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title: "How does the \"Survey: Text Entry Box\" work?"
description: "With the template \"Survey: Text Entry Box\" you can ask users open questions that they can answer with free text."
url: https://knowledgebase.ovosplay.com/en/articles/5499706-how-does-the-survey-text-entry-box-work
updated: 2026-07-31
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# How does the "Survey: Text Entry Box" work?

With the template "Survey: Text Entry Box" you can ask users open questions that they can answer with free text.

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If you use surveys, you can display free text responses with the template "Survey: Text Entry Box". Users can then enter their text as an answer and send it. You can then export and evaluate the responses entered with all other survey responses.

## Creation of a "Survey: Text Entry Box" card

A survey card can only be added in the Discover section of a deck. Edit the desired deck and create a card of the type "Poll: Text input field".

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/67977354a195132198129e35/20250218151546_5744.png)

For the survey card, you can add an **image**, an **audio** or a **formatted text**.

**Note:** If you change the contents of the card afterwards, any answers already given will be reset. Users can then answer the card again.

## Evaluation of the "Survey: Text Entry Box"

If you have added at least one survey card to a deck, you can download survey data. To do this, navigate to the **Survey data** tab in the desired deck. When you download survey data, you can view the free text responses entered for each user.

The evaluation of a free text response looks like this in the file:

<table style="min-width: 150px;"><colgroup><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">topic</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">deck</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">question</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">answer</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">time</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">user</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Name of the topic]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Name of the deck]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Name of the card]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Answer]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Time of reply]</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">[Pseudonym or name]</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">Demonstration</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">Survey</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">Demo free text survey</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">I really liked the survey!</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">2023-08-17T09:00:00.000Z</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p class="no-margin" style="text-align: left;">Lily Clarke</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

You can find more information on evaluating surveys in the articles:

-   [How do I export survey results?](https://knowledgebase.ovosplay.com/en/articles/5089357-how-do-i-export-survey-results.md)
    
-   [How do I analyze survey data?](https://knowledgebase.ovosplay.com/en/articles/5089361-how-do-i-analyze-survey-data.md)