Create an Allocation Slider question

Ask participants to allocate values to different categories.

  1. In Power Survey Authoring, click the Questionnaire tab.
  2. On the Authoring Navigation Bar, hover over Question > Allocation Grid, and then select Allocation Sliders.
  3. Type a name for the question, and then click OK.
    For guidelines on question names, see Question names.
  4. Add the question text.
    1. Click the Question field, and then type the question text.
      For information on formatting the text and adding files such as images, see Editing toolbar.
    2. Click Update.
    Note:
    • The application automatically removes any Javascript that you add to question text, instruction text, or content boxes.
  5. Add the sliders.
    1. In the Slider Labels field of the first slider, type the slider label.
    2. To add another slider, do one of the following:
      • To add one slider, click Add slider, and then type a name for the slider.
      • To add multiple sliders, click Batch Edit Sliders, and then select a predefined set, or type the name of each slider on a separate line.

        Press Ctrl + V to paste the slider text from a text editor such as Notepad.

        Note: After a survey contains live data, you cannot delete or batch edit answers.
  6. In the Properties section, set the question properties.
    For more information, see Allocation Slider question properties.
  7. Click Save.