Entering a single categorical response
A Single Categorical Response question requires only one response to be selected from a list of available responses. This type of question is sometimes referred to as single-punch.
Using the keyboard
Type the keycode value in the Entry Panel, and then press Enter.
Using the mouse
1 Click on the applicable response in the Response List Panel.
The keycode for the selected response appears in the Entry Panel.
2 Click Next in the Entry Panel.
When using a mouse, the Data Entry Player only allows one response to be included in the Entry Panel. If you select a response, then select another response, only the most recently selected response appears in the Entry Panel (you cannot select multiple responses).
Selecting keycodes
Avoid using keycodes that start with the same characters. You should not define ambiguous keycodes, especially when one keycode is a part of another keycode. For example:
Q1 "What activities do you like?" {Basketball keycode(1), Football keycode(11)};
For this question, the interviewer's intention cannot be determined when the 1 key is pressed. Changing the keycodes to the following would result in better results:
Q1 "What activities do you like?" {Basketball keycode(01), Football keycode(11)};
For this question, the interviewer's intention can be determined because although both keycodes contain 1, the interviewer must press a unique first character.
The Ctrl and Alt keys can be assigned as keycodes, but the user interface Ctrl and Alt assignments supersede the keycode assignments.
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