Qualtrics Survey System
Piping Smart Text
The pipe smart text feature in Qualtrics acts much like Mail Merge in Microsoft Word. This feature allows you to insert specific information into question text from several different locations. You can access the Smart Text
option when you see the Rich Text editor, available from any text box.
Piping Smart Text: From Previous Questions
Using Smart Text, you can pipe questions, answers, or options that your respondents do or do not select. For example, if you are asking students to choose their residence hall, you could pipe the chosen hall into a question about what was liked about that living space.
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Select the question you wish to pipe Smart Text into
NOTE: The question is selected when it turns into a text box with tabs above it. -
Click RICH TEXT EDITOR
The Rich Text Editor dialog box appears. -
Place cursor where you want the piped text inserted
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Click PIPE SMART TEXT
The Pipe text from a... dialog box appears.
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From the Pipe text from a... menu, select Survey Question
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From the Survey Question menu, select the question you want to pipe text from
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From the Item menu, select the desired choice
The code appears in the Rich Text Editor text box.
Respondents will see the question with the piped text:
Piping Smart Text: From Panel Fields
Should you need to ask questions that involve respondents' first or last names or email addresses, that information can be piped in with Smart Text.
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Select the question you wish to pipe Smart Text into
NOTE: The question is selected when it turns into a text box with tabs above it. -
Click RICH TEXT EDITOR
The Rich Text Editor dialog box appears. -
Place cursor where you want the piped text inserted
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Click PIPE SMART TEXT
The Pipe text from a... dialog box appears.
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From the Pipe text from a... menu, select Panel Field
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From the Panel Field menu, select the desired choice
The code appears in the Rich Text Editor text box.
Respondents will see the question with the piped text:
