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Text entry box in a multiple choice question - is it possible to have it beside instead of below?

  • March 17, 2020
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I have a multi-choice question with the last option being "Other (please specify)" with a text box. This text box appears below the text. Is it possible to have it beside instead?

Best answer by rondev

Try using below code in JS onReady jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" .TextEntryBox").each(function() { var tb = jQuery(this); tb.css({"float":"none","background-color":"white","width":"50%"}); tb.prev("label").css("display","block").append(" ").append(tb); });

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    • March 18, 2020
    Try using below code in JS onReady jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" .TextEntryBox").each(function() { var tb = jQuery(this); tb.css({"float":"none","background-color":"white","width":"50%"}); tb.prev("label").css("display","block").append(" ").append(tb); });
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    • March 18, 2020
    This worked perfectly! Thank you so much @rondev !
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    • JMaca
    • August 14, 2020

    This works super well when using a small text entry box, however not when I make a medium text entry box. I've tried increasing the QuestionBody height, but this also doesn't seem to work. Any ideas rondev?
    Thanks!!

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    • coco_coco
    • January 30, 2021

    https://www.qualtrics.com/community/discussion/comment/23216#Comment_23216This code works perfectly on a normally displayed question. However, if I try to use it on a question that has in-page display logic (only gets shown if a specific answer in a previous question on the same page is chosen) it does not work.
    More specifically: the background colour and width still works, but the "placing the TextEntryBox BEHIND, NOT BELOW the text does not work
    Any idea why and how I can make it work? Thanks!!!

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