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Automating paper survey entry with scanner?

  • February 7, 2020
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Is there a way to create paper surveys so that they can be read by a scanner and imported into Qualtrics? Because our paper surveys are being digitized by people with varying skills with technology, we aren't using a spreadsheet. Instead, we created a survey link for them to be entered one at a time. It's a lot of work, and because paper is the best way to reach some members of our community we're going to be doing more in the future. There must be a way to automate this, right? I'm imagining Scantron tests, only without the special scanner and green sheets.

Best answer by LaurenK

Hi all! Current functionality does not allow for users to scan a paper survey and convert it to a Qualtrics survey. However, users can prepare a TXT or DOC file to import as a Qualtrics survey. If you'd like, be sure to add this as a new idea in our Product Ideas category so it may be considered for future implementation!

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    • February 7, 2020
    I can't offer any help here, Anna, except to say that we would also find this helpful. Scanning paper responses into existing Qualtrics-generated data files would help us in markets where access to technology is spotty, as in some people can access the internet to take a survey, and others can't. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
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    • October 27, 2020

    Hi all! Current functionality does not allow for users to scan a paper survey and convert it to a Qualtrics survey. However, users can prepare a TXT or DOC file to import as a Qualtrics survey. If you'd like, be sure to add this as a new idea in our Product Ideas category so it may be considered for future implementation!

    annahiggins
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