Introduction to the Reference window

The Reference window displays the variables within a survey or SurveyPak in a format that allows them to be copied to other surveys. Each variable is tagged with an icon identifying its type.

The Reference window consists of:

• a toolbar
• a pathname of the selected SurveyPak or survey
• a list of available variables (notes and questions), surveys and survey templates
• SurveyPak variables are displayed in Topics and the display may be limited by filters
• a preview of the highlighted variable

You can open the Reference window by:

• clicking the button on the main program toolbar
• selecting File|Reference
• pressing Alt+F12

The icons in the window have the following meanings:

	SurveyPak and collected surveys
	Topic group
	Empty topic group
	Questionnaire
	Question group
	Empty question group
	Embedded survey
	Survey template
	Open variable (quantity, literal, date, time)
	Multiple or single-response variable
	Derived variable
	Code frame
	Note variable

Reference window buttons and menu options

The table below shows all of the menu options relevant to the Reference window.

Button	Menu Option	Description
On main toolbar
	File | Reference	Open the Reference window.
On Reference window toolbar
		Show/hide details of the selected object.
		Toggle SurveyPak edit mode (not available for read-only surveys)
		Copy selected object to the Clipboard.
		Tailor display to choose the language for topic names and the size of the preview window
	Edit | Filter	Browse through questions for key word(s) Can use OR, AND, NEAR to combine keywords, or * to substitute for characters.
		Select display language for questions from available list.
In Edit mode (available only for SurveyPaks)
		Create new topic (must be on SurveyPak or topic folder) or import survey (must be on Surveys folder)
		Delete selected item
		Paste previously copied object
		Move selected item to topic or repeat selected item in topic
		Move selected item up
		Move selected item down
		Apply password to SurveyPak
		Select existing language or add a new language