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Data entry character styles
You can insert data entry notation in Looks to help data entry personnel enter the respondents' answers correctly.
There are two kinds of data entry notation:
Card Column
Displays the card, column, and punch characters for card column data entry. The card refers to the punch cards early computers used to read information. Typically, these cards had 80 columns of 12 rows, and the card column notation in use today reflects this. You insert card column data entry notation using special data entry character styles.
Card column data entry notation is generally displayed next to the mark and character fields. Your house style might require that data entry notation appears in a specific position. If necessary, you can open the installed Looks and move the data entry notation placeholders to the required position. Alternatively, you can design new Looks to display the data entry notation in the required position.
UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper inserts the card column notation directly from the questionnaire definition and does not check that it is correct.
Variable
Displays a unique identifier for each question, subquestion, and category. You insert variable-based data entry notations using the standard insertion character styles (for example, mr Question Name, mr Question Short Name, mr Category Name, mr Keycode, and mr Category Other Specify Name).
See also
List of data entry character styles
Card column notation in numeric and open-ended Looks
Card column notation in categorical Looks
Card column notation in grid Looks
Card column notation in numeric grid looks
Adding data entry notation to a Look
UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper character styles