Large text field (multi-line)

With the “large text box (multi-line)” question type you collect longer, qualitative feedback on open questions. Participants type their answer into a multi-line free-text field. This question type suits detailed statements, justifications, or free comments.

Add a large text field question

1. In the questionnaire editor, click ”+ Element”.
2. Choose “Question: large text box (multi-line)” in the dropdown.

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The editing form for the new question appears directly in the questionnaire.

Configure a large text field question

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Question title

You can set two different question titles:

• Question title (feedback recipient): The title the feedback recipient (for example the employee themselves) sees. Example: “How would you rate your knowledge of topic X?”
• Question title (feedback giver): The title the feedback giver (for example the supervisor) sees. Here you can use placeholders such as [Salutation] and [Last Name] so the title is automatically adapted to each feedback recipient. Example: “How would you rate the knowledge of [Salutation] [Last Name]?”

Hint

In the “Hint” field you can enter explanatory text that is shown below the question title. This gives participants extra information or instructions for answering.

Width

The “Width” selector determines how wide the text field is shown relative to the page width. Available options: 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.

Rows

The “Rows” selector sets the height of the text field. You can choose a value between 1 and 20 rows. The default is 5 rows.

WYSIWYG editor (text formatting)

Enable the “WYSIWYG editor (text formatting)” checkbox to give participants a rich-text editor instead of a plain text field. In WYSIWYG mode, participants can format their text with headings, bold, italics, lists, and links.

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Required question

Enable the “Required question” checkbox if the question must be answered. In the text field next to it you can adjust the hint shown when a participant has not answered the question (default text: “This question requires an answer.”).

Enable notes

The “Enable notes” checkbox lets participants leave a note in addition to their answer.

Visibility, layout & design settings

Under the expandable “Visibility, layout & design settings” section, you control the visibility and appearance of the question.

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The visibility settings are organized into tabs:

• Perspectives: Decide which perspectives see the question. If you select no perspective, the question is visible to all perspectives.
• User groups: Restrict visibility to specific user groups.
• User fields: Restrict visibility to users with specific field values (only available if user fields of type “list” exist).
• Editions: Decide which editions the question is shown in.

Below the tabs you find the layout & design options:

• “Hide title during participation” hides the question title from participants and shows only the input field.
• “Display without vertical spacing” reduces the vertical space to the previous question.

Finally, click “Save” to save the question.

How participants see it

While taking part in the feedback, participants see the question title, the optional hint, and a multi-line text field for entering their answer. If the question is configured as required, a red asterisk appears next to the question title.

If the WYSIWYG editor is enabled, a rich-text editor with formatting options is shown instead of the plain text field.

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Evaluate the results

In the results view, the text answers are shown grouped by perspective. Each answer appears with the answer text, the participant’s name, and their perspective.

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