The Text Highlight question type allows for survey participants to provide feedback on a concept or block of text by clicking and highlighting specific words, phrases or entire sentences. Participants can select words from the text block and categorize them based on the selection modes you define, for example whether they like or dislike the selected text. The question can be customized to include numerous selection modes (i.e. "Like", "Neutral", "Dislike"), define highlighter colors, group word selections and disable word selections.
The highlight question is compatible with desktops, tablets and mobile touchscreen devises.
See the following:
Create a Text Highlight Question
To create a Text Highlight question you select the Text Highlight question from the Basic Library and complete it.
To add Text Highlight:
- Create a No Samples Questionnaire and add questions.
- Select the Text Highlight question from the Basic Library, Specialty Questions folder and click on the [+] to add it to your questionnaire.
- Click on the Text Highlight question to open the configuration window.
- Enter or edit the question in the Question Text Box. Use the editing toolbar to format question text as desired.
- Click on [+SELECTION MODE] to add modes that will be evaluated. Enter the Selection Mode Name. A color is automatically assigned, click to modify it as desired. Click on the ❌ to Delete Selection Modes.
- Click and hold the vertical ellipses [...] icon to drag and Reorder Selection Modes. Optionally, to specify selection mode options, click on the settings icon next to a mode.
- Default Selected – The selection mode initially enabled for participants when the question is asked.
- Min Selections – The minimum number of words/groups the participant must highlight for the selection mode.
- Max Selections – The maximum number of words/groups the participant must highlight for the selection mode.
NOTE – The required validation is added to the question by default, which results in at least one highlight being required on any one of the selection modes. To require all selection modes have a response, set the Min Selection on all the selection modes to at least 1. - Enter the block of text to be highlighted in the RAW tab.
NOTE – HTML formatting is not supported in the text highlight area, however line breaks are allowed. Editing the Raw text block will reset all customizations made in the Grouped tab, a warning is displayed. 
- Use the GROUPED tab to customize the text by grouping words or disabling words from being selectable.
NOTE – Editing your text labels after data has been collected is highly discouraged and can invalidate your data. Editing the Raw text block and Grouped selections is disabled after data has been collected, however adding or removing paragraph breaks is allowed. NOTE – If the questionnaire contains multiple languages, grouped words must be configured separately for each language since word counts, order of words and grouping of words varies between languages. 
- Click the ❌ between words to group them together.
- Click the ➕ between words to insert a new word.
- Click the ➕ above grouped words/phrases to separate them all.
- Click the "no entry" icon above grouped words/phrases to disable it from being selected in the survey.
- To insert a paragraph break, click the ➕ and enter <br>.
- To delete a paragraph break, click the red trashcan icon.
- Click the ❌ between words to group them together.
- Under the OPTIONS tab to the right, specify the options to enable:
- Allow Group Multiple Selections – Allows the same words/groups to be selected in more than one selection mode.
- Show Selection Counts – Displays a count of the number of words/groups highlighted in each selection mode. The counts are displayed in the selection mode buttons.
Click anywhere off the window to close it. The question updates on the page.
Click on [PREVIEW] to review an example of how the question appears for participants.
- The default selection mode is enabled, the button background is filled indicating it is the active mode.
- Click text to make a selection, the word (or grouped words) are highlighted in the color of the active selection mode. Click the word again to deselect it.
- Click another selection mode button, the button background is filled indicating it is the active mode. Click text to make a selection, the word (or grouped words) are highlighted in the color of the active selection mode. Click the word again to deselect it.
- If Show Selection Counts is enabled, counts display in the selection mode buttons and increase/decrease as selections/deselections are made.
- If Allow Group Multiple Selections is enabled then the same words can be highlighted for more than one selection mode. When a word is highlighted for multiple selection modes, the highlights overlap with the color of the active mode displaying. Click the other selection mode to view or edit the highlight there.
- If Allow Group Multiple Selections is disabled then words can only be highlighted for one selection mode. If a word is highlighted for another selection mode, clicking the highlight will replace it with the color of the active selection mode. Click the other selection mode to edit the highlight there.
When finished with the questionnaire, click on the X in the upper-right corner of a questionnaire builder to close it. If you have outstanding changes, you will be prompted to save. RedJade returns you to the Surveys page for the test.
Once the question has been used to collect data the Raw text block, Grouped words, and number of Selection Modes can not be modified. You can update the existing Grouped text labels, Selection Mode names or display options as needed. However, editing your text labels after data has been collected is highly discouraged and can invalidate your data.
Text Highlight Analysis
Text Highlight results are available in both table and chart format. The table includes the aggregate results by percent or counts for each highlighted word/group. The chart displays your entire text block with words color-coded and re-sized ranging from from least to most selected, where darker/larger text represents more participants have highlighted that word/group relative to other areas of the text block.
To view the Text Highlight Analysis:
- From the main menu, select ANALYSES.
- From the Analyses dashboard, search for the test and click on [VIEW].
- Select the questionnaire name from the left sidebar to view the results. Results are sorted by most selected (top) to least selected (bottom) with a separate table for each Selection Mode.
NOTE – If the questionnaire contains multiple languages, results are reported in separate tables for each language since word counts, order of words and grouping of words varies between languages.
Click on the Table menu to modify reporting settings:
- Show Percent – Displays the results in percentages. Uncheck to display the results in counts.
- Gradient Steps – The scale range for Least Selected to Most Selected in the Chart.
- Min Chart Font Size – The font size of the Least Selected words/groups in the chart.
- Max Chart Font Size – The font size of the Most Selected words/groups in the chart.
- Exclusions – Hide words/groups that are not relevant to show results for in the table. Disabled words/groups are automatically excluded.
- Exclude All But Top # – Displays only the number of words/groups that have the highest (top) selection counts. The other words are not shown in the table.
- Click on Chart to view the the results in chart format. The entire text block displays, with words color-coded and re-sized ranging from Least Selected to Most Selected. The number of Gradient Steps and Font Size in the chart can be adjusted.
- Click on Download Raw Data from the left sidebar to export the selection data for each participant in Excel.
The highlighted words/groups are within the same cell/column, separated by the " | " (pipe) symbol, and in separate columns for each Selection Mode.
- Click on the download icon to export the Topline Tables and Charts to Excel.
- From the main menu, select ANALYSES.
