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Here’s what’s new:

• Users can give *multiple answers to a single question
• Have users *confirm their answer choice before continuing
• Scatter graph *trendline is now off by default

Allow users to list *multiple answers to one question

Some questions have more than one answer. For example:

When asking users a question that requires list-like responses (e.g. asking them to list their favorite things, their brainstormed ideas, or their bank account numbers – no, don’t do that one), it’s easiest to use the new *multiple keyword. Just add it beneath a regular text box question, like so:

When users see the question, they’ll be able to add multiple responses, edit any of the responses on their screen, and delete responses, as the little icons in the example imply.

*confirm users’ multiple choice selection before they continue on

If you have a long series of multiple choice questions, it can be easy for users to get sloppy – misclicking an answer here or there. 

You can help users out by adding *back buttons to your program so they can correct a mistake, and you can also have them *confirm their selection.

With the new *confirm keyword, users select a multiple choice option and it stays highlighted on their screen. Then, they click ‘Next.’ This 2-step process should reduce mistakes.

To use *confirm, simply enter it beneath a multiple choice question:

Scatter graph update – the *trendline is off by default

In days past, when you added a scatter graph, a trendline would appear automatically, showing whether your data trends upward, downward, or just flat. 

Now that trendline is off by default. To add a trendline manually, use *trendline, like this:

Trendlines look something like this: