.
Note: Your updates will not be saved until you click on the "Save Survey" button.
3. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your updates to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button. Any updates are not saved unless you save the Survey.
Adding New Answers
1. From the Survey Editor panel, locate the Question that you wish to add answers to.
2. Click on the question's Options button. This will display a dropdown list of options.
3. Select the "Add Answer" option. This will create a new Answer.
4. Update the Answer text.
5. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your updates to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button. Any updates are not saved unless you save the Survey.
Deleting Answers
1. From the Survey Editor panel, locate the Question that you wish to delete answers from.
2. Click on the "Delete Answer" button next to the answer.
3. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your updates to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button. Any updates are not saved unless you save the Survey.
Deleting Questions
To delete a question, do the following:
1. In the Survey Pod, select the Survey you wish to edit.
2. From the Survey Editor panel, locate the question that you wish to delete.
3. Select "Delete Question" from the Options menu for the question.
4. Confirm deletion of the question. Click on the “Delete” button in the "Delete Question" Confirmation Screen.
5. Save the Survey. Once you have finished making your changes to the Survey, click on the "Save Survey" button. Any changes are not saved unless you save the Survey.
Copying a Survey
Copying a survey allows you to copy all the Questions and Answers for an existing survey to a new survey. To copy a Survey, do the following:
1. In the Survey List panel, select the Survey you wish to copy.
2. Click on "Copy Survey" from the Options menu.
3. Confirm that you wish to copy the Survey. A "Copy Survey" confirmation screen is displayed. Click on "Save" if you wish to copy the Survey.
4. After your Survey has been copied successfully, you should see a new Survey in the Survey List:
Deleting a Survey
To delete a Survey, do the following:
1. In the Survey List panel, select the Survey you wish to delete.
2. Click on "Delete Survey" from the Options menu.
3. Confirm that you wish to delete the Survey. A "Delete Survey" confirmation screen is displayed. Click on "Delete" if you wish to delete the Survey.
4. After your Survey has been deleted successfully, you should not see the deleted Survey in the Survey List.
