Maximizing screen space in a survey

Change the way that your survey displays questions to maximize screen space and improve usability.

Use any of the following techniques to maximize screen space:
Procedure
  • Use one screen for each part of the survey.
    1. In the navigation pane of Dev Studio, click Case types, and then click the case type that you want to open.
    2. On the Workflow tab, click Life cycle.
    3. Click a Questionnaire step.
    4. In the Navigation type list, select Plain.
    5. Select the Run as screenflow check box.
    6. In the Screenflow type list, select an option to indicate how the questions are distributed across multiple screens.
    7. To add navigation links to the screen, select the Show bread crumb check box.
  • Hide supporting information that is unnecessary.
    1. In the header of Dev Studio, click Configure > Case Management > Survey.
    2. On the Question pages tab, click the name of a question page.
    3. Expand the Advanced question page settings.
    4. Select the Hide label check box.
    5. Select the Hide instructions check box.
    6. Click Save.
  • Display radio buttons in rows instead of columns.
    1. In the header of Dev Studio, click Configure > Case Management > Survey.
    2. On the Questions tab, click the name of a question with Question type set to Radio buttons.
    3. In the Edit question dialog box, expand the Answer presentation settings section.
    4. In the Display of radio buttons list, select Horizontal.
    5. Optional: To control how many radio buttons are displayed in each row, enter an integer in the Number of items before wrap field.
    6. Click Save.
  • Change the answer layout for each question to display the answer fields next to the question text instead of below the question text.
    1. In the header of Dev Studio, click Configure > Case Management > Survey.
    2. On the Questions tab, click the name of a question.
    3. In the Edit question dialog box, expand the Answer presentation settings section.
    4. In the Answer layout list, select Question and Answer adjacent to each.
    5. Click Save.
  • Conditionally display questions.