Customize Text Formats

This feature is used to create your own data formats that can be applied to questions of Single Line Text, Matrixand Numeric Allocation types to validate the data that respondents provide. This makes respondent enter their answers only in a strict format, for example: digits, email address, zip code and others.

To create new format, click New Format on the Customize format page, and then:

1. Select the content type for your new format.

•  Text:

  • Name your text format using the Format name text box.

  • Create your own alert text in the Alert text box. This message appears if respondent's input text does not match the expected formatting.

  • Set the character for respondents to answer limit using filters.

  • To make the format of input data more precise you can use our regular expressions option. Enter any regular expression you need in the corresponding box and test it.

For more details visit Regular Expressions chapter.

•  Numbers:

  • Name new numeric format using the Format name text box.

  • Create your own alert using the Alert text box. This message appears if respondent's input number is not within the indicated range.

  • Set the numerical value limit using filters and specify number of decimal places if needed.

•  Date:

  • Name new date format using the Format name text box.

  • Create your own alert message using the Alert text box. This message appears if respondent's input date is not within the indicated range.

  • Select format for date appearance. m stands for month, d for day, y for year.

2. Set the field width using the Field width text box for best look within your survey.

3. Click the Save to save changes.

Click Edit link to edit the existing format.

Click the Delete button to remove existing format. If the format is already in use within other questions and surveys you are not allowed to delete it.

Click the Back button to go back to the previous page.

For the Numerical allocation question type, only the Numbers customize