Add placeholder text for text questions in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect

Summary

In ArcGIS Survey123 Connect, formulas can be applied to survey questions to modify the way a question is displayed. For example, customizing a survey question to show hints as a placeholder text within the question text box.

This article provides the steps to add a placeholder text within the question text box in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect.

Procedure

1. In ArcGIS Survey123 Connect, open the survey's XLSForm.
2. Create a text question in the survey worksheet. In this example, the text question type is created.
   1. Specify a name for the question that is not listed in the Reserved worksheet, and under the label column, specify the name of the question and the text to be displayed for the question as the label in the form. In this example, the question is named 'candidateQual' and 'Academic Qualification(s)' is the label.
   2. Under the hint column, specify the actual text to be displayed in the text box for the question in the form.
   3. Under the body::esri:style column, specify the following formula.

placeholderText=@[hint]

3. Click Save .

The image below shows the placeholder text within the question text box.