Groups organize a series of questions together in a table. Groups typically consist of the same types of Questions, but they don’t have to — a Group question can have any combination of Question types.
Where you can create a Group: the Main Body, a Page, and Sections
What you can add to a Group: Questions
Examples of Groups
Example of a basic Group with Totals Showing where several Number questions have been nested in the Group.
Example of a Group with different types of questions that have been nested in the Group.
Example of a Group with Display Radio enabled where several List questions have been nested in the Group.
Group Properties Reference
There are several properties available for you to customize when you create a new Group, and it’s worth spending some time reviewing them. The options you select affect the way you use the Group and how it looks.
Section | Setting | Description |
General | Name | The Name is the text that is displayed in the setup section of the Document to identify the question. The Name does not appear in the printed Document. |
| Float Element | Floating an element allows you to position multiple sub-Sections, Groups, or Composite Questions next to each other in a Document. |
Group Option | Display Radio | The Display Radio option is available for List and Yes/No questions. |
| Show Totals | The Show Totals option is available for Number questions. |
Numbering | Number Group | If checked, the Group title will be numbered. |
| Sub Element Format | You can choose to number any sub elements included in the Group. The drop-down list includes formatting options. |
Displayed Text | Title | The Title is the text that will appear in a printed Document. The Title can be different from the Group Name or excluded completely. |
| Style | The style drop-down allows you to specify unique formatting for the Group. By default, the Group will inherit the style selected for the Main Body. |
| Header | Any text that you include in the header field will appear before the questions that you add to the Group. |
| Footer | Any text that you include in the footer field will appear after the questions that you add to the Group. |
Adding Groups
Before creating a new Group, review the Group properties reference topic for information about each field or property available for you to customize.In the Document, complete one of the following options:
To add a Group to the Main Body or Page of a Document, click Add Element.
To add a Group to another Section, click Add.
From the Class drop-down list, click Group.
Type a Name for the Group.
To float the Group, click Float Element. In the Width field, specify the percentage of horizontal space you want theSection to occupy.
If you will be adding Yes/No or List questions to the Group and want to display all List values as radio buttons, choose Display Radio. Optionally, you can Show All Labels or include a Sub Label.
If you will be adding only Number questions to the Group and you want to sum all of the responses, choose Show Totals.
To number the Group, in the Numbering section, click the Number Group and specify any Sub Element Formatting.
To include a title for the Group, in the Displayed Text > Title field, type a title. The title can be the same as the Section Name or unique.
By default, the Group Inherits the same Style as the Main Body. To use a different style than the Main Body, select one of the other available styles.
To include any additional information or instructions for the Group, populate the Header and/or Footer fields with the desired text.
Click Save.
After you finish: add Questions to your Group!
Modifying Groups
If you discover that you need to change an aspect of your Group’s properties after you create it, review the following table for information about what Group properties you can modify whether the Document is In Progress (i.e. prior to Finalizing for the first time or after you’ve created a New Revision) or while the Document is Finalized.
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| Document Status |
Field | In Progress | Finalized |
Add/remove Questions | Yes | New Revision required |
Name | Yes | Yes |
Float Element | Yes | Yes |
Display Radio | Yes | New Revision required |
Show All Labels | Yes | New Revision required |
Show Totals | Yes | Yes |
Number Group | Yes | New Revision required |
Sub Element Format | Yes | New Revision required |
Title | Yes | Yes |
Style | Yes | Yes |
Header | Yes | Yes |
Footer | Yes | Yes |
Modify a Group’s General Properties
From the Document Main Body or Page, click the Group (shown as Group: <Group Name>) you want to modify.
Modify the values that you want to change.
Click Save.
Remove a Group
Caution
Removing a Group also deletes all Questions in the Group. Before you remove the Group, ensure you have moved any Questions that you want to keep to another area of your Document.
Locate the Group you want to remove from your Document and click Remove.
Click Okay to confirm you action.
Reorder the Questions in a Group
Locate the Composite Question and click Reorder.
Click the up and down arrows to change the position of the Question.
Click Save.
Move a Group
Locate the Composite Question you want to move in your Document and click Move.
Select where you want to move the Question to.
Click Save.