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survey.vt.edu TipsThese are some tips to help you with common tasks with survey.vt.edu:
Embedding pictures into a surveyTo add pictures to the entry form or exit page of a survey you need to use HTML. You can embed arbitrary HTML code by clicking on one of the "add text" buttons on the "Edit entry form" screen. On the Edit screen you should switch from "plain text" to "HTML" and then enter the HTML code. For example, this is the HTML code required to insert the VT logo: <img src="https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jdoe/vtlogo.gif" alt="VT logo" width="118" height="26"> You cannot store pictures on the survey.vt.edu computer itself. Instead, copy your pictures onto any Web server or Web hosting service that you have access to (e.g., filebox) and reference that image in the "src=..." part of the HTML. Make sure the web address starts with "https", otherwise your survey respondents may receive a warning message. Creating a feedback form that matches the design of your Web siteYou can make a feedback form created with survey.vt.edu appear as an integral part of your Web site by defining a custom header and footer. To add the HTML code of your custom header and footer click on the "edit layout, font, colors" button in the upper right of the "Edit entry form" screen. A good way to add the correct HTML code is a copy and paste from your existing Web site. However, there is a caveat. Relative references to images (e.g., "<img src='logo.gif'...") will not work, since the images are located on a different computer, not the survey.vt.edu computer itself. To solve that problem, just include the computer name in the image reference (e.g., "<img src='https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jdoe/images/logo.gif'..."). You can read more about that in the help section "Embedding pictures into a survey". When adding HTML code, make sure NOT to use the following HTML tags: <html>, <head>, <body>, and <input...>. After you have created your feedback form and have made it look like your own Web site, you can simply link from your Web site to the entry form Web address (which is displayed after choosing "open for data collection"). Finally the survey.vt.edu feedback form will look like an integral part of your Web site. Changing the entry form after the survey is openThe entry form can only be changed when the survey is closed for data collection. If you need to do any changes you have to close the survey first ("close for data collection") and restart it afterwards. Even when the survey is closed, the entry form can only be changed if it does not contain any entries or results. If you already collected some results you have two options. Your first option is to delete the existing results ("Delete results"). Before deletion you should consider to export these results and keep them for later reference. Your second option is to create a copy of your survey and proceed using this copy. Be aware that creating a copy will change the Web address of the entry form. You will have to change any links that point to the survey or send e-mail to people about the new Web address. If you have questions or need help using survey.vt.edu, you may contact 4Help by using the Help Request Form (http://4help.vt.edu) or by calling (540) 231-HELP (4357).
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