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It could mean that the choices are close enough and might be equally good or bad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, wouldn\u2019t it be great if you could log the time each respondent spend on each page of the survey?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s new in QuestionPro surveys?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now add a timer question to track the time spent by respondents on each page. It can be used in online tests, quizzes or surveys where you want participants to spend a specific amount of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timer question should be added as the last question on the page. Once you add this question type, an automatic page break is applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use a timer to track the time spent by respondents on watching a video-based question. For online tests, you can set the maximum time limit so that respondents can\u2019t refer to other resources for answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to add a page timer?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To add page timer question to your survey:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Login <\/span><b>Surveys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Go to <\/span><b>Workspace <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the <\/span><b>Edit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><b>Add Question<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>Timer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> question under <\/span><b>Basic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> question types.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/help-1249-1.jpg\" alt=\"survey page timer\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the page timer question, you can set the maximum, minimum and extended time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Max Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The maximum time allowed to answer questions on the page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Min Time (optional):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The minimum time respondents should spend on the page. Till this time, the submit button will remain disabled and respondents will not be able to submit their responses for the page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Extend Time (optional):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allow users to add\/extend time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timer question settings:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Display Timer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By default, the page timer will be displayed. To hide it, switch it off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Timeout Action:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By default, once the timer is up, the response will be submitted for the page and respondents will move to the next page. You can set it to terminate the survey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to view the time spent by respondents on the page in the survey reports<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you add the timer question, the time spent on the page is logged for each response. You can view the number of seconds spent by each respondent in the response viewer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><b>Analytics<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the <\/span><b>Dashboard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tab, select the <\/span><b>responses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-02-07_1309.png\" alt=\"time spent on survey in report\" width=\"1193\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will be able to see the time on page in seconds. This information is also included in all raw data downloads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-02-07_1310.png\" alt=\"survey timer report\" width=\"1256\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/help\/page-timer-question.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does page timer work while answering the survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need any help with surveys or market research, get in touch with us. We\u2019d be happy to help.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to surveys, the more information you gather from the respondents, the better it is. 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