Mixed input questions

Mixed Input Questions combine different types of user input within a single question. Think radio buttons, checkboxes, and text fields all working together in one place.

You’ll use these in scenarios like:

• “Other” textbox - A text box that appears alongside radio buttons or checkboxes for responses that don’t fit your predefined answers
• None of the above - A single radio button in a multi-select question (because you can’t pick “none” and something else)
• No comment - A checkbox for respondents who have nothing to add to an open-ended question
• Not applicable - A checkbox option in slider questions for those who can’t rate on the scale

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”Other” textboxes

Other textboxes capture responses that don’t fit your predefined answers. When a respondent clicks on the “other” option, a textbox automatically appears for them to type their response.

Here’s how to create one:

1. Add or select the question in your survey flowchart (close the Quick Update box if it pops up)
2. In the Properties Pane, click on the Answers tab
3. Click on the answer you want to turn into an “other” specify
4. Check the Include Verbatim property
5. Save the survey

Other specify textboxes have built-in validation that requires respondents to enter text when they select the “other” answer. You can disable this by unchecking the Compulsory answer property.

While it’s not required to include text like “specify” in the answer label, it’s good practice as a prompt for respondents. Alternatively, you can enter the instruction into the Verbatim Text answer property—this way it only appears once they’ve clicked the answer.

There’s no limit to how many other textboxes you can include in a question.

If you’re randomizing answer codes, consider setting the Sort Order for your “other” answer to a higher number so it always appears below the predefined answers.

Single Response only

Other specifies can only be set up in Single Response questions with the Vertical question format selected.

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None of the above

Many Multi Response questions need a “None of the above” or “Don’t Know” option. Here’s the catch: this option must be a single-select radio button rather than a checkbox—otherwise respondents could select it along with other answers, which doesn’t make sense. You can change any answer in a Multi Response question from a checkbox to a radio button using the Force Single Answer property.

Here’s how to set an answer to single select:

1. Add or select the question in your survey flowchart (close the Quick Update box if it pops up)
2. In the Properties Pane, click on the Answers tab
3. Click on the answer you want to make single select
4. Check the Force Single Answer checkbox
5. Save the survey

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No comment

Not everyone has something to say in response to an open-ended question. You’ve got three question properties to accommodate respondents who prefer to stay quiet:

• Compulsory Question? - Uncheck this to make the question optional (non-compulsory questions are marked in the flowchart with a red exclamation icon in Survey Editor (Legacy), or an asterisk icon in Survey Editor (Beta))
• Helper Text - Provide an instruction for respondents to enter something like “none” or “don’t know”
• No Verbatim - Add a “No comment” or “Don’t Know” button below the text field for respondents who can’t or don’t want to answer

To set up a No Verbatim option:

1. Select the question in your survey flowchart
2. In either the Quick Update Box or Question Properties Tab, enter your desired text (e.g., “No Comment” or “Don’t Know”) into the No Verbatim box
3. Save the survey

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Not applicable

Sometimes people just can’t rate something on a slider—they haven’t experienced it yet, they’re unsure, or it simply doesn’t apply to them. For Slider questions, you can add a “Not Applicable” or “Not Sure” button that lets respondents opt out of the slider scale entirely.

Here’s how to add it:

1. Add or select the question in the survey flowchart
2. In the Answers tab, give the “not applicable” answer the code 99 (that’s the magic number the system looks for to exclude this option from the slider scale)

You can place the “not applicable” button either to the right of the slider or underneath it—your choice. Control the placement using the notSureOnRight control. In Survey Editor (Legacy), enter it as JSON. In Survey Editor (Beta), it’s a toggle in the Controls section.

Placement	Controls JSON (Survey Editor (Legacy))
Button to the right of the slider	{"notSureOnRight": true}
Button underneath the slider	{"notSureOnRight": false}