{"id":3266,"date":"2017-02-24T11:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T11:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2018-12-17T06:36:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T06:36:19","slug":"timer-on-online-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/timer-on-online-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Enable A Timer On Your Online Survey: In 6 Easy Steps!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: iStock.com\/Artist&#8217;s YinYang<\/p>\n<p>Many a times we ourselves have abandoned an online survey or quiz, just because our answer was left incomplete because of the timer. While on one hand, the timer can annoy the survey taker, on the other, it can help the survey\u2019s creator a lot, that is, if he recognizes its correct function.<\/p>\n<p>The  main function behind setting a fixed answering time is to skim through survey  respondents in order to reach an accurate conclusion. Any respondents taking  less than the given time, are most likely just jumping from on question to  another, instead of giving accurate responses. While those taking too long,  might be searching for answers online or elsewhere, instead of giving an honest  reply. \u00a0Another function of this is  monitoring whether respondents are viewing your content properly or not. For  example, if you have inserted an audio or video in your survey that is of  approximately 3 minutes, but the survey taker only spends 1 and a half minute  on the page,, then they probably won&rsquo;t have viewed the required content, making  their answers inaccurate.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Timers  ensure that you get (or rather short-list only) accurate data for your  research, so don&rsquo;t shy away from using them. \u00a0However, do you actually know how to insert  that feature into your survey? SurveyCrest offers you this amazing feature and  we here will tell you how to integrate it. For starters, you need to Sign-In to  your SurveyCrest account and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/survey\/selection\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>create a survey<\/strong><\/a>;  or you can add a timer to one of your previously made surveys. Either way, the method  is below.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/2B0ilcRlMo6thK\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Step#1: Select Your Survey<\/h2>\n<p>After  logging in, select the &lsquo;Dashboard&rsquo; button on the top center of the page, in the  main menu. <\/p>\n<p>Once you click on the Dashboard, a list of all the online surveys you have made until now, will appear. Next you have to select the survey you want to add the time limit to.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Select-Your-Survey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Select-Your-Survey.jpg\" alt=\"Select Your Survey\" title=\"Select Your Survey\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Select-Your-Survey.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Select-Your-Survey-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Select-Your-Survey-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step#2: Open \u2018Launch\u2019 Tab<\/h2>\n<p>After you click on the survey, you\u2019ll be relocated to a new page. There you\u2019ll see the \u2018Launch\u2019 button on the top center of the page, just below the title of the survey. <\/p>\n<p>Click on \u2018Launch\u2019 to proceed!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Launch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Launch.jpg\" alt=\"Launch\" title=\"Launch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Launch.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Launch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Launch-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step#3: Go To \u2018Personalize\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Now you\u2019ll see three round (grey-green-grey) buttons on the right-side of your screen. Click on the \u2018Personalize\u2019 icon (grey one), which is the first from the left. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Personalize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Personalize.jpg\" alt=\"Personalize\" title=\"Personalize\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Personalize.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Personalize-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Personalize-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step#4: Check Out \u2018Options\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Once the \u2018Personalize Survey\u2019 page appears, you will find a vertical menu on the left of the page.  You have to click on \u2018Options\u2019, which is the last button in the bar. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Options.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Options.jpg\" alt=\"Options\" title=\"Options\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Options.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Options-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Options-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step#5: Click On \u2018Timer\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Amongst the list of options presented to you, you\u2019ll see \u2018Timer\u2019. Just click on that!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Timer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Timer.jpg\" alt=\"Timer\" title=\"Timer\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Timer.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Timer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Timer-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step#6: Set The Time<\/h2>\n<p>Next, check the \u2018Timeout\u2019 box that is now visible under the Timer option. <\/p>\n<p>Now all that\u2019s left for you to do is to enter a number (time in minutes) and click the green \u2018Save\u2019 button, present below the list of options.  <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Set-The-Time.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Set-The-Time.jpg\" alt=\"Set The Time\" title=\"Set The Time\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Set-The-Time.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Set-The-Time-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Set-The-Time-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This concludes our tutorial for enabling a response timer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>online survey<\/strong><\/a>. You can check for more in the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveycrest.com\/blog\/category\/how-to-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How To Survey<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 section of our blog. Feel free to leave questions and feedback in comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: iStock.com\/Artist&#8217;s YinYang Many a times we ourselves have abandoned an online survey or quiz, just because our answer was left incomplete because of the timer. 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