Options

Through the extra menu, you can access the OSuCre options.

In the current version two output languages are available. By default, English is selected as the output language. Dutch is the second option.

It is also possible to change the default server to which the files will be uploaded. Moreover, you can add a username and password that OSuCre will remember. Be sure never to enter this information on a shared PC!

Using the OSuCre hosting service:

If you set the server option to "osucrehost" and the username option to your osucrehost username, you will be taken to your personal upload page after zipping your project.

OSuCre adds a hyperlink to the OSuCre website on each survey page. This can be disabled in the options menu.

By selecting the "Use enhanced table layout" option, matrix questions (i.e. multiple Likert-type questions) will be alternatingly coloured. The first row will have table color 1, the second row will have table color 2.

Font type can be selected by entering the font's name. Please note that not all fonts may be available on the respondent's computer and therefore the survey may not appear as expected on all computers. please use standard fonts (e.g. Verdana, Times New Roman, Arial, ...). Font size can be set as well.

TIP: OSuCre can add a banner to your webpage if you select this option in the input file. The default banner can be changed through the Options menu. The banner can be either a link or an image (e.g. banner.jpeg). By default, the VUB banner is added to the survey. If you want to change the default banner, rename your banner to "banner.jpeg" and copy it to the OSuCre directory in your program files folder. Each time a new project is created, the banner file will be copied to the files folder.

Changing the language file

The directory where the OSuCre program resides, contains a file name osucre.lng. This file contains two languages and can be translated if needed as long as the file structure remains the same. The instructions to create a new language are inside the language file. Open the language file using notepad or a similar program.

Layout options

As research on response format has shown, it is important for radio buttons to be equally spaced. By default, OSuCre will create columns with width equal to the largest cell content. Cells can be created so that they have equal widths. This can be done by adding column size between braces {} in the direction column. E.g. H{60} means that response options will be presented horizontally with cells being 60 pixels wide.

Note that HTML code can be used to format text or response options such as radio buttons.

e.g. <CENTER>text</CENTER> will center the text on a page or across a cell

text will present bold text

text will present text in italics

text will underline text

text will present text in a size depending on the number (here 1=small text).

Images can be added with the image code: