Blocks are containers that organize all survey elements, including questions, pages, and logic groups. Every survey has at least two blocks:
When you add the first element to your survey, it's automatically placed into a block. A survey endings block is also added automatically at the end.
There are two types of blocks: standard and special.
Standard blocks contain all survey elements except the language question and survey endings. They're fully customizable: elements can be moved in or out, and blocks can be reordered and renamed.
Special blocks have fixed positions and limited contents:
When you add a question to your survey, a block is created automatically. To add additional blocks:
The element is added to a new page within the new block.
To merge a block's contents into the block above it:
) on the block you want to merge.All elements from the selected block move into the block above it. The selected block and its settings are deleted.
To split a block into two:
) on the element where you want to split.The selected element and everything below it (up to the next block) move into a new block.
To delete a block:
) on the block.Deleting a block permanently removes all questions, pages, and associated data it contains. A block is also deleted automatically if its last question or page is removed.
To reorder a block, click the options icon () on the block in the navigation panel, select Move, choose where to place it, and click Move.
Click the collapse icon next to a block name to collapse it in the navigation panel. This is useful for reducing clutter once you've finished authoring a section.
Shuffles the order of pages within a block for each respondent. Enable it via the block's options menu. See the Randomization article for more details.
Apply display logic to a block to conditionally show it based on specific criteria. See the Display logic article for more details.
Block collections group multiple blocks together so shared settings can be applied across all blocks in the group.
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To ungroup a collection, click the options icon (
) on the collection and select Ungroup. All blocks return to the main survey structure, and any collection-level settings such as randomization no longer apply.
Collections offer several options for controlling which blocks respondents see and in what order.
The default behavior. All blocks in the collection are shown in survey order.
Specify how many blocks to show each respondent. Optionally, randomize their order or prioritize the least-seen blocks.
Block randomization shuffles the order of blocks within a collection for each respondent. This setting is applied at the collection level and can be enabled through the options menu for the collection. For more details, refer to the block randomization section of the randomization article.
Shuffles the order of blocks within a collection for each respondent. Enable it via the collection's options menu. See the Randomization article for more details.
Use a list to determine which blocks are shown. A standard list is generally not recommended since it applies no logic and results in all blocks being shown. A dynamic list is preferred, as its full range of logic functions — including randomization, list max, and others — determines which blocks appear for each respondent.
When a dynamic list is selected, a table shows all list items alongside their corresponding blocks. During the survey, the dynamic list is generated and respondents only see the blocks corresponding to their list items.
