Snap Survey Software How-to: Create Reports by Running a Batch

Easily generate reports by creating and running a batch using Snap Survey Software

survey-software-batchesYou can create reports in Snap Survey Software, publishing a set of analyses automatically. You can easily do this by creating a Batch.  What is a batch? Batches allow you to generate reports by giving Snap a series of instructions. You can define tables, charts, maps, or lists to be included in the report. Each analysis can also include notes. You can specify the way all the analyses appears with ease.

When creating a batch, you add all the analyses you want to be visible in the report to the batch, then run the batch to quickly generate the report. It’s that easy!

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When it Comes to Online Surveys, There Are No Wrong Answers

Wrong answer or wrong question? That is the question.

confusing-survey-question-online-surveysWhat is the goal of your online survey? Perhaps your goal is to measure employee satisfaction, improve product features, improve student learning, or increase your customer base. Whatever your goal is, online surveys are a great solution for collecting valuable feedback and information. Online surveys are easy to create, but wait! Have you tested your survey to ensure that you receive the types of answers you anticipate? When it comes to developing questions for your online surveys, plan your survey questions wisely, because there is no such thing as a wrong answer. There are only wrong questions.

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Snap Summer Camp: Designing Online Surveys in Snap Survey Software

UK Customers, we welcome you to join us for our second FREE Snap Summer Camp webinar: Design online surveys in Snap Survey Software

online-survey-visual-designSnap Summer Camp is back! This year’s 10 free webinars will take place between June 19th and September 12th, 2013 and is open to all UK, European, and APAC customers only. US customers, we will announce a US Snap Summer Camp series soon, so stay tuned!

Join us on June 19th for the following webinar

Webinar: Design online surveys in Snap Survey Software

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 15:00 – 16:00 UK BST

Presenter: Snap Training Consultant Marc Ellison

This is always a popular webinar for Snap Surveys. Marc will show viewers hints and tips to get the most from your online surveys. This webinar will show features and functions in Snap Survey Software which complement  principles that Steve Bax covers in the earlier webinar, Designing engaging questionnaires to deliver high response rates. Marc will also introduce delegates to new features in Snap 11, including semantic questions and other new question styles.

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Snap Summer Camp: Designing Engaging Questionnaires

UK Customers, we welcome you to join us for our first free Snap Summer Camp webinar: Designing engaging questionnaires to deliver high response rates

survey-designSnap Summer Camp is back! This year’s 10 free webinars will take place between June 19th and September 12th, 2013 and is open to all UK, European, and APAC customers only. US customers, we will announce a US Snap Summer Camp series soon, so stay tuned!

Join us on June 19th for the following webinar

Webinar: Designing engaging questionnaires to deliver high response rates

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 14:00 – 14:45 UK BST

Presenter: Steve Bax, Managing Director of the research company Bax Interaction and tutor at Cambridge Marketing College.

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Snap Survey Software How-to: Improve the Layout of Online Surveys

Learn how to improve the layout of your online surveys with images and highlighting using Snap Survey Software

online-survey-introductionImprove the layout of your online surveys. Learn how to place an image next to a grid question in a two column question layout using Snap Survey Software. In addition, learn how to use row highlighting so that the grid rows are highlighted as a respondent moves their cursor over a row. This highlights response boxes for all multi-choice questions. And finally, learn how to insert an image into your own questionnaire.

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Want to Learn More About Survey Software?

Are you reviewing available survey software options? We can help.

evaluate-survey-softwareSurveys are a great tool to gather data quickly and efficiently. Survey software solutions are cost-effective tools for designing and administering online surveys, with the capability of analyzing survey results easily in one centralized software system.

There are a variety of available survey software solutions available. For online surveys, simple online survey tools will allow you to create quick surveys with basic formatting and administration options, and basic analysis tools. More advanced online survey software solutions, such as Snap Survey Software, have more sophisticated functionality ideal for planning more complex survey formatting, survey question logic, and advanced analysis capabilities.

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Respondents Complete Your Online Survey. Now What?

What happens when respondents complete your online survey?

 thank-you-pageYou can choose what happens when respondents complete your online survey. Using Snap Survey Software, you can choose what respondents view when they complete an online survey, including the options to:

  • Send respondents to the Snap Survey Software default ‘Thank you’ page
  • Send respondents to a customized ‘Thank you’ page
  • Send respondents to a web page of your choice
  • Close the survey window

Everybody likes to be thanked, especially your online survey respondents. Adding a ‘Thank You’ page at the end of your online survey is a great way to show your appreciation and it acts as a confirmation to respondents to alert them that their responses have been successfully received.

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Solutions to Traditional Employee Reviews

What are some alternative solutions to traditional employee reviews?

employee-review-online-surveyIn yesterday’s blog post, Are Traditional Employee Reviews Still Beneficial?, we discussed the issues facing traditional employee reviews. Today, we discuss alternative solutions that organizations can carry out in their employee review process.

The process of traditional employee reviews has many organizations questioning their current review processes. The traditional employee review process is proving to be outdated and filled with inefficiencies. Those inefficiencies include:

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Are Traditional Employee Reviews Still Beneficial? What’s Your Opinion?

How useful are traditional employee reviews in your organization?

employee-reviewsMany organizations rely on annual or semi-annual employee reviews to evaluate employee performance.The traditional employee review consists of a manager (or supervisor) who complete a series of evaluation questions to rate an employee’s performance. Additionally, often times the employee is asked to complete a self-assessment of their own performance. Once the manager reviews the two evaluations, the two parties meet face-to-face to discuss results and elaborate more on performance.

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Snap Survey Software How-to: Transfer Data Between a Survey and a Database

Learn how to transfer data between a Snap survey and a database using Snap Survey Software

transfer-data-snap-survey-softwareYou can use Snap Survey Software to link between a Snap survey and an SQL Server database, so you can use your existing database to seed data into your survey, send updated data from your survey back to your database, or use email addresses in the database to invite respondents.

We have developed a worksheet which describes how to import data into your survey from an SQL server database. You can also export data received from the survey back into the database, which is done in a similar manner.

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