Built on text/graphic — display-only, no answer is collected. Timed Instruction shows a confirm popup, then displays an image for a fixed duration with a visible countdown, auto-advancing when time runs out — useful for controlling exactly how long a respondent can view a stimulus.
What respondents see#
A confirm popup ("Let's Go") with instructional text appears first. On confirm, an image displays inside a fixed-width container with a circular countdown timer; the survey auto-advances once the countdown reaches zero. No answer is collected.
When to use it#
- Brief-exposure concept tests where you want to control precisely how long a respondent views a stimulus before moving on.
- Timed-recall or first-impression exercises before a follow-up question.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Timed Instruction from the Custom Interfaces group. The question-text rich text editor authors both the popup prompt and the timed image together — the widget extracts the first image in the text as the timed graphic and shows the remaining text in the popup.
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | How many seconds the image displays before auto-advancing | 3 s |
| Container width | Width of the image container | 80% |
| Confirm button label | Popup "Let's Go" button copy (Messages tab) | "Let's Go" |
Good to know: This mirrors how the source Qualtrics format split its question text on | — the widget here instead auto-extracts the first <img> tag, so keep the image as the first embedded media if you're porting an existing question.
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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