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Adding Images to a Question

Images are a great way of helping your respondent visualize something you are trying to get across to them. Use images to talk about a new concept, show a new product, or present new ideas. There are several ways to add images to a question or answer option.

For most question types, our platform supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, SVG, PDF, TIFF, and BMP. Images should be a minimum of 600px, but no more than 3600px. Keep in mind larger images may take a longer time for respondents to load.

 

1. Adding Images one at a time

  1. Click the camera icon to the right of the Question field, or the respective Answer field.
  2. Select a file from your computer, and click Open.
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2. Adding Images in bulk

  1. Select one or multiple images on your computer.
  2. Drag the image files to the appropriate destination. 
    Note: If you select multiple files and drop them onto an answer option, they will load as respective answer options in the order they are found in on your computer.
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3. Customizing Image views

  1. Hover over an uploaded photo and activate checkboxes to allow respondents to Expand the photo, Scroll on a particularly long photo (such as an infographic), or Delete the image.
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4. Using Image grids

Images display as thumbnails by default; rolling over or clicking on an image enlarges the selection. Create an image grid to view answers as larger pictures, instead of as a text list of answer options with thumbnails.

  1. Click on the Image grid columns menu at the bottom of a question.
  2. Select the number of columns you would like your answer images to appear in.
    Note: The Image grid columns dropdown populates the number of answers programmed in a question.
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5. Reusing Images

If you wish to use an image more than once, drag and drop images from one question to another, or clone the question with the images populated by double clicking the question handle.
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6. Expanding Images

While adding images to your survey is a great way to show some context to your work, expanding or enlarging the image makes the respondents’ experience even more evoking.

  1. Click the camera icon to upload a picture, or drag and drop a file from your hard drive into the desired question or answer field.
  2. Roll over the image thumbnail in the survey editor, and check the box next to Expand. Expanded images display as full-size for every respondent ensuring they don't miss anything important.

Note: When respondents come to a Radio Button, Checkbox, or Reorder question type that has expanded images, they may click anywhere on the image to select that answer option. In order to view the zoomed-in image, they must click on the magnifying glass that appears over the image.
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7. GIFs

GIFs (graphics interchange format) are one of the most popular forms of shared media. We use them all the time in our help articles. They are a great way to demonstrate something in a short time frame--which also makes them great for surveys!


Other reasons they work great in surveys:

  • they generate more interest in your product or concept than a static image.
  • they are easy to consume, better respondent retention = better data.
  • GIFs can have a strong emotional impact on people, making your content relatable to your target market.

To add a GIF to your survey:

  1. Make sure the GIF is saved as the correct file extension (.gif).
  2. Select the image from your hard drive to add it anywhere you can add images in your survey, or drag and drop it into place.
  3. Hover over the GIF, and choose Expand to auto-play the GIFs within a question or answer option. If you do not choose to expand, the GIF will only play when a respondent hovers over the image in the survey.

Note: GIFs will not be animated in the Survey Editor; use the Quick Preview (or any preview mode) to test them. GIFs will play automatically if the image is expanded, or if you hover over the thumbnail in most question types.
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If you have any additional questions please reach out to support@aytm.com or click the chat bubble at the bottom right to start a conversation. We look forward to hearing from you!