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| A survey list will be shown. To create a new survey, click on the '''Create a new survey button''' located in the top-left part of the window, above the survey list. | | A survey list will be shown. To create a new survey, click on the '''Create a new survey button''' located in the top-left part of the window, above the survey list. |
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| You can edit most of these settings later again by clicking the '''Survey properties''' and then '''General settings & text'''. | | You can edit most of these settings later again by accessing the available options located in the settings menu of the newly created survey. |
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| There are a number of tutorial videos for LimeSurvey out there. This is a list of the ones we think that are the best. You are welcome to create a new tutorial and add it here.
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| *[[LimeSurvey Video-Tutorial|Tutorial A]] - this video tutorial was made available to us by Andreas Pursche ([http://www.paul-consultants.de/ PAUL Consultants e.V.] of University of Technology Dresden).
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| *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWE0wAoyvak Tutorial 'How to get started - a first survey' ] - this one is really nice and available on YouTube and should be viewed in HD
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| One easy way to learn LimeSurvey is to experiment with working surveys. Here are a [[Expression Manager Sample Surveys|dozen surveys]] that demonstrate all of the key features, including the new (1.92+ and above) [[Expression Manager|Expression Manager]]-based functionality for relevance-based navigation/branching; tailoring/piping/reporting; and validation.
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| We also provide [[Expression Manager HowTos|How To]] and [[Expression Manager Examples|Examples ]]pages to help orient users to Expression Manager.
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| Simply import those surveys into your installation (or into the [http://www.limesurvey.org/en/demo public LimeSurvey demo]), and test the survey. One of the easiest ways to review the survey logic is via the new [[Show Logic File|Show Survey Logic]] feature.
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| The '''survey name''' provides the unique title to a '''survey''' and becomes the handle to access various option settings that apply to the survey as a whole. Settings such as the welcome message on the opening screen, the description of the survey, contact information for the survey administrator, and what format the questions are to be asked.
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| A '''survey''' requires each question to be a member of a '''group''' (and only that '''group'''). Depending on the number of questions in the survey, '''Groups''' can be used to define logical sections, common subject themes, or possibly pages on the screen. A group can have questions about a similar subject or simply be setup as a manageable number of questions.
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| <div class="simplebox">'''Note''':<br />This whole chapter deals with '''question groups'''. Do not confuse a '''question group''' with a '''user group'''. Each is very different and used in different ways, based on the object being grouped.</div>
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| A question '''group''' has a title and an optional description. You must have at least one '''group''' in each survey, even if you do not wish to divide the survey into multiple groups.
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| '''Questions''' are the core of your survey. There is no real limit to the number of '''questions''' you can have in your '''survey''' or in a '''group'''. '''Questions''' include the actual question text as well as settings that determine what form of answer you will accept. You can also specify a short 'help' explanation for each question and determine whether the question is mandatory (that is, must be answered) or optional. For more details check the [[Question types|question types]] section.
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| The '''LimeSurvey''' tool presents horizontal tool bars to the survey creator in their web browser. These toolbars are the header of a window allowing interaction.
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| The top toolbar is usually the '''Administrative Tool Bar''' providing top level, global actions. One of the key items there is the drop down list of surveys along with a '''Create New (Survey)''' button [[File:CreateSurvey-button.png]] ; if available and enabled for your login account. Both are on the right side of the toolbar.
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| <div class="simplebox">'''Hint''':<br />Want to know more about a particular icon button in a tool bar? Hover over the icon to see its name or click on the Help button [[File:help-button.png]] in the '''Administrative Tool Bar''' to see a description of icons in the currently active toolbar.</div>
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| If the '''Administrative Tool Bar''' does not appear to be on top, click the home button [[File:button-home.png]] to get back to it. The Labelset [[File:button-labelset.png]] and Template [[File:button-template-editor.png]] editors, available in this tool bar, are the only ones that can replace the '''Administrative Tool Bar'''.
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| Similar to before, one can click on the drop down list of question '''Groups''' or on the '''Create New (Group)''' button [[File:CreateSurvey-button.png]] on the '''Survey''' toolbar. Either selection will bring up the question '''Group''' toolbar below the '''Survey''' toolbar.
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| In the Question Group, you can click on the drop down list of '''Questions''' or click the '''Create New (Question)''' button [[File:CreateSurvey-button.png]] to add a fourth toolbar to now edit a '''Question'''.
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| In these nested toolbars are some common, navigational buttons. There is an '''Edit''' button [[File:edit-button.png]] to edit the object you selected. By default, you will be put in the editor if you create the object. There is a '''Delete''' button [[File:delete-button.png]] to delete the object. For '''Groups''' and '''Questions''', there is a '''Reorder''' button [[File:change-order-button.png]] to change the order the object appears in during the survey execution. Finally, there is an '''Export''' button [[File:export-button.png]] to export a survey, question group or question that you can import back into another survey. Note that the '''Create''' button [[File:CreateSurvey-button.png]] also allows you to import a previously exported object.
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| Finally, there are two to three small buttons to the far right [[File:CommonButtons.png]] to minimize, maximize, and close the window of a toolbar. The maximize button will take you back to the summary window of the currently selected object.
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| As seems natural, the window of the current toolbar is automatically minimized when you select a lower level object to edit. Only the current toolbar and its window can be closed. You can open a previous toolbar and window by clicking on its maximize button. And you can jump around by selecting or creating a new object in another toolbar without having to close the currently open window first.
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| We will discuss navigating through a survey itself later on in the section on testing the survey.
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