Use the checkbox or multi-select/multi-choice question type when you want to allow respondents to select more than one options from a set of possible responses.
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- Click the Checkboxes Icon in the question menu or drag the icon into place on the survey.
- Type or paste your question into the Question field.
- Type answers into the Answer field, and click the + icon to add additional answer options, up to 15. Use copy/paste to automatically populate answer options.
- Hover over the answer number and click the X to delete an answer.
- Activate the Randomize checkbox to shuffle the answer orders for each respondent.
- Click the anchor icon to the right of an answer option to lock the option in place on the list, despite randomization.
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Note: this question type requires at least 2 answer options.
Further customize your question view by adding Images.
- Deactivate the N/A box to remove an anchored, exclusive "None of the above" option from your survey.
Note: The N/A option is automatically turned on when you choose a Checkbox question. If respondents select N/A, they cannot select any other options.
- Customize the "None of the Above" text as needed.
- Select the Min required dropdown menu to adjust the minimum number of responses you would like respondents to choose before advancing to the next question.
- Select the Max allowed dropdown to adjust the number of maximum responses allowed per respondent.
- Select the Open Ended Response icon on the right side of an answer row to allow respondents to use their own words.
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On the results page, data from Checkbox questions displays as a bar chart.
- Hover over the bars on the chart to see deeper statistics.
- Click the chart menu in the upper righthand corner of the answer window to visualize answers in a Column, Percent Column, Bar, or Percent Bar Chart.
- All response details are displayed beneath the chart.
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