• Interface language: The language of the LimeSurvey administrative interface;
• HTML editor mode: The inclusion of an integrated HTML editor;
• Question type selector: If 'Full selector' option is chosen, then a question preview will be shown when selecting the type of a new question to be added into the survey;
  
• Pre-selected question type: The question type that is displayed by default;
  
• Template editor mode: If 'full template editor' is selected, syntax highlighting will be used in the LimeSurvey template themes editor;
• Date format: chooses the default date format used in the administration interface.
• Show script field: The script field is specially intended for entering JavaScript while editing questions. This setting controls if it should be shown or not.
• Directly show edit mode: Indicates if edit mode should be shown by default when entering a question.
• Non-Numerical answer option prefix: Prefix to be used for answer options. It should be non numerical. If the prefix is "AO", answer options would be, for example, "AO001".
• Non-Numerical sub-questions prefix: Prefix to be used for for sub-questions. It should be non numerical. If the prefix is "SQ", answer options would be, for example, "SQ001".
• Lock question organizer in sidebar by default: If the question organizer should be shown or hide in the side bar.
• Create example question group and question: This setting specifies if an example question group and question should be created automatically after creating a new survey.

Interface language

You can select the administrative language preference during log in by using the dropdown list as shown below. After a successful login, the LimeSurvey interface will change to the chosen language. The system will record this preference setting in your profile and make it the default for your next login.

Some LimeSurvey setups hide or skip the login page to enable common authentication inside other applications. In this case, you won't have access to select the language. However, you can change your language preference from your account preferences. Access your account preferences by clicking your user name located in the upper right side of your browser and then the Your account button. Next, click the Your personal settings tab and select your desired language from the dropdown list located under Interface language.

HTML editor mode

There is an HTML editor integrated into LimeSurvey. This tool will help you develop rich formatting for your surveys, groups, questions, and answer text; for tables, and images.  But as this editor takes extra space on the screen and resources on the computer, it is not always desirable to use. Therefore, four options are provided by LimeSurvey: default, inline HTML editor (selected by default), popup HTML editor, and no HTML editor.

Default

If the "default" option is selected, you will inherit the HTML editor mode selected by the super-adminstrator from the global settings of the LimeSurvey installation.

Inline

In this case, the HTML editor is always used in-line on the page. It also represents the 'default' value.

Popup

The normal text editor is used, but the HTML editor is available as a pop-up option. You can always get to the HTML editor by clicking on the icon on the right of the normal text editor window as shown for the popup option below

Fullscreen ^{(Obsolete since 3.0)}

This option is available only for inline editor. It allows you to increase the size of the editor to fill the browser window and then decrease it back later. ^{(Obsolete since 3.0)}

When switching between which editor you use, the last used editor before logout is recorded in your profile and will become the default at your next login.

Please note that when editing answers and labels, the normal text editor (or 'Popup' mode) is always used because of the larger number of windows.

You can change the size of the HTML editor box by clicking on the bottom right corner of the editor.

Source code mode

If you want to paste HTML or JavaScript code directly, you must switch to the source code mode. This option is not available in your personal settings. However, it can be selected from the HTML editor menu.

You must disable the Filter HTML for XSS setting in order to store code entered in the source code mode (or to have super-admin permissions).

No HTML editor

If you do not want to use an HTML editor, select this option. You will be able to use only simple text in the surveys.

Question type selector

Choose 'Full selector' to get a question type selector with preview and 'Simple selector' to get a plain select box. The 'default' option corresponds to the option selected in the global settings of the LimeSurvey installation.

Template editor mode

Three options are available: 'default', 'full template editor', and 'simple template editor'. Choose 'Full template editor' to get an enhanced editor (with syntax-highlighting) when editing survey templates and 'Simple template editor' to get a plain editor field. The 'default' option corresponds to the option selected in the global settings of the LimeSurvey installation.

For a more comprehensive presentation of our template editor, please refer to the article on themes.

Date format

This setting sets the date format for your profile (e.g. when you browse the survey results or for other settings located in the administration panel). It does not affect the actual surveys.

When creating a date/time question, you can set the date/time format when you edit/add a question. After you have chosen the date/time question format, type in the desired format you would like to use in the boxes located under the Input and Display tabs. For extra information, hover the mouse over the heading of each box.