From the Start of interview dialog box use the [Options] button. From the Data window press the [F9] key, or select the [View option] toolbar icon, or [View] [Options].
Making selections from this dialog box allows you to alter the appearance of the Data window, for the current data entry session. Note that your view options will not be retained once you exit the Data window; in the next data entry session the default view options will be used.
By selecting or deselecting the appropriate check box, you can choose to include or remove the following items:
Menu - The Data window menu appears at the top of the window.
Toolbar - The toolbar appears at the top of the window.
List of entries - This normally appears on the left hand side of the screen in Paper mode.
Filters on list - Filters are not normally shown on the list of entries during data entry. However, if filters have been applied to your questionnaire and you select the [Filters on list] check box, then all filters will be listed.
Variables on list - To see any variables you have defined whilst entering data. Your variables will then appear during data entry in the "Entries" list.
The Up and Down buttons - These are very useful for CAPI and CATI interviewing as the mouse is often used to enter data.
The Entry name with question text - The entry name is normally shown immediately before the question text, for example: "Q1. How often do you…".
Invalid responses to be shown on list - If this option is selected then all responses to every relevant entry will be displayed. If it is not selected then only valid responses are shown.
History of input - When working in Paper mode the "Data input history" which shows all responses that have been entered so far, is shown on the right hand side of the screen.
Hold questions until next requested - When this option is selected you will need to use your mouse to select the next entry or press the [Enter] key on your keyboard to access the next question.
None option for all entries - This means that it is possible to skip (leave empty or blank) any entry in your questionnaire. If this option is not selected, QPSMR will require that you select a valid response for each entry in the project, as data is entered unless it is marked to allow blanks.
Assume none if empty when down - This allows you to press the [Enter] key to denote a blank (empty or skipped) response during data entry. If the [Assume none if empty when down] check box is not selected in order to skip a response the * or F5 key should be used. This selection should only be used when testing.
You can change the fonts used by QPSMR for question and response texts and also for other information which appears on the Data window. Simply select the appropriate button [Question font], [Response font] or [Information font] and the Font dialog box will appear, allowing you to choose the font, style and size you require. Note, for the [Question font] you can also select a colour and special effect (such as underlining) for the question text.
You may select which entry should be displayed first during "Update data", by choosing an entry from the [Start at entry] menu. This is useful if you need to update the same question on a number of questionnaires in your data file.
To do this you can make a new serial list to identify the questionnaires which need updating; the [Start at entry] selected from the "View options for data" dialog box will automatically be displayed at the screen for each questionnaire in turn. See section Update data.