Questionnaire Overview Window

QuickInfo

In the overview editor, you can scroll through the basic information for each item in your Questionnaire File. In this mode, you can see and define which items are presented to participants and the order in which they're to occur.

Click on a specific area for help on that topic:

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Hints

Double-click on any position or name field, and the details will be displayed for that item. When your are editing in the overview window, double-clicking will allow you to edit any field or will pull open a file search box if a file is required. If you want to edit a field that requires a filename but do not want to open a file search dialog, then simply highlight the field and press enter to edit the field directly.

Info

Allows you to save summary information and detailed notes regarding your questionnaire.

The title and comments are for the Editor's reference only. The comments field has a very large capacity if you wish to exploit it.

Details

Allows you to set various options for the presentation of your questionnaire items.

Click on a specific area for help on that topic:

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Sort

Sorts the items in the questions by their position values.

The Sort button makes life a little easier by automatically reordering all of the items in your Questionnaire File  so that you need not worry about where you are placing any one item at any given time. When MediaLab sorts the Questionnaire File items, it will reorder them by their ordinal position. If you forget to do this, MediaLab will do it automatically when you exit. You can manually sort whenever and as often as you like by clicking the Sort button.

Hint: To add a new item between two existing items (e.g., at positions 2 and 3), assign it a position value between these values (e.g., 2.5) and then click the Sort button. After sorting, you can automatically renumber all of your items with sequential integers by clicking the Renumber button.

Renumber

Renumbers the position values in the Questionnaire File with sequential integer values.

The Renumber button cleans up your position numbering by replacing the values with sequential integers. The first item will get a position value of 1, the second will get a 2 and so forth. This is not a necessary operation and is provided mainly for the purpose of aesthetics and to help you know that you have the correct number of items your Questionnaire File.

Hint: If your items are out of order, be sure to sort before you renumber.

Print

See Experiment Editor, Printing

Help

Starts the interactive help system. You can search the documentation using the Contents, Index and Search tabs in the left-hand window. Also note that MediaLab takes advantage of context sensitive help such that pressing F1 at any time will often direct you immediately to help with what you are working on. A printable PDF copy is available in the MediaLab program folder, installed by default as the C:\MediaLab\Help folder.

Save

Saves the active file with its current name and location on your drive.

Save As

Saves the active file but allows you to specify a new file name and/or save location.

OK

Closes the Details window and returns to the Overview window.

Navigation

There are many ways to navigate your way around the questionnaire editor. The most useful methods to be aware of are:

To jump from field to field, you can simply click on the field you want to edit, or

You can also use the Tab key and the arrow keys to jump from one field to the next.

When your are editing in the Overview window, double-clicking will allow you to edit any field or will open a file search box if a file is required. If you want to edit a field that requires a filename but do not want to open a file search dialog, then simply highlight the field and press enter to edit the field directly.

All forms have a button with a check mark, like this: clip0047. This button closes whatever editor you are currently in. You will always be given the option to save any changes that you've made.

Details Editor

In the details editor, you will notice four buttons with arrows:

The first key clip0043 will take you to the details of the first file in your Questionnaire File,

The second key clip0044 takes you to the item immediately preceding the one you are currently editing,

The third key clip0045 takes you to the item immediately after the one you are currently editing,

and the fourth key clip0046 takes you to the last item in your Questionnaire File.