Qualtrics: Adding Next, Previous and Submit Buttons For Accessibility

Improve accessibility of your survey by making the change from ">>" to the more descriptive, "Next" or "Submit" button.

    Steps For Changing the Next Button(s) and Back Button(s)

    1. Click on the block so the entire block is highlighted in a light blue outline.
    2. On the left in the Edit block under Format, click on Next/Previous button text.
    3. Fill out the text boxes labeled Previous Button Text: and Next Button Text:.
    4. Click Save
    5. Complete steps 1-4 for every block. Be sure the last block says "Submit" and there are no page breaks in the block.

    Qualtrics survey page with Edit block options to the left and the survey block the of the page with light blue box around the block after clicking on the block

    Next/Previous Button Text box where you type the words for the buttons

     

    The back button will not show on your survey until you turn it on in Survey Options under Responses.  

    Even if you have the setting enabled in your survey options, a back button may not appear on a survey page in some cases. This is due to the presence of elements between blocks in your survey flow. Any element (branch logic, embedded data, randomizer, web service, etc.) will disable the back button on the first page of the block after it.

    Back Button

    1. Survey options (The fourth icon down)
    2. Under Back button set the toggle button to On.

    Showing where you can find survey options and back button turn on

    Submit Button

    To make the submit button work, make sure there are no page breaks in that block. If you did not check the tiny box in the display logic setting, the display logic will be page breaks. When possible put one question in the last block. Follow the same steps for adding a "Next" button, but instead of Next, type Submit.

    1. Click on the block to highlight the entire block in light blue outline.
    2. Look to the left for the Edit block, and under Format, click on the Next/Previous button text.
    3. Fill out the text boxes labeled Previous Button Text: and Next Button Text:.
    4. Click Save



    Keywords:
    Qualtrics, Next, Previous, Submit Buttons, Accessibility 
    Doc ID:
    126988
    Owned by:
    Linda C. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
    Created:
    2023-03-31
    Updated:
    2024-08-01
    Sites:
    NDSU IT Knowledge Base