Matrix Choice

Matrix Choice

Matrix choice field can come in handy when you want to ask a series of questions with the same possible answers, such as in a Feedback Form. Know more about the fields that you can use in Feedback forms.

Matrix Choice field in a feedback form

To add a Matrix Choice field to your form:
  1. Drag and drop one of the Matrix Choice fields on the left in your form builder. Choose the appropriate Matrix Choice field depending on the choice type you need: Radio, Checkbox, Dropdown, Textbox, Number, or Currency. 
    1. For Matrix Radio or Matrix Checkbox fields, you can switch between these 2 types later, if required, in the Properties of the field under Choice Type.
    2. For Matrix Textbox, the respondent can only enter text values as input.
    3. For Matrix Number or Matrix Currency fields, the respondent can only enter numeric or decimal values as input.
      Choice type
  2. Click Done to add the field to your form.
  3. In the Properties of the field, you can mark specific questions and answers to be mandatory.
    By ticking the Mark All as Mandatory checkbox under Questions and Answers, you can make all questions and answers mandatory.
    Note:- If you have a long list of questions and answers, you can view the list using the links Show Questions and Show Answers respectively. 
    Notes
    Field Properties

  4. You can import certain predefined answers or add your answers in bulk in separate lines or as comma separated values using the Import Predefined Answers link. This is useful when you have a long list of answers to type in. 
    You can replace the existing choices while importing the values using the Replace Answer Choices option.
  5. You can customize the width of the Questions column and each answer column by clicking Modify Column Width.
  6. For Matrix Dropdown field, you can preselect the initial values  to be displayed when the form loads for each answer in all the columns using the Set Initial Values option.
  7. If you have chosen the Choice Type of the Matrix Choice field to be Dropdown, you can preselect the initial values  to be displayed when the form loads for each answer in all the columns using the Set Initial Values option.
    Set Initial Values

    By setting the initial values, you can save users time and ensure that the most common choices or default options are already selected when they interact with the form.
  8. For Matrix Number or Matrix Currency fields, you can set the input properties specific to each column of the answers by clicking the settings icon next to each answer. 
    Setting Icon
For the Matrix Number field,
Number type input properties
  1. You can choose if you want the input to be in Numeric or Decimal values under Input Type.
  2. You can set the minimum and maximum values of input that the respondent can enter under Input Range.
  3. You can also provide a Unit  for all the answers of a column.
  4. You can select the Thousand Separator format from the dropdown.
  5. If you wish to apply these column properties to all answer columns in the field, select the Apply the above properties to all answers  checkbox.
    Matrix Choice - Number type in live form
For the Matrix Currency field,
Currency type input properties
  1. You can set the minimum and maximum values of currency that the respondent can enter under Input Range.
  2. You can select the unit of Currency for all the answers of a column. You can also choose if you want the unit to be displayed as a code or a symbol of currency.
  3. You can select the Thousand Separator format from the dropdown.
  4. You can choose how many decimals to round the currency values to under Rounded to.
  5. If you wish to apply these column properties to all answer columns in the field, select the Apply the above properties to all answers checkbox.
For the Matrix Radio field, to ensure that each answer option is selected only once within the entire matrix, enable Limit to one response per Answer column option under Validation. This helps the respondents to make distinct choices.
For example, if a matrix has columns for High PriorityMedium Priority, and Low Priority, enabling Limit to one response per Answer column would prevent a user from choosing High Priority for multiple questions.