Built on text/graphic — display-only, no answer is collected. Instruction Swiper presents a set of full-screen instruction slides the respondent swipes through before continuing, instead of one long scrolling Text/Graphic block.
What respondents see#
A series of full-screen slides, each rich text/HTML content, that the respondent swipes through in order. Nothing is recorded — the survey simply advances once the respondent reaches the end and presses Next.
When to use it#
- Multi-step onboarding or task instructions too long for a single Text/Graphic block.
- Study intros that benefit from being broken into digestible steps rather than one wall of text.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Instruction Swiper from the Custom Interfaces group. Each answer option in the answer-list editor becomes one instruction slide — author its rich HTML content there.
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop slide width | Slide width as a percentage of the viewport | 80 vw |
| Show scroll arrow on mobile | Displays a scroll-hint arrow on mobile devices | on |
| Slide text alignment | Default text alignment for slide body content (inline RTE styles still override per block) | center |
| Fit to Screen | On makes each slide's white card fill the space above the Next button. Off makes the card only as tall as its text and centres it on the screen. | Off for a new Instruction Swiper; on for one created before this setting existed |
| Vertical alignment | Vertical alignment of slide content within the panel. Shown only when Fit to Screen is on, because a fitted card already hugs its content | top |
| Next button label | Button copy on the final slide (Messages tab) | "Next" |
Good to know: With Fit to Screen off, a screen with more text than fits still works: the card grows to the available space and the respondent scrolls inside it, starting from the first line. Instruction Swipers you already have keep their full-screen card until you change the setting.
Good to know: Platform administrators can change how the swiper draws its screens from the </> button on the question card. The editor opens on the swiper's own code, and saving keeps the question an Instruction Swiper with its screens and settings. A swiper nobody has edited this way renders exactly as before. See Custom JavaScript.
Good to know: This question can never be made required, takes no question number, and never appears in your exported data — same as a standard Text/Graphic block.
Logic support#
Being display-only, it supports display logic only (no answer-based operators, since no answer is recorded). See Display logic.
Related guides#
- Question Types — overview and when-to-use table
- Custom Interfaces — all 22 custom interface formats
- Display Blocks & Plugins — the standard Text/Graphic block
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