Qualtrics’ web-based survey interface has been tested on a number of web browsers, and is compatible with IE 7+, Safari 4+, Firefox 3+, and Chrome.  Additional information about supported browsers can be found here. 
IMPORTANT: It is recommended that account holders test their survey functionality in all browsers prior to inviting survey respondents.  When a survey is Activated, it is may too late to resolve most issues.

Please see Article 3698 for more information.

Please see Article 3906 for more information.

Qualtrics allows you to import survey questions as .txt files.  In order to import your WebSurveyor surveys in Qualtrics, you will need to follow the steps below.

Please note:  All of the following instructions assume you are viewing your survey, and that the survey has no page breaks or conditional logic.  If you have either of these, you may wish to make a copy of your survey, then remove the page breaks and/or logic within the copied survey (in order to view and save your entire survey from one screen).

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FOR WINDOWS BROWSERS
(Includes Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox & Google Chrome)

1. Open live survey in browser (not the "Preview" version)
2. Within the browser window (the survey itself), press Ctrl + A to select all of the contents in the window (or  Right-Click within the window, and select "Select All" from the resulting menu)
3. Within the browser window (the survey itself), press Ctrl + C to copy the contents of the browser (or Right-Click within the window, and select "Select All")
4. Open the Notepad application (Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Notepad)
5. Paste the contents from the browser window into Notepad (Ctrl + V, or Edit --> Paste)
6. Select File --> Save As, and save the file to your computer
7. Follow the PREPARE A .TXT IN SIMPLE FORMAT FOR IMPORTING steps on the this Qualtrics page
8. Follow the IMPORT SURVEY steps on the same page to import your survey in Qualtrics

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FOR MAC BROWSERS
(Follow the appropriate set of instructions below, based on your browser)

Mozilla Firefox (Mac):

1. Open survey in browser
2. Select File --> Save Page As
3. From the resulting Save As window, do the following:
4. - Navigate to the location you wish to save,
5. - Select Web Page, Complete (from the Save As: drop-down menu), and
6. - Click Save to save the file
7. Open TextEdit
8. From TextEdit, select File --> Open, and select the survey you saved in step 3 above
9. Select Format --> Make Plain Text.  When prompted with a message to "Convert this document to plain text?", click OK
10. Save the file as a Plain Text file
11. Follow the PREPARE A .TXT IN SIMPLE FORMAT FOR IMPORTING steps on the this Qualtrics page
12. Follow the IMPORT SURVEY steps on the same page to import your survey in Qualtrics

Safari (Mac):

1. Open survey in browser
2. Select File --> Save As
3. From the resulting window, do the following:
4. - Navigate to the location you wish to save,
5. - Select Web Archive (from the Save As: drop-down menu), and
6. - Click Save to save the file
7. Open TextEdit
8. From TextEdit, select File --> Open, and select the survey you saved in step 3 above
9. Select Format --> Make Plain Text.  When prompted with a message to "Convert this document to plain text?", click OK
10. Save the file as a Plain Text file
11. Follow the PREPARE A .TXT IN SIMPLE FORMAT FOR IMPORTING steps on the this Qualtrics page
12. Follow the IMPORT SURVEY steps on the same page to import your survey in Qualtrics

Google Chrome (Mac):

1. Open survey in browser
2. Select File --> Save Page As
3. From the resulting window, do the following:
4. - Navigate to the location you wish to save,
5. - Select Web Page, Complete (from the Save As: drop-down menu), and
6. - Click Save to save the file
7. Open TextEdit
8. From TextEdit, select File --> Open, and select the survey you saved in step 3 above
9. Select Format --> Make Plain Text.  When prompted with a message to "Convert this document to plain text?", click OK
10. Save the file as a Plain Text file
11. Follow the PREPARE A .TXT IN SIMPLE FORMAT FOR IMPORTING steps on the this Qualtrics page
12. Follow the IMPORT SURVEY steps on the same page to import your survey in Qualtrics

Surveys are saved by default even if they have not been "Activated".  The survey will appear in the list of surveys found on the My Surveys tab. 

Yes, you may use Qualtrics for your surveys requiring IRB approval.  Please note that the use of Qualtrics for any survey requiring IRB approval must be approved, and informating regarding its use must be included in the HawkIRB research application (as with any data collection instrument).  Please contact the IRB for additional information regarding the HawkIRB research application.

Ready to create your first survey? Login to Qualtrics to get started!

Learn how to create your first survey in Qualtrics here.

No, Qualtrics surveys can have only one account holder.  A survey owner may share their survey(s) with others to collaborate on a project by using the Share Project feature.  For further information regarding this feature, please see the Sharing a Project support article on the Qualtrics support site.

Learn how to create a copy of an existing survey here.

Learn how to make backup copies of your surveys in Qualtrics here.

Learn how to import questions as .txt or .QSF files here.

Learn how to export your survey data here.

Learn how to print a copy of your survey here.

Because Qualtrics uses single sign-on authentication (Shibboleth) at the University of Iowa, you will need to close all instances of your browser in order to completely "log out" of the software. 
Please note: We are working with our developers to add a message to the Log Out screen to notify users of this.