Configure a Timeout Test or a Screenshot Timeout question

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On this page:

• About Timeout Tests
• Add the image
• Set exposure time
• Show/hide the countdown
• Other settings

About Timeout Tests

• Use Timeout Tests to show participants a screenshot of a website page or prototype for a defined number of seconds.
• Then ask follow-up questions about their first impression or understanding of the content they saw.
• There is no recording during these tasks.
• Whole study recording can be enabled to record the task.

Add the image

1. Go to the Study Builder tab of your study.
2. In the left menu, click Study .
3. Go to the Timeout Test Test task or edit an existing Screenshot Timeout question.
4. Scroll to Settings > Screenshot.
5. Click Add Image.
6. In the modal window, choose to:
   • Select an image previously uploaded to the multimedia center.
   • Upload a new image.
7. Click Save.

Set exposure time

In a Timeout Test task or Screenshot Timeout question, set the exposure time (2 to 60 seconds) for participants to view the image.

1. Go to the Study Builder tab of your study.
2. In the left menu, click Study .
3. Go to the Timeout Test Test task or edit an existing Screenshot Timeout question.
4. Scroll until you get to Other Options.
5. Click the Exposure time drop-down.
6. Choose a time from 2 to 60 seconds.
7. Click Save.

Show/hide the countdown

1. Go to the Study Builder tab of your study.
2. In the left menu, click Study .
3. Select the Timeout Test Test task or edit an existing Screenshot Timeout question.
4. Scroll to Other Options.
5. Choose an option:
   • Show countdown: Check the Show countdown in taskbar box.
   • Hide countdown: Uncheck the Show countdown in taskbar box.
6. Click Save.

Other settings

• Add a description.
• Make the task/question optional or mandatory.
• Enable/disable auto-next.
• Change the taskbar position.
• Add a start task button.
• Add a questionnaire before and/or after the task.

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