A Slider Scale question displays a horizontal slider under the question text. The respondent can slide the slider from left to right to set the numeric value of their answer.
Typically, a Slider Scale would be used to capture a percentage or another number that would fall within a fixed range. For example, you could ask the respondent how many cars they own.
Creating Slider Scale Questions
To create your Slider Scale question:
- Click Add Question on your survey.
- Type your question in the Question Text field.
- In the Question Type drop-down menu, select Slider Scale.
- In the Answer Choices field, type the text that will be displayed on the left-hand side of each field.
- Scroll down to the Slider Settings section.
- In the Allow Values Between... fields, type the values you want to appear at the top and bottom ends of the slider.
- In the Increment Value field, choose how quickly the figure will increase or decrease as the slider is moved.
- In the Starting Value field, choose where you want the slider to be positioned when the survey initially loads.
- Scroll down to the Display Options section.
- Check the Show Values checkbox to choose whether to show a leading symbol.
- In the Value Suffix field, type the character you would like to display after the value.
- In the Value Prefix field, type the character you would like to display before the value.
- Click the green Add Question button to add the question to your survey.
Customising Slider Scale Questions
When you build a Slider Scale question, you can customise it with the following additional fields and options:
| Add Comment field |
Adds a free text field underneath the question. |
| Question Size and Positioning |
Lets you control the size, positioning, appearance and numbering of your question. You can also set a default answer, and hide the question without deleting it. |