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How to auto-fill user data in a text field in QualtricsKnowledge article KB00017428

If you are capturing data about a Qualtrics survey user, you can allow the user to update this data before submitting the form by having Qualtrics use the data captured as the default value for a text field.

To do this, follow these steps to make sure you are capturing the data:

  1. Edit the field you want to auto-fill.

  2. Click on the Advanced Question Options button (this looks like a wheel cog).

    Advanced questions cog

  3. Select Add Default Choices…

    Add default choices menu option

  4. When the Edit Default Choices screen appears, click the blue arrow pointing down which will display Pipe Text from a…

    Select embedded data field menu option

  5. Select Embedded Data Field.

  6. Search for the field name, or click the down arrow to show the available choices.

    Find and enter field name

  7. Select a choice and click the Insert button.

This will replace the field with text similar to ${e://Field/RecipientLastName}. This placeholder will be replaced with the value from the Embedded Data when the form is loaded.

For more information, visit this Qualtrics support page.


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