{"id":8012,"date":"2013-09-16T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/blog\/?p=4783"},"modified":"2019-06-14T04:14:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T04:14:10","slug":"add-sectional-breaks-to-organize-your-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/news-and-updates\/add-sectional-breaks-to-organize-your-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Sectional Breaks to Organize Your Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4810\" title=\"survey section break\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/survey-section-break.jpg\" alt=\"survey section break\" width=\"221\" height=\"228\" \/>Just as a\u00a0<a title=\"Page Break\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/news-and-updates\/get-30-more-responses-by-creating-a-multi-page-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\">page break<\/a> divides your survey into pages, a section break divides your survey into different sections according to topics. For instance a pre-hire employee survey could be divided into sections such as Work Experience, Educational Background, Personal Details, Areas of Interest and so on. By adding section breaks you provide a context to a group of questions and help respondents understand your survey better. Additionally, section breaks make your survey look more visually appealing \u00a0to respondents, with the questions being logically organized under relevant sections.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a <a title=\"survey template with section breaks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/survey\/t\/?title=i0ekr\" target=\"_blank\">survey template<\/a> with section breaks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_section_breaks\"><\/span><strong>Benefits of section breaks:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Help your respondents understand your survey easily<\/strong> by adding a label to a group of questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make your surveys visually more appealing<\/strong> by organizing groups of questions under sub-headers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4830\" title=\"University Admission Application Template\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/university_admission_application_template1.png\" alt=\"University Admission Application Template\" width=\"610\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/university_admission_application_template1.png 971w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/university_admission_application_template1-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/university_admission_application_template1-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/university_admission_application_template1-512x356.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_add_section_breaks_to_your_surveys\"><\/span><strong>How to add section breaks to your surveys?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> When creating or editing a survey, look for the \u201csection break\u201d button on left side and drag and drop it to where you want it placed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4806\" title=\"How to add section breaks to your surveys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/add_section_break_with_a_drag_and_drop.png\" alt=\"How to add section breaks to your surveys\" width=\"610\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/add_section_break_with_a_drag_and_drop.png 974w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/add_section_break_with_a_drag_and_drop-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/add_section_break_with_a_drag_and_drop-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/add_section_break_with_a_drag_and_drop-512x294.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Add a header and description for the section break<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4803\" title=\"Add a Header to SectionBreak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/section_break_add_a_header.png\" alt=\"Add a Header to SectionBreak\" width=\"610\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Save your settings and you\u2019re done adding section breaks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4919\" title=\"ProProfs Survey Maker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Click_on_Done_to_save_your_survey.png\" alt=\"ProProfs Survey Maker\" width=\"610\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Click_on_Done_to_save_your_survey.png 971w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Click_on_Done_to_save_your_survey-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Click_on_Done_to_save_your_survey-768x144.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Click_on_Done_to_save_your_survey-512x96.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"try-btn\" title=\"Try Survey Maker Software for Free\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofssurvey.com\/pricing\/\">Try Survey Maker Software for Free<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as a\u00a0page break divides your survey into pages, a section break divides your survey into different sections according to topics. 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