Add a Timeout to a Navigation task (Advanced UX Research)

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• Add a timeout to your Navigation task to give participants a specific amount of time to complete the task.
• After the timeout, the task is ended automatically and participants are sent to your questionnaire.
• This is available for Advance UX Research studies only.

To add a Timeout to a Navigation task, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Study Builder section of your study.
2. Select the Navigation task. This takes you to the Settings tab under Task Settings & Validation.
3. Scroll to the Timeout section on the Settings tab.
4. Check Enable Timeout.
5. Customize these options:
   • Maximum time to complete this task: Use the dropdown to select:
     • 1 to 60
     • Minutes or Seconds
   • When time expires, skip to: Choose the next destination after the timeout.
   • Enable Timeout Message:
     1. Click the Enable Timeout Message box.
     2. Use the WYSIWYG editor (text box) to customize the message seen by participants.
        Pro Tip: Add some clarity to what happened. Tell participants that the time for the task has finished. Explain that they will now answer questions about their navigation.
6. Click Save.

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