Create Question Hint text

You can create question hint text to provide site users with guidelines for data entry. Question Hint text displays to users on the right side panel when entering data on a form.

To create question hint text:

1. Select a style.

   Option	Description
   Select a style to determine font size. Note: Headings style will display the largest font, and Footer the smallest.
   Insert the hint text between the tags. Use <br> to add line breaks where applicable. Note: To undo a style, highlight the text then click the same style option again.
   Use Preview to verify the content.

2. Add emphasis by using, bold, underline and italicized fonts.

   Option	Description
   Highlight the hint text and click B, I or U to apply formatting. Note: To undo formatting, highlight the text then click the formatting option again.
   Use Preview to verify the content.

3. Change the default font color.

   Option	Description
   Highlight the hint text.
   Select a color from the drop-down. If needed, you can enter a different Hex#, for example, replace color:#B30000 with another. Note: To undo a color, highlight the text then click the same color option again. If you inserted a custom HEX#, you will need to delete the text and start over.
   Use Preview to verify the content.

4. Insert an external link or email link.

   Option	Description
   Place your cursor where you want to insert the link, then select External link or Email link from the drop-down.
   Enter the required details and click Add.
   Confirm the details. Note: You can do inline editing at this time or you can delete the link and insert a new one.
   Use Preview to verify the content.

5. Question Hint text and reports

   Option	Description
   Study Design report	HTML Report output: Shows formatted question hint text. Does not display the rich text HTML tags. PDF Report output: Shows unformatted question hint text. Does not display rich text HTML tags.
   Annotated Case Report Forms report	HTML Report output: Shows formatted question hint text. Does not display the rich text HTML tags. PDF Report output: Shows unformatted question hint text. Does not display rich text HTML tags.