Allows for a free-style answer to the question (open ended). Any text can be entered by the respondent. This question type can be selected in addition to any other question type. If checked, the following options can be set:
- Rows: The height of the text field. It is the number of text lines visible to the respondent, but not the limitation of how many lines can be entered.
- Columns: The width of the text field. "50 columns" means that 50 characters (approx) will be visible horizontally.
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Label: Label for text field. This will be shown to the left of the text field if the number of rows (height) is 1 (one). If the height is more than one, the label will be displayed above the text field. On a field with height 1, you can force the label to be placed above it by inserting an HTML break tag after it:
This is my label<br>
- Max chars: The max number of characters allowed. If selected, a validation message must also be entered.
- Data variable: Header for the free text responses to be used in raw data and SPSS reports.
