Text block

Use the Text block when you need written responses such as narratives, recall, or open-ended explanations.

How it works

1. Choose the Text block from the palette inside the Questions step.
2. Write a clear prompt so respondents understand what to describe.
3. Toggle between short and long responses, and optionally enable the Answer Key for scoring exact matches.
4. Save the block and use Jump Logic or derived variables if you need to route based on the response.

Settings

• Short vs long: Choose the response length that fits the question—long enables multi-line support.
• Required: Prevent respondents from moving forward without answering.
• Answer Key (scoring): Toggle on to declare acceptable answers and assign points. Scoring powers the {{total_score}} placeholder and completion rules; see Scoring Logic.
• Immediate feedback: After enabling an answer key, optionally show instant right/wrong feedback for exact-match answers and customize correct/incorrect indicator states plus animation.
• Variable / tag mapping: Save the response to a variable or derive tags so you can reference {{variable.key}} or use Jump Logic; the Response Tags guide explains how placeholders resolve.

Logic & routing

• Add Jump Logic rules that inspect the text answer, derived variables, or custom tags to jump to other questions or completion. Use the Logic & Branching guide for operators and guardrails.

Tips

• Keep prompts concise and add examples when the question expects a specific format.
• Use Answer Key scoring sparingly—only when you need exact matches; otherwise rely on Jump Logic or post-processing.
• If you need the answer to feed future decision-making, save it to a variable and reference it in downstream questions.