How to change the description of the "Next" button

Overview

This article explains how to change the description of the "Next" button in a survey, specifically to display "Submit" on the second to last page.

Information

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on modifying the "Next" button description in a survey using user-defined variables and recoding triggers.

• Create a User-Defined Variable
• Create First Recoding Trigger
• Create Second Recoding Trigger
• Modify Language Editor Settings

Create a User-Defined Variable

To begin, you need to create a user-defined variable in your survey project.

Step 1

Navigate to Survey menu → Project Properties → User-defined variables.

Create First Recoding Trigger

Next, you'll create a recoding trigger on the first page of your questionnaire.

Step 1

Go to the questionnaire editor and create a recoding trigger on the first page with the following settings:

• Execution position: "Directly"
• Also execute trigger in preview mode: Yes
• Execute this trigger multiple times in one survey session: Yes
• Detail configuration: c_0001 → Value: "next" (or your preferred button text for most of the survey, make sure to use "" around the word)

Create Second Recoding Trigger

Create another recoding trigger on the second to last page of your survey.

Step 1

Create a recoding trigger on the page that is second to last with these settings:

• Execution position: "Directly"
• Also execute trigger in preview mode: Yes
• Execute this trigger multiple times in one survey session: Yes
• Detail configuration: c_0001 → Value: "Submit" (or your preferred button text for the second to last page)

Modify Language Editor Settings

Finally, you need to update the language settings to use the variable for the button text.

Step 1

Navigate to Questionnaire editor → Language editor → Survey messages → Label for Submit button: #c_0001#

FAQ

When is this programming useful?

This programming is only useful when the survey does not use a "back" button.

What should I be cautious about when setting the button text?

Make sure to use quotation marks around the word when setting the value for the c_0001 variable (e.g., "next", "Submit").