If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Support.

Thanks,

The Checkbox Survey Team

We loved this question, because the solution is a great example of how standard Checkbox items and logic can be used in unconventional ways to solve a problem. The answer to our live chatter’s question is YES, using a single checkbox and a simple Branching rule! Here’s how:

Step 1: Create a Checkbox Item

The Checkbox item is preferable here because the answer can be deselected if a respondent changes his/her mind.

Instead of adding question text, move to the Choices tab and enter your question text as one of your answer Choices. After entering text, click the “+” icon to add the answer choice. Not entering question text is pretty unconventional but works well here for simplifying the item into a single line.

Under the Behavior tab, be sure to leave Min/Max fields empty. You do not want to require respondents to check the box.

Because there is no question text, you may want to enter an item description in the Alias field. Without an alias, this item will appear without a label on reports and exports. If you do add an alias, be sure to “enable aliases” when generating reports/exports.

Finally, save your item.

Step 2: Create a Branching Rule

Branching allows you to skip respondents to later pages in your survey when certain conditions are met. In this example, we want to skip the respondent to the end of the survey. We call this page the Completion Events pages, which appears after a respondent has submitted his/her response.

Select the Branching option under the page bar (the same page you added the Checkbox item to). Once selected, a branching rule editor will expand on the right. Choose “Completion” from the Go To Page drop-down list. This will direct respondents to the Completion Events page.

Next, select the New Condition button and create your branching rule:

Source Type = Question
Source = “Skip to End” (Note that the alias text appears as the item label in the Source drop-down)
Comparison = Was Answered

Select Add to add your rule, and Save to save it.

Step 3: Test Branching Logic

Test your survey. Make sure you are branched to the Completion Events page after checking the “Skip” option and clicking “Next.”

Note: Branching rules are triggered when the forward page navigation button is pressed by a respondent. This means that once “Next” is selected, Checkbox will scan the page to see if any Branching rules were met. If they are, the branch is triggered.

When combined, Checkbox’s powerful logic and survey items offer a unique flexibility, allowing you to think outside the box and achieve higher levels of customization. If you have a question or customization problem you need solved, live chat or call our sales team today at 866-430-8274 (Int’l 1-617-715-9605).

When you create a application form with Checkbox you can:

1. Ask applicants to upload resumes and provide formatted text responses.
2. Tailor applications based on position type, branch location, and more!
3. Ask conditional qualifying questions and skip unqualified applicants to the end of the form.
4. Send automated confirmation emails to applicants as soon as they complete their application.
5. Set up email triggers to send completed responses to HR for immediate review of new applicants.
6. Create mobile styles to allow potential employees to submit applications from smartphones and tablets!

Click here for a job application form example >>

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You can use this exact application form in your own paid or trial account by downloading this survey XML and importing it into your survey manager!

1. DO NOT modify survey items while a survey is live and collecting responses.
2. DO protect active surveys by Locking the survey editor and/or limiting survey access with user permissions.

Click Here to view user guide >>

CONTENTS:

• Editing Items on Active Surveys or Surveys with Completed Responses
• Editing Pages on Active Surveys or Surveys with Completed Responses
• Deleting Pages or Items on Active Surveys or Surveys with Completed Responses
• Locking a Survey Editor
• Setting Survey Editor Permissions

Click Here to view user guide >>

Each month, beginning June 1, 2012, Checkbox will give away one fully hosted, supported, and FREE one-year license of Checkbox Survey Online Basic to a deserving nonprofit, foundation, or charity.

Today marks the start of the application period for our first ever account giveaway, which will be awarded on June 1st! If you are interested in applying or know someone who might be, please submit or share this simple application form.

All applications submitted to Checkbox between May 1-May 31 will be considered for the June giveaway.*

Click Here for Program Details >>

*Applicants must agree to the Share a Survey giveaway program Terms and Conditions to be eligible for a free account. Applications do not carry over into subsequent months; however, organizations may reapply for a free account each month. Click here for full program Terms and Conditions >>

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Support.

Thanks,
The Checkbox Survey Team

Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT - Register Here
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT – Register Here
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT – Register Here

This 1-hour webinar compares the major version differences between Checkbox 4.7 and Checkbox 5, including new and enhanced features such as:

• UI Navigation
• Dashboards
• Wizards
• Universal Search
• Drag & Drop
• Mobile Styles

This webinar is recommended for existing Checkbox users who recently upgraded or will be upgrading to version 5 from version 4.7.

NOTE: This webinar does not cover the upgrade process.

View All Live & Pre-Recorded Webinars >>

Introduction to Checkbox Survey

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT - Register Here
Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT - Register Here

This 1-hour webinar provides an overview of Checkbox Survey version 5, a powerful and intuitive online survey tool. Attend this webinar to see Checkbox in action as we build and deploy a professional customer feedback survey. Topics include:

• Basic Survey Sreation
• Item Conditions
• Text Merge
• Basic Appearance
• User/Group Creation
• Invitations
• Report Wizard
• Data Export

This webinar is recommended for new and intermediate users.

View All Live & Pre-Recorded Webinars >>

Email Alerts and Response items allow users to trigger emails to be sent to one or more email addresses when certain actions are completed or conditions are met by a respondent. For example, if a respondent answers “Yes” to a question about needing to purchase additional products from your company, an Email Alert can be setup to notify your sales team.

The example survey used in the how-to video below is a job application form. When an applicant submits the form, two emails are triggered:

1. Email Alert: Upon completion of the survey a confirmation email is automatically sent to the respondent.
2. Email Response: Upon completion of the survey an notification email displaying the respondent’s full response summary is automatically sent to the company’s HR department. This email alerts HR of incoming applications in real time and allows the recipient to view an applicant’s responses without needing to enter Checkbox.

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Visit our Support page for additional resources and Checkbox 5 training videos >>

Checkbox 5 Online customers have been updated automatically. Server customers should be able to access the 5.4.6 update from the Products area of our customer support site. Always back up your database before upgrading or patching. Please note that this update is eligible to all server customers with active support contracts. Customers with questions about the term of their support contracts or who would like to renew their support should email sales@checkbox.com or call 866-430-8274 (Int’l 1-617-715-9605).

Issues Resolved:

• Resolved a security issue with anonymous respondents
• Resolved various issues pertaining to importing surveys
• Resolved various issues pertaining to page and matrix conditions
• Network users with proper access should now be able to administrator groups
• Deleting a user from the universal search window should now remove that user from the database
• Enabling the “N/A” option in a rating scale item should no longer prevent the item from being updated
• Special characters (i.e. “<" or ">“) should now appear properly in drop down items
• Saved Checkbox 4.7 report URLs should now work correctly after upgrading to Checkbox 5.x
• Resolved various CSS and layout issues.

Before patching or upgrading to version 5.4.6 you MUST create a backup of your database.