Circle Static Text on a Form

Sometimes instructions on a form ask users to circle a pre-printed option. Rather than make users print the form and manually circle the option using a pen, you can create a form field that overlays a circle on the text. You can attach a variable to the field so that the user can select which option should be circled during the interview. Creating circle fields not only preserves the professional look of the form, but allows the answer associated with the selection to be saved in the answer file.

To create a field that circles text

  1. Edit a form template. (See Edit a Saved Form Document.)
  2. Create a field that covers the static option on the form you want to select. (See Create a Form Field.)
  3. Click the Field PropertiesField Properties button. The Field Properties dialog box appears. (You can also right-click and select Field Properties from the shortcut menu.)
  4. Click the Type tab.
  5. In the Field type group, select the type of field you want to associate with the circled field.
  6. In the Display type group, select Circled.
  7. Optionally, to control the width of the circle's border, click the Layout tab and change the Line thickness in the Circle group.