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Setting Up Skip Logic

Setting up Skip Logic in Your Survey

Skip Logic image:

Skip logic or conditional logic may be used to customize the path respondents follow when taking your survey. To add skip logic to your survey, click the add logic button beside the question or page for which you would like to add the logic.
On this page:   
  1. How to Add Question Skip Logic
  2. How to Add Page Skip Logic
  3. What to Do After Adding Skip Logic
  4. How to Add More Question Logic
  5. How to Delete Skips
See Example Skip Logic Map 		  

Things to keep in mind before you set up Skip Logic:

 
  • Skip Logic activates when the respondent clicks "Next" at the bottom of the page.
  • Skip Logic allows you to skip Pages, not questions within the same page.
  • The order of the survey naturally defaults to the next page in line. Use Skip Logic ONLY if you want to change that order.
  • Almost always, Skip Logic should be applied to the last question on the page.
  • One to One Relationship: The survey recognizes only one skip at a time. This means each page must be set up so the skip is going to One and only one clear location.
  • Surveys may have only one final page. All respondents must end on the same End page, the last page of the survey.
  • We recommend that you always draw a simple map or outline of the various skip paths you want to implement in your survey. This allows for easier set up and trouble-shooting if any problems should arise.
  • More about Logic Principles 
 
arrow.gif Advanced Skip Logic: menus and index page
  
 Menu MapIt is very useful to create a Skip Map for reference to verify how the skip pattern should look and work in the final survey design and execution. arrow.gif See this example Logic Skip Map

How to start designing skip logic:

 Click Design Icon to start1. Open the design editor and select a question or page to which you would like to apply Skip Logic. Question types that allow logic display the Add Logic button button
Note: Multiple Choice questions allow logic (One Answer and Multiple Choice Answers) allow Skip Logic. Matrix style questions do not allow skip logic.
 Menu Map
2. Set your survey so that all of your pages and questions are in order according to your map/outline -click for an example of how to set this up.
3. Note: All surveys have one final page. Set logic accordingly.

Tip:

Two Types of Skip Logic:

1.

Question Logic:

Please use Question Logic for most skip options. The Question Logic skips respondents to a designated page based on the answer selection for the questions when clicking the navigation button for page.

 Note: Question Logic always overrides Page Logic. This principle can be used when you need to redirect respondents to the main survey path, or the end of the survey, after having directed them down a customized path using question Skip Logic.  

2.

Page Logic:

Please use Page Logic to skip respondents to a designated page when leaving the current page regardless of selected answers for that page. 

Page Skip Logic does NOT require a specific answer. Respondents will redirect to the designated page. If there is also Question Skip Logic on the same page, then the Page Logic will only be activated if the selected answer option is not set to Skip to any other page.

 Note: Page logic directs respondents to one location, you cannot set up a second Skip. After you have set up the "Skip to" page, click the save logic button button.
 

The page logic is next to the page number.

 

 

1.

How to Add Question Skip Logic

 
step one Go to the page with the question with which you wish to implement the logic and click the add logic button button next to the question.
 

select add logic button

step twoRead the tips per the pop-up and click the add new logic button button to set a Skip.
 

select Add new logic

step threeSelect one answer that you wish to use to redirect respondents to another page.
step four Select the page where you want the respondent to “skip to” when they select the corresponding answer choice.
step five Click the  add new logic button button to set up as many different skips as you need. (Please use the scroll bar to scroll down if you do not see where to add new logic.)
  

select your skip logic setup

note You cannot put more than one Skip on the same answer option!
step six After completing the Skip Logic set up for that question, always select save logic button to save and apply the logic to your question.
select the save logic button
Note:  If you have a Multiple question (Multiple Answer) question type in your survey, the skip will only bring your respondent to ONE Skip page. The survey defaults to take the respondents to the Skip page related to the FIRST answer selected.

2.

How to Add Page Skip Logic to Your Survey

 
step one

Click the add logic button button next to the page title near the top of your survey design page.

  

select add logic

twoRead the tips per the pop-up and select the page where you want to skip respondents to from the drop down menu.
 

select page skip location

save page logic

Moving questions or pages deletes applied logic! We recommend applying Skip as the last step of your survey design because the tool deletes any logic applied to a question or page if the question is moved; additional editing of answer choices can mix up your Skip path.
 
 

three

After Saving Skip Logic

 
step oneGo to the appropriate page and click on the add logic button button next to the question to which you would like to add Skip Logic.
step twoNow that your question has Skip Logic applied, the add logic button button changes to edit logic button. 
  edit logic view
  
four

Add Additional Question Logic

 Move to the next page requiring Skip Logic and repeat these steps to add more Skip Logic to your survey.
 
Note: We recommend filling out Skip in the order of the pages instead of in the order of the Skip. This provides smoother Skip Logic design and should keep you from forgetting needed skip logic.
  
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Deleting Skips

 If you need to delete a Skip from an answer option, click on the edit logic button button next to the question and click on the delete button button next to the Logic you want to remove.
  
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