Option Group

If your survey scenario involves collecting detailed responses, precise management of survey options may be necessary during the design process.

The "Option Group" feature can help you organize survey options more clearly and effectively.

If you're new to surveys, we recommend starting with the Survey Structure Levels, which provides a simple introduction to the definitions and relationships of questions, groups, option group, and pages.

What is an Option Group?

Option Groups allow you to categorize related or specially treated options and further configure settings like Randomization.

Applicable Question Types

  • Mutiple Choice
  • Checkboxes
  • Ranking
  • Advanced Selection Based Available in Enterprise Plan

How to Create Option Groups

You can create a new Option Group using one of the following methods:

  • Drag-and-Drop Method

Click the "Option Group" button in the question toolbar.

Question toolbar with the Option Group button highlighted for the drag-and-drop method

Drag the option icon to another option to create a new Option Group.
Once dragging is complete, the group will automatically be named "Unnamed Option Group."

Two options dragged together forming a new group automatically named Unnamed Option Group
  • Button-Click Method
Option Group button clicked in the toolbar to start the button-click method

In the pop-up window, select two or more options.

Pop-up window with two or more options selected before clicking Add to create an Option Group

Click "Add," and your Option Group is ready!

Completed Option Group in the question editor with Random and Rotate toggle switches

Randomize within Option Group

You can also enable "Random" or "Rotate" within an Option Group.

For more details on"Random" or "Rotate", please refer to the Randomization article.

Question editor showing multiple options organized into labeled Option Groups
Summary

With "Option Group," you can organize survey options more clearly and streamline your survey design process!

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